5 things we learned in Week 12 of College Football

Big 12 is on the rise

We got some clarity in the Big 12 title race on Saturday as Oklahoma eliminated Iowa State with a win in Norman, while Oklahoma State and Baylor held serve.

For the Cowboys, it meant a guaranteed trip to the Big 12 title game. And now that Oregon has lost, Oklahoma State, if it is able to win back-to-back games against Oklahoma, and probably then Baylor, could put itself back into the playoff mix.

Baylor has a solid resume too and if the Bears only had one loss, they could be a playoff contender too, especially with a non-conference win over BYU.

But a win over Texas Tech would get the Bears to 10 wins and a loss by Oklahoma to Oklahoma State would send Baylor and Dave Aranda to the Big 12 title game.

One thing we know for sure: Aranda is Big 12 Coach of the Year.