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Jan 9, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; General view of the college football playoff trophy during media day at Phoenix Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
With the college football season inching closer and closer, the game’s pundits are starting to make their predictions about who will make what bowl games.
A quick skim of the big college football preview magazines shows that Oklahoma is getting some College Football Playoff faith from the pros. Both Phil Steele’s 2016 College Football Preview and Sporting News‘ preview issue predict that the Sooner will be in the playoff.
However, both magazines have OU losing in the semifinal. Steele has the CFP No. 3 Sooners falling to No. 2 Alabama in the Peach Bowl while Sporting News has them losing to Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl.
Meanwhile, Athlon Sports‘ preview has the Big 12 completely missing the CFP.
Here’s the magazines’ bowl breakdowns for Texas’ college football teams:
TCU
Phil Steele: Sugar Bowl vs. Tennessee
Athlon: Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Miami
Sporting News: Texas Bowl vs. Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Phil Steele: No bowl game
Athlon: Armed Forces Bowl vs. Navy
Sporting News: Cactus Bowl vs. Utah
Baylor
Note: Most of these previews were published before Art Briles was unseated as Baylor coach.
Phil Steele: Alamo Bowl vs. UCLA
Athlon: Alamo Bowl vs. Stanford
Sporting News: Sugar Bowl vs. Ole Miss
Texas
Phil Steele: Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Miami
Athlon: Cactus Bowl vs. Washington State
Sporting News: Russell Athletic Bowl vs. North Carolina
Texas A&M
Phil Steele: Texas Bowl vs. Oklahoma State
Athlon: Texas Bowl vs. Oklahoma State
Sporting News: Texas Bowl vs. TCU
