There aren’t many Big 12 teams left that have that great of a shot at competing for the College Football Playoff, but there are even fewer with a chance to make it to the national championship game, according to ESPN’s FPI.
That said, while there are only five teams that apparently have a chance (even a slim chance) to compete for the national title this year, Texas Tech still currently holds a spot as one of those five teams. And that has to be encouraging to see that Joey McGuire and the Red Raiders are theoretically still among the teams with a chance to win it all this year.
According to the latest ESPN Football Power Index projections, here are the five Big 12 teams that currently have a shot to make it all the way to the national championship game this season:
Texas Tech listed as 1 of 5 Big 12 teams with a shot to make the national championship game this season according to ESPN’s FPI
- BYU Cougars - 7.2 percent
- Texas Tech Red Raiders - 3 percent
- Utah Utes - 0.7 percent
- Cincinnati Bearcats - 0.2 percent
- Houston Cougars - 0.1 percent
And yeah, none of the Big 12 teams this season have a great shot at making it into the national championship game this season. ESPN’s FPI projections don’t exactly seem all that high on anyone from the Big 12 being a legit national title contender this season.
Which, when you look at the way Cody Campbell and some wealthy folks with ties out in West Texas helped infuse this roster with a ton of talent via the transfer portal and some NIL magic, it’s worth wondering if they’re going to be satisfied with this particular Texas Tech season should the Red Raiders not have a chance to compete for the national title this year.
I guess I’m starting to wonder what would be deemed success and what might be deemed failure for the Red Raiders this year at this point. When you look at how Texas Tech has seen a couple of quarterbacks get dinged up, that has to be part of the equation, right?
I don’t know. I'm not going to pretend to know how a billionaire might think.
I don’t spend all that money to help my alma mater compete at the highest level like what Campbell and others are trying to accomplish with Texas Tech.