Weeks till Kickoff, What does TCU 's path to the Big 12 Championship Game look like?

TCU hasn’t reached the Big 12 Championship Game since the 2022 season run to the College Football Playoff, and preseason projections place the Horned Frogs around sixth in the conference. The path back starts with controlling its own results against key opponents: TCU plays four of the five teams expected to finish ahead of them, including Texas Tech, BYU, Utah, and Arizona. The key requirement is avoiding three conference losses—since 2020, no championship participant has entered with three or more. If TCU keeps things tight into October, it boosts odds of tiebreakers later, especially if it can sweep that month. The article also notes how past two-loss teams have still missed.