Texas routed Oklahoma State in the Big 12 championship game on Saturday, sending a firm message to the College Football Playoff selection committee and giving its fans a chance to send their own message to conference commissioner Brett Yormark. The 49-21 victory at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Tex., ended a 13-year conference title drought for Texas, which will depart the Big 12 for the SEC next year. The Longhorns won the Big 12?s inaugural championship in 1996 and spent the past 27 years in the conference. The No. 7 team in the CFP rankings, Texas (12-1) is vying for a place in the playoff but needs favorable results in other conference championship games to have a chance. If Saturday’s win served as a statement to the selection committee, it doubled as a rebuke of Yormark for Texas fans, who seemed not to forget his comments this summer rooting against the…
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