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          Big 12 Week 7 bowl projections: Baylor moves into playoff slot

          • Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2015, 01:00 PM ET
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              Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter.
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          Once again, TCU ground its way to a victory on the road. But Baylor continued to dominate. And with another impressive overall performance, the Bears finally moved into the playoff in our weekly bowl projections.

          There were no other changes this week to the projections, though the bowl hopes of Kansas State and West Virginia have begun to teeter, as both fell to 0-3 in conference play. A bowl appearance for both could be on the line when the Mountaineers travel to Manhattan on Dec. 5 for their regular-season finale.

          College Football Playoff semifinal (Goodyear Cotton Bowl): Baylor

          Allstate Sugar Bowl: TCU

          Valero Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma State

          Russell Athletic Bowl: Oklahoma

          AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl: Texas Tech

          AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Kansas State

          Cactus Bowl: West Virginia

          Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl: no qualifier