TCU’s success shows Big 12 is still a power conference

TCU players work out during practice ahead of the national championship game. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

LOS ANGELES — TCU’s unlikely run to the College Football Playoff championship has come at a most fortuitous time for the Big 12.

“If you think about where this conference was 18 months ago, and the uncertainty and the lack of stability and you fast forward to today, it’s a game changer for us,” Commissioner Brett Yormark told AP at Saturday’s CFP media day.