By rule of a tie-breaker , Oklahoma went into the Big 12 Championship Game facing its storied rival Nebraska . After trailing by 17 points , Jones led the Sooners to a comeback 23 – 20 victory . After the win , Oklahoma went into the Fiesta Bowl as the champion of the Big 12 Conference , facing Connecticut as the champion of the Big East Conference . Oklahoma entered the game looking to break its recent streak of BCS bowl losses , while Connecticut was playing its first BCS bowl ever . Jones had a great night and carried his team over Connecticut by a lopsided score of 48 – 20 to break the BCS bowl losing streak and to win Oklahoma 's first BCS bowl since 2002
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
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