TCU is No. 11 in the SB Nation Studios college football countdown as the anticipation grows toward this season. After three conferences in 16 years, the Horned Frogs return to relevance in their first season in Big 12 Conference and a chance to compete for a national championship.

In the latest video, Bill Connelly notes that the big story for TCU is returning to major college football. Perhaps they should've been there all along. TCU has won 10 games in nine of the past 12 seasons. They've been good consistently for the past five years and it's something the Big 12 recognized when the conference began to fall apart.

Now TCU is running with the elite. Check below the jump to see why their game against Kansas is so important. No, really.

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