“They kicked our butts”, said TCU coach Gary Patterson. Last season, he burned Oklahoma State with seven catches for 225 yards, including scoring grabs of 84 and 77 yards. Win all three and there’s no doubt OSU will be in the playoff. Baylor is also 8-0 and 5-0 in the Big 12.
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Maybe this works; maybe the conference figured out that backloading your schedule works better instead of a conference championship game since the Big 12 does not have one.
Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer was happy to give Boykin short passes while continuing to disguise coverages in specific preparation for this matchup.
Spread and Total: The current spread has TCU by 5.5 points, with an over/under of 79.
Even worse, TCU may be without Biletnikoff contender Josh Doctson for a while.
Oklahoma State again struck quickly, as the Rudolph-to-Washington connection was good for a 50-yard scoring strike.
The TCU offense is no joke, but will the defense be able to get off the field at any point in this one? “That’s what [the defense] did”. James Washington has 31 catches for 588 yards and 4 touchdowns.
UCLA limited Oregon State to 246 yards and forced four turnovers against redshirt freshman quarterback Nick Mitchell.
Resiliency has been a strong suit for Oklahoma State this season, evidenced by the fact that the Cowboys have erased a 17-point deficit to win at Texas Tech and a 15-point deficit to win against Kansas State. Mostly, though, it’s because unlike the other three, their loss would be a distant memory by December 6. Would Oklahoma State enjoy the same luxury if it lost to Baylor on November 21? Or Baylor if it lost to TCU on November 27? TCU, essentially, looked unstoppable.
Nebraska knocked Michigan State from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 39-38 upset on Saturday night. Whitener, a linebacker, was in ideal position to step in front of and bring back Boykin’s fourth and final interception 42 yards for the touchdown that provided a nice exclamation point with 44 seconds to go.
Perhaps we need to start redefining the term “Clemsoning”. But suddenly this is a much more hazy race. Whatever. Not now. The Tide’s silencing of LSU running back Leonard Fournette spoke loudly. The Tar Heels are the ultimate overlooked team, not even ranked by the playoff committee.
Oklahoma State has played a lot of close games this season but they are still undefeated.
Notre Dame could gain a trump card on the Pac-12 by beating the Cardinal on the Farm on Thanksgiving weekend. Flowers said it felt like the field was shaking at times. “For these guys, that was outstanding, and I’m so proud of them”.
Iowa (9-0): Have to move them up a tad after the shakeup below them. The Red Raiders also secured two interceptions. At the same time, since Alabama and Clemson picked up quality wins over better opponents, I keep OSU where they are. “We’ve got a long way to go to get up there”. Like Swinney said, it’s like the old days. However, the human aspect of the voting has made many college football fans question mid-season rankings like never before. It’s like every game we lost that came down to the wire.
Clemson is the surest bet to finish undefeated at this point and thus finish No. 1. I knew Henry was big. Alabama is firmly in control of the SEC, especially if you watched Florida-Vandy.
So, going by what the selection committee seems to favor, Notre Dame has a deeper resume with four wins over teams with.
Navy’s Ken Niumatalolo. The eighth-year Midshipmen coach is enjoying his finest season to date. If TCU wins both games and does so in convincing fashion, it could have a case worth merit in the committee’s eyes.
Oklahoma State is coached by Mike Gundy. Read up on the racially charged events on campus that prompted a grad student’s hunger strike and form your own opinions. He has 18 scrimmage plays of 30 yards or more; that’s six more than anybody in the nation. It’s part of a larger trend. “We played a great football team. But I just continue to stress for us, we have to practice well tomorrow”. After all, many of their student peers freely do the same. “You’ve got to be ready to play”.
Oklahoma faces Baylor at 7 p.m. Saturday in Waco, Texas.
-Brandon Allen, Arkansas, threw for 442 yards, ran for a 2-point conversion in overtime after his sixth TD pass to lead the Razorbacks to an improbable 53-52 overtime win over No. 19 Mississippi. If they can’t the season then becomes a complete and utter disaster.
So the Spartans drop to No. 11 in my poll, four spots ahead of No. 15 Michigan, which trounced Rutgers, 49-16.
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