With a visit to No. 4 Oklahoma State looming next week, Oklahoma has a tough road ahead.
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“I haven’t heard anything about that”, said Art Briles, when asked Saturday night about Kendal throwing his hat into the ring for the UNT job.
If only it were that simple.
Oklahoma State needs this win if they want to have any shot of getting into the College Football Playoff. The Cowboys know that if they win out, they are into the playoffs this season. The Cowboys offense averages 80 yards per game significantly less than Baylor in Big 12 play and is less efficient at 6.7 yards per play. Georgia Southern is looking at a vulnerable Georgia squad and hoping they can create a Florida 2.0.
It seems that all the talk about the Oklahoma Sooners moving into contention as a potential Playoff team centers around the notion of “win out and you’re likely in”.
Receiver Corey Coleman has 61 catches for 1,229 yards and 20 touchdowns. It’s one of those things we didn’t plan for. For live streaming online viewing, cable and satellite customers with access to Fox Sports Go can log into the website or mobile apps with their credentials.
Finally, the weaknesses Oklahoma State masked all season cost the Cowboys a game.
Keep ignoring the facts that can no longer be denied.
The Bears secured a 52-24 win over No. 2 Kansas State in 2012 at Floyd Casey Stadium. “I’m not sure they’ve X-rayed it. He was having trouble gripping the ball”. We jumped out to a 14-point lead nearly from the get-go, and after OSU rebounded to tie it up there, they never got within 7 points again. We play big games like everyone else.
It’s all about image, everyone. Tonight, the Big 12 has three teams in action that are in the top 10 of the latest playoff rankings. Feels different, looks different, acts different. Baylor was down 34-20 in the third quarter last week at home against Oklahoma, and lost by ten; while Oklahoma State trailed 31-21 in the third at Iowa State before scoring the last two touchdowns in their four-point victory. If Linwood can find any semblance of consistency on the ground Saturday, Baylor will be in a position to knock off the Cowboys and vault the Bears back into the College Football Playoff discussion. “It’s the last time to play on Owen Field”.
Baylor’s defense proved to be a punt-forcing machine Saturday.
But let’s assume that there are no changes among the top three teams and that Notre Dame wins out and finishes with the same 11 record as Oklahoma.
“I’m just out there playing backyard football at that point”, Mayfield said. “But he’s tall and disruptive in the backfield, so it’ll be a good challenge for us”.
Jarrett Stidham, the true freshman making his second start and first at home since Seth Russell’s season-ending neck surgery, threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson threw touchdown passes on his first two possessions of the second half to put the Bears in control. Baylor got the best of Oklahoma State past year, but now the Cowboys are seeking a few revenge as they aim to remain undefeated heading into a big matchup with their in-state rivals next week.
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“There are no backups here”, Johnson said.
