Quarterback Trevone Boykin is also questionable with an ankle injury after not playing last week in the 30-29 loss to Oklahoma. Perine and Mixon have combined for 1,773 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground. The total has gone OVER in Oklahoma State’s last five Big 12 games.
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The Sooners had their fans pulling out their hair, as they watched the TCU Horned Frogs jump to life last Saturday and nearly win the game. Anything goes, and you can usually count on the ordinary trading places with the out of the ordinary because nothing can be expected to follow form whenever Oklahoma and Oklahoma State go up against each other.
This year’s Bedlam matchup in Stillwater will decide the Big 12 race and it could be one of epic proportions with both the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Oklahoma Sooners strolling in with 10-1 marks. Though scoring might be a hard affair against a stern Sooners’ defense, who are the best defensive team in this conference, only surrendering 20.5 points per game. “They’re unselfish. They’re team players, and they put the team first”.
The Odds: Oklahoma is a 7 point favorite against Oklahoma State. The Cowboys claimed the outright Big 12 title by winning Bedlam in 2011, but a home loss to Oklahoma two years ago cost them the chance for another title.
Mayfield has completed 68.7% of his passes this season for 3,209 yards and 33 touchdowns, with just 5 interceptions. The workhorse’s performance in Bedlam is going to play a significant role in the Sooners’ fate. After being knocked out last week against TCU, Mayfield might have to play carefully and curtail his scrambling to avoid Cowboys DE Emmanuel Ogbah.
Purple paint was splattered on the statue of Robert Griffin III, Baylor’s Heisman Trophy victor, and 61-58 scrawled in green paint on a brick wall at the TCU campus, reflecting the score of the Bears victory last season.
With the help of their receivers, OSU’s passing game should cause some disruption in Oklahoma’s defensive.
Ohio State-MICHIGAN (Under 47): Weather played a factor and it was only a single game, but last week’s offensive showing by Ohio State should provide a blueprint for coach Jim Harbaugh and MI for slowing the Buckeyes.
Signs are that OU quarterback Baker Mayfield will be able to play, although with a concussion, it’s tricky.
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“They are both good athletes”, Stoops said of Oklahoma State’s quarterbacks. After losing to Baylor at home, the love for Ok State isn’t quite there at the moment with a No. 11 ranking by the CFP, but that would quickly change with a win over OU. “So many people early in his career talked so badly about him, about how he couldn’t do this or couldn’t do that”.
