At 10-0, the Pokes are the Big 12’s last best hope.
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Freshman quarterback Jarrett Stidham threw his first two interceptions in last week’s 44-34 home loss to Oklahoma, and continued playing after suffering a back injury in the first quarter. The Cowboys are up to No. 4 in the AP Poll and with the loss Baylor is now No. 10, but the Bears are still a slight favorite this week even after the loss to Oklahoma last week.
A lot of “ifs” are involved in those scenarios, but the point of the matter is: The Big 12 title is still up for grabs. Their running game hasn’t been great and it could be a major factor in these last few games. But they haven’t won a game since September 19.
Remember, there is no playoff spot for the Frogs if they don’t take care of their own business first.
“A 7 o’clock game gives them an extra hour to get charged up, if you know what I mean. Get that out, would you”.
We have only one year in the new system to gauge how the committee thinks. Only one coach in college football, Kansas State’s Bill Snyder, was born when it happened. [They] only have on loss. Chad Kelly leads one of the best offenses in Ole Miss that averages 40 points a game. TCU may not have their star quarterback Trevor Boykin due to an injury. Rennie Childs leads the backfield with one carry for 8 yards. Baylor is still smarting from the loss last week to the Sooners and would love to play spoiler for the Cowboys playoff hopes. He’s listed as questionable for the moment, but his ankle has shown “signs of improvement” according to reports. He has 10 rushing and 10 passing touchdowns. After the TCU offense continued to sputter, Foster was inserted into the game and completed 1-of-7 passes for 42 yards and a touchdown.
“I think all the Big 12 venues are hard”, Baylor coach Art Briles said. Barrett runs OSU’s zone-read plays to a T, and the fact that defenses have to respect him with the ball in his hands makes Ezekiel Elliot that much more effective. “Whether he’s able to play or not, we’ll operate under the assumption that he will”. Ok, we knew the massive conference-realignment phase was because of football.
See TCU. The Bears, however, don’t have as solid of a resume as TCU.
Oklahoma State defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah ranks third nationally with 11 sacks.
Of course, all of that can be rendered moot if Oklahoma State takes care of business these next two weeks. Since the year 2000, Oklahoma State has averaged 53.1 points in eight wins at Stillwater against Baylor and haven’t lost in 11 straight home games against the Bears.
Stoops realized change was needed, so he hired offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley from East Carolina to bring back the Air Raid offense. Wins by both Oklahoma teams would set up a huge game between the rivals next week, with the victor taking the Big 12 title.
Way back in the preseason, USC at OR looked like the Game of the Year in the Pac-12.
No one, though, will have more attention than Baker Mayfield.
In order for Texas to be bowl eligible this season, the Longhorns have to beat Texas Tech and Baylor. Defense will be the difference maker in this game, as it is in most games.
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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”.
