No. 4 Oklahoma, in the clubhouse at 11-1 with the outright Big 12 title secured thanks to a convincing win at Oklahoma State in the Bedlam showdown, appears to have its playoff position locked up as well. “We just kind of ran out of gas”. A win against the Spartans would send the Hawkeyes to the College Football Playoff.
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The Sooners shot up to No. 3 in the last College Football Playoff ranking, and now they are in the same spot in the AP poll. Multiple media reports have said Iowa State is targeting the 35-year-old coach.
On the offensive: The Sooners are optimistic Heisman Trophy candidate Baker Mayfield will play after suffering a concussion against TCU. Florida State, 10-2, 951 (14) 11. One advantage that he may have though would be getting more reps in practice this week and having a better mental approach to the contest. Miketavius Jones made a nice effort to keep Ross out of the end zone on his big return, but that’s the only nice thing we can say about that play. Before officials could measure, TCU fans poured onto the field to celebrate.
All that awaits the Sooners and Cowboys now is the news of where the two will go bowling. It turned into a free-for-all once the victory became official.
Sterling Shepard seized 10 catches to lead the Sooners’ receiving corps. Samje “I swear I’m not 40 years old” Perine ran for 131 yards while Joe “I ain’t punched a woman this season” Mixon edged his teammate with 136 yards rushing. Zack Sanchez had one of his worst days in crimson and cream.
The pleasure comes in knowing the Sooners are off this week.
“The last two (Bedlam) games I’ve been in they’ve went right down to the wire”, he said. He understood why he was taken out of Saturday’s game but it was tough to watch from the sideline as the Sooners struggled.
“Especially this late in the season”.
“You have to give Oklahoma a lot of credit”, Gundy said.
But OU was able to navigate the final month of the regular season with its best players staying on the field.
Iowa will play Michigan State (11-1, 7-1) in the Big Ten Championship on Saturday in Indianapolis.
In addition to the three touchdowns, Hogan has thrown for a game-high 180 yards.
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Every other team, including the Cowboys, lost its starter for at least a full game during the stretch. He’s not the kind of guy to play reserved and I wouldn’t expect him to change the way he approaches a play or situation due to an injury. It has earned the break.
