Make no mistake about it, the Oklahoma Sooners dominated a fairly good Oklahoma State group. The Cowboys might have been reeling of late, however that they had their beginning quarterback, and he appeared nicely sufficient for the Pokes to have him drop again to go 80 instances and throw 67 passes.
There shouldn’t be any excuse for the Cowboys concerning the well being of their quarterback. He performed nicely, however not nicely sufficient, throwing for 381 yards, but additionally throwing 4 interceptions.
Oklahoma State has wins over Baylor, Texas Tech, and Texas on the yr. They’re on the verge of successful eight video games for the fourth-straight season and in 13 of the final 15 years.
Oklahoma hasn’t performed nicely all yr, however that was pretty much as good of a efficiency as we’ve seen, particularly from the defensive facet of the ball. They pressured Sanders on 40% of his drop backs and will have doubled the 4 interceptions as they pressured Sanders to make some poor choices.
Whereas the offense wasn’t in a position to do something within the second half, Oklahoma’s protection supplied a glimpse of what’s to come back from a Brent Venables protection. After an up and down season, they’ve an opportunity to complete 2022 on a excessive be aware.
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TCU Horned Frogs (11-0, 7-0 Huge 12)
Earlier Rank: 1
This Week: Beat Baylor, 29-28
The TCU Horned Frogs are merely discovering methods to win in 2022. They overcame a missed additional level try and a failed two-point conversion to erase an eight-point deficit with six minutes to play. Max Duggan might need entered the Heisman dialog along with his efficiency. TCU is now simply two wins away from a School Soccer Playoff berth, however should beat the hardest protection they face all yr in Iowa State and the Kansas State Wildcats within the Huge 12 title sport.
Subsequent Week: vs. Iowa State
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Kansas State Wildcats (8-3, 6-2)
Earlier Rank: 2
This Week: Beat West Virginia, 48-31
Will Howard continues to show that the Wildcats can win with out Adrian Martinez. Howard’s enjoying like the very best quarterback within the Huge 12 down the stretch and needs to be in consideration for Huge 12 offensive participant of the yr. He threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns and added a speeding rating within the win.
Subsequent Week: vs. Kansas
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Texas Longhorns (7-4, 5-3)
Earlier Rank: 3
This Week: Beat Kansas, 55-14
Texas exorcised the demons of final yr’s house loss to Kansas with an enormous win on the highway. Bijan Robinson had a profession day, operating for 242 yards and 4 touchdowns within the win.
Subsequent Week: vs. Baylor
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Texsa Tech Pink Raiders (6-5, 4-4)
Earlier Rank: 5
This Week: Beat Iowa State, 14-10
Texas Tech earned bowl eligibility with their win over Iowa State and have an opportunity at simply their second successful season since 2015.
Subsequent Week: vs. Oklahoma
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Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-4, 4-4)
Earlier Rank: 4
This Week: Misplaced to Oklahoma, 28-13
Spencer Sanders performed like a warrior on this sport, however a 28-0 gap to begin the sport was an excessive amount of to beat. He was pressured on 40% of his drop backs on Saturday, was sacked six instances, and threw 4 interceptions.
Subsequent Week: vs. West Virginia
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Baylor Bears (6-5, 4-4)
Earlier Rank: 6
This Week: Misplaced to TCU, 29-28
Baylor was up eight with simply over six minutes to play and allowed TCU to attain a landing with two minutes remaining, get the ball again and kick a game-winning subject purpose. A disappointing end for the Bears.
Subsequent Week: at Texas
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Oklahoma Sooners (6-5, 3-5)
Earlier Rank: 9
This Week: Beat Oklahoma State, 28-13
The Oklahoma Sooners acquired the bounce-back win with a quick begin from the offense and the protection’s finest sport of the season.
Subsequent Week: at Texas Tech Pink Raiders
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Kansas Jayhawks (6-5, 3-5)
Earlier Rank: 7
This Week: Misplaced to Texas, 55-14
Nicely, that didn’t go as deliberate for anybody. Kansas couldn’t decelerate Bijan Robinson and, after a promising 5-0 begin, are in peril of ending .500 on the season. Definitely, it’s an enchancment, however dropping 5 of your final six with a date in Manhattan subsequent week needs to be irritating.
Subsequent Week: at Kansas State
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Iowa State Cyclones (4-7, 1-7)
Earlier Rank: 10
This Week: Misplaced to Texas Tech, 14-10
Iowa State’s protection continues to be a vivid spot for the Cyclones in 2022. The offense, sadly, casts a shadow.
Subsequent Week: at TCU
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West Virginia Mountaineers (4-7, 2-6)
Earlier Rank: 8
This Week: Misplaced to Kansas State, 48-31
One week after knocking off Oklahoma, the West Virginia Mountaineers couldn’t cease Kansas State, who scored 41 factors within the first half and cruised to victory.
Subsequent Week: at Oklahoma State
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