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Sterling Shepard ran away from a Baylor defender for one of his two touchdown catches in Oklahoma’s win.

The Baylor Bears finally played somebody and it wasn’t a good “blackout” night in Waco.  The Oklahoma Sooners used an effective pass defense, a train load of Samji Perine, and  a quarterback with attitude in defeating Art Briles best 37-27, breaking the Baylor home winning streak and giving them the first defeat in their new stadium on the Brazos River.  A highly charged game that leaves the Bears with little chance of getting into the playoffs and pushed the Sooners into contention, it was a fiercely fought game.  OU broke a two game losing streak with Baylor as Sooner coach Bob Stoops has never lost to the same team three time in a row.
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Baker Mayfield runs against the Baylor defense. http://campuspressbox.com/author/cbishop/

 

Oklahoma State continued to run the table with their come-from-behind win over Iowa State in Ames. The 35-31 win was typical for this Cowboy unit as they overcame another 17 point deficient.  The win puts the Pokes at the top of the Big 12 standings with a perfect 7-0 record.  OU, Baylor and TCU all have a single loss in conference play.

 

 

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Oklahoma State Cowboys quarterback Mason Rudolph (2) passes against the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium. (Photo: Steven Branscombe, USA TODAY Spor)

 

West Virginia beat Texas and Texas Tech was the better of Kansas State.  TCU held serve with a home win, abet close (23-17), over Kansas. Trevone Boykin suffered a high ankle sprain and but will be ready for OU next week in Norman.

 

 

In National games, Alabama was just too much for a Mississippi State with Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame all winners.  Losers included Stanford, Utah and LSU.  The Playoff list is becoming shorter as the final weeks of the season are being played out.

 

 

Fred’s Top 25
  1. Alabama
  2. Clemson
  3. Oklahoma
  4. Notre Dame
  5. Iowa
  6. Oklahoma State
  7. Ohio State
  8. Baylor
  9. Michigan State
  10. TCU
  11. Michigan
  12. Florida
  13. North Carolina
  14. Florida State
  15. Navy
  16. Wisconsin
  17. Houston
  18. Stanford
  19. LSU
  20. Utah
  21. Washington State
  22. Northwestern
  23. USC
  24. Oregon
  25. Arkansas
Final Four:  Alabama vs OklahomaClemson vs Notre Dame

 

Best Team Performance of the Week:  Arkansas
Worst Team Performance of the Week:  TCU
Best Individual Performance of the Week:  Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma

 

Big 12 Rankings
  1.  Oklahoma State
  2. Oklahoma
  3. Baylor
  4. TCU
  5. West Virginia
  6. Texas Tech
  7. Iowa State
  8. Texas
  9. Kansas State
  10. Kansas

 

 

 

 

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