OU Beats Texas; OSU routs Baylor; Big Twelve review; Top 25; Predictions for this week….

Sooners Win in Dallas; Pokes blister Bears; Alabama still number one; Next week has OU and OK State winning?…. 

Texas was game Saturday in the Cotton Bowl but the Longhorns came up on the short end of the stick as Oklahoma proved that Baker Mayfield can deliver the win as the Sooners won 29-24.  Mayfield, the country’s best player, hit tight end Mark Andrews for a 59 yard touchdown pass with a little over seven minutes as Mike Stoops defense preserved the win.  OU goes to 6-1 and 2-1 and Texas drops to 3-3 and 2-1.

Oklahoma State, as expected, routed Baylor in Stillwater, 59-16.  OSU is back on track, beating the Bears for the first time in four years.  Mason Rudolph passed for over 400 yards with three touchdown passes and he also ran for another score. James Washington had over 250 yards receiving in the win.

West Virginia held home field in a come from behind 46-35 victory in Morgantown.  The start of the slide of Tech again? Probably.

Kansas State fell at home to TCU 26-6 in an all-afternoon rain delayed contest.  The Frogs displayed another fine defensive performance and continue to lead the conference race.

Iowa State did their duty and beat down Kansas.  The Cyclones are improving is noticed by this writer.  Things are looking good in Ames.

This week:  5-0  Season:  34-10

Fred’s Big Twelve Rankings

1. TCU

2. Oklahoma State

3. Oklahoma

4. West Virginia

5. Texas

6. Iowa State

7. Texas Tech

8. Kansas State

9. Baylor

10. Kansas

This weeks games:

Oklahoma State travels to Austin to take on Texas.  OSU will score enough to take this one, 41 to 27.  It is a fact that the Pokes are better and they have had recent success at DKR.  This one could get out of hand for UT.

Kansas State hosts Oklahoma and the Wildcats are not a good matchup for Baker Mayfield and OU. Sooners win 34 to 20.  As with the game above, OU could roll as they did two years ago in the Little Apple. A mismatch here.

West Virginia will meet a better Baylor than one might expect.  Mountaineers win but it will be close.  Baylor loses by two scores 52 to 39.

Tech host Iowa State and I like the Cyclones here 41 to 30.  ISU is for real.

TCU will destroy Kansas in Fort Worth.  Frogs 66 and Kansas 7.

Fred’s Top Twenty-five

1. Alabama

2. Georgia

3. Penn State

4. TCU

5. Wisconsin

6. Miami, Fla

7. Oklahoma State

8. South Florida

9. Clemson

10. Oklahoma

11. Ohio State

12. Central Florida

13. USC

14. Notre Dame

15. Virginia Tech

16. Michigan State

17. North Carolina State

18. Stanford

19. West Virginia

20. Auburn

21. LSU

22. Washington State

23. Navy

24. Florida State

25. Arizona State

Predictions of the Week:

Memphis 47 at Houston 20  (Thursday)

Florida State 41 and Louisville 28

Maryland 27 at Wisconsin 24  (upset special)

Alabama 50 and Tennessee 0

Miami, Fla 24 and Syracuse 23

Virginia Tech 25 and North Carolina 14

Arizona State 21 at Utah 19

Michigan State 28 and Indiana 10

Univ. of Central Florida 31 at NAVY 29

Mississippi State 32 and Kentucky 29

Oregon 38 at UCLA 23

Tulane 27 and South Florida 25 (upset special)

LSU 25 at Ole Miss 12

Arkansas 24 and Auburn 16

Notre Dame 28 and USC 20

Penn State 34 and Michigan 18

Washington State 27 and Colorado 26

Northwestern 24 and Iowa 21

Rutgers 37 and Purdue 31

Tulsa 45 at UConn 21

Georgia Tech 27 and Wake Forest 19

California 35 and Arizona 21

 Photo above: 

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) celebrates with the Golden Hat Trophy as Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, in red, watches following the team’s 29-24 win over Texas in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

Feature Photo: Baker Mayfield and Oklahoma breathed a sigh of relief after holding off Texas on Saturday. Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images