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Rematch? Oklahoma, Okla. State on track
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December 31
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NORMAN, Okla. – After the
fireworks and excitement
generated by the first meeting, a
thrilling 62-52 win by Oklahoma
on Nov. 4 in Stillwater, state
football fans can only hope there
will be an Oklahoma-Oklahoma
State rematch in the Big 12
Championship Game on Dec. 2.
It looks like a strong possibility, too,
after the Sooners dismantled then-
No. 6 TCU 38-20 on Nov. 11 and
the Cowboys escaped then-No. 24
Iowa State with a 49-42 comeback
victory the same day.
Oklahoma (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) is
now ranked No. 3 by AP and No.
4 in the College Football Playoff
ranking. They will be in the Big
12 title game if they can win
remaining regular season games
against pushover Kansas and No.
24 West Virginia (7-3, 5-2).
As usual, the Sooners have
been led by quarterback Baker
Mayfield, who has made a
late push for Heisman Trophy
consideration with masterful
performances against OSU and
TCU on back to back weekends.
His 598 yards passing against
the Cowboys set a new school
record and he followed that up by
throwing for 333 yards and three
touchdowns, while rushing for 50
yards, against TCU. help the cause. He was excellent
in the win over Iowa State on Nov.
11, completing 25 of 31 passes
for 376 yards – 304 in the second
half alone – along with three
touchdowns.
As for Oklahoma State (8-2, 5-2,
ranked No. 10 by AP and 15 by
the CFP), they need to win home
games against Kansas State (5-5,
3-4) and Kansas, combined with
an OU win over West Virginia, to
make the Big 12 Championship
Game rematch a reality. The Big 12 rematch could very well
also decide the Heisman, as well
as the conference championship. If
the Sooners win, they should make
it into the College Football Playoff,
but OSU will be a longshot if they
claim the title.
If OU somehow loses to West
Virginia, it would set up a three-
way tie atop the Big 12 standings
and would incur a complicated
formula to determine the two title
game participants that depends on
the margin of victory of that game.
OSU beat West Virginia 50-39
back on Oct. 28, so that helps their
cause.
Cowboys quarterback Mason
Rudolph is also a top Heisman
contender, although the loss to
OU (and Mayfield), even though
he passed for 448 yards and five
touchdowns in that game, doesn’t
The state’s other Division I football
team, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane,
has not fared nearly as well. After
getting hammered 41-14 at home
by No. 18 Memphis on Nov. 3, their
third straight loss, Tulsa sat just 2-8
on the season, with a disappointing
1-5 mark inside The American
Athletic Conference.
The Golden Hurricane will go on
the road to face No. 23 South
Florida on Nov. 16 and then close
out the year at home against a 5-5
Temple squad on Nov. 25.
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