Big XII Preview: Week 7

By Ryan Wittman on Wednesday, October 16th 2013
Big XII Preview: Week 7

Big XII play was headlined this past weekend by the Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma, and the shocking outcome of it. However, that was not the only significant outcome from this weekend. Kansas State was able to bring Baylor's offense down to Earth and Iowa State went shot-for-shot with Texas Tech.

Here is a recap of this past weekend's Big XII games.


#12 Oklahoma- 21 vs. Texas- 36

After two years of getting demolished in the Red River Rivalry, Texas finally pulled out a victory against the Sooners.

Texas started out hot. After the Sooners tied the game at 3 half-way through the first quarter, Texas put up 17 straight points behind an interception return for a touchdown from defensive lineman Chris Whaley and a 52-yard touchdown pass from Case McCoy to Marcus Johnson.  After an Oklahoma touchdown run, Anthony Fera kicked a 43-yard field goal through the uprights as the second quarter expired to put the Longhorns up 23-10.

Texas led a successful offensive attack behind their running game. Both Jonathan Gray and Malcolm Brown had over 20 carries and 100 yards each. On the other side, Oklahoma struggled offensively, as the Texas defense showed up prepared and improved from previous weeks.

Moving forward, Oklahoma suffered a serious setback in their hopes to win the Big XII. Suffering their first loss early in the conference season is tough, especially when they still have Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Baylor on the schedule.

For the Longhorns, they remain undefeated in conference play.


#15 Baylor- 35 vs. Kansas State- 25

Kansas State may not have won, but they did what nobody else has done so far this season, slow down Baylor’s offense. The Bears had been averaging 70 points per game and nearly 780 yards, but the Wildcats were able to keep them to only 35 points and 446 yards. The most impressive part? Kansas State was leading 25-21 through three quarters.

Baylor suffered early setbacks on offense that slowed their game down, specifically three drops from receiver Antwan Goodley. They were also struggling to get the running game going. Lache Seastrunk was held to 59 yards on only 12 carries, and Glasco Martin was only held to 70 yards, and they were both held out of the endzone until Martin scored late to put the Bears out of reach.

The Wildcats may have lost, but they just showed the nation how to slow down Baylor: Ball control. Quarterbacks Daniel Sams and Jake Waters only threw the ball 22 times (15 from Waters), but ran it 40 (30 of which were by Sams).


Iowa State- 35 vs. #20 Texas Tech- 42

This matchup turned out exactly as predicted: a shootout.

Davis Webb started at quarterback for the Red Raiders, in place of the injured Baker Mayfield, and played exceptionally well. Webb finished completing 35 of his 56 passes for 415 yards and three touchdowns.

Iowa State, based on the box score, did not play very well offensively. Sam Richardson only threw for 168 yards and completed less than half of his passes. Their leading rusher was Aaron Wimberly, with only 65 yards. However, they capitalized on opportunities their special teams presented them. Jarvis West returned a kick 95 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter, and twice, the special teams gave the Cyclones a short field, which they turned into scores.

Iowa State falls to 0-2 in conference play, while the Red Raiders stay undefeated on the season.


Kansas- 17 vs. TCU- 27

This game also went as predicted. TCU successfully shut down Kansas’s offense, holding them to only 198 total yards, but the Horned Frogs did not play well on offense.

TCU has started to truly focus their offensive efforts on their strengths: their running game. Trevone Boykin has struggled in his time as a starting quarterback, so the Horned Frogs use his dual-threat ability as the focal point of their offense, along with running backs B.J. Catalon, Aaron Green and Waymon James.

Between the four of them, the Horned Frogs  carried the ball 40 times for 207 yards and scored twice on the ground. Boykin was also able to complete 14 of his 22 passes for 173 yards and a score, but also threw two interceptions.

For the Jayhawks, Jake Heaps threw for 152 yards, but only completed 50-percent of his passes and was sacked for a loss of 39 yards. Running back James Sims rushed for 81 yards on 23 carries.

Kansas continues their losing streak against Big XII opponents, a streak that began in 2010.

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