This past weekend was the calm before the storm that will occur when Oklahoma and Baylor will go head-to-head this Thursday. However, there were some good games played, even one overtime finish. One team may have dropped from contention for the Big XII championship for good, while one team is surprisingly still sitting on top.
Here is a recap of last weekend's Big XII games.
#18 Oklahoma State- 52 vs. #15 Texas Tech- 34
Oklahoma State started the game hot, jumping to a 21-0 lead, which Texas Tech was never able to overcome. Tech was able to bring the game within 4 points by halftime, 28-24, but the Cowboys scored the first two touchdowns of the second half to put the game away for good.
The Cowboys came out victorious for the second consecutive week because of their running game. Desmond Roland rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns and quarterback Clint Chelf rushed for 88 and two touchdowns of his own. Through the air, Chelf threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions in his second consecutive start after replacing J.W. Walsh.
The Red Raiders lit up the stat sheet through the air, as Davis Webb completed 45 of his 71 passes for 425 yards. His favorite target all season has been tight end Jace Amaro, and that didn’t change on Saturday, as Amaro caught 15 passes for 174 yards and a score.
Texas Tech loses its second consecutive game and puts them in a bad position to win the Big XII, with two teams still undefeated and Oklahoma and Oklahoma State still only having one loss.
Kansas- 13 vs. Texas- 35
This game started very slow as both teams were shut out through the first quarter. The Longhorns then jumped out to a two-touchdown lead behind two Malcolm Brown rushing scores. Brown ended up having a huge day, rushing for 196 yard and four touchdowns and single-handedly beat the Jayhawks. One note from the Longhorns was the poor play of Case McCoy. Prior to last week, McCoy had played consistent and did a good job managing games. However, against Kansas, he struggled, throwing for 196 yards and two interceptions.
Jake Heaps started again for the Jayhawks, showing that Charlie Weis has not given up on him yet. However, Heaps only completed a little more than 50-percent of his passes and did contribute to the only touchdown of the game, a scoring run by backup Montell Cozart.
The Longhorns are tied for first in the Big XII with Baylor, while Kansas still has not one a game in conference play.
West Virginia- 30 vs. TCU- 27 (OT)
Saturday was a sight to see in the West Virginia-TCU game: TCU actually had legitimate offense. Casey Pachall threw the ball 58 times, completing 40 of those passes, for 394 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. Trevone Boykin, who had been the team’s quarterback while Pachall was out, was the team’s leading receiver, catching 11 passes for 100 yards.
Clint Trickett put in a solid performance, throwing for 267 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. However, Charles Sims carried most of the workload, carrying the ball 24 times for 154 yards and a touchdown.
This game was back and forth all the way until the end. TCU kicker Jaden Oberkom put a 45-yard field goal through the uprights to send the game to overtime, but the Horned Frogs eventually fell short.
Iowa State- 7 vs. Kansas State- 41
Kansas State was able to total almost 450 yards of offense, while holding Iowa State to under 250 yards. The Wildcats led a balanced attack, continuing their moderate success running a dual-quarterback system. Jake Waters threw for 157 yards, and Daniel Sams ran for 57 yards and a touchdown. The key performer though, was John Hubert, who rushed for over 100 yards and two scores.
Iowa State struggled all game on offense, only being able to muster up a late 4th quarter touchdown to end the shutout. Both Grant Rohach and Sam Richardson took snaps at quarterback without much success, completing less than 50-percent of their passes, for 126 yards and three interceptions.