#4 TCU Horned Frogs vs. Kansas State Wildcats

The Big 12 does not have a conference championship game.

Yes, the Kansas State faithful had every reason to believe it could – and would – win this game given not-so-distant history.

Texas defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway, who tips the scales at 314 pounds, picked up a fumble against Oklahoma State and turned it into a 34-yard touchdown.

Kansas State then took a 42-31 lead.

Kansas State nearly pulled it off against Oklahoma State, but suffered quarterback injuries and a missed call in a tough loss. There’s still time – go 11-1, go to the playoff. At a few point, OU has to commit to the run again – really commit to it. 2.

Records: Baylor 4-0, 1-0; Kansas 0-4, 0-1.

Charles Jones finished with 75 yards rushing and two scores for Kansas State. Other than that it was tour de force, albeit against a team likely to go 0-12.The Bears have a stiffer challenge next week with West Virginia but they are looking good. He also led the team in rushing with 124 yards on 11 carries and two more touchdowns. But these kids, even though they’re young on defense, they’ve found a way to get stops at the end of ballgames. The D will get better, and the O will be the O. While comparing defenses, the TCU Horned Frogs own the league’s No. 63 rank in terms of road run defense, allowing 179.5 yards per game.

If football games were only two quarters, Kansas State might just be in luck. If it weren’t for that, the special teams would have received a better grade, but since they didn’t they are passing but not necessarily succeeding. Patterson and TCU offensive coordinator Doug Meacham ran onto the field and initially drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty (it was later rescinded) for pleading with officials to place the ball on the left hash to set up the two-point conversion. The Mountaineers desperately needed this.

TCU last won in Manhattan all the way back in 1985, so it’s not like there was any kind of comfort zone during this potential nightmare of a game. Freshman running back Mike Warren has back-to-back 100-yard games to help balance the passing of senior quarterback Sam B. Richardson.

TCU: WR Josh Doctson ranks second nationally with 722 yards receiving and eight TD catches.

Alabama (5-1, 2-1) at Texas A&M (5-0, 2-0), 2:30 p.m. But a bigger concern is that it won’t get any easier for the Cyclones’ defense as TCU and Baylor approach the next two games. The run was the first of 80 or more yards given up by K-State since the 2002 season. Truth be told, nobody has accomplished more than Utah this year, with wins over Michigan and Cal and a 42-point stomping at Oregon. It’s a young team that got blown away by an elite TCU team, and got ripped up by a nasty Notre Dame team at home – with Malik Zaire under center.

Despite Oklahoma fans’ shock and disappointment following last Saturday’s 24-17 loss to rival Texas, their Sooners are in virtually the same position they were in before the game. He needs to remain healthy and play well for the Wildcats to have a shot, especially against a TCU defense that almost shut out Texas a week ago. Rutgers bid for a tying score ended at midfield when quarterback Chris Laviano inexplicably spiked the ball on fourth down with three seconds to play.