Baylor QB Jarrett Stidham (back) to start against Oklahoma State

“We weren’t playing good”, Rudolph said.

-No. 9 MI State at No. 2 Ohio State: Everyone has talked about how Ohio State hasn’t played a quality opponent all season. The way Ohio State was forgiven was by smashing a ranked Wisconsin in the conference championship game.

On the other side, Buckeye running back Ezekiel Elliott could also rise to the top of the Heisman polls. Elliott has rushed for at least 100 yards in every contest this season. Baylor plays at Oklahoma State this week, and Oklahoma and Oklahoma State play each other next week.

Oklahoma State is 5-0 SU in its last five games. Saturday’s game will be the 44th between Ohio State and MI State. The Cowboys have allowed only 24.5 points per game and are holding opposing passing attacks to 235 yards per game.

Oklahoma State is the only Big 12 team left with a chance to run the table and might be the conference’s best chance at placing a team in the College Football Playoff.

When: Saturday, 4:30 p.m.

USC controls its own destiny after Utah lost to Arizona last week. If the Trojans win out, they will play in the Pac-12 championship. We won’t have another Saturday like it for nine months.

A few of those teams will have a better chance than others.

The total for Saturday night’s Baylor vs. Oklahoma State betting matchup is set at 78 points at the sportsbooks. After the TCU offense continued to sputter, Foster was inserted into the game and completed 1-of-7 passes for 42 yards and a touchdown. “I guess it’s recognized what we did a week ago”. Averaging 5.4 yards per carry, Green should become TCU’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Ed Wesley in 2010. And just as important, so has a defense that had struggled in recent years to contain the Big 12’s explosive offenses.

If Oklahoma State wins its final two games and finishes undefeated, one of its biggest donors isn’t anxious about the Cowboys missing out to Notre Dame for a College Football Playoff berth.

“I was having fun on scout team but at the same time I was going to work”. Charleston Southern is a quality FCS program, but don’t expect them to put up a fight like Jacksonville State did against Auburn.

Ohio State’s quarterback position has been a revolving door for most of the season, but the Buckeyes offense moves best with J.T. Barrett behind center. The Buckeyes have allowed just 58 yards rushing in their last two games.

Iowa State almost knocked OSU from the unbeaten ranks, but the Pokes shut down the Cyclones after I-State took a 31-21 lead late in the fourth quarter.

No. 18 TCU at No. 7 Oklahoma: TCU suffered a devastating loss to its offense losing quarterback Trevone Boykin against Kansas. “Hopefully they will be loud and insane and hopefully we can go back and relive the similar situation we had here in 2008 when we had Tech in here”, Stoops said. FOX has coveage of this game starting at 7:30 pm ET from Boone Pickens Stadium. It’s worth watching because it’s being played at Fenway Park and that’s freakin’ cool. They also need Notre Dame to lose, though that’s unlikely this week against Boston College. He is writing columns for The Desert Sun throughout the football season.

No matter what though, it’s hard to doubt that Oklahoma has found its swagger once again and ol’ Big Game Bob is running like the wind with it. UCLA has been the opposite. Quarterback Josh Rosen has seemingly settled in and despite last week’s loss to Washington State, UCLA has looked sharp during the second half of the season.

– North Carolina can wrap up the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal with a win or Pitt loss to Louisville. A Cal win would give the Bears their first victory against their rival since 2009. Being at home definitely helps especially if Baylor is licking its wounds after getting bounced out of the conference race and the CFP.