Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
Can a One-Legged Frog Hop the Bears: Let’s point out the facts here – Shawn Oakman is a big dude, but not much of a football player.
The 6-foot-5, 235-pound Johnson was switched back to quarterback after Russell sustained a season-ending neck injury October 24. Mayfield leads the nation in passing efficiency, having thrown for 33 touchdowns to five interceptions.
On the other side, you have sophomore and senior quarterbacks Mason Rudolph and J.W. Walsh.
Oklahoma cornerback Zack Sanchez (15) breaks up a pass to TCU wide receiver Emanuel Porter (1) during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. While the stakes aren’t technically as high for the season’s last game in the Carter, the emotions are surely higher – the hatred flows deep between these two teams and revenge is certainly on their minds.
As for the Cowboys, their ideal season came to an end, falling to the Baylor Bears last Saturday by a score of 45-35.
“With Chris, he always stays ready”, said Corey Coleman, the national leader with 20 touchdown catches.
The Horned Frogs’ backup quarterback played well in relief last week and threw for 122 yards and two touchdowns against Oklahoma.
Don’t turn the ball over: Oklahoma State is the most opportunistic team in the Big 12 at creating turnovers and turning their opponents’ mistakes into points on the scoreboard. It was true back in September, and it’s true now: Mayfield can carry the Sooners as far as they want to go. He brings another element to the table, too, because he’s a big guy that can run. You can win when you’re still not at your best … They were co-champions last season. Johnson gave a quality performance, highlighted by a 39-yard touchdown pass to Jay Lee and a 71-yard touchdown pass to KD Cannon. The Sooners, who have won six games in a row and moved to third in the playoff rankings, can clinch their ninth Big 12 title with a win Saturday night. What will it take for TCU to pull off the win, and knock BU out of Big XII title contention and a possible playoff spot? Baylor, 2. TCU, 3. It’s clear that the senior is trying to help his team to a Big 12 championship. That mismatch personified the ugliest OSU statistic from the postgame box score: 23 carries for 8 yards rushing. The Frogs can get to 10 wins for the 10th time in the past 14 seasons under coach Gary Patterson.
TCU: Aaron Green has 1,100 yards rushing, and with eight more will have the most for a TCU running back since LaDainian Tomlinson led the nation with 2,158 yards in 2000. It’s not hard to figure out who the vandals were, or at least that they were supporters of the Bears and Horned Frogs sniping at each other.