OU pounds Oklahoma State, wins Big 12 title

Lest anyone forget, one of last year’s Big 12 co-champs did exactly that when ranked No. 3 heading into the final round of 2014 CFP deliberations.

Oklahoma cornerback Zack Sanchez gestures to Oklahoma State fans in… Coach Mike Gundy said after the game that Rudolph had a foot injury, and he is questionable for the bowl game.

It wasn’t that long ago Stoops had to fire his offensive coordinator as an admission that changes needed to be made. Mayfield led OU to four touchdowns and a field goal on the five drives to close the first half. The other, Josh Heupel, won him his lone national title as the quarterback on Oklahoma’s 2000 team.

They were tough, necessary decisions. Michigan State never trailed and was never seriously threatened, further establishing itself as the Big Ten’s best playoff contender. “It’s what you work for”, he said. The Sooners were No. 3 in October, dropped as far as No. 19 in the poll after the conclusion of the regular season and finished 16th.

Quarterback Baker Mayfield embodies the traits of both J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones.

The only blemish was a loss to Texas, which remains inexplicable considering the Longhorns will finish below.500. We controlled the run. “It’s paid off this year”. Stanford has two losses, but it holds a cadre of quality wins and can add another with a victory over No. 24 USC in the Pac-12 championship game. Either way, he has Oklahoma back where it wants to be.

Do you think that the Sooners don’t deserve to be in the playoff? “I love running the football”. We just didn’t tackle well enough. He became the fastest Sooner to reach 3,000 yards in the Stoops era (did it on 472nd carry; Adrian Peterson is next fastest at 550 carries). I thought that was big for us. “Maybe more than what was just on this roster, I knew the place I was coming to”.

The Hawkeyes defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers to finish off the first undefeated season in program history, and will play this Saturday against Michigan State in the Big Ten title game in Indianapolis. Riley said. “To do that in the first year?” Walsh led the team in passing and rushing with 325 yards through the air and 50 more on the ground.

After giving up a 30-point second quarter, this one will leave a mark for the Cowboys.

They got the same quarterback they had all season, darting past defenders, throwing blocks downfield and lowering shoulders into defenders while ignoring invitations from the sideline to coast out of bounds.

No one was injured on the play, but it was still a terrifying look at just how hard players are hit.

“He’s a little bit of a daredevil”, Darlington said.

Oklahoma’s offense failed to get points on its opening drive, but remedied that after a big kick return from Alex Ross. A victory would seal the undefeated Tigers first playoff berth, but their worst-case scenario is losing their game plus Alabama and Iowa losing their respective championship games.