Third quarter propels No. 13 Oklahoma women to 70-55 win

The game in question is the Bedlam encounter between No. 9 Oklahoma and No. 10 Oklahoma State in Norman. The Sooners lead the Big 12 with 246.8 yards rushing per game in conference play. The Wildcats are quietly one of the top teams in the Big 12 with a 7-4 record, winning four of their last five.

Oklahoma State hasn’t lost since September, having won six games in a row. It’s heavily congested. They are almost out of time to get into the coveted top four.

However, the Cardinals ended the regular season with back-to-back losses. All of those teams already have the minimum of six wins that are needed for bowl eligibility, though a handful of extra spots will be available because there won’t be enough six-win teams to fill the 80 postseason slots. But it got the finale right. The lack of a conference title game could also be hard to overcome. “Whenever we show up, the stadium’s full and everybody’s ready”, he said.

That brings us back to Oklahoma State’s playoff chances.

The defending national champion Crimson Tide and the Buckeyes, even without going to the Big Ten title game, appear to be locked into playoff spots. This year, Wilson has started every game at right guard.

He said that was one of the reasons he wanted the conference to split into divisions if it added a championship game. All games involving league contenders will need to be identified and moved away from Thanksgiving. And they aren’t the only Big 12 coaches who are the winningest coaches at their schools. The Sooners ran for 344 yards during last year’s 58-23 victory in Stillwater. Now tied for most games coached with Dutch Meyer, coach of TCU’s only AP national champion team in 1938 led by Heisman victor Davey O’Brien. K-State and Oklahoma State would have been entertaining. Yeah me neither, but now this game is a lot bigger than it was at the beginning of the year. “Maybe I wasn’t such a fan early on, but I’ve come to really like it”, Stoops said, chuckling, about Gundy’s mullet haircut.

The only active coaches from Power Five conference teams outside that Big 12 quartet who are their school’s winningest coaches are Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald (76 wins) and Louisville’s Bobby Petrino (67).

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“There is no flawless way to do it”, Gundy said.

For now, things are simple. Enjoy it while it lasts.

I know, three wins? Oklahoma (550.8), 4. Baylor (530.9), 10. Texas has the talent to contend for a conference championship next season.

Before being head coach: Hayden Fry’s offensive coordinator from 1979-88 after two seasons on his staff at North Texas.

Oklahoma beat Alabama 45-31 in the Sugar Bowl three seasons ago, but past year was in the four-team playoff. But he’s not stepping into a rebuild.

Colorado’s defense has given up only 18.8 points per game this season, but the unit may struggle to find a way to slow down the Washington trio of quarterback Jake Browning (3,162 yards and 40 touchdowns), running back Myles Gaskin (1,180 yards and 10 touchdowns) and wide receiver John Ross (1,071 yards and 16 touchdowns). Another victory there will earn them a trophy.