Baker Mayfield, Samaje Perine to play vs. Oklahoma State

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Oklahoma is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games after an ATS loss. Perine and Mixon sustained ankle injuries during the third quarter. Kansas State rushed for 258 yards the next week and the two Big 12 bottom-dwellers gave the Bears their first two competitive games of the year. Paul Rhoads led Iowa State to three bowl games in his first four seasons as coach, but is 32-54 overall in seven seasons.

It won’t take many defensive stops for the Sooners to win with their powerful offense going up against the vulnerable Oklahoma State defense.

Oklahoma running back Samaje Perine vs. Oklahoma State’s run defense.

If this is the end of Miles’ time with the Tigers – we’ll know for certain at some point after Saturday’s game despite today’s confusion – he’ll end his 11-year tenure as one of the winningest in the program’s history.

In Cowtown, the league’s two private schools and last year’s co-champions meet in a rematch that lost some of its luster with No. 7 Baylor needing help to win a third consecutive Big 12 championship and No. 15 TCU coming off a loss that knocked the Horned Frogs out of contention. Meanwhile, the Sooners managed to squeak by No. 18 TCU. Seems ample to get the Sooners their first College Football Playoff berth. The rankings and the records are irrelevant, though, because this is Bedlam. Oklahoma State is still knee-deep in the chase for the Big 12 championship and a playoff spot, too. He threw six interceptions in a three-game stretch earlier this season, but he has thrown 12 touchdown passes with just one interception the past five games. Oklahoma probably would solidify a position in the playoffs with a victory.

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield has been outstanding all season. That belief is what will propel them forward into this week’s Black Friday showdown, into bowl season and beyond. The Sooners escaped with the 30-29 victory, but it was the glaring disparity between a healthy and banged up Mayfield that really shone bright in Norman last Saturday.

Carraway returned a fumble 56 yards for a touchdown to tie it at 14 in the second quarter, and forced a fumble that thwarted Baylor’s best scoring chance after halftime.

Don’t allow OSU quarterback Mason Rudolph to get comfortable and have time in the pocket to find open receivers: Oklahoma State has a big-play, quick-strike style of offense and can push the ball down the field very quickly when provided the quarterback protection and time to make plays.

Betting Preview and Prediction: The Sooners will run over the Cowboys.

According to weather forecasts, there is a 71 percent possibility of rain in Stillwater, OK when the Oklahoma State Cowboys host the Oklahoma Sooners Saturday evening.

Oklahoma (10-1) figures to have Baker Mayfield under center after he passed concussion testing while Oklahoma state (10-1) looks to rebound from a loss last week to Baylor. But for us it will be a fun game.