Oklahoma moves to No. 3 in AP poll

Rudolph has passed for 3,591 yards this season, the third-most in Oklahoma State history, and has thrown 21 touchdown passes and just nine interceptions.

“It was hard to do, but that’s why coach Stoops is great”, center Ty Darlington said. “I’m just humbled and speechless by what we’ve done, but we’re not done yet”.

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Five conference championship games, including all four of the Power Five leagues that have them, will match ranked teams. The tandem’s emergence doesn’t get enough credit for what Oklahoma has done over its last seven games.

With their season over, the Sooners must wait to see whether or not they’re included in the field. Oklahoma has won seven games in a row since its 24-17 loss against the Longhorns on October 10. The 11-1 Sooners are done for the regular season since the Big 12 has no championship game. “I think that would show a lot of consistency over the years”, he said during his weekly availability on the Waco campus. That year, NU headed to the Rose Bowl at 10-1 and ranked 3rd in the AP Poll.

Snyder said, as always, the players would get an opportunity to help decide what the Wildcats do if they are in position for a bowl invitation.

Saturday, it was Oklahoma State’s J.W. Walsh, who started in place of Mason Rudolph after Rudolph suffered a foot injury a week earlier against Baylor. North Carolina entered the top-10 ahead of its matchup with No. 1 Clemson in the ACC title game, while Notre Dame is at No. 9 after its second loss of the season.

But Oklahoma won two of the three games in convincing fashion, with only the win over TCU at home going down to the wire. Oklahoma had just smothered another prolific offense en route to 58-23 victory over Oklahoma State.

Passing Defense: Jordan Thomas changed this game with two interceptions, including a pick-six, in the second quarter. Perine had 131 yards and ripped off a 68-yard touchdown run during the possession before Mixon had his long scoring jaunt.

Mayfield’s 5-yard keeper in the third quarter put the Sooners up 51-23.

Although a panelist each likes Alabama or Oklahoma as the nation’s best, CBS is projecting Clemson will retain its top spot in the new Playoff rankings – the last before the final poll on Sunday around noon.

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

Getting back to Saturday night’s Bedlam victory, after Oklahoma State took a 10-7 lead 10 minutes into the game, the Sooners responded with a run of 27 unanswered points and expanded that by 10 additional points to take a hefty 44-20 advantage at halftime. His favorite target was wide receiver James Washington who finished with 169 yards and a touchdown.