Oklahoma State rallies from 17-point deficit to defeat Iowa State, remain unbeaten

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Josh Adams rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown, including a record-setting 98-yard score, and No. 4 Notre Dame cruised past Wake Forest. The SEC’s playoff hopes remain well intact as well, as Alabama checks in at number three and rising, only 36 votes behind the Buckeyes.

Another week, another undefeated team losses its crown.

Stanford (8-2) had been rolling since losing its opener against Northwestern, but now the Cardinal have likely been relegated to spoilers. But as of this moment, that’s the Big 12’s best chance to be part of the CFP.

A Sooners spoiler along the banks of the Brazos River changed the outlook in the Big 12 Conference – and the national playoff race.

Sooners running back Samaje Perine rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a crucial fourth-quarter touchdown pass to lead No. 12 Oklahoma to a 44-34 victory over No. 6 Baylor on Saturday night at McLane Stadium.

Baylor and TCU were the favorites coming into the season, but now it looks as if Bedlam will decide the Big 12.

Despite frequent flashbacks, the Cowboys wrote a different script. Again in the national discussion entering a visit to Ames, No. 8 Oklahoma State trailed by 17 at one point in the first half but rallied to win at Jack Trice Stadium.

The Bears’ defense isn’t too far behind Oklahoma while the Sooners’ offense may be able to hang with Baylor in a shootout.

No. 10 Baylor at No. 4 Oklahoma State and No. 11 TCU at No. 7 Oklahoma.

Oklahoma State snuck out of Ames with a 35-31 win. TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin left early after turning his right ankle, and receiver Josh Doctson was limited by a wrist injury sustained the previous week in a loss at Oklahoma State. Not to mention, with that Big 12 contest on Saturday night, Oklahoma put themselves in prime position to eventually get in down the road with their defeat of the Bears.

The Tigers have held the top spot the last two weeks, but came out a bit flat defensively in a classic letdown game against Syracuse. A week after beating Florida State at home, Deshaun Watson and Co. never could pull away from the Orange in a 37-27 victory in the Carrier Dome.

“I know everybody thinks that we should just show up, go out there and kill everybody by 50 points, but that’s la-la land”, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. Against Kansas State last week, he produced a pedestrian three tackles. The Tide certainly pass the eye test, but its good wins keep getting dinged.

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“I’m just anxious about one big game”.

Bohls: Oklahoma State, which is 9-0 and ranked eighth. The following week, Ohio State is at No. 15 MI.

What hurt the Big 12 champion a year ago – a lack of a postseason conference title game – might actually end up helping this season. Both teams still have TCU and Oklahoma State on their schedule, and a loss for the Sooners today will probably end any chance of them winning a Big 12 title. There would be no question about whether the Buckeyes would get to defend their title in the playoff.