Sooners win Big 12 title, make case for playoff spot

No. 6 Michigan State 55, Penn State 16: EAST LANSING, Mich. – Connor Cook threw three touchdown passes in his return from a shoulder injury, and Michigan State (1-1) wrapped up a spot in the Big Ten championship game to play No. 3 Iowa.

Oklahoma has moved to third in the College Football Playoff rankings, and with a win Saturday night clinches its ninth Big 12 title.

Where We’re Leaning: With Texas losing another game on Thursday night, that loss for Oklahoma continues to haunt the Sooners. Both missed Saturday nights 30-29 loss at Oklahoma, as did Trevone Boykin, though the senior dual-threat quarterback — who was at one time a Heisman Trophy front-runner — could play against Baylor after hobbling around on a sore right ankle. “I haven’t played in many games that will be this cold, but the Baylor and OU games in 2013 were the coldest games I’ve ever been a part of”.

The Sooners may have locked up a College Football Playoff berth with an emphatic win over their in-state rivals. We wondered if the wunderkind Riley could take advantage of arguably the best one-two running back punch in the FBS-sophomore Perine ran for 131 yards with two touchdowns at Oklahoma State, while redshirt freshman Mixon ran for 136 yards with two scores- and thought Stoops might have sealed his fate by making an unconventional hire. Oklahoma State was known then as Oklahoma A&M.

No. 3 Oklahoma 38, No. 11 Oklahoma State 28 (7 p.m. Saturday, WFAA/Ch. 8): Sooners finish their post-Texas surge from Big 12 after-thoughts to Big 12 champs with a legitimate CFP playoff opportunity.

No. 1 Clemson 37, SC 32: COLUMBIA, S.C. – Deshaun Watson ran for three touchdowns and passed for a fourth and Clemson (12-0) capped its first undefeated regular season since winning the 1981 national championship.

“I would think that he would be as deserving as anybody in the country”, he said. “We have 11 to 15 guys ready to do that when they come in”. On the year, Baylor has the No. 2 rushing defense in the Big 12, allowing only 157 yards per game. The Cowboys have not been effective at running the football all season and the one-dimensional offense will not help them tonight.

What’s the Key: Both teams have an explosive offense, but Oklahoma fields a very, very good defense to match. This in-state rivalry is one of the oldest rivalries in college football.

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. The Sooners did most of their damage on the ground, rushing for 344 yards on 42 carries (8.2 ypc). “They outcoached us and outplayed us”.

Oklahoma State has not won two games in a row against Oklahoma since 2002. “Theres a whole list of stuff that I dont know about.

They don’t mean much, but a few fun trends heading into the game…