Texas RB Warren out with knee injury
Reininger also said that road games never seem to get easier, especially in the Big 12. The Cowboys’ Mason Rudolph couldn’t keep pace, ending up with a 27-for-45 mark for 279 yards, no touchdowns and one interception.
Someone is going to leave Boone Pickens Stadium a little more disappointed than usual Saturday. The forecast for next week is grim, too, as Texas is set to face an Oklahoma team that features one of the nation’s premier quarterbacks (Baker Mayfield) and two star running backs (Samaje Perine, Joe Mixon). The ending to the game against Central Michigan, the rain delay in the middle of the fourth quarter in a tie game against Pitt, and the lengthy delay not long after kickoff against Baylor. D’Onta Foreman was the Longhorns’ leading rusher with 21 carries for 157 yards and two scores, while Chris Warren would add 18 carries of his own for 119 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The Pokes could really use a win in this situation, but the schedule does have several winnable games the remainder of the season as well.
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Washington had caught three passes for 91 yards and a score.
►Baylor wide receiver KD Cannon will miss Saturday’s game at Iowa State with a groin injury. OSU comes into the game with a 2-2 record overall.
The linebacker has been crucial to the Cowboys’ defense since Oklahoma State recruited him out of junior college as a safety-turned-linebacker project. Taylor blocked two of those extra points and fellow defensive tackle Darrion Daniels got his hands on the other.
TEXAS: The Longhorns play Oklahoma in Dallas on Saturday. On Monday, Mike Gundy mentioned the Cowboy Backs need to get the ball more often.
Oklahoma State’s Big-12 defense is another work in progress. Their 517 yards of total offense against No. 10 Notre Dame marked the first time since 2011 against Baylor that Texas has totaled more than 500 yards of offense against a ranked opponent.
Now the Longhorns begin a stretch of nine consecutive weeks of Big 12 action with a trip to Stillwater, where they have won eight straight times.
OSU is now a two point favorite in the game.
The Cowboys throw the ball around early and often, capitalizing on their one on one match-ups. However, Kansas State isn’t far behind, ranking third in the conference with a.254 hitting percentage. These two quarterbacks provide a different look for opposing defenses.