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Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield, the overwhelming favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, won't be a starter or a captain in his final home game. That is the fallout from Mayfield's sideline behavior in Saturday's victory at Kansas, when the senior yelled obscenities and made vulgar gestures toward the Jayhawks.
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LUBBOCK, Texas -- No. 15 Oklahoma State survived another shootout against Texas Tech. Cowboys quarterback Mason Rudolph kept the ball on a zone-read and found a clear field for a 16-yard touchdown run with 1:12 left in the fourth quarter to lift Oklahoma State to a 41-34 victory at Jones Stadium. After edging Texas Tech by…
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Shane Buechele passed for 171 yards and a score and DeShon Elliott intercepted two passes for the second straight game to help Texas to a mistake-filled 17-7 win over Iowa State on Thursday at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams. The Longhorns' defense was outstanding, holding an…
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NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma had developed a reputation for slow starts over the last few seasons. After its slow start last season cost the Sooners a spot in the College Football Playoff, playing better early in the season became a point of emphasis. At least Saturday, it looked like it paid off, as No. 7 Oklahoma…
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There has been plenty of speculation in recent days that the Big 12 is “dying” or even that the Oklahoma Sooners are looking for any possible way to escape from the conference. However, that looks very silly if one report is correct, as Chuck Carlton of The Dallas Morning News brings word that member institutions in…
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There have been whispers that the Big 12 could be the next major conference to fall by the wayside but, for the most part, that has not developed into a full-blown national story. However, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum might be changing that, as he offered some fairly drastic opinions on a recent interview with The Opening Drive…
