Oklahoma’s 2nd loss of the season to Miami, is good news for the Texas Bowl. Unless Kansas or Missouri runs the table to the Big 12 Title game, there is a decent chance that only one Big 12 team would make a BCS game.
Big 12 This Week
Thursday October 8th
(3-1) #21 Nebraska @ (4-0) #24 MissouriThe Tigers handed Nebraska one of its worst losses in school history last season (52-17).While the Missouri offense has continued to produce points, its running game has been less consistent. The burden clearly falls to the surprisingly effective Blaine Gabbert to pick apart a shaky Husker secondary. Nebraska has an advantage on both lines, but has gotten poor QB play out of Zac Lee. Look for Nebraska to force a couple of turnovers and create a short field for its offense.
Saturday October 10th
(3-1) #15 Oklahoma State @ (3-1) Texas A&MBoth teams failed their only tests against legit competition(UH and Arkansas respectively). The Cowboys defense has been shaky against the pass. They will see the bullets flying early and often against Jerrod Johnson and the Aggie offense. Texas A&M’s defense was assaulted by the pigs last week and does not have an answer for a mobile QB like Zach Robinson. Expect this game to be in the high 30’s or low 40’s scoring wise and likely decided on the final possession of the game.
(3-2) Iowa State @ (4-0) #16 KansasThe Jayhawks offense, led by senior QB Todd Reesing has been exceptional averaging over 500 yards per contest. Reesing has thrown for 572 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception in two starts against the Cyclones. He helped the Jayhawks rack up 343 second-half yards as they rallied from a 20-0 halftime deficit in last season's 35-33 win in Ames. Kansas has not lost to a Big 12 North opponent at home in nearly 5 years. Iowa State suffered a heart breaking loss last week against Kansas State when its extra point on an apparent game tieing TD was blocked with 32 seconds remaining. Iowa State has dropped 34 consecutive regular-season road games against Top 25 opponents since a 33-31 win over Oklahoma on Oct. 20, 1990. The Cyclones have lost four straight to the Jayhawks and eight of nine in Lawrence.
(3-1) Baylor @ (2-2) #19 OklahomaThe Sooners have suffered two defeats to ranked opponents by 1 point each. QB Sam Bradford still may not take another snap this season. In fact, Bradford may need to have shoulder surgery before next year’s NFL draft to clean out loose cartilage. The Sooners do not need him this week against the Robert Griffin-less Bears, but would like to get Bradford in game action if he is going to start next week against Texas.
(3-2) Kansas State @ (3-2) Texas TechTech is likely to be without QB Taylor Potts who suffered a concussion in last week’s win over New Mexico. Backup Steven Sheffield, playing in only his second game, threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns off the bench for Tech and will start on Saturday.
(1-3) Colorado @ (4-0) #2 Texas The disastrous season for Colorado is likely to continue against a Longhorn defense which has annihilated its competition. Colorado Head Coach Dan Hawkins introduced a team motto this season, “10 wins, no excuses”. The Buffs will have to win out at this point to get to 10 wins. Colorado’s turnover numbers have been awful as well, with starting QB Cody Hawkins responsible for 7 INT’s and 3 fumbles. On paper this should be about a 35 point win for the Longhorns. Only looking ahead to Oklahoma keeps the Buffs in this game for more than a quarter. Look for Colt McCoy to pass the Horns to an early lead and give Offensive Coordinator Greg Davis ample time to look for the right RB to lead the Horns’ ground game the rest of the season.
Navy This Week
(3-2) Navy @ (0-5) RiceThe Owls offense has been non-existent this season ranking 108th in the nation in yardage and 110th in scoring. The Owls will once again be without projected starting QB Nick Fanuzzi. Meanwhile defensively, the Owls have only 6 days to switch from the spread, passing attack of Tulsa, to the triple option of the Naval Academy.
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