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Big 12
Game of the Week
Texas A&M 47
... Fresno State 45 3OT
In a wild game with several major
momentum swings, Fresno State got into
the end zone on Bear Pascoe's third
touchdown catch of the game in the third
overtime, but Tom Brandstater's
two-point conversion attempt failed to
click to allow the Aggies to escape. The
Aggies appeared to have the game won in
regulation after Jorvorskie Lane rumbled
in for a five-yard score with under two
minutes to play, but down 29-22, the
Bulldogs went 80 yards in ten plays with
Brandstater scrambling before finding
Pascoe for a three-yard score with five
seconds to play. A&M got a field goal on
its overtime possession, and then the
fun began as Fresno State appeared to
have the ball down at the one as Marlon
Moore dove just before getting into the
end zone, lost the ball on to the Aggies
before crossing the goal line, and then
got a reprieve after the play was called
back for a roughing the passer penalty.
The Bulldogs ended up kicking a field
goal, and then the two teams traded
short touchdown runs in the second
overtime.
Big 12
Player of the Week
Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford completed 19 of
25 passes for 205 yards and five
touchdowns in the 51-13 win over Miami..
Conference
Roundup
Baylor
… Now that's the way the passing game is
supposed to work, getting 423 yards and
six touchdowns against Rice. Baylor
bombed away on the Owls with Blake
Szymanski getting time to throw and find
the right receivers to keep the chains
moving, but it also helped that the
defense was keeping the Rice offense in
check so there wasn't any need for the
offense to force anything. The running
game even had its moments in the blowout
win, but this game was all about getting
the air attack rolling. 12 different
players caught passes as everyone got
involved, and with Texas State and
Buffalo ahead before facing Texas A&M,
there's even more time for fine-tuning.
Colorado … The Buffs are going to
have to take a few baby steps before
becoming a power again, and it's going
to take even longer if they have to rely
exclusively on the passing of Cody
Hawkins. With no ground game to help
out, thanks to the absence of Hugh
Charles, Hawkins has to be razor sharp,
which he wasn't against Arizona State,
and the defense has to be stifling.
While it's a bit simplistic to suggest
the Buffs wilted in the heat, they
definitely appeared to run out of gas.
Iowa State …The Gene Chizik era
couldn't start any worse. The offense is
turning it over too much, Bret Meyer
isn't playing like a senior leader, and
the defense isn't doing much of anything
to come up with big stops in key
moments. There's no excuse for losing to
Northern Iowa, and now comes the
showdown with Iowa. While the Cyclones
can quickly turn things around with a
win over the Hawkeyes, to do that, there
must be more offensive pop and much
better play from the lines.
Kansas … Kansas isn't Oklahoma
and needs all the blowout wins it can
get. Don't dismiss the blowout over SE
Louisiana; it was a key game to empty
the bench and get the backups some
meaningful playing time. Brandon
McAnderson firmly established himself as
the main back, even with Jake Sharp
getting the carries in the second half,
while Todd Reesing had an efficient
passing day. Toledo and FIU won't pose
much of a challenge if the Jayhawks
continue to play this well, so it has to
be all about tuning up for Kansas State
in a month..
Kansas State … Josh Freeman might
not have been razor sharp against San
Jose State, but he was good enough in
what was a nice step forward for a team
that came oh-so-close to beating Auburn.
The real find was a running game that
was non-existent against the Tigers, as
James Johnson was effective on his
limited work. He only got 15 carries,
but he made something happen every time
he touched the ball. DE/LB Ian Campbell
got a sack, but he still hasn't been the
difference maker at his new position
that he was last year. The Missouri
State game next week should work out all
the problems before dealing with Texas.
Missouri … For the second week in
a row, and with the Sun Bowl loss to
Oregon State still stinging, Missouri
struggled to close things out and, once
again, can't seem to put together a full
game. Ole Miss ran all over the Tiger
defense with BenJarvus Green-Ellis
having a field day, while the offense
wasn't able to keep its foot on the gas
and close things out late. Ole Miss
shouldn't be rolling up 534 yards on
anyone, so if the Western Michigan and
Illinois State games don't see a big
improvement for the Mizzou defense,
there's reason to be really, really
worried with Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Texas Tech coming up.
Nebraska … Don't read too much
into the close call at Wake Forest. The
Demon Deacons are good, and this was a
battle the team needed to fight through
to get to the USC showdown. Even so, it
has to be a little bit of a concern that
it hasn't clicked yet for Sam Keller and
the passing game. Keller wasn't needed
against Nevada, but he failed to do much
against a Wake Forest secondary that got
bombed on by Boston College the week
before. The defense had way too many
problems with the Wake running game, but
it held tough when it had to.
Oklahoma … It's one thing to blow
away North Texas. It's another to
obliterate Miami. Contrary to how the
game looked, Miami's defense is among
the most talented in America, but the
Sooner offense, humming on all
cylinders, had little problems because
of one big reason (and it's not Sam
Bradford's five touchdowns): the
offensive line. The best front five in
America has been terrific over the first
two games, giving Bradford five days to
throw and clearing the way for the
ground game. The defense didn't
necessarily shut down the Miami attack,
but it came close, thanks mostly to the
suffocating secondary that never gave
the UM quarterbacks anything to look at.
With Utah State ahead, it's time to get
the backups some work before having to
go on the road to face Tulsa and
Colorado.
Oklahoma State … Apparently,
there's no real quarterback controversy
after Bobby Reid got dinged up early
against Florida Atlantic and Zac
Robinson came in and played a great
game, but there's a quarterback
controversy. Reid only completed two of
five passes against the Owls, while
Robinson completed 14 of 20 throws.
Granted, WR Adarius Bowman made Robinson
look great, but the door is now open if
Reid starts to struggle. This was a good
chance for several reserve runners to
get in, but it would've been nice to
have seen the ground game go off and
dominate. Even so, 233 yards and two
touchdowns is nothing to get upset
about.
Texas … Give Texas credit for
coming up with the adjustments needed
offensively to get past a tough TCU
defense. The offensive line might not
have been amazing, but it helped crank
out 176 yards and kept Tommy Blake and
Chase Ortiz off Colt McCoy's back. As
good as this win might have been, the
team has to keep progressing over the
next few weeks. While the UT offense has
been average, Oklahoma has been
unbelievable. There's still a month
before the Sooner showdown, but until
then, Texas has to get sharper on
offense. Don't be too fired up about the
defense quite yet; TCU was without top
RB Aaron Brown.
Texas A&M … The running game
should've been able to close out Fresno
State, and despite grinding out 318
yards, it almost wasn't enough. The
secondary couldn't come up with a key
late play, and it couldn't handle TE
Bear Pascoe on seemingly every clutch
pass. Normally, holding onto the ball
for over 34 minutes and converting 11 of
20 third down conversions should lead to
an easy A&M victory, but there will need
to be more passing to have a chance at
the tougher games ahead. That's why the
UL Monroe game is vital; Stephen McGee
has to quickly find his passing touch
after completing just 52% of his passes
in the first two games.
Texas Tech… Chalk up the slow
start against UTEP to a short week after
the SMU win. The Red Raiders adjusted
nicely on offense after halftime, but
did a better job on defense as the Miner
offensive effectiveness stopped when the
ground game was stuffed. Even so, it
took away too long to put the game away.
That won't be a problem against Rice
next week as Graham Harrell should be
able to throw for 500 yards if he wants
to. WR Michael Crabtree is on the verge
of Big 12 superstardom after making 27
catches for 294 yards and five
touchdowns in two games.
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North |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
|
|
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
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Kansas |
2 |
0 |
114 |
7 |
W2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Missouri |
2 |
0 |
78 |
59 |
W2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Nebraska |
2 |
0 |
72 |
27 |
W2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Kansas State |
1 |
1 |
47 |
37 |
W1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Colorado |
1 |
1 |
45 |
61 |
L1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Iowa
State |
0 |
2 |
27 |
47 |
L2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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South |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
|
|
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
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Oklahoma |
2 |
0 |
130 |
23 |
W2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Texas Tech |
2 |
0 |
94 |
40 |
W2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Texas A&M |
2 |
0 |
85 |
52 |
W2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Texas |
2 |
0 |
55 |
26 |
W2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Oklahoma State |
1 |
1 |
56 |
41 |
W1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Baylor |
1 |
1 |
42 |
41 |
W1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Saturday, September 8 |
| 12:00 PM |
at Oklahoma 51 ... Miami
13
CFN Prediction: OU 24-13
OU -10 |
| 12:00 PM |
Nebraska 20 ...
at Wake Forest
17
CFN Prediction: Neb 31-20 Neb. -7.5 |
| 3:30 PM |
at Texas A&M 47 ... Fresno State
45 3OT
CFN Prediction: A&M 31-20
A&M -17 |
| 6:00 PM |
Missouri 38 ...
at Ole Miss
25
CFN Prediction: Mizzou 27-17 Miz -5.5 |
| 7:00 PM |
at Texas 34 ... TCU 13
CFN Prediction: Texas 17-10
Texas -10.5 |
| 7:00 PM |
Northern Iowa 24
... at Iowa State 13
CFN Prediction: ISU 27-23 |
| 7:00 PM |
at Baylor 42 ... Rice 17
CFN Prediction: Baylor
28-14 BU -6 |
| 7:00 PM |
at Kansas 62
... SE Louisiana 0
CFN Prediction: KU 55-10 |
| 7:00 PM |
at Texas Tech 45 ... UTEP 31
CFN Prediction: TT 34-16
TT -16 |
| 7:05 PM |
at Oklahoma State
42 ... Florida Atlantic 6
CFN Prediction: OSU 45-14
OSU -23 |
| 7:05 PM |
at Kansas State 34 ... San Jose
State 14
CFN Prediction: KSU 27-10 KSU -16.5 |
| 10:15 PM |
at Arizona State 33
... Colorado 14
CFN Prediction: ASU 37-17
ASU -14 |
Past Big 12
Games of the Week
Sept. 1 -
Colorado 31 ... Colorado State
28 OT
Sept. 8 -
Texas A&M
47 ... Fresno State 45 3OT
Past Big 12 Players of the Week
Sept. 1 -
Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford
Sept. 8 - Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford