Big 12 Roundup - Week Three Standings & More

Big 12 Conference roundup, standings, player and game of the week

Click on each team for game recaps, thoughts, schedules and more and scroll down for the games, results, players of the week and the conference roundup.

North Colorado | Iowa St | Kansas | Kansas State | Missouri | Nebraska
South Baylor | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | Texas | Texas A&M | Texas Tech
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Big 12 Game of the Week

Colorado 17 ... West Virginia 14 OT
West Virginia's Pat McAfee's field goal attempt in overtime bonked off the upright, and Colorado's Aric Goodman nailed his 25-yard field attempt for the win, and a scholarship, awarded to the walk-on after the game. It marked the end of a strange game for the Mountaineers, who came back after a 14-0 deficit with a six-yard Pat White touchdown run in the first quarter and a 39-yard White dash in the third, but a badly mismanaged final drive killed a chance to get into field goal range at the end of regulation. Colorado started out hot with Cody Hawkins touchdown passes from 38 yards out to Josh Smith on the first drive of the game and from 13 yards away to Patrick Devenney just two minutes later. WVU ran for 311 yards, but was held to 43 passing yards.

Big 12 Player of the Week
Texas QB Colt McCoy completed 19-of-23 passes for 329 yards and four touchdowns, and ran eight times for 83 yards and a touchdown in the 52-10 win over Rice.

	Overall
North	W-L	PF	PA	STK
Missouri	4-0	215	83	W4
Nebraska	3-0	120	43	W3
Colorado	3-0	86	55	W3
Kansas	3-1	141	61	W1
Kansas St	2-1	143	54	L1
Iowa State	2-2	128	96	L2

	Overall
South	W-L	PF	PA	STK
Texas Tech	4-0	183	64	W4
Texas	3-0	146	33	W4
Okla St	3-0	152	63	W3
Oklahoma	3-0	164	42	W3
Baylor	2-2	137	95	L1
Texas A&M	1-2	65	81	L1

 

Wednesday, September 17
8:00	at Louisville 38 ... Kansas State 29 CFN Prediction: KSU 30-21  KSU -4

Thursday, September 18
8:30	at Colorado 17 ... West Virginia 14 OT CFN Prediction: WVU 34-27  WVU -3

Friday, September 19
8:00	at Connecticut 31 ... Baylor 28 CFN Prediction: Conn. 28-13   CT - 13

Saturday, September 20
2:00	at Missouri 42 ... Buffalo 21 CFN Prediction: Missouri 48-17  MU -34
3:30	Miami 41 ... at Texas A&M 23 CFN Prediction: Miami 27-20 Miami -4
7:00	at Texas Tech 56 ... Massachusetts 14 CFN Prediction: Texas Tech 63-20
7:00	at Texas 52 ... Rice 10 CFN Prediction: Texas 52-14  UT -30.5
7:00	at Kansas 38 ... Sam Houston State 14 CFN Prediction: Kansas 58-9
9:00	at UNLV 34 ... Iowa State 31 OT CFN Prediction: ISU 28-23  UNLV -2.5

Games of the Week
Aug. 30 - Missouri 52 - Ill. 42
Sep. 6 - Colorado 31 ... EMU 24
Sep 13 - USF 37 - Kansas 34
Sep 20 - CU 17 - WVU 14 OT

Players of the Week
Aug. 30 - Colt McCoy, Texas
Sep. 6 - Dez Bryant, Ok St
Sep 13 - Sam Bradford, OU
Sep 20 - Colt McCoy, Tx

Conference
Roundup

Baylor … Is Baylor past the point of the moral victory? The offense was clicking so well at times against Connecticut that a tough road loss doesn't quite mean the same thing anymore for a program used to getting popped by everyone. The defense wasn't bad, especially against the pass, and the running game was solid even when Robert Griffin wasn't the one taking off. Yes, this was a tough loss, but there's still a lot to be excited about. At least there is until Oklahoma comes to Waco in two weeks.
Colorado … The style points might not be there, but Colorado is 3-0 with a win over West Virginia. The program can't ask for much more than that, and while the offense was too shaky after the first five minutes, and most is needed from the passing game, a big win is a big win. The run defense had a nightmare of a time with Pat White and Noel Devine, but the D line came up with its share of big wins on several key downs. With a trip to Jacksonville to face Florida State and the Big 12 opener against Texas up next, this should serve as a big confidence booster.
Iowa State  … Iowa State lost its 13^th straight road game when the comeback attempt against UNLV fell short in overtime. Patrick Bates is still a dangerous weapon, but the offense should stop the quarterback rotation and stick with Austen Arnaud, who showed he could run as well as throw. He might not be as dynamic as Bates, but he’s better. Now a running back has to take over the workload. There are too many talented options to not get more out of the backs.
Kansas … Where would this team be without Todd Reesing? Yeah, he scrambled a bit too much and he didn’t always connect on the short to midrange plays he needed to make, but he did a little bit of everything else for the offense against Sam Houston State. The running game wasn’t bad, with Angus Quigley and Jocques Crawford each cranking out some yards, but neither tore off any big runs. It can’t be all Reesing all the time at Iowa State in two weeks.
Kansas State … Didn’t Play This Week
Missouri … How amazing are Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin? Fine, so it was only against Buffalo, but Daniel and Maclin were playing pitch-and-catch like there wasn't anyone else on the field. However, style points count at the moment and the sloppy play with the turnovers and missed plays on special teams might cause some to wonder just how strong the Tigers are compared to the stars of the SEC, USC and Oklahoma. However, lost in the win was how terrific the defense was throughout. After a week off, the real tests will come at Nebraska, at home against Oklahoma State, and at Texas.  
Nebraska … Didn’t Play This Week
Oklahoma … Didn’t Play This Week
Oklahoma State … Didn’t Play This Week
Texas … Is anyone in America playing better than Colt McCoy? Granted, Texas hasn’t played anyone yet, but McCoy is picking everyone apart. The problem is that it’s all about him as a running back hasn’t stepped up to become a star yet. There’s no reason for McCoy and backup QB John Chiles to get 18 of the team’s 44 carries in a layup over Rice. Now comes the date with Arkansas, which should be another blowout if the Longhorns play as well as they’ve been over the first few weeks.
Texas A&M … On the plus side, Jerrod Johnson showed flashes against Miami that showed he might be the star to build around for the next few years. Mike Goodson was Mike Goodson, making great plays when he got a chance to do something on the move, and there were some decent plays down the field. However, the team was sloppy. It couldn't tackle, it appeared out of position, and there wasn't any consistency to the ground game as the offensive line got beaten up by the Miami defensive front. Until the O line starts to improve, the offense will continue to sputter.
Texas Tech… Texas Tech got the ground game involved a bit more in the win over UMass, and while Graham Harrell and the passing game did its thing without a problem. It was Shannon Woods and Baron Batch who provided the balance with 163 yards and three scores. Woods got all the touchdowns, but they showed that it’s not always going to ball about Harrell. Finally the team gets a real game with a trip to Kansas State up next.