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Big XII Recap - Week 12
November 19, 2006 | By Benjamin Miraski
While conference races across the country were decided this weekend, there is still some drama remaining in the Big XII. Oklahoma defeated Baylor 36-10 to keep their hopes for a Big XII South division title alive.
The Sooners had five turnovers on the day, two leading to scores by Baylor, but they were able to overcome mistakes to get the easy win. Sophomore Malcolm Kelly had his second straight great receiving week, catching five passes for 115 yards and a touchdown. Chris Brown, who had two touchdowns against Texas Tech a week ago, ran for 169 yards and a touchdown of his own in the victory.
Oklahoma had been left for dead in the Big XII chase after they began 3-2, including a loss to division leader Texas. Things looked even bleaker in the next game against Iowa State when they lost Adrian Peterson with a broken collarbone. However, that was the beginning of a six game winning streak which has taken them to 6-1 in conference. The Sooners need to beat Oklahoma State next week and hope for a Texas A&M upset of Texas to get to Kansas City.
Earlier in the week, Missouri gave head coach Gary Pinkel a raise to $1.3 million a year, and extended him through the 2011 season. Maybe they will rethink that decision after Saturday. The Tigers lost to Iowa State 21-16, to fall to 7-4 overall. After starting the season 6-0, Missouri has lost four of its last five.
The Cyclones needed a defensive stop on 4th and goal to clinch the win. It was their first conference victory of the season, coming in Dan McCarney’s final game as head coach.
Texas Tech began the day down 17-0 against Oklahoma State midway through the second quarter. The Red Raiders then went on a tear, scoring 27 straight points to beat the Cowboys, 30-24. Graham Harrell threw for 353 yards and two touchdowns, both to Robert Johnson, in the victory.
Kansas State was unable to build on their defeat of Texas last week. They closed their regular season with a 39-20 loss on the road at Kansas. Josh Freeman who had been a big part of the Wildcat victory last week, did not have a touchdown pass, and threw three interceptions in the loss.
Senior tailback Jon Cornish had 201 yards rushing and two touchdowns for Kansas. The Jayhawks became the ninth bowl eligible team from the conference with their win.
Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. His Big XII recap appears weekly on Blogcritics.org as part of their NCAA Tailgate Cleanup. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
Posted November 19, 2006 5:30 PM
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