Upsets Leave Big 12’s College Playoff Chances In Peril
Clint Trickett #9 of the West Virginia Mountaineers directs the offense in the first half against the Baylor Bears during the game on October 18, 2014 at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
DES MOINES, Iowa (CBSDFW/AP) – The Big 12 has been as entertaining as any league in the country. All that fun might come with a price.
Upsets like West Virginia beating Baylor and Kansas State surprising Oklahoma have again made the conference impossible to ignore during the regular season. But they could also leave the league out of the inaugural College Football Playoff.
Mountaineers QB Clint Trickett threw two of his three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, while Kevin White had a pair of TD catches and West Virginia surprised sloppy No. 4 Baylor 41-27 Saturday.
The Mountaineers (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) surpassed their win total of last season and beat a top five opponent for the first time since defeating No. 3 Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl after the 2007 season.
Also on Saturday – No. 11 Oklahoma, trailing by a point in the fourth quarter, had finally had seized momentum after playing catch-up for much of the game. The Sooners (5-2, 2-2 Big 12) drove to the Kansas State 1-yard line, but couldn’t punch the ball in.
Oklahoma kicker Hunnicutt missed a chip-shot field goal that would have put the Sooners ahead with 3:53 remaining. A stunned home crowd gasped and groaned, and No. 14 Kansas State (5-1, 3-0) took possession and ran out the clock, defeating Oklahoma 31-30.
Kansas State, TCU and Baylor are the only one-loss teams left, and each has plenty of challenges ahead.
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