What will Oklahoma State football need to upset Texas for Big 12 title? Here are five keys

November 27, 2023 College Football

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STILLWATER — Oklahoma State has owned its series against Texas in recent years with nine wins in the last 13 meetings.

But none of that matters this week.

Coming off their rally for a 40-34 double-overtime win against BYU on Saturday, the 20th-ranked Cowboys (9-3) take on No. 7 Texas (11-1) in the Big 12 Championship Game, set for 11 a.m. Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, to be televised by ABC.

The Longhorns are chasing a College Football Playoff spot and are 11.5-point favorites against a Cowboy squad that has won four times as underdogs this season. That includes the upset of Kansas State, which was a 12.5-point favorite on Oct. 6.

But this is a different environment against a Texas team that has been running hot since suffering its only loss of the season, to OU in early October.

What will it take for the Cowboys to pull the upset?

Here’s a look at five keys to an Oklahoma State victory in the Big 12 title game.

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Texas coach Steve Sarkisian hugs defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat on Senior Night before the Longhorns’ game against Texas Tech at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium on Friday.

Start fast

When the Cowboys were playing their best football, they were scoring early, and usually touchdowns. During their five-game win streak, they scored on the first possession of each with four touchdowns and a field goal.

Saturday looked like it might be one of those days, but OSU’s first two possessions ended in field goals, and the offense stalled from there.

So that makes three straight games with mediocre starts, and though the Cowboys overcame two of them, doing that against Texas is too big a gamble.

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Publish date : 2023-11-27 13:03:10

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