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Big 12 Week 9 Recap: Texas …. ???????

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The month of November has arrived; meaning the final stretch of the college football season is fast approaching. It’s hard to believe nine weeks have already been played, but the best has yet to come. Let’s take a look at who came out on top in week nine of Big 12 conference play.

TCU-West Virginia

Breaking away from the usual routine of playing on Saturday, the No. 5 ranked TCU Horned Frogs hosted the West Virginia Mountaineers on Thursday night in Forth Worth. With this being TCU’s final game before the first weekly College Football Playoff rankings, the Horned Frogs set out to make a statement and did just that.

TCU defeated West Virginia 40-10 to improve to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the Big 12. The Mountaineers fell to 3-4 overall and remain winless in the conference, having lost four straight now.

TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin threw for 388 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing the ball 11 times for 84 yards and another score. His favorite receiving target Josh Doctson had 11 catches for 183 yards and two touchdowns. The Horned Frogs now have 16 straight victories.

To no surprise, Boykin broke another TCU record during the game, setting a new high for total offense at 12,041 yards. The previous record belonged to current Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton. He had 11,925 yards of offense. Boykin continues to make his impression on the Heisman Trophy voters each week.

Late in the third quarter, Boykin pulled off such an impressive play that WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen ended up giving him a high five. Boykin avoided a sack and then went on to juke out four defenders on his way to gaining 11 yards and a first down.

After the game, Holgorsen was asked about the high five and was quoted saying, “He made one of the best plays I’d seen in a while. He was right there, so I didn’t know what the hell else to do.” Holgorsen then went on to call Boykin the best player in college football, also noting that he meant no disrespect to Corey Coleman after calling him the best player in college football last week. Here’s a better view of the awesome moment:

TCU had a 14-0 lead early, as Boykin connected with Doctson for a 17-yard pass for the first touchdown. Boykin then went on to somersault over a defender and into the end zone to make it a two score lead. The Horned Frogs also scored on two straight possessions right out of the halftime break, and some costly penalties for West Virginia did nothing but help them shoot themselves in the foot.

TCU moves on undefeated to take on another undefeated team, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, in Stillwater this upcoming Saturday. West Virginia will limp on back home to host the Texas Tech Red Raiders next.

Kansas-Oklahoma

Heading out to Lawrence, the No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners paid a visit to the Kansas Jayhawks at Memorial Stadium. Per usual, things got really ugly for Kansas, and really fast. The stadium was once again nowhere near full capacity, and there were more OU fans in attendance than KU fans.

The Sooners ran all over the Jayhawks, beating them 62-7 to improve to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the Big 12. Kansas falls to 0-8 and 0-5 and has now lost 11 straight games.

OU quarterback Baker Mayfield had himself a day, completing 27 of his 32 pass attempts for 383 yards and four touchdowns. In case you were wondering, that’s an 84 percent completion rating. Sterling Shepard also showed up strong, snagging 11 catches for 183 yards and a touchdown while Samaje Perine racked up 90 yards on the ground and found the end zone twice.

Joe Mixon also had an impressive day, rushing the ball six times for 44 yards and also catching two passes for 72 yards and a touchdown. This particular 68-yard touchdown reception from Mayfield to Mixon was a big highlight on the day for OU:

The Sooners scored 21 points in the first quarter, leaving Kansas beaten and bruised before they could even enter the second quarter. Kansas scored their only touchdown early in the second, and then the rout commenced as OU went on to score 41 unanswered points. Head coach Bob Stoops is now 11-0 for his career against the Jayhawks.

The Sooners move on confidently to take on the Iowa State Cyclones at home this upcoming Saturday, while Kansas will try and avoid sinking to 0-9 when they travel to Austin for a matchup against the Longhorns.

Texas-Iowa State

Lastly, the Texas Longhorns went on the road to Jack Trice Stadium in Ames for their matchup against Iowa State. Ever since defeating the Sooners, Texas has been finding a way to win football games, but the Cyclones had different plans for Charlie Strong and his team.

Iowa State broke out of their three-game losing streak as they blanked Texas, winning by a score of 24-0. The Cyclones moved up to 3-5 overall and 2-3 in the Big 12, and dropped Texas to the exact same record at 3-5 and 2-3.

Quarterback Joel Lanning made his first career start for Iowa State, throwing for 188 yards and a touchdown as he was promoted over senior Sam Richardson. That wasn’t the only change head coach Paul Rhoads made this week, as he also dismissed offensive coordinator Mark Mangino earlier in the week. Assistant coach Todd Sturdy took over the play calling duties as Iowa State had an impressive offensive performance.

Freshman running back Mike Warren had yet another 100-yard game on the ground, carrying the ball 32 times for 157 yards and a touchdown. This game became the fifth time in the last six games that Warren has surpassed 126 yards. Lanning also had some production on the ground when his passing wasn’t exceptional, rushing for 64 yards. However, although the offense showed up, it was the Cyclones defense that manhandled Texas all game.

Quarterback Jerrod Heard starting for the Longhorns, but only threw for 26 yards and one interception. He also rushed the ball nine times for 13 yards, only averaging 1.4 yards per carry. Tyrone Swoopes came in behind him and put up better numbers, throwing for 59 yards and rushing for 58, but the duo still failed to get the offense moving. In fact, the Longhorns never moved past Iowa State’s 47-yard line until the final few minutes of the game.

After upsetting Oklahoma and defeating Kansas State with massive production on the ground, Texas could only manage 119 yards rushing throughout the game and finished with 204 overall. That total was trumped by Iowa State’s 426 yards, and while the Cyclones collected 28 first downs on the day, Texas could only get 11.

 

The Cyclones have a tough task up next as they travel to Norman to meet with the Oklahoma Sooners, and Texas will have the perfect opportunity to try and redeem themselves against an easy opponent when Kansas comes to Austin on Saturday.

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