Daily Bullets (Dec. 2): OSU’s Playoff Chances Go Way Up, UConn Bullies the Pokes

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OSU Bullets

• The Pokes were pretty significantly outmanned by the top-ten UConn Huskies last night losing 74-64… but it’s hard to blame them for struggling:

UConn led by as many as 20, and with less than a minute to play, the Cowboys cut that lead into single digits.

This ended up being the closest game the Huskies have played in this season. Entering Thursday night, it was their 15-point win against Alabama.

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• James Washington is nearing a return from injury that delayed his start to the season

• CFP is officially expanding to 12 teams – good for the Pokes

𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧: The College Football Playoff will expand to 12 teams beginning in the 2024-25 season!

Details » https://t.co/O4ZiAOQ4HZ#CFBPlayoff 🏈🏆 pic.twitter.com/5ZTVGXTZbo

— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 1, 2022

• Cowboy Football offered TU’s leading tackler, a pair of Ivy Leaguers, and the final cut for a four-star offensive lineman

• Some Cowboys made it onto the PFF All-Big 12 team – losing Hunter Woodard may have been a bigger deal than we thought

• Talk about parity – seven of 10 Big 12 teams made the championship game. Only Texas Tech, Iowa State, and Kansas didn’t make appearances:

The Big 12 brought back the championship game in 2017. There has been a new first-time participant in the game every season of its existence.

2017: Oklahoma, TCU
2018: Texas
2019: Baylor
2020: Iowa State
2021: Oklahoma State
2022: Kansas State

— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) November 30, 2022

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Non-OSU Bullets

• Three big questions ahead of the US’ Saturday match against the Dutch
• OKC Thunder are somewhere near seventh-place in the race for Wembayana
• God’s beautiful plan to enjoy your spouse’s differences (faith-based)