Recap: Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma
Sports Network | November 29, 2008
Stillwater, OK (Sports Network) - Sam Bradford threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns, while rushing for another score, as third-ranked Oklahoma beat No. 11 Oklahoma State, 61-41, setting the table for the BCS to decide the Big 12 South division champion.
Chris Brown ran for 98 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Sooners (11-1, 7-1 Big 12), who finished in a tie with Texas and Texas Tech in the conference. Either the Longhorns or Sooners will play in the Big 12 championship game.
With Texas Tech's victory earlier Saturday over Baylor, an Oklahoma victory means the Big 12 South division will be decided by Sunday's BCS rankings. The division winner will go on to play Missouri in next Saturday's title game.
Oklahoma entered the week third in the BCS, just behind Texas with unbeaten Alabama having a firm hold on first. It has been widely speculated that Oklahoma could leap over Texas when the new BCS standings are released Sunday due to the win over Oklahoma State. That's because the Cowboys represented a much tougher opponent, despite the Longhorns thrashing Texas A&M, 49-9, on Thanksgiving night. Not only that, but the Sooners have registered at least 60 points in four straight games.
The Sooners' lone loss came to Texas, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on October 11. Since then, they've won six straight games, including a 65-21 rout of Texas Tech last week. The Red Raiders, though, beat Texas, forcing the three- way tiebreaker and the BCS standings to decide the division winner.
Texas Tech was seventh in the BCS and won't make the title game.
Bradford completed 30-of-44 passes and Jermaine Gresham had nine catches for 158 yards and two scores to give Oklahoma its sixth straight win in the Bedlam Series in what proved to be the highest scoring contest in the rivalry's history.
Zac Robinson connected on 17-of-26 passes for 254 yards with three TDs and an interception for the Cowboys (9-3, 5-3), who failed to secure their first undefeated home season since 1984.
