No. 22 Texas Defense Faces Test At Oklahoma State
The struggling Texas defense will be tested again when it faces Oklahoma State's explosive offense on the road.
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The struggling Texas defense will be tested again when it faces Oklahoma State's explosive offense on the road.
While Oklahoma gets a fresh start in pursuit of its 10th Big 12 title, coach Bob Stoops doesn't expect the Sooners to have to change their focus after two September losses pretty much ended their playoff hopes.
Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury will be "very comfortable" if his backup quarterback has to take over for the starter for a while.
Could the Texas and Texas A&M rivalry be re-ignited at the Texas Motor Speedway?
Texas has a chance to get a leg up in the conference race with a road win over one of the league's more talented teams. Oklahoma State, coming off a loss at Baylor, can't afford to start the conference race with two losses.
TCU has the Big 12's best overall (26-4) and conference records (16-3) since the start of the 2014 season. The Horned Frogs are 1-3 against Oklahoma as Big 12 foes, the three losses by a combined 11 points.
Kliff Kingsbury and his Texas Tech players are drawing on last year's close game at Kansas for motivation for the rematch Thursday night.
Senior guard Kent Perkins has been suspended for one game by Texas coach Charlie Strong following his arrest last week for allegedly driving while intoxicated.
LSU has fired head football coach Les Miles and offensive coordinator Cam Cameron and promoted defensive line coach Ed Orgeron to interim head coach.
A civil rights-era Texas basketball team is among the recipients of Harvard University's 2016 W.E.B. Du Bois medals.
