The Texas Longhorns have rebounded very nicely from some early season struggles and now they are in good position heading into their game Saturday afternoon against the Oklahoma State Cowboys, as they are undefeated in the conference with six wins and they will host OSU starting up at 3:30 PM on FOX Sports and the matchup will be at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
The Longhorns come in after a win over West Virginia that turned into a shootout with the team winning 47-40 and Case McCoy had 283 yards in the game and Jordan Shipley led the way with 82 yards and the team next plays the Texas Tech Red Raiders in another Big 12 conference matchup. The Longhorns come in ranked number 24 with a 7-2 record and they are undefeated in the Big 12 after starting 1-2 and they are playing against an Oklahoma State team that is 8-1 on the season and they are ranked 12th in the nation and are going 5-1 in the conference and they have been improving over time this season. The team has been rolling since defeating Oklahoma and they are coming off of two straight road wins and now they will play against Oklahoma State before two state rivalry games against Texas Tech and Baylor and that game at the end could have some huge implications, as Baylor is undefeated right now and that could end up deciding the conference.
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Texas has some exciting wins this season over Iowa State and West Virginia, which went into overtime and the team looked impressive against TCU and now the team has won six straight games heading into the matchup. The team is ranked 38th in the league in both rushing yards per game and scoring with 34 points per contest and they are gaining near 200 yards on the ground and through the air McCoy has been playing much better with 250 passing yards per game and while the defense hasn't been stellar, it has been solid enough when it needs to be an now the team will have played four tough opponents in a row on offense especially with Baylor at the end, as they are going over 600 yards per game and have continued to play very well.
Oklahoma State is third in the conference and they are trying to catch up to Texas as well and the team has been very solid with the team ranked in the top 20 in scoring in points for an against. The team is averaging over 40 points per game on offense and under 20 points per game on defense and the total yards per game is over 400 yards and the team plays against Baylor next and that will be a huge matchup as well. The team is coming off of a Kansas Jayhawks win on Saturday and they are chasing both the Bears and the Longhorns in the standings. The team plays three straight games against ranked opponents and they have been playing well over the last five games to get all wins and over the past three games they have scored 50 points twice and they allowed just six points last week and now will have to try it out against a tough Longhorns team.
Both teams have long winning streaks on the line in Austin and the Longhorns come in dealing with injuries and they will have to overcome quite a bit to win and the Cowboys are going into a tough matchup, as the game is on the road and they have a tough time playing there, as they have won just three times in 17 matchups and the team comes in with some stats, putting up over 200 yards rushing in the past three games and the Longhorns defense has been giving up nearly that much. The game starts up at 3:30 pm and is a huge Big 12 games on Saturday.