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Some issues to look at this weekend within the Big 12:
GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 17 Kansas State at No. 8 TCU
After successful three consecutive video games towards ranked opponents for the primary time at school historical past, two of these in matchups of undefeated groups, the Horned Frogs (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) now play their convention co-leader. Kansas State (5-1, 3-0), coming off its open date after a 10-9 win over Iowa State, is the one different group and not using a convention loss. TCU beat Kansas earlier than final week overcoming a late, two-touchdown deficit to beat No. 8 Oklahoma State in double additional time.
Ok-State has received the final three conferences within the collection. TCU has the Big 12′s prime offense averaging 526.7 whole yards and 45.3 factors a recreation. Max Duggan has thrown for 265 yards a recreation with a league-leading 16 TDs passes and just one interception. The Wildcats are led by dual-threat quarterback Adrian Martinez (150 yards passing, 91 yards speeding per recreation) and dynamo operating again Deuce Vaughn (110 yards speeding per recreation).
BEST MATCHUP
Spencer Sanders and the Oklahoma State offense towards the Texas protection. Sanders insisted his proper (throwing) shoulder was nice after not practising earlier than the double-overtime loss at TCU, and can be trying for a bounce-back efficiency. Sanders remains to be the Big 12 chief for whole offense (324.7 yards per recreation), passing yards (273.2 yards) and his 21 whole touchdowns (13 passing, eight speeding). The Longhorns (5-2, 3-1) are second within the league permitting 347 whole yards a recreation and third giving up 18.3 factors, with just one opponent scoring greater than 21. The Cowboys (5-1, 2-1) have scored no less than 34 factors in each recreation.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Kansas State’s Felix Anudike-Uzomah is tied for the nationwide lead with 1.08 sacks a recreation (6 1/2 whole), whereas Texas Tech’s Tyree Wilson is second within the Big 12 with 1.0 a recreation (six whole). … Kansas has scored 39 touchdowns this season, already its most since 45 in 2009. … Baylor has received its final 12 conferences over Kansas, and is 10-0 at house in the course of the collection. That contains 2002, when the Bears received 35-32 to finish a 29-game convention shedding streak that spanned 5 completely different seasons. … After Oklahoma and Iowa State have open dates this weekend, solely Kansas and Texas haven’t had one.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
West Virginia operating backs Tony Mathis and C.J. Donaldson. Mathis ran for a profession 163 yards and two touchdowns towards Baylor final week when 240-pound true freshman and main rusher C.J. Donaldson Jr. missed whereas in concussion protocol. Mathis, the fourth-year sophomore additionally had a 37-yard run to the Bears 8 to arrange the game-winning area objective for the (*17*). Donaldson has already had three 100-yard video games and was again at apply this week.
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The way the schedule played out, it’s already sure that there can be just one group and not using a Big 12 loss after this weekend, together with two one-loss groups and three two-loss groups. While TCU and Ok-State play for the outright Big 12 lead, the one groups presently with one loss (Texas and Oklahoma State) play one another. The different 4 groups enjoying go into this weekend with two Big 12 losses. So that can go away three groups with three losses, together with Oklahoma (4-3, 1-3), which is idle together with Iowa State (3-4, 0-4).
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