The Big 12 could see some sorting as Texas hosts Kansas State and Oklahoma takes on Oklahoma State. Our college football experts break down the big Week 10 games.
Brooks is averaging 115 yards per game for Texas and, according to PFF, has forced a Division I-leading 58 missed tackles, which leads all Power 5 running backs.
It also feels like KSU is catching Texas at the right time, with the former hitting their stride with the league's top-scoring defense, complemented by an offense that has scored 38-plus in three straight. This group is looking and playing better than it did a year ago and is the best red-zone team in the Power 5.has been solid as a fill-in — and has a cannon of an arm — but isn’t the reason why the offense was able to roll last week against BYU.
The problem, again, is timing. This Mizzou team gave Georgia one of their few scares on the way to the national title, something Kirby Smart is bound to bring up. Smart is also likely to fire up his team by noting they didn’t come in first in those CFP rankings — underscoring a current of doubt that seems to be present in the program despite little external doubt about how good they are. And finally, the game is in Athens, where Mizzou last won in 2013 — their only win over UGA.
What makes it even better is that both teams are ranked. In the first CFP rankings of the year, OU is No. 9 and Oklahoma State is No. 22. The Sooners are coming off an unacceptable loss to Kansas last week, while the Cowboys had a bumpy start to the season with losses tobefore turning things around. Now that each side has experienced some adversity, it's ready to begin November with a clean slate. And bragging rights are on the line.
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