Quinn Ewers shines as No. 7 Texas makes its playoff case in Big 12 title game win over No. 19 Oklahoma State

No. 7 Texas showed why it has a case to make the College Football Playoff in a 49-21 win over No. 19 Oklahoma State in the Big 12 title game.

The Longhorns (12-1) jumped on the Cowboys early and led 35-14 at halftime thanks to a great performance by QB Quinn Ewers. The junior threw for 346 yards and four touchdowns in the first half as Oklahoma State’s defense couldn’t do much to slow down the Longhorns’ offense. Ewers’ only blemish of the half was an interception that set up Oklahoma State’s second touchdown of the half.

Ewers found four different receivers for his TD throws in the first half. That group included Big 12 defensive player of the year T’Vondre Sweat. The defensive lineman was wide open in the back of the end zone to give Texas a 21-7 lead over the Cowboys.

Ewers finished the game 35-of-46 passing for 452 yards as Texas simply tried to run down the clock in the second half. Ewers set a career-high for pass yards in a single game while also setting the Big 12 title game record for the most passing yards.

The victory gives Texas its first Big 12 title since 2009 as the Longhorns head for the SEC in 2024. Texas last won the Big 12 in 2009 when it needed a last-second field goal to take down Nebraska 13-12 and advance to the BCS championship game.

Since then, Texas had made the title game just once since the contest was restarted in 2017. The win also means Texas will finish the season with, at most, two losses. The Longhorns had lost at least four games in every full season since losing to Alabama in the national title game in the 2009 season and went 7-3 in 2020.

Oklahoma State (9-4) finished second in the Big 12 thanks to wins over Oklahoma and Kansas State. But the Cowboys were one of the nation’s most up-and-down teams. OSU lost 33-7 at home to South Alabama in Week 2 and also lost 45-3 at…

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Publish date : 2023-12-02 20:36:59

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