NCAA Tailgate Cleanup: Week Thirteen
Published November 27, 2006
From No. 1 Ohio State to the No. 119 team — a cross between Duke and FIU — there's a lot of football to keep track of. No sweat. Blogcritics has appointed a crew to clean up the mess left each week on the co-ed stadiums across the country and summarize (for you, the infallible reader!) the top games, conference by conference.
ACC
Recap coming Monday.
Big XII
Oklahoma sat at home Friday, stuffed with turkey, and became the biggest Texas A&M fans out there. By three in the afternoon, they knew that their game Saturday would be for the Big XII South title.
Texas A&M pulled the upset over the #11 Texas Longhorns, 12-7. The Aggies were able to control the clock by consistently running the ball, gaining over 240 yards against what had been a stout rushing defense. Coming into the game, Texas was only surrendering 43 yards per game on the ground.
Quarterback Stephen McGee, who only managed 58 yards passing, was the leading rusher for the Aggies. He also scored the go ahead touchdown with an eight-yard run that came with only 2:30 remaining in the game.
Colt McCoy, returning from an injury suffered against Kansas State, still had two more chances to pull Texas back into the lead. On the first drive, McCoy threw right into the arms of an A&M linebacker, his third interception of the day. On the play, he took a vicious hit which left him on the ground for several minutes.
Texas A&M failed to run out the clock, leaving McCoy with one more chance. However, on the second down after taking control of the ball, the freshman again took a hard hit. A cart was needed to help McCoy off the field this time. Jevan Snead came on, but his first pass was intercepted by A&M to seal the win for the Aggies.
And so the only scenario that could have given Oklahoma a chance had taken form.
Oklahoma took advantage of everything they were given and won the Big XII South by defeating Oklahoma State 27-21. It was again the rushing game for the Sooners which gave them the victory.
Allen Patrick rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown while Chris Brown added 74 yards of his own and two scores. Oklahoma has relied heavily on the two backs since the loss of Adrian Peterson earlier this season. It is still unknown if Peterson will be able to play next week against Nebraska or in whatever bowl game Oklahoma participates in.
- NCAA Tailgate Cleanup: Week Thirteen
- Published: November 27, 2006
- Type: News
- Section: Sports
- Filed Under: Sports: Football (American), Sports: College
- Part of a feature: BC Tailgate
- Writer: Matthew T. Sussman
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