Spotlight Game: No. 3 Texas at No. 13 Oklahoma State

Place: Stillwater, Okla. Time: 8 p.m. ET TV: ABC/ESPN2 Line: Texas by 9½ Three reasons Oklahoma State will win 1. Forget history: Where do we begin? Mack Brown is 11-0 vs. OSU as the Texas coach, and some of those victories have been gut punches. Oklahoma State led 35-7 in 2004— and lost 56-35. The Cowboys led 28-9 a year later—and lost 47-28. Last year in Austin, OSU closed to 28-21 in the third quarter and could do nothing with two Texas turnovers—and lost 28-24. This Cowboys team knows it can beat Texas, and has confidence from a game it could've won last season. Keith Toston has been a strong replacement for the injured Kendall Hunter. 2. Be multiple on offense: Texas has been terrific on defense but hasn't played an offense that can force tempo by throwing and running. The Cowboys have moved on without suspended star WR Dez Bryant, and Hubert Anyiam had big games against Missouri and Baylor as the No. 1 receiver. Texas obviously is a bigger c...