The Guaranteed Rate Bowl offers no guarantee when it comes to the best players taking the field on Dec. 27 in Phoenix. That's because Wisconsin (6-6) and Oklahoma State (7-5) have been hit with heavy attrition.
No. 18 Oklahoma State will look to rebound from its worst loss in 23 seasons but will visit a rested Kansas team determined to clinch a postseason spot and beat the Cowboys for the first time since 2007 when the two old rivals meet Saturday for a key Big 12 Conference game in Lawrence, Kan.
As I said last week, we are in the middle of the season, where some fantastic battles keep peppering the schedule. Last week was simply amazing, and there were outstanding performances all over the country and some tight games.
Two ranked rivals meet in Waco on Saturday afternoon as No. 16 Baylor hosts No. 9 Oklahoma State. When these teams faced off in last year’s Big 12 Championship Game, the Cowboys held hopes of making the College Football Playoff, but it was the Bears who emerged victorious.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys tied a program record for longest home winning streak at 10 as they soundly defeated the visiting Arizona State Sun Devils 34-17.