STILLWATER, Okla. — By dominating previously unbeaten TCU on Saturday, Oklahoma State gained control of the Big 12 championship race, and perhaps much more.
Mason Rudolph passed for 352 yards and five touchdowns and James Washington caught five passes for 184 yards and three touchdowns as the 12th-ranked Cowboys pulled off a 49-29 upset of the fifth-ranked Horned Frogs.
The road ahead is tough, though. Oklahoma State travels to Iowa State next weekend, and then the Cowboys face No. 2 Baylor and No. 14 Oklahoma at home. Win those, and Oklahoma State (9-0, 6-0 Big 12, No. 14 CFP) will be the undisputed Big 12 champion with a strong argument for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
“There’s a long ways to make up ground to get up there,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said. “Now, I’m not going to disregard that we’re playing teams that are ranked high enough that we could make up some ground.”
TCU’s Trevone Boykin passed for 445 yards and ran for 73 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw a career-high four interceptions.
