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Longhorns' D Holds Off Cowboys

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 26, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas - Whew! Top-ranked Texas was put to its toughest test yet and came through unbeaten.

Looking more vulnerable than any other time this season, the Longhorns (8-0, 4-0 Big 12) needed a big defensive stand in the fourth quarter to overcome a pair of late mistakes by Colt McCoy and hang on for a tough 28-24 win against No. 7 Oklahoma State (7-1, 3-1).

McCoy, who passed for 391 yards and two touchdowns, threw a rare interception that set up a field goal as Oklahoma State pulled within 28-24, then fumbled on the Cowboys' 10 with just more than five minutes left when Texas could have put the game away.

But the defense, pushed around by Oklahoma State's punishing rushing attack and big tight end Brandon Pettigrew all day, made a huge stand. The Longhorns stopped the Cowboys on fourth down at their own 30. Texas drove the ball to the Oklahoma State 1 before turning the ball over on downs with 33 seconds left.

It still wasn't quite over. The Cowboys used four plays to get to midfield before a final desperation pass fell just short of the end zone as time expired.

NO. 4 OKLAHOMA 58,

KANSAS ST. 35

MANHATTAN, Kan. - DeMarco Murray racked up 167 total yards and four touchdowns, and No. 4 Oklahoma (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) sustained a 21-point Kansas State rally in the highest-scoring first half in school history to beat the Wildcats (4-4, 1-3).

Sam Bradford added three touchdown passes in a wild first half in which the Sooners give up a 28-7 lead before taking control with 27 consecutive points of their own.

NO. 8 TEXAS TECH 63,

NO. 19 KANSAS 21

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Graham Harrell passed for 386 yards and five touchdowns and No. 8 Texas Tech (8-0, 4-0 Big 12) breezed past No. 19 Kansas (5-3, 2-2), scoring on eight of its first nine possessions.

Harrell, the nation's leader in yards passing, also scored on a 1-yard run for the Red Raiders, who have matched their best start in 32 years. Altogether, Texas Tech rolled up 556 total yards against an outmanned Kansas defense to kick off a brutal four-week stretch that will include No. 1 Texas, No. 7 Oklahoma State and No. 4 Oklahoma.

Darcel McBath intercepted three of Todd Reesing's first four passes of the third quarter to snuff out any hopes the Jayhawks had of closing the gap.

NO. 15 TCU 54, WYOMING 7

FORT WORTH, Texas - Jimmy Young had a school-record 226 yards receiving and caught three touchdown passes to help No. 15 TCU (8-1, 5-0 Mountain West) defeat Wyoming (2-6, 0-5).

Young had scoring catches of 60, 55 and 39 yards, and hauled in a 65-yarder to set up another touchdown as TCU won its fourth straight game.

NO. 16 MISSOURI 58,

COLORADO 0

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Chase Daniel matched his school record with five touchdown passes and No. 16 Missouri's beleaguered defense handed Colorado (4-4, 2-2 Big 12) its first shutout since 1988.

Jeremy Maclin caught two touchdown passes and Chase Coffman set a career record for receptions by a Division I tight end for Missouri (6-2, 2-2).

NO. 18 BYU 42, UNLV 35

PROVO, Utah - Max Hall threw for four touchdowns and No. 18 BYU (7-1, 3-1 Mountain West) avoided a second straight loss by rallying to beat UNLV (3-5, 0-4).

Austin Collie had his sixth straight 100-yard receiving game for the Cougars (7-1, 3-1 Mountain West). BYU's Andrew Ridge intercepted Omar Clayton's pass in the end zone on the final play to seal BYU's 17th straight win at home.

NO. 20 BALL ST. 38,

E. MICHIGAN 16

MUNCIE, Ind. Nate Davis caught the first touchdown pass of his career and threw two more to help No. 20 Ball State (8-0, 4-0 Mid-American) beat Eastern Michigan (2-6, 1-4).

NOTRE DAME 33,

WASHINGTON 7

SEATTLE - Junior James Aldridge ran for 84 yards and a career-high two touchdowns and the Notre Dame defense handled Washington (0-7) as the Fighting Irish (5-2) beat former coach Tyrone Willingham.

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