Gametime: 12:30 EST, Location: Kyle Field; College Station, TX
Why to watch: Well this just got a little more interesting. This was supposed to be Oklahoma State’s dream season, but RB Kendall Hunter has been hurt, the offense hasn’t produced anywhere close to what it was supposed to, and now, superstar, All-America WR Dez Bryant is ineligible. More on that in a moment. Going into this week, this could be seen as an elimination game in the Big 12 South race. No one’s expecting Texas A&M to be any sort of a threat to Oklahoma or Texas, but with a high-octane offense, it has a puncher’s chance against just about anyone on the right day. However, four of the next five games are on the road, and while there are winnable home games against Iowa State and Baylor still to play, the Aggies can’t afford to give away any home games if they want to go bowling. Oklahoma State was looking to do more than just get to a bowl; it was thinking that this could be a breakthrough title season. It still could be, but it’s going to be a bit of a fight. The Cowboys have a nice win against Georgia under their belt, and the loss to Houston really doesn’t matter, but they haven’t looked quite right. Considering the way Arkansas bombed away on the Aggies last week, OSU has to explode this week or something might really be wrong.
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