BIJAN ROBINSON

Iowa State running back Breece Hall is The Associated Press Big 12 offensive player of the year for the second year in a row.

Jalon Daniel hit Jared Casey on a scrambling pass for a 2-point conversion in overtime and Kansas stunned Texas 57-56 Saturday night to snap their eight-game losing streak this season and a 56-game losing streak in Big 12 road games over the past 13 years.

Oklahoma St Texas Football Oklahoma State running back Jaylen Warren (7) is tackled by Texas defensive back Josh Thompson (9) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. 12 Oklahoma State its first lead, and Spencer Sanders’ scrambling 10-yard touchdown run with 2:18 to play capped a 32-24 victory over No. It was the second straight week Texas (4-3, 2-2) surrendered a big lead in a tough loss. Sanders pulled Oklahoma State within 24-22 with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Brennan Presley. Sanders scored two plays later and Oklahoma State then sealed the victory with Tanner McAlister’s interception with 1:57 to play.

Tanner Brown’s fourth field goal of the game gave No. 12 Oklahoma State its first lead and quarterback Spencer Sanders’ scrambling 10-yard touchdown run sealed a 32-24 victory over No. 25 Texas on Saturday to keep the Cowboys undefeated.

Kennedy Brooks ran for 217 yards and two go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter as sixth-ranked Oklahoma beat No. 21 Texas 55-48.

Texas TCU Football Texas running back Bijan Robinson (5) carries the the ball as a host of TCU defenders close in during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins) (Ron Jenkins)AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — Bijan Robinson spent far too much of last season watching others play football. That's just what new coach Steve Sarkisian Sarkisian promised when the season began. With 819 total yards and nine touchdowns, he's driving the Texas offense as the No. “We challenged him early on to physically and mentally prepare himself for those kind of games,” like TCU, Sarkisian said.

Bijan Robinson spent far too much of last season watching others play football.

The move by Texas and Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference is generating plenty of chatter in the Big 12.

Texas turned to a punishing run game to wipe out any lingering bad taste of a bad loss. Bijan Robinson ran for three touchdowns in the first half and the Longhorns rolled up 427 yards on the ground in pounding Rice 58-0 Saturday night, a week after a loss a humiliating loss at Arkansas knocked the Longhorns out of the Top 25. Texas quarterback Casey Thompson got his first career start, but it was the smashing running game behind Robinson and Roschon Johnson that had the game quickly out of hand.

Some Southeastern Conference defenses are flexing their muscles after 2020 being a defensive coordinator’s nightmare.

Steve Sarkisian has yet to make his debut in the Big 12, but the new Texas coach was asked on Thursday to ponder life in his next league, the Southeastern Conference.

(AP Photo/Eric Gay)SAN ANTONIO – Texas has been tested all year, but losing senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger to a shoulder injury was an obstacle the Longhorns never anticipated. 20 Texas overcame Ehlinger’s injury to beat Colorado 55-23 in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Tuesday night. Ehlinger missed the second half after sustaining a shoulder injury in the second quarter. Thompson started the second half in place of Ehlinger and led Texas to a touchdown on its opening possession. Texas: The Longhorns found a capable replacement for Ehlinger in Thompson.