Texas dug into its bag of tips early within the Large 12 Championship Sport with a flea-flicker landing for an early 14-0 lead over Oklahoma State.
Quarterback Quinn Ewers took the snap and handed it to working again CJ Baxter (No. 4) as he crossed the formation. He then tossed the ball to huge receiver Adonai Mitchell (No. 5) who rapidly relayed the ball again to Ewers.
Tight finish Ja’Tavion Sanders (No. 0) started the play as an in-line blocker earlier than releasing and getting wide-open within the secondary for a simple landing.
No. 7 Texas (11-1) wants a win and assist to achieve the Faculty Soccer Playoff. Its scorching offensive begin has given it an honest likelihood of taking good care of the primary a part of the equation, however it should wait till later within the day to see if it has a path to the playoff.
No. 3 Washington (13-0) clinched a spot within the playoff with its Pac-12 Championship Sport win on Friday, and No. 1 Georgia (12-0), No. 2 Michigan (12-0) and No. 4 Florida State (12-0) will be part of them with wins.
The playoff is likely to be out of their management, however a Large 12 title could be a superb comfort prize for the Longhorns of their last yr as a convention member.
Texas is leaving for the SEC in 2024 and has taken barbs from the Large 12, together with convention commissioner Brett Yormark, within the lead-up to its departure. He downplayed the staff’s recruiting success at Large 12 media days in July, pointing to their lack of latest convention championship sport appearances, then advised Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire to “handle enterprise” in opposition to the Longhorns of their Week 13 sport, a 57-7 Texas win.
To this point within the Large 12 title sport, Texas is pulling out all of the stops to make sure it will get the final snigger.
