STILLWATER, Okla. — Landry Jones matched the school record with 468 yards passing and threw two long touchdown passes in a wild finish to the Bedlam game as No. 13 Oklahoma beat No. 9 Oklahoma State 47-41 on Saturday night to force a three-way tie atop the Big 12 South.
Jones threw an 86-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Kenney then answered Justin Gilbert’s kickoff return score for Oklahoma State (10-2, 6-2 Big 12) with a 76-yarder to James Hanna 29 seconds later as the Sooners (10-2, 6-2) survived to likely earn a spot in the Big 12 title game.
The division will be decided based on who comes out ahead in the Bowl Championship Series standings today betweenthe two in-state rivals and Texas A&M. Oklahoma State came in ninth, with Oklahoma 13th and A&M 17th.
Texas A&M (8-3, 6-2) would have to make up at least three spots on the Sooners in the standings, or the Cowboys would have to have the slightest of drops to prevent an Oklahoma-Nebraska matchup for the final Big 12 Championship Game next Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.
This game marked the first time the rivalry had been played at the end of the season with a conference or division title at stake since 1984, when No. 2 Oklahoma beat No. 3 Oklahoma State 24-14 to claim the Big Eight title.
Sports, Pages 38 on 11/28/2010