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THE INVENSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2006
BIG 12 FOOTBALL
Walk-on kicker's first career attempt gives Texas victory
BY SHAWN SHROYER
No. 5 Texas (7-1,4-0)-22
No. 17 Nebraska (6-2,3-1)-20
With less than 30 seconds to go in the game and Nebraska ahead by one, Texas kicker Ryan Bailey lined up for the hardest 22-yard field goal of his life. But the walk-on's first career attempt sailed true to give Texas a 22-20 lead for good.
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The comeback victory gives college football pundits another week to campaign for a higher BCS ranking for the Longhorns.
Leading Texas was freshman quarterback Colt McCoy, who had never played a football game outside the state of Texas until Saturday. McCoy was nearly flawless, completing 25-for-39 attempts for 220 yards and two
Nebraskas' veteran quarterback Zac Taylor surpassed McCoy's passing yardage with 277 of his own and matched his touchdowns with two.
Colorado(1-7,1-3)-3
Texas's Colt McCoy, left, gets away from Nebraska's Adam Carriker and Bryan Wilson in the fourth quarter of their game Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.
Colorado (1-7, 1-3) – 3
No. 20 Oklahoma (5-2, 2-1) – 24
Before Saturday, Oklahoma running back Allen Patrick's best single-game rushing performance was 52 yards against Middle Tennessee earlier this season. Who knew hed have a career day against a Colorado defense that was allowing only 77 rushing yards per game entering Saturday?
defense also picked up the slack in the absence of Adrian Peterson. The Sooners shut down the Buffaloes' offense, allowing just 39 passing yards and 113 total yards of offense.
The Sooners pounded Patrick at the Buffaloos 35 times and he responded with 110 rushing yards and a touchdown. The Oklahoma
Colorado's offensive woes continued as quarterback Bernard Jackson completed only 3-for-14 attempts, threw one interception and fumbled twice.
No. 23 Texas A&M (7-1, 3-1) - 34 Oklahoma State (4-3, 1-2) - 33 OT
Texas A&M is 7-1 for the first time since 2001 and the Aggies can only hope this season ends better than that one. That year the Aggies lost their last three regular season games before playing in the not-so-prestigious Galleryfurniture com Boid
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Aggies rode their running game to victory Saturday. Wrecking-ball running back Jorvorskie Lane carried the ball 10 times for 25 yards and two
touchdowns. Quarterback Stephen McGee used his arm and legs to hang 278 total yards of offense on the Cowboys. McGee had 192 yards
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Oklahoma State quarterback Bobby Reid didn't have the same luck. He was 3-for-6 for 39 yards and an interception before suffering a mild concussion, which forced him from the game. The Cowboys did receive a lift from Reid's replacement, Zac Robinson, who threw three touchdowns.
Kansas State (4-4,1-3)-21
No.24 Missouri (7-1, 3-1) - 41
As it Kansas State fans needed any reminder that Bill Snyder is gone, Missouri ended its 13-game losing streak to Kansas State on Saturday. With the victory, Missouri is 7-1 for the first time since 1973.
Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel was on fire Saturday, completing 24-for-31 passes for 262 yards and four touchdowns. He was also second on the team with 47 rushing yards, lan Campbell led the Missouri defense with nine tackles (seven solo), recorded one sack and forced one fumble.
The struggles of Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman continued Saturday. The freshman completed just 5-for-19 attempts for 63 yards and was sacked four times.
texas Tech (5-3, 2-2) - 42
lowa State (3-5, 0-4) - 27
Before running away with the victory, Texas Tech led Iowa State 28-20 at halftime, giving Texas Tech coach Mike Leach a - get this Kansas fans - 43-2 record when leading at halftime.
On their way to victory, the Red Raiders posted 475 yards of total offense thanks to quarterback Graham Harrell. Harrell completed 21-for-40 passes for 368 yards, six touchdowns, and didn't have a single turnover. Texas Tech even ran the ball a little as Shannon Woods averaged 6.2 yards per carry on his way to a 93-yard rushing day.
The bad news keeps rolling in for Iowa State fans. Their Cyclones are now 0-4 in the Big 12 and their preseason first team all-conference quarterback Bret Meyer completed only 14-for-34 passes on Saturday for 146 yards and one touchdown.
kansan sportswriter Shawn Shroyer can be contacted at sshroyer@ kansan.com.
Edited by Janiece Gatsom
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