No. 9 Oklahoma State gets revenge on No. 16 Baylor in Big 12 title rematch

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Jaden Nixon returned a second-half kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, and ninth-ranked Oklahoma State beat No. 16 Baylor 36-25 Saturday in a rematch of last year's Big 12 championship game.

Nixon's return started a flurry of 39 combined points in the third quarter. He found an open gap in the middle of the field, broke free from the grasp of Baylor's Devyn Bobby at the Oklahoma State 35 and outran everyone to the end zone.

"Third quarter was like a video game," Cowboys coach Mike Gundy said.

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Oklahoma State defenders Thomas Harper (13) and Jabbar Muhammad (7) celebrate an interception during the second half of a game against Baylor in Waco, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

The Cowboys (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) also beat Baylor in the regular season last year, but came up inches short of their first conference title since 2011 when the Bears made a fourth-down stop just short of the end zone in the final seconds of the conference championship game.

Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders threw seven picks in his two games against Baylor last season, including four in the Big 12 title game, but he was more efficient this time. He finished 20 of 29 passing for 181 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He also ran 14 times for 75 yards with several scrambling runs and had a 1-yard TD plunge.

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"That’s a big win. ... It just shows that the young guys stepped up, you know, did their job," Sanders said. "That’s a great team to win against, especially on the road in their own