Texas blows out Oklahoma State, wins Big 12 title to keep CFP hopes alive

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The Texas Longhorns entered the 2023 college football season with a target on their backs. 

With Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 conference for the SEC in 2024, the Longhorns topped the Big 12 preseason media poll as they tried to bring home the conference championship in their final season, their first since 2009.  

Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) celebrates a tackle during the Big 12 Championship game between the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma State Cowboys on December 2, 2023, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.  (Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Texas accomplished their goal on Saturday, soundly beating Oklahoma State 49-21 in Dallas, TX. 

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Sophomore quarterback Quinn Ewers set a Big 12 title game passing record, throwing for 452 yards and passing Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford on the list. 

Texas put it on Oklahoma State early and often, heading into halftime with a 35-14 lead. The Longhorns’ offense had the most yards in any half of a Big 12 title game over the past 20 seasons, and Ewers became the first player to throw for four touchdowns in a half of the championship game, according to ESPN Stats and Info. 

Even Texas defensive end T'Vondre Sweat got in on the fun, catching a two-yard pass from Ewers to take a 21-7 lead in the first quarter. 

Texas Longhorns defensive lineman T'Vondre Sweat (93) catches a pass for a touchdown against the Oklahoma State Cowboys  during the first quarter at AT&T Stadium.  (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports)

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