At No. 4 also in the BCS standings, Oklahoma State (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) essentially controls its own destiny to play in the national title game because the Pokes still play No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama also face off.  However, the Cowboys didn’t look overly great last week in winning at Texas 38-26. QB Brandon Weeden had been lighting up foes but was only 23-for-41 for 218 yards with one TD. And OSU allowed Texas to rush for 231 yards and close a 28-10 third-quarter gap to 28-24. Still, the Cowboys are second in the nation in total offense (551.2 yards per game), passing (395.7) and scoring (49.2 points a contest).

Missouri (3-3, 1-2) ended a two-game slide last week with a 52-17 home win over Iowa State. QB James Franklin accounted for five touchdowns and 333 yards of offense and the Tigers put up 583 yards of offense. Mizzou had 298 yards rushing one week after managing just 112 yards in a loss at No. 17 Kansas State. Indeed, Missouri’s three losses have come to three very good teams in Arizona State, Oklahoma and KSU.

OSU has won three of the past four meetings in this series, including 33-17 in the most recent meeting in 2009. The Cowboys have won their last eight road games for the second longest streak in school history and second-longest current streak in the country.

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