5 CFP) won their seventh consecutive game - and became the first Power Five team to win four outright conference titles in a row since Florida in the SEC in the mid-1990s. 'That catch will live on in Oklahoma history forever,' Riley said. Two of Murray's TD throws were to Grant Calcaterra, who had an impressive one-handed grab for an 18-yard score on a third-and-10 play with two minutes left. 9 Texas 39-27 in the Big 12 championship game Saturday, avenging their only loss and making their case for their third playoff appearance in four years.
Murray was 25-of-34 passing for 379 yards and three touchdowns as the Sooners beat No. 'There's no doubt we have a playoff-worthy team, but I understand that there's other factors there too that we can't control,' coach Lincoln Riley said. Now the 12-time Big 12 champions wait to find out if all that is good enough to get back into the College Football Playoff. 9 Texas for Big 12Ĭollege Football, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas LonghornsĪRLINGTON, Texas - Kyler Murray had another Heisman Trophy-worthy performance, Oklahoma's much-maligned defense made some big key plays and the fifth-ranked Sooners won yet another conference title.
