ARLINGTON -- By the time Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger saw it coming, it was too late.
At the last moment, Ehlinger whipped his head to his right only to see Oklahoma's Tre Brown, who was running with a lot of speed and zero abandon. Brown pancaked Ehlinger in the end zone for a play that carried more significance than what it meant in that moment at AT&T Stadium.
Brown's safety did start a flurry of points that helped No. 5 Oklahoma beat No. 14 Texas 39-27 in the Big 12 Championship Game. But it was that play, along with the Sooners' overall defensive effort, that could bolster Oklahoma's case to make the College Football Playoff.