The Oklahoma State Cowboys had Thanksgiving week off, yet not playing didn't prevent them from dropping in the AP rankings for week 14. With just one game remaining in its season, Oklahoma State is going to find it incredibly hard to reach the College Football Playoff even with a Big 12 conference championship.
First comes OSU's responsibility: defeating Oklahoma for the Big 12 title. The game is on the road in Norman, and it would double as the Cowboys' best victory of the year if they pull it off. Though they have won just twice in the last 13 games against the Sooners, the last two games in Norman went to overtime.