The Cowboys suffered a gut punch at the goal line on Saturday, and then they went back for another, and another, and more, and they still came up empty.
Oklahoma State came within six yards of Baylor’s end zone five times during the Big 12 Championship, but only crossed it once. Success on any one of those other four tries means that the Cowboys are Big 12 Champs, and possibly playing for Alabama on that exact same field again in the playoff semifinal four weeks later.
Days later, the pain is still present, but a New Year’s Six Bowl against Notre Dame will have to serve as a consolation.