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Charlie Strong is lucky that billionaire T. Boone Pickens isnt a Texas alumnus.Pickens has been publicly critical of Mike Gundy, who coaches Oklahoma State, their alma mater.But Gundy was the one gloating after the Cowboys hammered the Longhorns 49-31 on Saturday. The Longhorns allowed 47 points or more for the third time in their first four games for the first time in school history.On Monday, Strong announced that he has demoted defensive coordinator Vance Bedford, whom he publicly supported during the Longhorns bye week. If Strong doesnt turn around the Texas defense, starting Saturday with the showdown against Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry, he might be out of a job soon.The Longhorns were one of 15 FBS teams eliminated from consideration for one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff by The Eliminator this week. Through the first five weeks of the season, 92 of the 128 FBS teams have been eliminated from consideration, leaving 36 teams in contention for the four spots.Heres where the FBS stands after Week 5:Jump to sections: Whos in??| Still in contention | On the fence | Better luck next season | Previously eliminatedWhos in?Theres a shakeup in the top four teams for the available spots in the College Football Playoff. No. 1 Alabama remains in the top spot, even after it got off to a slow start in a 34-6 win over Kentucky, and Ohio State remains No. 2 after crushing Rutgers 58-0. Clemson jumps into the No. 3 spot after knocking off Louisville 42-36 at Death Valley on Saturday night, and Michigan remains No. 4 after winning a 14-7 battle over Wisconsin. Washington emerged as the biggest potential threat to the top four after routing Stanford 44-6 on Friday night.Still in contentionAlabama Crimson TideTrending: UPIs it too early to bring up the Nick Saban-to-Texas rumors again??Baylor BearsTrending: DOWNAfter coming from behind to beat Iowa State 45-42 on the road, the Bears will get bye weeks before and after they play Kansas. You can never have enough time to prepare for and recuperate from the Jayhawks.?Clemson TigersTrending: UPAfter the Tigers defeated Louisville 42-36, ESPNs Football Power Index projects they have an 85 percent chance to win every remaining regular-season game, except their Oct. 29 trip to Florida State (48 percent) and a 69 percent chance to beat the ACC Coastal winner in the ACC title game.?Houston CougarsTrending: UPId go ahead and launch my search for a new head coach.?Louisville CardinalsTrending: DOWNAfter falling at Clemson, the Cardinals playoff chances arent dead. FPI projects Louisvilles remaining schedule as the easiest among any Power 5 school, giving it the best chance (50 percent) to win out during the regular season.?Miami HurricanesTrending: UPThe Hurricanes are going to wear Legend of the U uniforms, like the ones they wore during the 1980s, Saturday against Florida State. Maybe theyll play against the Seminoles like they used to. They have dropped six straight games against the Seminoles and havent beaten them since a 38-24 win in 2009.?Michigan WolverinesTrending: UPDont tell the Buckeyes that Michigans 10-man, I-formation play was really a symbolic finger pointed at them.?Nebraska CornhuskersTrending: UPNebraska, meet Indiana. The Cornhuskers get a bye week before playing the Hoosiers in Bloomington, Indiana, on Oct. 15. It will be the first time the teams have played since Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011 and the first time theyve met since 1978. Orville Redenbacher would think thats criminal.?Ohio State BuckeyesTrending: UPTalk about a lopsided rivalry. Ohio State has won 21 straight games over Indiana, dating back to a tie in 1990. Since 1960, the Buckeyes are 45-2-1 against the Hoosiers, who played them close last season. Indiana led 10-6 at the half and 17-13 in the third quarter, before losing 34-27 in Bloomington.?Tennessee VolunteersTrending: UPHey, Volunteers, the 2013 Auburn Tigers want their lucky horseshoe back.?Texas A&M AggiesTrending: UPIf the Aggies want to beat Tennessee on Saturday, they might want to give the Volunteers an early lead. Tennessee trailed Georgia by 17 points before winning 34-31 on a Hail Mary on the final play. The Vols are now 4-0 over the past two seasons in games in which they trailed by at least 14 points.?Washington HuskiesTrending: UPOregon has defeated Washington 12 straight times and hasnt lost to the Huskies since a 42-10 defeat in Seattle in 2003. Yeah, it might get ugly for the struggling Ducks at Autzen Stadium on Saturday.On the fenceAir Force FalconsTrending: UPAir Force had the best ground defense in a 28-14 win over Navy on Saturday. The Falcons held the Midshipmen to only 57 rushing yards (Navy averaged 316.3 in their first three games) and had six sacks and eight tackles for loss.Arizona State Sun DevilsTrending: DOWNThe Sun Devils 41-20 loss at USC was even more painful after quarterback Manny Wilkins left with a leg injury. He spent the second half on crutches on the sideline and his availability this week against UCLA isnt known.?Arkansas RazorbacksTrending: EVENIf Alabama is the benchmark for everyone, the Hogs have showed remarkable progress under Bret Bielema. After losing to the Crimson Tide 52-0 in 2013, Bielemas teams fell 14-13 in 2014 and 27-14 last season. Arkansas hasnt beaten Alabama since a 24-23 win in overtime in 2006.?Auburn TigersTrending: EVENSince Tigers coach Gus Malzahn turned over playcalling duties to offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee, Auburns offense has piled up more than 1,000 yards in wins over LSU and Louisiana-Monroe.?Boise State BroncosTrending: EVENDont sleep on the undefeated Broncos. If Houston slips once or twice, the Broncos might be in position to steal a spot in a New Years Six bowl game. They will play New Mexico on Friday night.?Colorado BuffaloesTrending: UPEarly leader for national coach of the year: Colorados Mike MacIntyre. The Buffaloes are 4-1 after blasting Oregon State on Saturday, 47-6, their largest margin of victory in a conference game since beating Kansas State 54-7 in the Big 8 in 1992.?Florida GatorsTrending: DOWNAfter managing only 236 yards of offense in a 13-6 win over Vanderbilt, the Gators might get back quarterback Luke Del Rio this week for LSU. He sprained his knee against North Texas on Sept. 17.?Indiana HoosiersTrending: UPPing! Ping! The Hoosiers reclaimed the Old Brass Spittoon for the first time since 2006 with a 24-21 upset in overtime of No. 17 Michigan State on Saturday. It was Indianas first home win over a ranked opponent in a decade.?LSU TigersTrending: UPLes Miles chewed grass. Ed Orgeron chews gator hide.?Maryland TerrapinsTrending: UPThe Terrapins have only beaten Penn State twice in 39 meetings, but one of them was a 20-19 win in State College, Pennsylvania, two years ago. James Franklin better not lose to them again.?Minnesota Golden GophersTrending: DOWNAfter losing 29-26 in overtime at Penn State, the Gophers will try to take back the Floyd of Rosedale from Iowa on Saturday.?North Carolina Tar HeelsTrending: UPIs there anything worse than being taunted by a long-haired kicker??Oklahoma SoonersTrending: EVENOklahoma plays Texas in Dallas on Saturday. Texas is reeling and its coach is on the hot seat. Yeah, we know how this one is going to go.?Ole Miss RebelsTrending: EVENThe Rebels get a week off before playing at Arkansas on Oct. 15, giving them two weeks to prepare for the play in which the tight end laterals the ball backward and over his head.?Pittsburgh PanthersTrending: EVENPitt honored tailback James Conners oncologist, Dr. Stanley Marks, during last weeks 43-27 win over Marshall. Conner and Panthers coach Pat Narduzzi ran onto the field and gave him a hug.?Stanford CardinalTrending: DOWNHow good is Washingtons defense? The Cardinal were sacked eight times and averaged one yard on 29 rushes in a 44-6 loss.?Texas Tech Red RaidersTrending: EVENRed Raiders quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes II and Nic Shimonek each threw four touchdowns in a 55-19 victory over Kansas. Techs sports information department is still checking to see if theyve ever done it in practice.?UCLA BruinsTrending: UPSee, Oklahomas Bob Stoops isnt the only coach who teaches the rules to officials.?Utah UtesTrending: DOWNThe Utes ran 97 plays to Cals 49 and held the ball for more than 42 minutes but still somehow lost to the Bears 28-23.?Virginia Tech HokiesTrending: EVENAfter getting an extra week to prepare for North Carolinas high-octane offense, the Hokies could throw a wrench into the ACC Coastal race by beating the Tar Heels on Saturday.?Wake Forest Demon DeaconsTrending: DOWNAfter a surprising 4-0 start, the Demon Deacons allowed 527 yards of offense in a 33-16 loss at NC State. Thats not a good sign with Syracuse coming to town.?Western Michigan BroncosTrending: UPRow that boat. Row that damn boat.?West Virginia MountaineersTrending: UPDana Holgorsen has a 9-1 record in his past 10 games as West Virginias coach. Thats the same record as Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh. Just sayin.?Wisconsin BadgersTrending: DOWNAfter losing to Michigan by a touchdown, Wisconsin gets a week off before facing a three-game stretch against No. 2 Ohio State, Iowa and No. 12 Nebraska. Who did the Badgers tick off?Better luck next seasonArizona WildcatsTrending: DOWNInjuries have forced the Wildcats to play four quarterbacks this season. Freshman Khalil Tate made his debut in a 45-24 loss at UCLA.Cincinnati BearcatsTrending: DOWNThere was a Gunner Kiel sighting in the Bearcats 45-20 loss to South Florida. He came off the bench and completed his first three passes, before throwing eight straight incompletions.Florida State SeminolesTrending: DOWNWhen Florida State fans are including his name in the same breath with Jeff Bowden, its probably not a good thing for defensive coordinator Charles Kelly. The Seminoles rank 105th in scoring defense (35.4 points per game) and 94th in total defense (438.4 yards).Georgia BulldogsTrending: DOWNYeah, it really happened.?Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsTrending: DOWNAt this point, Mark Richt deserves to have his name somewhere at Georgia Techs Bobby Dodd Stadium. After guiding Miami to a 35-21 win at Tech on Saturday, hes 9-0 in games there. Maybe theyll put his name on a statue or a park bench.?Iowa HawkeyesTrending: DOWNSorry, Im out of Kirk Ferentz contract jokes. They arent even funny anymore.?Kansas State WildcatsTrending: DOWNThe Wildcats blew a 16-3 lead in the final 14 minutes of a 17-16 loss at West Virginia, losing their Big 12 opener for the third time in four seasons.?Memphis TigersTrending: DOWNTigers quarterback Riley Ferguson threw for 343 yards on 30-for-46 passing in a 48-28 loss at Ole Miss. He also threw three interceptions, including one that was returned 31 yards for a touchdown by Rebels safety Zedrick Woods.?Michigan State SpartansTrending: DOWNThe Spartans blew a 14-0 lead in a 24-21 loss in overtime at Indiana, which was their first defeat to the Hoosiers since 2006, the season before Mark Dantonio became coach. The Spartans are 0-2 for the first time since 2007, and theyve lost back-to-back games for the first time since 2012.?Navy MidshipmenTrending: DOWNAfter falling 28-14 at Air Force on Saturday, the Midshipmen have to hope they beat Army -- and the Black Knights beat the Falcons -- for them to retain the Commander-In-Chiefs Trophy.Oregon DucksTrending: DOWNI cant believe Nike hasnt invented a jersey that can help the Ducks tackle. Theyve dropped three straight games and are 2-3 after five games, the latest theyve been under .500 since finishing 5-6 in 2004.?San Diego State AztecsTrending: DOWNIm guessing San Diego State wont be scheduling South Alabama again. The Aztecs have lost three times in their past 16 games, twice to the Jaguars. South Alabama won 34-27 in overtime in San Diego last season and 42-24 at home on Saturday night.?TCU Horned FrogsTrending: DOWNRemind me to never say anything negative about Horned Frogs coach Gary Patterson. Man, that guy never forgets. ?Texas LonghornsTrending: DOWNAfter the Longhorns gave up 47 points or more in three of their first four games for the first time in school history, coach Charlie Strong demoted defensive coordinator Vance Bedford and took control of the unit. Good luck.?Toledo RocketsTrending: DOWNBest individual performance you might have missed this weekend: BYUs Jamaal Williams ran for a career-high 286 yards with a school-record five touchdowns in a 55-53 win over Toledo. 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STILLWATER, Okla. -- Jawun Evans scored 25 points, along with five steals, four assists and four rebounds to lead Oklahoma State to a 101-85 victory over Rogers State Wednesday night.Averaging 98.5 points per game entering the contest, ranking second in the nation, Oklahoma State (6-1) surpassed the 100-point mark for the fourth time this season and went over 95 for the sixth.In a game that was much closer than the final score might indicate, seven Oklahoma State players scored at least 10 points, including Jeffrey Carroll, who had 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Freshman Brandon Averette added a career-high 15 points.Awfully glad to escape, and thats what we did tonight, said Cowboys coach Brad Underwood. A lot of credit to Rogers State. I knew that was a good basketball team. It was basically about their commitment to win and our lack of. Just tremendous credit to them and the fight that they had. We were fortunate tonight.Jeylyn Sharpe scored 18 points and added eight rebounds to lead Rogers State (4-2), a Division II school that did not look outmatched and remained within striking distance most of the night. The Hillcats shot 56.9 percent.I thought we did an excellent job competing, said Rogers State coach Justin Barkley. When we play Division I guys, we get pretty amped up, and I thought we competed for 40 minutes, and yes we lost the game, but there were some positives. I thought our guys responded. This is something build on and go forward.When Travis Hester swished a 3-pointer with 7:43 remaining, the Hillcats pulled to within 77-73, but Oklahoma State went on a 17-3 run over the next 4:13 to put the game away.We just had to pick it up on defense and our defensive intensity got us ahead as much as we could, Evans said.BIG PICTURERogers State: The Hillcats, the defending Heartland Conference champions, played well, hanging with Oklahoma State until the final few minutes. Rogers State controlled the action for much of the games first 12 to 15 minutes, going up 6-2 and 11-7, and was tied 25-25 with 7:34 to go in the first half before Oklahoma State reeled off a 12-1 run to build up a big lead. After that, despite falling behind by as many as 11 on multiplle occasions in the first half and early in the second, Rogers State continued to battle back.ddddddddddddOklahoma State: After a strong showing against Power 5 Conference teams, defeating Connecticut and Georgetown to finish third at the Maui Invitational last week, the Cowboys looked a bit sluggish in this one. They didnt take their first lead until 7:24 had elapsed in the game, going up 14-13 on Carrolls free throw, and even after finally opening up a big lead, allowed Rogers State to remain within striking distance much of the night.TIP-INSAll of Evans five steals came in the first half, just one shy of the school record for one half of play. . Oklahoma State entered the contest averaging 20.5 turnovers forced per game, ranking third in the nation, and forced Rogers State into 22 in this one, while committing just 10 to outscore the Hillcats 32-13 off turnovers. . Rogers States Hester scored 14 points, shooting 4 of 5 from 3-point range, increasing his season percentage to 53.2 (25 of 47). . OSUs Mitchell Solomon tied a career-high with 10 points -- all in the second half -- and added five rebounds, in just 15 minutes off the bench. . The Cowboys set season highs with 35 free throws made and 44 attempts.HE SAID ITThey controlled the whole tempo of the game with their effort, Underwood said of Rogers State. You can overcome a lot of things with effort. And you saw what happens tonight when you dont have that and you dont have energy. To grow as a basketball team, it doesnt matter who you play, we have to continue to work. Will we get better? Absolutely. But we cant afford to take a day off in practice. We have to grow in that. That is this teams challenge right now.UP NEXTRogers State: After traveling the short trip home, 95 miles east to Claremore, Oklahoma, the Hillcats are right back in action Thursday night against Dallas Christian.Oklahoma State: The Cowboys will have a much tougher test on Saturday when they go on the road to face Maryland. The 7-1 Terrapins will be coming off their first loss of the season, on Tuesday to Pittsburgh. ' ' '