For college football fans not in love with the realignment developments of 2021 and ’22, this Saturday (and last) provide some cold-blooded vengeance. And a couple of conspiracy theories, too.
Oklahoma State went a long way toward evicting future SEC member Texas from contention for the Big 12 championship game, beating the Longhorns 41-34 and handing them their second league loss. As has been its custom under second-year coach Steve Sarkisian, Texas blew a double-digit lead. But one stat line obscured all other game events: 14 penalties on Texas, zero on Oklahoma State.
Per research, that’s just the second time this century one team has been penalized 14 or more times while the opponent was not flagged at all. It’s the first time this century that it has happened in a conference game.
