It will have to consider Oklahoma State’s loss at home to Texas Tech (5-7) and wonder why Oklahoma struggled to beat the Cowboys. That technically made it the highest-scoring game in major college football history — in the same way, you might say, that the Aggies technically won. managed to win that game in seven overtimes instead, the playoff makeup might look very different. In the end, West Virginia quarterback Will Grier made too many mistakes, and Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray bolstered his Heisman Trophy argument with a 55-yard scamper to the end zone. Huskies running back Myles Gaskin gashed the Cougars’ defense for 170 yards and three touchdowns and Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew was kept in check as Washington won, 28-15.

Source: New York Times November 25, 2018 23:44 UTC