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Big 12 Football: Week 11 Power Rankings

By VF Castro

Nov 19, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; Oklahoma Sooners players celebrate after scoring a second quarter touchdown against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; Oklahoma Sooners players celebrate after scoring a second quarter touchdown against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 19, 2016; Lawrence, KS, USA; Kansas Jayhawks fans run onto the field after the win over the Texas Longhorns 24-21 at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Rohman-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Lawrence, KS, USA; Kansas Jayhawks fans run onto the field after the win over the Texas Longhorns 24-21 at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Rohman-USA TODAY Sports /

7. Kansas Jayhawks (Record: 2-9)

Kansas moved up several spots this week because it’s a weekly rankings system, and frankly, the Jayhawks deserve some credit for finally causing some conference disruption.

Nobody wants to see a head coach get fired, but Texas’ loss at Kansas could be the nail in the coffin for Charlie Strong, but that drama shouldn’t be the narrative for Kansas headed into Kansas State to finish the season.

Despite being shut out of scoring for two quarters, Kansas managed to keep it tight. Quarterback Carter Stanley was 21/42 for 220 yards, with one rushing touchdown by Khalil Herbert, and another defensive touchdown by Brandon Stewart. Additionally, kicker Matthew Wyman was perfect, nailing 3/3 field goals on the night.

As I mentioned previously, the last time Kansas beat Texas was in 1938, but this win also ended Kansas’ longest active FBS streaks of overall losses (9), conference losses (19), losses against FBS teams (23), home losses (4), and home losses in-conference (9).

Head coach David Beaty is scheduled to earn a $25k bonus for every Big 12 win he produces this season, so this win certainly didn’t hurt his bank account.

Next Game:

Sat, Nov 26 Kansas State vs. Kansas Manhattan, Kan. 11:00 a.m. FS1
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