College Football 2018: 3 Worst losses from Week 9

Texas is not back

Everything was there for Texas. They had tough games ahead, but they controlled their own destiny. Keep winning and chances are they could make a good case for being one of the four teams in the playoff. Those thoughts are now gone after their loss to Oklahoma State in Stillwater Saturday night.

The Cowboys got off to a fast start, racing out to a 31-14 lead at halftime and really putting the screws on the Longhorns. While Texas did make it interesting in the second half, Oklahoma State did enough to stave off the comeback and win 38-35.

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger suffered a shoulder injury in the previous game versus Baylor and there was speculation he might not play the game, but he did start. He was not on point in the first half, missing several open receivers and finishing the first 30 minutes with only five completions on 15 attempts.

Ehlinger’s counterpart, the much maligned Taylor Cornelius, had a much-needed great performance. Cornelius completed 68 percent of his passes with three touchdowns and no interceptions. The Longhorn defense, which had been playing well, allowed the non-rushing quarterback to score twice on the ground.

While only a three point loss, this was a huge blow to the Longhorns. They still are in good position to make the Big 12 Championship game, but the Longhorns playoff chances went out the window. With games against West Virginia, Texas Tech and even tricky Iowa State, the Longhorns need to figure out what went wrong against Oklahoma State and fix it quick.