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Two surprise teams will be playing this weekend for a chance at the Big 12 South championship. The 17th ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys host the 21st ranked Baylor Bears in a battle of two teams that had very low expectations before this season started. The Bears have won three in a row, the last one over rival Texas. The Cowboys knocked off Kansas State last week, 24-14. The Bears are a 7.5 point underdog in the college football odds.

Like some kind of dream season, the Baylor Bears are a ranked team. After finishing at the bottom of their conference almost every year, the Bears are 6-2 and ranked 25th. They beat a quality Kansas State team 47-42 and will look for another big win against the Texas Longhorns. Texas has been uncharacteristically weak this year, going just 4-3, and losing their most recent game to lowly Iowa State. They do have the home field advantage though, and are a seven point favorite according to the college football odds.

2009 Total Offense Rank (yards per game): 85
2009 Total Defense Rank (yards per game): 94

2009 was supposed to be the year that the Baylor Bears finally broke their 15 year bowl game drought. Hopes were high that outstanding quarterback Robert Griffin would build on his tremendous freshman year and lead the team to glory. Unfortunately though, an early season ACL tear destroyed the season for both Griffin and the Bears.