Oklahoma St. 24 - 33 Oklahoma (Final)

Facing a 3d and 17 from its own 30, and with only 2 seconds left, Oklahoma State tries one of those lateral plays where you keep throwing the ball back and forth.  One of the laterals gets away from OSU, and rolls all the way back to the OSU 3 -- where Eric Striker of Armwood H.S. in Seffner, Fla. picks it up AND TROTS INTO THE END ZONE FOR ANOTHER OKLAHOMA TOUCHDOWN.

Looking back over the results of the second half, I think this has to be the most painful loss in Oklahoma State football history.  Consider what happened:

1.  Oklahoma State was at home, and was heavily favored to win the game, keep the UCFC, and take the Big XII championship to the Fiesta Bowl.

2.  OSU finished the game with 432 total yards, while OU had only 358.

3.  OU's quarterback was hurt at the end of the first half, and the Sooners had to use back-ups all through the second half.

4.  OSU had a running back, Desmond Roland, who went for 144 yards on 21 carries.

5.  OSU scored what appeared to be the game-winning touchdown after a flawless 82 yard drive, leaving less than 2 minutes for OU's third-string quarterback.

6.  OSU appeared to have the game-winning interception with less than a minute to go -- but the play was not even reviewed by the officials.

And when it was all over, OU had won anyway, 33-24.  The Sooners got one touchdown on a punt return.  They got another on a fake field goal that resulted in a pass from the holder to the kicker.  And they got another when a linebacker recovered a fumble on the last play of the game.  So OSU loses everything -- the rivalry game, the UCFC, the Big XII title, and the chance to play in the Fiesta Bowl.  Their all-time record in UCFC games is now 3-10.

OU does not get the Big XII title -- that will now go to either Baylor or Texas.  But the Sooners do get the UCFC.  We will have to wait to see which bowl game will host the next UCFC battle.  In the meantime, Oklahoma's all-time record in UCFC play is now 27-16-1.