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Wild weekend leads to movement in Big 12 power rankings after Week 8

After a crazy Week 8 of Big 12 games, how does the Big 12 stack up in this week’s power rankings?

The Oklahoma Sooners’ matchup with the Kansas Jayhawks was one example of the wild weekend of football in the Big 12. Oklahoma State lost its first game of the season, and West Virginia slowed the high octane TCU Horned Frogs to pick up their first conference win.

Baylor and Texas, who had bye weeks before their big Central Texas showdown next Saturday, got to sit back and watch the madness happen.

Let’s take a look at how the Big 12 teams stack up after Week 8.

Iowa State announcer: ‘This is like the worst call in NCAA history’

Iowa State’s Xavier Hutchinson was flagged for a taunting penalty that is hard to believe

The call was hard to believe and Iowa State’s radio announcers made no bones about their disbelief on the penalty flag being thrown for taunting after an apparent Cyclones’ touchdown Saturday against Oklahoma State.

The play took place in the third quarter. Brock Purdy found Xavier Hutchinson on a slant and the wideout broke it to the house.

Hutchinson slowed as he approached the end zone, not doing anything dramatic.

However, an official threw a flag for taunting, paving the way for the Cyclones’ broadcast team to react with disbelief.

Good thing Hutchinson isn’t in the NFL.

Texas Longhorns vs Iowa State: WR Tale of the Tape

The Texas Longhorns passing game has fallen off a bit over the last several weeks but do they have the edge over the Iowa State Cyclones?

We have taken a look at the quarterback and running back tale of the tape, now for the wide receivers. The Longhorns’ top guy is Joshua Moore. The redshirt sophomore came out hot to start the year. Over recent weeks his impact has been lessened but he still leads the team in receptions, yards and touchdowns. For the Iowa State Cyclones, they counter with Xavier Hutchinson.

A huge portion of the passing for the Cyclones is a bit different than the Longhorns. While Texas has more receivers making an impact, Iowa State counters with a trio of tight ends with NFL aspirations. They are led by Charlie Kolar. Texas has Brennan Eagles, Jake Smith, Tarik Black, and Jordan Whittington as their secondary options.

So which team has the edge in receiving?

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Wide Receiver Comparison

Moore vs Hutchinson
6-1 Ht 6-3
169 Wt 207
RS-Sophomore Class Junior
22 Rec 41
343 Yards 518
15.6 Average 12.6
7 TDs 4
23 Touches 41
342 Yards 518

Last three games comparison

Moore vs Hutchinson
3.6 Rec/Game 4.3
47.7 Yards/Game 73.7
13.0 Yards/Rec 17.0
1.0 TDs/Game 0.7

Secondary Receiver

Brennan Eagles vs Charlie Kolar
6-4 Ht 6-6
229 Wt 257
Junior Class Junior
19 Rec 25
286 Yards 286
15.1 Avg 11.4
5 TDs 4

Slight Edge: Iowa State

The Texas Longhorns may have more touchdown production from their players, the Cyclones get more consistent production overall. The big key is can the Longhorns get the passing game going against Iowa State? They have averaged just 207.7 yards per game through the air in the last three games. Against West Virginia, they totaled just 184 net yards through the air. The Cyclones allow just 229 per game.

The Longhorns defense is actually the worst in the Big 12 in terms of yards per game. They allow 283.1, which is 0.5 yards per game worse than Texas Tech. If Brock Purdy is as efficient as he was against Kansas State, it could be a long afternoon for the passing defense.