Recognizing the best of the best from the Big 12 in Week 13:
QB Clint Chelf, Oklahoma State: What a masterful night for Chelf, who connected on his first 12 passes for 238 yards and finished the night with 370 yards and three scores on 19-of-25 passing. He added a rushing touchdown to help lead a 49-17 romp of No. 4 Baylor and put the Pokes one win away from a Big 12 title and a trip to their second Fiesta Bowl in three years.
RB Brennan Clay, Oklahoma: The Sooners needed a big-time performance on the ground with Damien Williams suspended, and Clay delivered that and a whole lot more in a 41-31 win over Kansas State. Clay ran for a career-high 200 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries, highlighted by a 64-yard dash in the second quarter. He's now No. 4 in the Big 12 in rushing yards with 843 and has six touchdowns.
DT James Castleman, Oklahoma State: Baylor was closing in on the first score of the night with a Shock Linwood dive up the middle. As Linwood reached the ball toward the goal line, Castleman had the savvy to swat it out of Linwood's hands and into Oklahoma State's possession. The game ended up being a blowout, but Castleman's forced fumble proved to the be a major momentum swing, leading to a seven-play, 99-yard touchdown drive that put OSU up 7-0. It was all downhill from there.
WR Jalen Saunders, Oklahoma: Saunders caught seven passes for 95 yards, but it was his 30-yard punt return that ended up sending Oklahoma to victory. Saunders took the punt back to the K-State 3-yard line in the fourth quarter, setting up a Clay touchdown run that put the Sooners up by 10.
QB Grant Rohach, Iowa State: The best antidote for the Cyclones' season-long issues on offense ended up being a meeting with Kansas. Rohach, a redshirt freshman making his third start, threw for a career-best 300 yards on 15-of-20 passing with two touchdowns and an interception in a 34-0 win. ISU got its first Big 12 win of the year and, perhaps, a reason for optimism from its quarterback situation going forward.
