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No. 7 Baylor football battled past two obstacles Saturday night in the team’s 49-28 win at McLane Stadium: Oklahoma State and Mother Nature. The Bears used a big rushing offense to finish the game after rain continued to make its presence.

The bye week is over and the final stretch of the season is out in front of No. 7 Baylor football. Three games remain for the Bears to defend their Big 12 conference title.

Last season was one of those stories of “what could’ve been” for Baylor football. The team reached No. 3 in the AP Poll, but many say the Bears peaked a little too early in the season. It all came crashing down on a freezing cold night in Stillwater, Okla., against Oklahoma State.

An attorney for Oklahoma State said Wednesday the school could seek sworn testimony from Texas football coach Charlie Strong, Longhorns players and school administrators in its fight to recover nearly $600,000 from former Cowboys assistant Joe Wickline, who is now at Texas.

When a fan talks about the seventh-ranked Baylor Bears football team during their lunch hour, the College Football Playoff is going to be in the conversation.

Heading into last weekend, Baylor had never won a game in Norman, Okla. Ever. Down 14-3 after the end of the first quarter, the streak seemed to be alive and well.

No. 12 Baylor football sophomore receiver Corey Coleman and freshman kicker Chris Callahan were named Big 12 Players of the Week on Monday following the team’s 48-14 win against No. 15 Oklahoma in Norman on Saturday.

This game is far from over in Norman, Okla. After a very competitive half, No. 12 Baylor football leads Oklahoma 24-14 in their final conference road game of the season.

It’s no secret; Baylor has had Saturday’s game circled on its calendar since the beginning of the year. Despite whipping the Sooners 41-12 in the meeting between these two teams last season, Oklahoma was picked to win the Big 12 by the media.

Senior quarterback Bryce Petty threw three touchdowns and 277 passing yards in a 60-14 thrashing of the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday. However, Petty was given attention on social media feeds not for his actions on the field, but for his actions from the postgame podium.

No. 10 Baylor football raised $6,146 through its inaugural Touchdown Pledge Drive with its Uplifting Athletes chapter to raise money for cerebral palsy research on Saturday. The touchdown pledge was the team’s second fundraising event for cerebral palsy in 2014.

Baylor football was ranked No. 13 in the inaugural College Football Playoff poll released on Tuesday night. The Bears were one of five Big 12 teams ranked.