Anderson's huge day helped TCU earn a major upset on the road, with his 42-yard TD putting the game out of reach in the final minutes. Texas Tech's Dakota Allen earned honors on defense after stuffing the stat sheet against Houston, while Baylor kicker Connor Martin got the nod on special teams in a losing effort.
As the Cowboys make their final roster decisions for Monday night's game vs. the Cardinals, they may choose to stack up their defenders.
Texas coach Tom Herman, on the premise of taking Iowa State lightly: "There are a lot of guys here that were there for 24-0 (in Ames two years ago). There will be zero taking of (Iowa State) lightly."
The Bulldogs moved up four spots after handling Mississippi State, while the Horned Frogs jumped seven thanks to a win over Oklahoma State. The top five is unchanged, although Alabama garnered seven more first-place votes this week, while Clemson lost seven.
Baylor coach Matt Rhule on QB Zach Smith, who threw 463 yards and 4 TDs against Oklahoma: "It cements to him, hey I can do this. For him to play the way he did, it really gives him the confidence that he can make the big play, while not making bad decisions. ... That's something to build on."
Baylor coach Matt Rhule on K-State: "My kind of football team. If I could think of what I'd want a football team to look like, it would be them."
3-0 Texas Tech ranks second nationally in turnover margin, and has forced nine turnovers. Said Kliff Kingsbury, "That's what we've been searching for. That's why I was so excited about having (defensive coordinator) David Gibbs for a third year. We're developing a culture, developing an identity."
The Horned Frogs have already discovered an identity on both sides of the ball, which will serve them well in the Big 12 race.
West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen on next opponent TCU: "They're really, really good. It's hard to win in Stillwater and they did it convincingly. The quarterback (Kenny Hill) is playing as good as anybody in the country. They look like a top 10 team to me."
TCU has converted 63 percent of its third downs this season. Since at least 2004, when the NCAA began keeping third down statistics, no team has finished with a better third-down rate.
What's been the best performance so far this week? What was Sunday's most surprising result? And which of the two remaining undefeated teams is better?
As they prepare to face off Monday night, Larry Fitzgerald and Jason Witten look back on a decade-plus of admiring each other's work.
After beating Oklahoma State, TCU has jumped up to No. 3 in Strength of Record. SOR is purely a measure of accomplishment, quantifying the percentage chance an average top-25 team could achieve a record a team has given the opponents and circumstances in that team's games. Oklahoma remains atop the list.
Thanks to their upset of Oklahoma State, the Horned Frogs leap the Cowboys in this week's conference power rankings. Where does everyone else land?
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says having his team's players open up on President Donald Trump's comments would offer a clear message to fans.
As he returns to the site of what could have been a career-ending injury, Jaylon Smith is back, and the 632 days between the injury and this return have been filled with inspiration.
Which pitcher gets the least out of his velocity? Andrew Cashner is one of two pitchers in the running to take home this dubious honor.
Many of the top college football teams were on the road, but Georgia got a big win in front of the No. 1 overall recruit and TCU's upset of Oklahoma State has its stock rising.
In his 15th season with the Cowboys, how does Jason Witten keep producing? Credit the athletic trainers and strength coaches always there to help him.
TCU threw an early wrinkle into the Big 12 race and established itself as a contender, rolling into Stillwater and upsetting No. 6 Oklahoma State.
Take a look back at the best performances of Week 4 in the Big 12 and look ahead to Week 5.
Khris Davis hit another big home run, Jharel Cotton pitched five shutout innings of one-hit ball and the Oakland Athletics extended their season-best winning streak to seven games with an 8-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
Jamie Dixon's group returns all five starters from its lineup in the NIT title game. A normal number of takeaways this season could help propel TCU to the program's first NCAA bid since 1998.
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 77 | 68 |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 71 | 60 |
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 36 | 45 |
| New York | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 37 | 70 |
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 95 | 60 | .613 | - | L1 |
| Los Angeles | 77 | 78 | .497 | 18 | W1 |
| Texas | 76 | 79 | .490 | 19 | L3 |
| Seattle | 75 | 81 | .481 | 20.5 | L2 |
| Oakland | 72 | 83 | .465 | 23 | W7 |
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| TCU | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| West Virginia | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Texas | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-1 | 3-1 |
| Kansas | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Baylor | 0-1 | 0-4 |
