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J. Brady McCollough: Are refs needling USC, Texas and other expansion defectors?

Head coach Mike Gundy of the Oklahoma State Cowboys jokes with head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns before their game at Boone Pickens Stadium on Oct. 22, 2022, in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

At one point during Saturday’s second half, Texas led Oklahoma State by 14 points. By the end of the game in Stillwater, Okla. — a 41-34 win by the Cowboys that put to rest all the, “Hey, could the Longhorns make the playoff with two losses?” conversation — Texas led Oklahoma State by 14 penalties.

14-0.

Fourteen. To. Zero. As in, the Big 12 officials who called this game did not identify one Oklahoma State penalty during 60 minutes that wasn’t offset by a Texas flag.

Look, I’ve got no dog in this fight. I generally root against the establishment, and, while Oklahoma State has been a better program than Texas during the last decade, somehow the Longhorns were favored by six points on the road Saturday against the Cowboys, which means my watching lens was not going to

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