MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia and Baylor may have been idle, but there was plenty of standings-altering action Saturday in the Big 12.
 
The biggest upset of the year happened in Manhattan, Kansas, where the Wildcats stunned fifth-ranked Oklahoma 48-41, putting the Sooners' hopes of reaching the College Football Playoffs for a third straight year jeopardy.
 
OU (7-1) fell behind by 25 points early in the fourth quarter before staging a furious comeback that saw it whittle K-State's lead to seven when Gabe Brkic booted a 39-yard field goal with 1:45 remaining.
 
Without any timeouts remaining, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley was forced to try an onside kick that was recovered by the Sooners, but replay officials declared that the football touched an OU player before traveling 10 yards and awarded possession to Kansas State.
 
K-State was able to run out the clock before students stormed the field.
 
The 5-2 Wildcats dominated both lines of scrimmage, rushing 45 times for 213 yards while holding the Sooners' vaunted rushing offense to just 102 yards on 26 attempts.
 
Kansas State was as balanced as an offense can be – 213 yards rushing and 213 yards passing from junior quarterback Skylar Thompson.
 
Three hours later, TCU pinned a third loss on 15^th-ranked Texas in Fort Worth, producing 24 second-half points to down the Longhorns 37-27.
 
True freshman quarterback Max Duggan passed for 273 yards and two touchdowns, one going 44 yards to speedster Jalen Reagor late in the third quarter to finally put TCU on top 27-20.
 
Duggan put the game on ice with 1:59 left when he scampered in from the 11.
 
It looks like TCU, now 4-3 following Saturday's victory, has finally found its quarterback in Duggan after the freshman had been sharing snaps with Kansas State transfer Alex Denton.
 
It also looks like Texas, at 5-3/3-2, is likely headed for a disappointing middle-of-the-pack finish in the Big 12 after reaching last year's championship game and upsetting Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.
 
Oklahoma State successfully rebounded from last week's 18-point home loss to Baylor by upsetting 23^rd-ranked Iowa State 34-27 in Ames yesterday. The Cowboys got a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown from Malcolm Rodriguez with 6:47 left in the game to pull off the upset.
 
Cyclones quarterback Brock Purdy was forced to throw the football 62 times, completing 39, for 382 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions.
 
Chuba Hubbard gained 116 yards and a touchdown on the ground for Oklahoma State, now 5-3/2-3.
 
Iowa State dropped to 5-3/3-2, with the loss.
 
Upset Saturday in the Big 12 concluded in Lawrence, Kansas, with one of the most unlikely endings you will ever see.
 
Kansas, which overcame a 27-14 third quarter deficit to tie the game 34-34 with 5:12 left in the game, lined up to kick a game-winning field goal with 13 seconds left.
 
Liam Jones' attempt from the Texas Tech 40 was blocked by the Red Raiders and defender Douglas Coleman scooped up the football and began running with it. Instead of falling down to run out the clock and send the game into overtime, he inexplicably tried to lateral the ball backwards to a teammate.
 
KU's Logan Klusman recovered tha ball at the Texas Tech 14 with two seconds remaining on the clock.
 
This time, Jones converted a much-shorter 32-yarder to give Kansas its first Big 12 victory under veteran coach Les Miles.
 
As was the case in Manhattan, Kansas students stormed the field to celebrate a rare conference win for the Jayhawks.
 
Carter Stanley torched Texas Tech's secondary for 415 yards and three touchdowns, two going to Stephon Robinson, who finished with 186 yards on just six receptions.
 
Texas Tech dropped to 3-5/1-4, while Kansas improved to 3-5/1-4.
 
Saturday's results now leave Baylor in the driver's seat for the Big 12 regular season title.
 
The undefeated, 12^th-ranked Bears are the only remaining undefeated team in the Big 12 with a 4-0 record. Oklahoma is 4-1 while four teams currently show two losses, Iowa State, Texas, Kansas State and TCU.
 
Oklahoma State and West Virginia have three losses each, while Kansas and Texas Tech are 1-4.
 
West Virginia is hopeful Upset Saturday can extend five additional days to Thursday night when the Mountaineers meet the Bears in Waco, Texas, on Halloween night. 
 
West Virginia coach Neal Brown said last week during his weekly United Bank Playbook segment with Tony Caridi that his team has hit the reset button with five games remaining in the season.

"We've had a rough three weeks. Three tough opponents, without a doubt," Brown said. "It's been hard on us from an injury standpoint, and it's a time to regroup and reassess. We've got a five-game season. A lot of goals are still intact. There is still a lot to play for. Our seniors have an opportunity to leave a legacy here and are the foundation of what we're building."
 
Brown indicated last week that leading tackler Josh Chandler will be sidelined for at least a month after sustaining a knee injury in the loss at Oklahoma, but he is hopeful of getting back senior cornerback Keith Washington II and backup outside linebacker Deamonte Lindsay. 
 
Brown said prep work leading up to the Baylor game began yesterday.

" The game is Thursday so in our book Saturday (is) a Monday (practice) and Sunday (is) a Tuesday, and we will work forward that way," he said.
 
Baylor is expected to be a heavy favorite at home on Thursday night.
 
The game will kick off at 8 p.m. and will be televised nationally on ESPN.
 
We will have more from Brown during tomorrow's weekly news conference, moved up one day because of Thursday night's game.
 
The weekly Football Friday segment, presented by the West Virginia Lottery, will post on Wednesday night when the Mountaineers arrive at team headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas.