Tyrone Swoopes threw for 305 yards against Oklahoma State. (Photo: courtesy USATSI)

Longhorns Football Bowl Eligible with Victory Over Oklahoma State

November 16, 2014 Steve Habel

By Steve Habel/Associate Editor

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STILLWATER, Okla. – Any list of doubters about the fast-forward direction of the Texas football team in its first season under the staff of coach Charlie Strong is a lot shorter after the Longhorns plastered Oklahoma State 28-7 on Saturday night in the chill and wind of the north-central Oklahoma.

The win was Texas’ sixth of the season and fourth in the past five contests and granted the surging Longhorns a spot in a bowl game —the specifics of which will be determined at the end of the regular season— for the 53rd time in school history.