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No. 10 Holds Off No. 6 Iowa State to Win Big 12 Championship

No. 10 Oklahoma won the Big 12 championship, 27–21, over No. 6 Iowa State thanks to a 17-point second quarter.

This marks the Sooners sixth straight conference title.

The matchup looked like it would be the battle of the quarterbacks. Coming into the game, Sooners quarterback Spencer Rattler had thrown for 2,512 yards, 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions this season.

Brock Purdy, on the other hand, had thrown for 2,272 yards, 17 touchdowns and six interceptions this season, his third as the starter for the Cyclones.

By the end of the game, Rattler threw for 272 yards and one passing touchdown while Purdy went for 322 passing yards and one passing touchdown with three interceptions.