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Oklahoma running back Allen Patrick, right, is forced out-of-bounds just short of the goal line during the Sooners' 49-17 victory Saturday. Patrick ran for a career-best 202 yards and two touchdowns as Oklahoma won the Big 12 South title.

The Sooners (10-2, 6-2 Big 12) had been all but assured of playing in their fifth Big 12 title game in the past six seasons even with a loss, but a Bedlam blowout left no need to rely on a tiebreaker.

Oklahoma broke the game open with a huge goal-line stand in the second quarter, stuffing Oklahoma State (6-6, 4-4) on four straight rushing attempts from the 1. On fourth down, three Sooners converged on quarterback Zac Robinson just shy of the goal line to jar the ball loose, and safety D.J. Wolfe scooped it up to end the threat.

Patrick ran on each of the next four plays to pick up 31 yards, and Oklahoma cashed in on Bradford’s 2-yard touchdown pass to Finley for a 28-7 lead.

Finley also caught a 12-yard TD pass from Bradford, and Patrick’s 2-yard run in the fourth quarter extended the lead to 42-17.

Bradford finished with 150 yards on 11-for-15 passing with one interception, which set up one of the Cowboys’ two touchdowns on the day.

Dantrell Savage scored them both, catching a 16-yard pass from Robinson and rushing in from 6 yards out. He ran for 112 yards for his ninth straight 100-yard game.

“We lost. You can never be happy with a loss,” Oklahoma State defensive end Marque Fountain said. “We didn’t play as well as we could.”

Pregame warmups brought a glimmer of hope for Oklahoma State, as leading receiver Adarius Bowman jogged around and went through drills a week after coach Mike Gundy announced he’d be out for the rest of the regular season. Bowman was in uniform and had his helmet on, but didn’t play in the game.

The result was Robinson’s least productive passing day since he took over as the starter in the third game of the season. He completed 8 of 20 passes for 105 yards before being replaced by backup Bobby Reid in the fourth quarter.

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