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AMES, Iowa -- Chase Daniel threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns and No. 12 Missouri clinched the Big 12 North and a spot in the conference title game by crushing Iowa State 52-20 Saturday night.
The Tigers' opponent is still anyone's guess, with Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech all still in the mix for the South title.
Swirling winds and temperatures in the high 20s had little effect on Daniel and Missouri's high-flying offense. Daniel went 32 of 40 and completed his first 16 passes as the Tigers (9-2, 5-2 Big 12) jumped out to a 31-7 halftime lead.
Derrick Washington rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns and Jeremy Maclin caught eight passes for 103 yards and a score for Missouri, which has won four straight since a two-game losing streak that bounced the Tigers from the national title picture.
Kansas lost to Texas 35-7 on Saturday. That, along with Missouri's victory, eliminated the Jayhawks from the division title hunt.
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No. 4 Texas 35, Kansas 7: LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Colt McCoy burned the Big 12's worst pass defense for 255 yards and two record-breaking touchdowns and No. 4 Texas stayed in the thick of the national championship hunt.
The win gave Texas (10-1, 6-1 Big 12) double-digit wins for the eighth year in a row. More importantly to the Longhorns' long-range hopes, the 28-point margin was similar to blowouts Kansas suffered earlier at the hands of Big 12 South rivals Texas Tech and Oklahoma.
The Jayhawks (6-5, 3-4) lost for the fourth time in five games.
McCoy was rarely pressured and sacked only once even though his line was down to its third-team center. He was 24 for 34 for 255 yards and ran for a team-high 78 yards, including a 4-yard score.
He hit Quan Cosby with a 9-yard touchdown pass and connected with Brandon Collins over the middle for a 36-yard TD completion that made it 35-7 in the third. That raised his total for the year to 31 touchdown passes, breaking his own school record.
Increasing his mark as a starter to 30-7, the 6-foot-3 junior also tied Vince Young, his immediate predecessor, for the most wins as a Texas quarterback.
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No. 11 Oklahoma St. 30, Colorado 17: BOULDER, Colo. -- Zac Robinson broke Colorado's hearts again, leading No. 11 Oklahoma State past the Buffaloes four years after spurning a scholarship offer from the Buffaloes.
Playing in his home state for the first time since high school, Robinson threw for 217 yards and a touchdown and ran for another.
The Cowboys (9-2, 5-2 Big 12) have a week off before their showdown with archrival Oklahoma.
The Buffs (5-6, 2-5) have to win at Nebraska in two weeks to have a chance at a bowl bid.
After settling for field goals of 18 and 25 yards by Dan Bailey in the first quarter, the Cowboys built a 20-3 lead on Dez Bryant's 29-yard touchdown catch before halftime and Kendall Hunter's 43-yard TD run in the third quarter.
Hunter ran for 102 yards on 11 carries and Robinson ran 15 times for 61 yards. He also completed 15 of 23 passes.
Colorado caught a big break to keep things interesting.
On fourth-and-9 from the Cowboys 28, Cody Hawkins' pass hit wide receiver Cody Crawford's left shoulder pad at the 15-yard line and bounced high toward the end zone, where alert wide receiver Scotty McKnight cradled it as he fell across the goal line to pull the Buffs to 20-10.
Not to be outdone, Robinson drove the Cowboys 80 yards in eight plays, scoring on a 12-yard scamper to make it 27-10.
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Nebraska 56, Kansas St. 28: MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Joe Ganz accounted for 365 total yards and four touchdowns and Nebraska manhandled Kansas State for the second straight year.
Nebraska (7-4, 4-3 Big 12) routed Kansas State 73-31 last season, setting school records with 519 yards and seven touchdowns passing.
The Cornhuskers did it with a balanced attack this time, punishing the Wildcats (4-7, 1-6) at the line of scrimmage for 340 yards and four touchdowns rushing. They complemented it with Ganz's arm to finish with 610 total yards.
Nebraska established the running game early. Roy Helu Jr. scored on runs of 1 and 24 yards, and Quentin Castille had a 37-yarder on a fourth-and-1 late in the first quarter.
That set up Ganz, who had 270 yards and two touchdowns on 16-of-25 passing after his first attempt of the game was intercepted and returned for a touchdown. He also had 95 yards rushing on 11 carries, scoring on runs of 25 and 14 yards in the fourth quarter.
