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Go Pokes, beat the Horns (again) Here’s all the need-to-knows: tv details + betting lines, series details, and picks for the game (PFB and CBS Sports) Three Thoughts • Recent history (wins because of culture) would say the Pokes are the favorite – but the Cowboys’ margin of error will be tight today (PFB) • The definitive story on why Ollie Gordon is at OSU (and not Texas) was solid – Gordon joins a team full of Cowboys the Longhorns never called to try and upset them in the title game (Sellout Crowd) • What a pairing today – Ollie Gordon is an “unstoppable force” taking on Texas’ stout defensive tackles, “immovable object(s)”. Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II is the runaway favorite for the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s best rusher with a FBS-leading 1,580 yards. In Texas defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat, Gordon faces the toughest test of his career. Sweat and Byron Murphy II rate as the No. 1 and 2 interior defenders in college football, per Pro Football Focus, and lead a Longhorns defense that holds opponents to a freakish 2.9 yards per carry. [CBS Sports] Two Quotes • It’s hard to argue with Texas coach Steve Sarkisians’ observation…