No. 7 Texas blows out Oklahoma State 49-21 in Big 12 Championship game to take one step closer to the College Football Playoff

Texas made its Big 12 Championship win look easy with a 49-21 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday from AT&T Stadium.  

The No. 7 Longhorns led the entire game and dug too deep a hole for the Cowboys by the beginning of the second quarter with a 28-7 lead. 

The conference-championship victory comes a day after a dead Longhorn was found at an Oklahoma State fraternity house. 

Texas came into Saturday's win ranked No. 7 in the College Football Playoff rankings and needed a win to have any chance at a national championship this season. It took care of the biggest step. 

Now, the Longhorns must await other results to know their postseason fate.  

No. 3 Washington's defeat of No. 5 Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship on Friday cleared one team out of Texas' path to the four-team CFP. 

No. 1 Georgia plays No. 8 Alabama in the SEC Championship on Saturday afternoon. 

A Bulldog victory would eliminated any possibility of the Longhorns being jumped for a playoff spot, even with their win over the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa earlier this season. 

All Texas fans will be rooting for Louisville on Saturday night, who play No. 4 Florida State. An undefeated Power Five Conference champion would be hard to deny a CFP spot to. 

No. 6 Ohio State's regular season is done by not qualifying for the Big Ten Championship and the Buckeyes are susceptible to being jumped in the rankings by not being a conference champion.