Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
Here's a look at some of the curious streaks heading into this weekend's Big 12 games.
Who's hot:
Baylor RB Terrance Ganaway: He notched three touchdowns among his seven carries against Northwestern State.
Who's not:
Missouri's running game: Take away a 42-yard run by Derrick Washington and the Tigers produced 36 rushing yards on 33 carries against a Nevada defense that came into the game ranked 99th nationally in rush defense. The Tigers are averaging 3.8 yards per carry this season -- down from 5.3 yards per carry last season.
Who's hot:
Kansas WR Kerry Meier: He produced a career-high 141 receiving yards last week against Southern Mississippi. It marked the fourth time in his last six games that Meier has produced at least 100 receiving yards.
Who's not:
Kansas WR Kerry Meier: His incompletion on a gadget play last week snapped his string of 14 consecutive completions that stretched since the Baylor game in 2007.
Who's hot:
Nebraska: The Cornhuskers can claim the mythical championship of the Sun Belt Conference after going 3-0 against opponents from there earlier this season. The Cornhuskers outscored FAU, Arkansas State and Louisiana-Lafayette by a combined margin of 142-12, allowing only one touchdown in those three games.
Who's not:
Kansas State: The Wildcats have been a different team against FBS and FCS opposition. In victories over FCS teams Massachusetts and Tennessee Tech, the Wildcats outscored opponents 70-24. But against FBS teams UCLA and Louisiana-Lafayette were outscored 40-24 in two losses.
Who's hot:
Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert: He's thrown 11 touchdowns against no interceptions to lead the Tigers to a 4-0 start. Gabbert has gone his first 144 passing attempts without an interception, including 131 this season.
Who's not:
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy: He's thrown interceptions in four straight games and has been picked off five times in his first 145 attempts this season. That compares with eight interceptions in 433 attempts last season.
Who's hot:
Oklahoma State K Quinn Sharp: Of his 18 kickoffs this season, 16 have resulted in touchbacks. Last season, the Cowboys produced 13 touchbacks on 95 kickoffs that were attempted.
Who's not:
Texas A&M's special teams: The Aggies misplayed an onside kick on the opening kickoff and also fumbled a punt return last week against UAB. The Aggies can't afford to do that against Arkansas and expect to win on Saturday.
Who's absolutely sizzling:
Texas run defense: Texas' defense has allowed just three yards rushing on their opponents last 43 carries over the past two games.
Who's cold, cold, cold:
Texas Tech's late running game: Against Houston, the Red Raiders produced 148 yards on 16 carries in the second and third quarters -- an average of 9.3 yards per carry. In the pivotal fourth quarter against the Cougars, the Red Raiders were plundered after rushing for 21 yards on six carries -- an average of 3.5 yards per carry.
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Tim Griffin
Griffin joined ESPN.com in February 2008. He has covered the Big 12 since its inception, among a variety of beats during a 24-year career at the San Antonio Express-News. Griffin, a Memphis State University graduate, lives in San Antonio with his wife and son.
