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ARLINGTON, Texas -- There would be no controversial ending to the Big 12 Championship Game this time.But just like last season, the night ended in heartache for the Nebraska Cornhuskers after they allowed Oklahoma to rally from a one-time 17-point deficit to claim a 23-20 victory Saturday at Cowboys Stadium. The Cornhuskers were denied a chance to exit the Big 12 as the league champions when Taylor Martinez's pass to Brandon Kinnie fell incomplete in the waning moments, which assured the Sooners' trip to the Fiesta Bowl next month.
On a night where Nebraska's offense could do little right, the Sooners took advantage of four Cornhuskers turnovers to erase an early second quarter 17-0 hole. Oklahoma took its first and only lead with 8:28 to play in the fourth on a Jimmy Stevens 27-yard field goal that was set up after NU running back Rex Burkhead fumbled away the snap out of the Wildcat offense.
The Sooners win signified the final conference game between these two storied rivals and the ending of the Big 12 Championship Game with the league dropping to 10 teams next season following the exit of Nebraska to the Big Ten and Colorado to the Pac-12.
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