Texas finds way to beat Oklahoma State again

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Texas did it to Oklahoma State again.

Ryan Bailey kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Longhorns to a 38-35 victory Saturday and cap another wild comeback by Texas against the Cowboys.

For the second straight week, Jamaal Charles led a late charge for the 14th-ranked Longhorns. He scored two of his three touchdowns in the fourth quarter as Texas outscored Oklahoma State 24-0 in the last 15 minutes.

The Longhorns twice trailed by 21 points, including a 35-14 deficit entering the fourth quarter. It’s the fourth time in five years Texas (8-2, 4-2 Big 12 Conference) has staged a big rally to beat Oklahoma State (5-4, 3-2).

In 2003, Oklahoma State led 16-7 in the first quarter, but Texas won 55-16. That was nothing compared with what was to come in this rivalry.

In Austin in 2004, Oklahoma State sprinted to a 35-7 first-half lead before Texas roared back to win 56-35. In 2005 -- the season Texas won the national title -- the Longhorns trailed 28-9 in the first half in Stillwater but rallied to win 47-28 behind Vince Young.

Charles scored on a 17-yard run with 11:40 left and reeled off a 75-yard touchdown jaunt with 7:30 left, pulling the Longhorns to within 35-28. He finished with 16 carries for 180 yards.

Colt McCoy finished 20 for 27 passing for 282 yards and rushed 16 times for 106 yards.