The Cowboys controlled their own destiny prior to taking one on the chin in Orlando behind Big 12-leading Texas and now find themselves in a four-way tie for second in the conference standings with a 5-2 league record along with Oklahoma, Kansas State and Iowa State. Oklahoma State's 42-point loss at UCF opened the floodgates for mass chaos over the final two weeks of the regular season in the Big 12 standings leading into the conference championship game on Dec.