Hokies hope to gain ground on Longhorns

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Texas played an unexpectedly close game against Big 12 cellar dweller Oklahoma State on Saturday, trailing for most of the first three quarters before pulling away for a 19-point victory. It wasn't the type of scare that made many voters feel the need to re-evaluate the Longhorns, but it was probably the first time all season that Texas didn't play like a national title contender for a long stretch of a game. That in itself might have been a minor victory for Virginia Tech, which is trying to catch the Horns in the BCS Standings.

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