By Wendell Barnhouse | wendell@big12sports.com
Big 12 Sports.com Correspondent

Saturday answered the question of who will play in the 2009 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship game: Texas will face Nebraska on Dec. 5 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

In a winner-take-all game in Lincoln, Neb., Nebraska stifled Kansas State, 17-3. The victory clinched the North Division title for the Cornhuskers, their first since 2006.

And No. 3 Texas clinched the South Division with a 51-20 victory over Kansas, the Jayhawks' sixth consecutive loss.

Texas and Nebraska have met in the championship game twice before. In the first Big 12 title game in 1996, the Longhorns stunned No. 3 Nebraska, 37-27. In 1999, the third-ranked Cornhuskers got some revenge with a 22-6 victory over the 11th-ranked Cornhuskers.

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Nebraska (8-3, 5-2) twice turned away Kansas State in the third quarter when the Wildcats were in the red zone. Kansas State's Keithen Valentine fumbled after making a reception and the Cornhuskers recovered at their 5. The Wildcats also failed to get points when Josh Cherry missed a 32-yard field goal.

The Cornhuskers broke a 3-3 tie on Zac Lee's 17-yard touchdown pass to tight end Mike McNeill early in the second quarter. Nebraska took the opening kickoff and built its lead to 17-3 when Roy Helu Jr. scored on a 14-yard run.

Kansas State, which managed just four field goals in last week's 38-12 loss to Missouri, was kept out of the end zone for the second consecutive game.

The Wildcats, who finished their season 6-6, is not bowl eligible because two of their victories came over Division I-AA teams. NCAA rules allow for only one victory over a I-AA to count toward bowl eligibility.

The Longhorns (11-0, 7-0) moved within two victories of playing for the BCS Championship. UT's victory over Kansas was fueled by senior quarterback Colt McCoy, who earned his NCAA-record 43rd career victory in his final home game.

McCoy had touchdown passes of 41 yards (James Kirkendoll), 38 yards (Jordan Shipley), 68 yards (Malcolm Williams) and 12 yards (Kirkendoll). McCoy completed 32 of 41 passes for 396 yards and no interceptions.

Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing, playing in his hometown for the first time in his career, completed 25 of 39 for 356 yards and no touchdowns. The Jayhawks (5-6) need to beat Missouri Saturday in Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium.

Texas Tech 41, Oklahoma 13
The Red Raiders avenged last season's 65-21 loss in Norman with a 28-point victory, Texas Tech's largest margin of victory over Oklahoma. The Red Raiders are 5-12 against the Sooners; none of the four previous victories had been by more than 10 points. Taylor Potts had 388 yards passing and two touchdowns for the Red Raiders. After Oklahoma took a 6-3 lead, Texas Tech ran off 31 consecutive points. The Sooners are 6-5 - the most losses they've had in a season since going 7-5 in 1999, Bob Stoops' first season as OU's coach.

Missouri 34, Iowa State 24
The Tigers continued to roll as wide receiver Danario Alexander had his third consecutive dominant game. Alexander had 11 catches for 173 yards and a 63-yard score, breaking records for single-season and career yardage set by Jeremy Maclin last season. In his last three games, Alexander has 34 catches for 578 yards and five touchdowns. Jerrell Jackson added eight receptions for 142 yards and a 70-yard TD catch. The Cyclones had a 17-10 halftime lead after Austen Arnaud hit Darius Darks for a 38-yard TD catch with 26 remaining in the first half.

Texas A&M 38, Baylor 3
The Aggies easily won their sixth game to become bowl eligible. Trailing 14-3, the Bears had a third and goal at the A&M 8 but an interception ended the drive. One play later, Aggies freshman running back Christine Michael scored on a 97-yard touchdown run - the longest play from scrimmage in school history. That gave A&M a 21-3 lead. The Aggies finished with 528 yards, 375 of that on the ground.