 The Tigers entered the game ranked 11 in both polls, their highest ranking since 1981.The game matched the two highest ranked teams in the Big 12 at the time and was a preview of the Big 12 Championship.The Tigers came into the game with a Heisman-hopeful quarterback, Chase Daniel, and Jeremy Maclin, the nation's leader in all-purpose yardage (Maclin originally committed to Oklahoma but decommitted and went to Missouri).