Things to watch in the Big 12 in Week 5, the first full weekend of conference play, which got an early start with Kansas playing at Texas Tech on Thursday night:GAME OF THE WEEKOklahoma (1-2) at No. 21 TCU (3-1, 1-0 Big 12). While two September losses have already eliminated any realistic chance for Oklahoma to return to the College Football Playoff for the second year in a row, the Sooners have a clean slate in the Big 12 -- they were the overwhelming preseason favorite to win their 10th title in the league. This game features two former transfer quarterbacks: Oklahoma second-year starter Baker Mayfield (from Texas Tech) and first-year TCU starter Kenny Hill (from Texas A&M). Oklahoma has a 3-1 advantage in its Big 12 matchups against the Horned Frogs, but the total combined margin in those games is 15 points.BEST MATCHUPOK, most interesting matchup to watch. Texas defense vs. Oklahoma State offense. The 22nd-ranked Longhorns (2-1) will quickly find out the effectiveness of changes made on defense during the open date after giving up 50 points and 396 yards passing in a loss at California . James Washington leads the Big 12 with 122 yards receiving a game, while the Cowboys pass for 340 yards a game. Texas has allowed a Big 12 high-matching nine TDs passing without an interception.INSIDE THE NUMBERSKansas State is 5-0 against West Virginia since the Mountaineers joined the Big 12 Conference. ... Three TCU defensive linemen (Aaron Curry, L.J. Collier and Tipa Galeai) have 2 1/2 sacks each, matching them with Baylor end K.J. Smith for the Big 12 lead. ... Oklahoma hasnt lost back-to-back games since October 1999 in coach Bob Stoops first season. ... Texas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes has 1,493 yards passing in three games, a total not reached that quickly by any quarterback nationally since at least 2000.LONG SHOTAny Big 12 team getting through conference play without a loss . Since the Big 12 became a 10-team league in 2011, there has not been an undefeated champion -- each one has had an 8-1 league mark, with two teams sharing the title with that record in 2012 and 2014. Only Baylor and West Virginia went undefeated in nonconference play this month -- the fewest for the Big 12 as a 10-team league, after seven teams were without a loss in nonconference play last year.IMPACT PERFORMERBaylor senior linebacker Aiavion Edwards, who had 17 tackles in the Russell Athletic Bowl last December, goes into Saturdays game at Iowa State leading the Bears this season with 33 tackles (8.2 per game, second in the Big 12), including 22 solo stops. He had 12 tackles last week against Oklahoma State. He has also squatted 710 pounds, the highest on Baylors team.---Compiled by AP Sports Writer Stephen Hawkins in Fort Worth, Texas.---AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.orgCheap Adidas Ultra Boost White . 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Stan Smith Outlet Usa . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week.James Anderson has urged England to build on their winter series win in South Africa when Test action resumes this summer. England won the four-Test series 2-1 to move to fifth in the ICC Test world rankings.The national sides next two assignments see them play Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and Anderson - who is scheduled to play the first three games of the county championship season for Lancashire - says it is vital England build on their winter success. Our Test form has been a bit inconsistent so it was nice to get a series win out in South Africa against the number one team in the world, he told Sky Sports News HQ. This summer its important for us not to rest on the success of that tour, weve got to keep improving. James Anderson This summer its important for us not to rest on the success of that tour, weve got to keep improving.Weve got two strong Test teams in Sri Lanka and Pakistan coming up and we need to keep improving and get some good results against them.Andersons presence in the Lancasshire squad for their first three fixtures has been described as a massive boost to the team by captain Steven Croft, and the seamer is happy to be on board for an extended period of time.ddddddddddddIt can be difficult coming in just for the odd game so its going to be nice to be around the squad for a little bit and to feel like a full member of the squad, Anderson said. Im really looking forward to the first few games and hopefully we can get off to a good start.Since we won the County Championship in 2011 our four-day form has been a bit inconsistent and weve been up and down.So weve got to try to stay in division one for a few years and set a foundation to build on.Anderson will turn 34 this summer but he is keen to play on for as long as he is physically possible.The way I feel at the moment I feel fit and fresh and Ill try to stay on the park for as long as possible, he said.Ive just got to keep taking wickets and as long as Im doing that Ill keep playing as long as my body allows. Also See: WATCH: Monday Night Cricket ODI series: Key moments WATCH: Roy in the nets England fixtures/results ' ' '