They are calling for heads over in Stillwater. All of the talent from a 10-4 team (2023) returned, they have a super star running back (Ollie Gorden), a veteran QB and plenty of seasoned receivers, a veteran Oline and they are losing! What in the world is going on with OSU and Kansas, They were supposed to be contending.
Condsidering OSU is lobsided, throwing 1st when they should be ramming the ball down peoples throats with a big front and NFL talent running back, You think we want AROD gone, think about OSU’s obsession with their OC.
I just hope a bye week doesn’t bite BYU big time.
BY the numbers:
OSU scores plenty of points per game (30) is #64
but their defense is ranked #89.
Rushing, OSU has this great RB and yet ranks #125 with only 91 ypg. go figure
OSU is 16th nationally passing (299) per game
BYU ranks #28 nationally with 36 PPG
Defense #15 (up 2 from last night) at 16 PPG, I wouldn’t want to play BYU!!!
Rushing 140 ypg, #64, not as bad as I thought
Passing, 248 ypg, # 50, again, BYU is not winning in one area, the defense shortens the field or this number would be higher
OSU is more then capable of knocking BYU off on the road, so don’t get cocky!
Should worry more about our defense. Defense is setting up the offense. But, just halfway through the season, we will see better play each game if we can stay as healthy as we are now.
A three-game losing streak led Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy to re-open competition for the starting quarterback job during the Cowboys’ bye week.
Gundy has benched Alan Bowman in favor of Garret Rangel multiple times over the last three games. Bowman, Rangel and freshman Zane Flores were all in the mix this week. Gundy declined to publicly name a starter ahead of Friday’s game.
“We’re working all of our guys, getting them good quality work, and I told the coaches that we needed to make a decision by Thursday after practice,” Gundy said.
Bowman, the incumbent starter from last season, has struggled mightily to move the chains on offense. The seventh-year senior has thrown six interceptions over Oklahoma State’s last three games and has completed only 51% of his pass attempts. It’s a far cry from the efficiency he showed in 2023 when he completed 61% of his passes while throwing for 3,460 yards.
“It’s very simple when it comes to his issues,” Gundy said. “We need him to sit in the pocket, we need him to step up and work forward and deliver the ball.”
Generating more consistent quarterback play faces an added complication while facing BYU. The Cougars rank No. 1 nationally in pass efficiency defense (90.59) coming into Friday’s game.
Scoring everywhere
BYU is the only FBS team to score touchdowns on a fumble return, an interception return, a kickoff return and a punt return so far this season. Sixteen different players have found the end zone for the Cougars through six games.
The Cougars are one of 11 FBS teams ranked in the top 30 in both scoring offense and scoring defense. BYU is scoring 34.3 points per game and allowing only 16.3 points per contest.
isn’t this the perfect formula for BYU to tank? It seems that when they play a team with QB controversary, they somehow make the guy look like an All American!
That is my fear as well. BYU has a history of getting torched by unknown back-ups.
One thing that makes me optimistic is that this guy who is starting tonight has played some and hasn’t shown a lot except against West Virginia in Ok St last game. When he came it was basically garbage time.
We made some Puktah backup QBs All Americans for a week, for sure.
BUT, Our defensive backs are best ever and deep. and pressure on unsure QB will give us TO opportunities.
It will be cold and possibly wet. That can cause problems even for BYU. Hopefully, we will take care of the ball in bad weather. These are the things about college football that make it more interesting than the Pros who are moving to dome stadiums.
