STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State's football game against Texas Tech on October 8 is officially sold out, marking the second time this week that a Cowboy football game has sold out.
STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State's football game against Texas Tech on October 8 is officially sold out, marking the second time this week that a Cowboy football game has sold out.
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The Oklahoma State Cowboy football team travels to Waco to start Big 12 Conference play against Baylor on Saturday. As if the Baylor-OSU showdown in Waco on Saturday wasn’t enticing enough — a Big 12 title game rematch, a tilt between two top-20 teams — odds from Vegas suggest the Week 5 matchup will likely determine which team takes the mantle as the betting favorite to win the conference. Baylor is the current betting favorite to win (and repeat) according to Caesars Sportsbook. But OSU isn’t far behind, trailing only Baylor (+325) and OU (+325) at a cool +400. A win for the good guys this weekend would at the very least put OSU in co-favorite status with rival OU. Somewhat surprisingly, the co-favorites to win the league — Baylor and OU — have already taken losses on the season to BYU and to Kansas State, respectively. Nonetheless, OU (6.5 point favorites vs. TCU on Saturday) has a very favorable closing schedule. The only game on its slate where it may not be favored to win is a Nov. 5 game vs. Baylor. Baylor also has a nice schedule, plus while the loss to BYU hurts in the polls, it does not hurt its standing in the Big 12 since BYU is (to state to the obvious) not yet a member of the Big 12. It’s likely to be favored from here out with the exception of the road game vs. OU. (My guess is that it’ll be a pick ’em, but we will see.) Either way, Saturday should go a long ways towards separating the Big 12 into different tiers. A win for OSU on the road against this Baylor team should qualify them as true contenders and likely favorites to win the league. Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news. OSU Bullets• Some pretty interesting realignment tidbits from yesterday on the Pac-12/Big 12/Big Ten triangle • Pretty cool – OSU will play a home (exhibition) game against the Texas Rangers scout team • First real test of the season coming up – Pokes proving their spot atop 247’s Big 12 power rankings:
• Why Dominic Richardson will be tying his shoes extra tight on Saturday • PFB Content on the Baylor Game:
• Really solid pairing – most natural fits to lead the Big 12 for the next decade: • Gosh he’s so good. Non-OSU Bullets• The Texas couple flipping Airstream trailors Brutal news. Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. STILLWATER - No. 9 Oklahoma State will open conference play on Saturday against No. 16 Baylor in a rematch of last season's Big 12 Championship game. The Cowboys head to Waco after going 3-0 for the sixth consecutive season, while the Bears sit at 3-1, which includes a win over Iowa State to kick off Big 12 their Big 12 slate a week ago. The game will be televised on FOX with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. from McLane Stadium. STILLWATER — Kalib Boone is as big as he has ever been, but he could play more at a smaller position this season. Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton said Tuesday that Boone is up to 215 pounds, crediting strength coach Mark Mitchell for the transformation. Boynton also said the Cowboys are working to get Boone and reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Moussa Cisse on the floor at the same time more this season, meaning instead of playing center like he has for most of his career to this point, Boone would be at power forward. “He’s actually got some natural shooting touch, a natural shooting touch there,” Boynton said. “Sometimes the ball-handling escapes him. So we try not to put him into many positions where he has to make plays with the ball on the floor on the perimeter, but he’s really good in screens. He’s actually a better rebounder offensively from there. He’s not battling with as many bodies and so that’s been a positive kind of — I don’t know if surprise. We kind of knew it was possible, but just seeing him embrace that has been really good. And the other thing is, him and Moussa learning how to pass to one another, which is a little bit different for him because they didn’t play that much together last year.” With Cisse transferring in from Memphis last season, Boone’s minutes were almost cut in half. He played 20.6 minutes a game during the 2020-21 season and only 11 minutes a game in 2021-22. Naturally, that saw a dip in his averages, going from 9.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks a game to 5.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks. Boone’s per 40-minute averages actually increased in some areas, though. As a sophomore, he averaged 18.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per 40 minutes. As a junior, he averaged 21 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per 40 minutes. So, the production didn’t necessarily drop off, it was just hard to keep Cisse off the floor. Cisse and Boone were No. 1 and 2 in the Big 12 in blocks last season. Among Cisse, Boone and Tyreek Smith, Boynton said this was the first time in a long time he didn’t go into an offseason looking for size. With those three, the Cowboys could use some big lineups this season. Power forward is a spot Boone’s twin brother played some throughout his Cowboy career before Keylan transferred to Pacific this offseason. Kalib said it’s the first time the twins have gone months without playing basketball together. It sounds as if Kalib is going to be fine without Keylan, saying one of the biggest concerns he has is whether the back of his jersey will still read “Ka. Boone” or whether it’ll just be “Boone.” The big part of this move would put Kalib on the perimeter more, a place he hasn’t spent much time at before. He has proved to have a decent jump shot for his size, but he has attempted only one 3 in his career to this point, a miss against Xavier last season. “Coach B has been having me play [power forward],” Boone said. “It’s been fun learning that spot. My whole life, I’ve just been playing [center], so I never really got to run the perimeter. It’s fun. I mess up, I just start laughing because I’m just like, ‘This is new. This is fun.’ The only thing I got to learn is when I need to shoot the 3. Other than that, just keep it very simple.” Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. STILLWATER — Oklahoma State will travel to Waco on Saturday for the Cowboys’ first Big 12 game of the season. OSU players Dominic Richardson, John Paul Richardson, Brock Martin and Korie Black met with reporters after their Tuesday practice to preview the game. Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. STILLWATER — Dominic Richardson said he is going to tie his cleats a little tighter on Saturday. Oklahoma State will play Baylor at 2:30 p.m. in Waco in a rematch of last season’s Big 12 title game. In Arlington last season, Oklahoma State got stuffed on the 1-yard line twice in the fourth quarter. The first of those drives ended in a field goal. The second was Dezmon Jackson’s infamous lunge for the pylon that came up inches short. So, why is Richardson going to tie his shoes tighter? He started the first series the Cowboys were stuffed at running back, but after a carry on the first play, his shoe came off. He hobbled to the sideline. Jackson came in. Jackson made a miraculous catch to get OSU down to the Baylor 1, and with OSU playing with tempo trailing 21-13, Richardson didn’t have a chance to sub back in. From the 1-yard line, Jackson was stuffed twice before he and Spencer Sanders flubbed an exchange, forcing Brennan Presley to recover a fumble and OSU to settle for a field goal. If Richardson was in there, would things have been different? It’s obviously impossible to say for certain, but Richardson scored on a 4-yard run in the third quarter. The same question could be asked if Richardson was in on the final plays of the game, where OSU was again stuffed at the 1 and the Cowboys’ hopes at a College Football Playoff birth ended with Jackson’s near-miss at the pylon. Richardson said he thinks about that moment a lot. “Dezmon is a hard runner,” Richardson said. “I think about it all the time. I would’ve stuck my foot and got up into the end zone. But us running backs see things differently. That’s what Dezmon seen and he picked that option.” Add it to the long lists of what-ifs not only from that game, but that season — for good and bad for OSU. What if the fumble in Boise hadn’t been blown dead? Would OSU’s magical season have ever even taken off? What if Brennan Presley’s forward progress would have been called enough for a first down in Ames? What if Danny Godlevske and/or Jaylen Warren would’ve been healthy for the Big 12 Championship? What if Jackson would’ve cut upfield instead of diving for the Pylon? What if Richardson would’ve been in? It’s moments like all of those that make people feel when watching college football. Flat rollercoasters aren’t popular. It’s the ups and the downs you sign up for. But that down at the pylon last season is going to stick with OSU faithful for a while. Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State punter Tom Hutton is one of 156 semifinalists for the 2022 William V. Campbell Trophy, it was announced Wednesday by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. Former Oklahoma State defenders and running backs were impressive in week three of the NFL season, led again by rookie Malcolm Rodriguez. |
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