College football fans spent most of the short week complaining about the lack of competitive games on the Week 2 schedule, so we probably should have expected this because it’s already looking like anything but a boring game day.
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Instead, OSU was penalized and Central Michigan was given one last play, although rules officials on the FS1 broadcast disputed whether that play should have been awarded.
The intentional grounding penalty was called when Oklahoma State had fourth down inside CMU territory with four seconds left.
Central Michigan completed a memorable Hail Mary play against Western Kentucky in 2014 but lost, 49-48, because the Chippewas tried to go for a two-point conversion. The pass was caught by Jesse Kroll.
Since, quarterback Cooper Rush has been more effective finishing the half with 141 yards and a touchdown.
Rudolph was 12-for-16 and had two touchdowns in the opening quarter, but the stats are a little misleading.
After their drive bogged down, the Cowboys used redshirt freshman kicker Matt Ammendola, who kicked a 53-yard field goal to extend the Cowboys’ lead to 17-7 with 9:25 to play in the first half.
The Cowboys’ defense got the ball right back on the next play, as Devante Averette recovered a Chippewas fumble at the CMU 11-yard line. It was his first field goal of his career.
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The Cowboys had their streak of 15 straight non-conference home game wins come to an end.
