Before this, Texas gave up 47 points in an overtime win against Notre Dame (which has since been confirmed to be mediocre at best) and 50 on the road at Cal (which would’ve been 57, if a Cal player hadn’t dropped the ball at the goal line).
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A junior at Oklahoma State who stepped into the starting role as a freshman, CBS ranks Rudolph as the No. 5 QB in the 2017 draft class should he forgo his senior season. There was the game in 2012 where Texas won 41-36 on a last-minute touchdown, even after it appeared OSU had possibly recovered a fumble.
Charlie Strong is now coaching the defense after the TD. “They have a grass field, and we don’t play on a grass field a whole lot, so it will be a little different”. Probably the most disheartening part for Longhorns fans was how easily the Cowboys were able to dismantle the defense, which is supposed to be Strong’s forte.
Texas’ running backs took a beating.
Down a game in Big 12 play, the pressure is on for Oklahoma State to stay in the conference race when the Cowboys host No. 22 Texas on Saturday in Boone Pickens Stadium, an 11:00 a.m. kickoff. Now they get to face an Oklahoma State team that is averaging over 44 points at home.
“I look at myself first”, he said. “I put that game on my shoulders. Look at yourself first and see what you can do to help the players be successful”. But suspended for Saturday’s game after his September 24 arrest on DWI charges, Perkins remains a key member of the offensive front.
“I’m really grateful that I didn’t cause injury to somebody else, you know”, he said.
Oklahoma State is 2-2 on the year, most recently losing at Baylor as Seth Russell torched them for 387 yards passing and four touchdowns. The Longhorn’s pound the ball, gashing defenses for big gains while setting up the secondary for big play-action passes.
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Speculation will swirl around Texas’ defensive coaching staff after the shellacking by Oklahoma State. The Australian has been nothing short of excellent in 2016. Texas’ leading receiver so far has been John Burt, with 12 receptions for 175 yards and one score. The backfield of D’Onta Foreman (288 yards, three TDs in two games) and Chris Warren III (260 yards, three TDs) is averaging 5.6 yards per carry while backup quarterback Tyrone Swoopes has added three scores. His banner moment was a 296 yard game against Pittsburgh in which he totaled 2 touchdowns. That duo has combined for three 100-yard games in the first three games of the season.
