Where: Boone Pickens Stadium; Stillwater, Okla.
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TCU brings the seventh-best scoring offense (49-point average) to Stillwater.
-Florida State. You’d have lost big money in August betting Jimbo Fisher’s team, thought by many as a national title contender, would not have a victory on September 23.
Patterson did acknowledge one possible advantage over the Cowboys. They will have a tough test against their top rival Oklahoma later in the season, but if they find a way there, they could be in good shape.
Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph has firmly planted himself in the Heisman Trophy discussion three games into the 2017 season, but his impressive play has not necessarily translated to great reviews from National Football League scouts. Both teams enter the contest 3-0. It doesn’t matter. Whoever’s open gets it, whatever coverage they’re going to roll to, you go the other way. But the Horned Frogs had never won a conference in the state of Oklahoma.
James Washington caught six passes for 153 yards and a touchdown and Marcell Ateman caught six passes for 100 yards for the Cowboys (3-1, 0-1).
As the thinking went, the two quarterbacks – the Sooners’ Baker Mayfield and Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph – would continue to amass video game-like statistics, torching the rest of the Big 12. But instead of letting Rudolph or stud running back Justice Hill do the work, OSU dialed up a trick play – a wide receiver pass with Jalen McClesky.
It was OSU’s turn for a turnover on the first possession of the second half, as defensive tackle Chris Bradley made a tremendous play, while being blocked, to intercept Rudolph at the OSU 42-yard line.
The play by offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich was largely derided as an unnecessary risk, but Gundy defended the call. Although they stumbled last week, TCU is no sippin’ tea. “Would you like to have it back?” With Deebo Samuel out of the lineup, I have my doubts about how effective the Gamecock offense will be. Anderson rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries.
Darius Anderson ran, Kenny Hill threw and the Horned Frogs’ hopped over the Oklahoma State defense on third downs.
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The TCU Horned Frogs are coming off a 56-36 win over the SMU Mustangs at home. “So I’m not so naive to think we always have a better plan than everybody each week”. The Pokes haven’t had a running back cross the century mark since the season opener (Hill 132).
Another star in the making appeared last week for the Oklahoma State Offense against Pitt. “Obviously, we hadn’t been able to do that”.
TCU also has been efficient in third-down conversions leading the country by converting 65.8 percent.
The TCU-Oklahoma State game will be televised on ESPN, with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. CT.
TCU over Oklahoma State: Oklahoma State is good-but so is TCU.
Or at least appearing in the inaugural Big 12 title game.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys are favorites today, with 13 points in their favor on the point spread at home. Kirby Smart’s team will go on the road to Tennessee and Vanderbilt over the next two weeks and plays only two more ranked opponents: No. 20 Florida in Jacksonville and No. 15 Auburn in Auburn.
“You know, Coach Patterson, he’s a great defensive coach”, center Brad Lundblade said.
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