2013 Season Analysis- Gm. 10 VS. OKLAHOMA STATE

By Adam Sweeney

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 16

SERIES RECORD: Texas 23, Oklahoma State 4

LAST:  #12 Texas 41, Oklahoma State 36 (2012)

TEXAS ALWAYS KEEPS things entertaining against Oklahoma State, and this year should prove no different. The Longhorns will face an improved Cowboys squad many pundits picked  [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level2)] to win the Big 12 title. This matchup could decide who sits in the driver’s seat as teams head down the homestretch of conference play.

Even without a clear-cut starter at quarterback, (the Cowboys started three last season and still averaged 547 yards a game), Oklahoma State will undoubtedly bring one of the most powerful offenses in the nation to Austin. Head coach Mike Gundy has also shown confidence in his defense, which returns seven starters and enough maturity to hold up against point-hungry Big 12 offenses. If the defense performs, the Cowboys could beat Texas on the road.

Jackson Jeffcoat and the Texas pass rush have to put the quarterback — whether it’s J.W. Walsh or Clint Chelf — on his back so he doesn’t find a rhythm.

This game could come down to the final minute, much like last year’s 41-36 Texas win. If that prediction comes to fruition, the Cowboys will sorely miss former clutch kicker Quinn Sharp and the Longhorns will have the advantage, regardless of which unit takes the field last.

 

ABOUT THE OPPONENT

OKLAHOMA ST.

2013 SCHEDULE

 

AUG 31 vs. Mississippi State

SEP 7 at UTSA

SEP 14 vs. Lamar

SEP 28 at West Virginia

OCT 5 vs. Kansas State

OCT 19 vs. TCU

OCT 26 at Iowa State

NOV 2 at Texas Tech

NOV 9 vs. Kansas

NOV 16 at Texas

NOV 29 vs. Baylor

DEC 7 vs. Oklahoma

 

HEAD COACH:  Mike Gundy

STADIUM NAME AND

CAPACITY:   Boone Pickens Stadium, capacity 60,218

2012 FINAL CONFERENCE

STANDING: 4^th (Big 12)

2012 RECORD:  8-5

ALL TIME RECORD:

532-523-47 (.504)

 

DID YOU KNOW?

Pistol Pete, the Oklahoma State mascot, was inspired by deputy marshal and actual cowboy Frank Eaton. The school chose Eaton’s likeness after seeing him ride a horse in the 1923 Armistice Day parade in Stillwater. 

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