2024 NCAA Football South Dakota State at Oklahoma State

this is the Big 12 on ESPN a break from the recent Oklahoma heat and cowboy nation is gathered in still water for one of the most anticipated games this opening Labor Day weekend t- boom picking Stadium the backdrop for a first time Collision the two-time defending FCS national champs from South Dakota state will put the nation's longest winning streak on the line as they take on number 17 okah State and a pleasant good afternoon Sean Kenny alongside rice quarterback Taylor mcar so great to have you with us Taylor a lot of captivating games this opening weekend A lot of people had this one Circle well we've got a good one today you've got Oklahoma State on one side bringing back virtually all of their production from a year ago this is a favorite in the Big 12 and a real Dark Horse to make it to that 12 team playoff on the other side for South Dakota State a team they've coming off back-to-back national championships like you touched on it's been 728 days since they've lost a game they're trying to play spoiler here today last year South Dakota State quarterback Mark granowski won the Walter Payton award which is the Heisman equivalent at the FCS level he had a lot of offers this off season as a result but he stayed loyal he returned to Brookings with one thing in mind this is one of the best quarterbacks in all of college football not just at the FCS level and he had opportunities to go elsewhere and chase money decided to come back with his guys for another ride try and run it back for a third straight national championship for South Dakota State speaking of championships Oklahoma state has a big 12 Championship on their mind this season Ali Gordon took everybody by storm a year ago out of nowhere to lead the nation in rushing yards the question what's in store for an encore for the dope Walker winner for more on that we head down to the sidelines and Tory Petri SE about an hour before kickoff the Cowboys came out of the tunnel for pregame warm-ups and the student section was chanting olly Gordon's name that is a whole another level of startom than he had coming into this season last year offensive coordinator Casey dun told us that all he knows he's got a Target on his back this year and he needs to take it to another level Mike Gundy says in a perfect world they're giving him about 20 carries a game but the challenge is he likes to get into a Groove so they've got to balance his workload and keep him fresh this season Sean expecting to see a lot of OI Gordon this afternoon the college football season is underway Oklahoma State winning the coin they elected to defer so South Dakota State and this offense will come out as they start shop at the 22 yd line and there is Mark granowski the 6'3 in 230 lb senior out of naville Illinois what a season 37 and3 as a starter made the decision to come back this year had multiple opportunities to go to a power four school but everything he needed right there there in Brookings and a chance to lead the Jacks in a hostile environment [Applause] today from the 23 the afternoon's First Carry goes to Omar Johnson and he gets two hit by Trey Rucker replacing Amar Johnson excuse mear Amar Johnson rep placing fifth round pick Isaiah Davis from a year ago now with the Jets and that's going to be a focus for the jack rabbits getting Omar Johnson going early expect first and second down carries trying to get this to Third and manageable early theme in this first quarter as you watch South Dakota State they will bring tight end after tight end at you lot of 12 even 13 Personnel key part of this offense granowski to throw for the first time has his man and a first down catch up to the 36 that's Griffin wiy Griffin wiy one of the guys the jack rabbits will be leaning on lost both of the yonkee twins from a year ago that have moved on that's been one of the pieces between Graham Goring number 12 and 18 Griffin Wy trying to get them going early in this game and we know they talked about it with us in our meetings Mark rowski loves those quick outs feel like he's really accurate with those quick games going to be interesting for the Jack who steps up in that receiving cor as you talked about Will D with 20 catches a season to go that's the most among their returnees here's that big formation the jumbo set they're going to throw out of it and may hit Johnson out of the back field with room to run he'll get to the corner tackled Out of Bounds at the 49 by Nick Martin a gain of 13 and a good job by Omar Johnson selling like he's cracking down on that defensive end wide open in the flat and Omar Johnson was a backup a year ago this was a guy that had almost a, yards of production has two national championships under his belt as well as coming in big spots for them so even though he was in a backup role a ton of production in the running back room undoubtedly the best backup at the FCS level you look at who he has followed in his years in Brookings Isaiah Davis last year Pierre strong before a couple of NFL backs NFL Talent up and down this roster and this is something granowski is very comfortable at doing in fact Ryan Olen the offensive coordinator told us he wants them to get hit a couple of times to get in the Rhythm they feel like this offense is clicking when they have Mark gronowski running the football you go back to the national championship against Montana earlier this year in January some of the bigger plays in that game for South Dakota State wasn't Mark granowski throwing the football he was using his legs rush for over 400 yds last year as the Jacks ran another perfect season two straight national championships facing a test here and a good looking drive to start today's festivities fourman rush they get rid of it quick and there's the tight end Davin stle he's a giant 6' 6 in 250 pounder the tight end that they describe that he's going to have a huge future here for South Dakota State Sean you already touched on how important in my opinion the tight end room for South Dakota state is the most important position on that offense we'll see several featured today but good for the jack rabbits fans to see D yeah Davin stle featured early like they did in so many categories a year ago at top the FCS they face their first third down test right here third and short they're going to throw it out in the flat a rare misfire from granowski he had Goring open effectively use Griffin wiy as the pick player and Sean you nailed at Graham Goring wide open an unusual Miss there from Mark Kowski in the offense staying on the field Jimmy Rogers year two taking over for a legend and John stigle and he says we're on the road we're playing a top 20 opponent let's keep the offense on the field RPO action the tight end stumbled out of the gate and it falls incomplete greaton Ganon had space to roam but he lost his footing and threw off the timing of the play and this is schemed up perfectly for South Dakota State look on the left side of the screen you nailed it tripped up I also don't think Mark granowski saw him even if greaton Ganon hadn't tripped that ball was nowhere near number 88 greaton Ganon and a big stop there on fourth down for this Oklahoma State Defense that was Jeff Robertson the linebacker who inadvertently got his foot caught up with the tied end and a missed opportunity for South Dakota State and now here comes Allen Bowman in this high octane office immediately they give the ball to their leader Brennan Presley who spins into a pop as he takes it up to the 46 hit by Grant Spalding Graham Spalding physical contact to the first play on defense Cowboys go Tempo two plays two Touches for Presley sniffed down effectively there by the jack rabbits Tempo here early from Oklahoma State something we expected be cognizant with the player and Coach communication in the helmet now how much Tempo does Oklahoma State use having to pause here to let jack rabbits get off the field Allan Bowman the starting quarterback for the second straight year and a ging hole for the dope Walker winner oi Gordon's first touch of the 2024 season goes for for first down yardage more Tempo again but 20 touches that's the number that Mike Gundy said they want to get to olly Gordon in this game 12 yards and now into the bag of tricks on the reverse this is Presley and Presley takes it up near the 40 where he's hit by spaldi three touches already for Brennan Presley trying to get him active early in this game Cowboys ramping up the tempo here on this opening drive this kind of goes back back to Mike Gundy in his very first few years in still water with Larry Fedora as his offensive coordinator when they went fast and that's what they're doing here third down and four Bowman with time floats Too Tall looking for Presley and now a decision for the Cowboys in this spot on the field would expect Oklahoma State to go for it here I thought Bowman had the corner route open just held on it for hair too long high on that throw that's something that he talked about wanting to improve on when he's ready to make a decision pull the trigger and let the ball go so we saw the jack rabbits come up short on fourth down let's see what offensive coordinator Casey dun and Oklahoma State dial up here they run a stunt Forman coming after the throw over the middle What A Catch held on by Rashad Owens despite the [Applause] contact Rashad Owens is known for his ability to make these contested catches watch this right in the middle of the screen gets his hands away from the defender keeps the ball away it's a great fourth down conversion from Rashad Owens yeah for Colby Humphrey not much more you could do with that Owens really came on strong late in the year a season ago the honorable mention all Big 12 Bowman again all sorts of time now he's forced to throw it near the side incomplete looking for Presley coverage on the play by Kale reer going back to Brennan Presley again that deep dig love trying to find him in the middle of the field covered well on the back end by South Dakota State near 20 for Gundy overall when you factor in his playing days has a cowboy here in Still Water 33 years he's been a part of Oklahoma State football the second longest 10e coach in college football and the consistent winner that he has been second down they move the pocket for the first time they will dump it off it's been a busy opening drive as they are able to get Presley freed up space tackling Colby Humphrey and that was a priority for the Jacks how do they tackle an open space it was a good job making Graham Spalding first Defender Miss but you see how many white hats rally to the football it's a staple for this Jack rabbit's defense their ability to tackle in space already four touches on this opening drive for [Applause] Presley play clock down the four Bowman's going to take a shot locks it toward the end zone incomplete he was looking for Owens coverage once again by kby Humphrey we talked about Rashad owens's ability in those 50/50 situations they tested here early just a simple fade maybe gets away with a little bit of a push off and not able to come down with it Jack rabbit's able to get off the field but you go back to that Texas Bowl how many 5050 shot plays did Rashad Owens come down with no Alex hail this year for Oklahoma State one of the most reliable kickers in college football so insteps Logan Ward the red shirt Jor his first field goal attempt of his career and he is perfect so the Cowboys with a fourth down conversion they get three off football back in Stillwater beautiful day here at Pickin Stadium Oklahoma State fires the opening salb Oklahoma state with the early three nothing lead 11 plays only 32 yds key number though Taylor 177 seconds per play play for the Cowboys came in with a game plan on that opening drive move the ball quickly staple of this offense come to know they like to use Tempo like to get on the ball about the first drive obviously trying to get Brennan Presley involved would expect more touches on their second possession from oi Gordon Mark rowski waiting this second offensive possession overcast I conditions here in still water it's been a terrific Heat Wave all week but today a break as we go back down to the sideline with Tor Sean a lot of folks might have turned into this game expecting to see some QR codes on Oklahoma State's helmets for the nil colletive that was news that happened just before the season started but we got news today that the NCAA actually blocked that and did not allow them to put it on their helmets because they considered it advertising or commercial marks however they're still trying to make the most of that initiative if you keep your eyes peeled you might see one of those QR codes around the stadium they're also in restaurants around still water and around campus as well so it's a real big initiative they're still pushing it is the new er of college football without a doubt first down possession two for South Dakota state will hand the ball off this is Angel Johnson he's the home run hitter world class speed for the Junior and he gets a good surge on first down number one goal that this South Dakota State staff talked to us about on the offensive side of the ball control the line of scrimmage they understand it's an FCS team against a power four team but they want to come in and run the ball effectively dominate the line of scrimmage and they don't care what the bodies on the other side look like they're going to run the football all game long against Oklahoma State top 10 in pretty much every offensive category and keep in mind they play in the most competitive conference at the FCS level with the Missouri Valley Football Conference on second down pressure off the edge by Ross they swing it out and Johnson went down look like as he planted his foot that knee down on the turf making sure he went down was Kindle Daniels but that was Ross who put the initial heat on and good coverage on the back end trying to run shallow crosses Mark granowski working through his progression and unfortunate for South Dakota State ANGEL Johnson losing his footing there big opportunity here from the pokes defense for the third and long loss of seven on that last play Amar Johnson in motion they set up the screen getting it out to Wy as he weaves his way through orange and he will pick up the first down up to the 39 yd line good set up play and even better patience from Wy and that is exactly what South Dakota State got out of the yonkee twins a year ago go and Griffin Wy stepping into that spot a good job blocking on the perimeter from his offensive line as well big third down conversion we've seen Griffin wiy targeted a couple times early in this first quarter this is an offense with the yonke twins along with tight end Zack Hines that lost to combined 135 catches over 2100 yds and 22 touchdowns from a season ago new weapons will have to emerge pressure right up the middle buying some time and now just dumping it to the flat and good Pursuit by the Cowboys back to the line of scrimmage and that is it Deshawn Brown the red shirt sophomore and they were prepared on the back end trying to get a post over the top from Graham Goring he was double covered by cam Smith and over the top at safety by Cameron EPS nowhere to go with the ball good coverage again from the pokes Nick Martin Center of this defense the pre-season allamerican talk about a breakout performance what a year he had over 140 tackles from the center of this Cowboy deep second down looking for a cut back Lane not much two maybe three up near the 40 setting up another third down and this defense under Brian Nardo second year in the 335 what does that mean three down linemen they like to get to a three safety look but against a team like South Dakota State you're going to have to get that fourth body down towards the line of scrimmage that's typically Colin Oliver he does a really nice job of sort of that rush in position a lot of bodies close to the line of scrimmage they'll play this team a little bit different than they normally would in Big 12 play three new starters on that offensive front line for the Jets see how creative Nardo has it on this third down throw dangerous and it's intercepted picked off by Cory BL trying to get to the field comeback against the best cover corner from Oklahoma State and Cory black is not fooled the right side unbelievable play from Cory black flips momentum and gets the offense the ball back here in Still [Music] Water always an electric atmosphere in still water as you're watching the big 12 on ESPN good start for this Cowboy defense Cory black with the interception black the senior out of Waco one of the top cover Corners in the Big 12 a lot of speculation after last year he missed the bow game would he possibly head to the NFL maybe hit the portal join his younger brother at Texas he had a lot of options but think Gundy has done such a terrific job of once he gets guys in his program they St in Black teamed up with Cam Smith two of the best cover Corners in the conference and they set up Bowman in this offense in great shape and look at oi Gordon go a double digit Gallop up to the 37 just like we expected getting him involved likes to be in the pistal formation Vision perspective he can see everything in front of him you also when to get that 230lb frame going downhill opportunity there from Dallas being him make a tackle from The Corner Spot but see a lot of times Defenders especially secondary diving at the ankles of the do Walker Award winner and olly Gordon what a year it was for Gordon leading the country over 1700 yard and keep in mind it was somewhat of a slow start through the first three weeks but yards after contact his ability to make Defenders miss the entire package Fran Sol and reer finally able to track him down and there's an injured Jack Rabbit being attended to but you go back to the season for Gordon 1700 plus rushing the 21 touchdowns and then always that home run threat the ability to break the big one injury timeout here from Stillwater as they attend to the injured Jack Rabbit Cowboys with the early field goal they lead three nothing Graham spaling the starting week side linebacker for South Dakota State helped off the field and you really feel for this young man a athlete who battled a laam injury early in his career was really looking forward to this season as the full-time starter alongside his best buddy Adam Bach so a blow for the jack rabbit defense Oklahoma State second down and six play fake by Bowman over the middle it's Gordon with the catch this will be very close to a first down looks like they give him a good spot this will move the chase it's an underrated part of Oly Gordon's game he's tackled behind the yard to gain for the first down that Big Frame rolls forward ends up picking up the first down long throw and the new Cowboy Gavin Freeman he's on the other side of bedum started his career at Oklahoma one of the transfers they brought in this off season and a guy that this staff described as versatile expected him to get some touches in this game getting him involved in the screen game early Heritage Hall graduate nearby OKC designed draw Bowman's going to take off he'll lower the pads fall ahead pick up another first down up to the 14 a gain of seven we saw some of this a year ago for Alan Bowman anytime you get that four down front guards wash out the tackles get that nice Lane right in front of you Allan Bowman does a good job get what you can get and then get down mixing up their speeds of fast here in this first quarter time to throw now Bowman comes back Far Side trying to tow drag and getting a toe in was de stribling they're certainly happy to have him back healthy in his second year after starting in his career at Washington State nice job working back to the football for his quarterback dribbling was covered early now we see some Personnel changes in that hockey lineup style rotation on the defensive line that they talked to us about for South Dakota [Applause] State the previous play is under further review so they are going to go upstairs and take a look to see if indeed stribble was able to get a toe in and make the catch so we take another look left side of the screen stribbling working back down the sideline look at the left foot does that come down I think that's a catch clearly has possession looking at that left foot is he able to get that down before stepping out right here yeah they clearly see the Pebbles the turf pop back up I think this will stand Jeff Hansen is our replay official in the booth next door stribbling last year utilized a red shirt after a freak accident in practice he broke his wrist in the very first practice of the bye we talked about how hurtful it was in the sense of Pride just wanting to be out there especially as the Cowboys got hot over the second half of the Year well and Mike Gundy told us for as good as our receiver room is if stribling hadn't gotten hurt he may have been our best receiver just with the talent that He [Applause] has after further review the ruling in the field of a catch is [Applause] [Music] confirmed Mike Gundy has to be happy with the St his offense running a lot of plays his defense forcing a couple of stops including a takeaway with the interception from black and now the Cowboys trying to punch in their first touchdown of the Season Jake Schulz has checked into to the game he's the fullback he's a decoy here as they throw it out Presley with the catch reaches ahead tip toes to the pylon touchdown Oklahoma State point of emphasis early in this game to get Brennan Presley the ball and a great job on this route patience from Allen Bowman he's covered initially but it's a choice route and Brenan Presley BL breaks this to the outside fights through the tackle get the pokes on the board for their first touchdown of the 2024 season a pillar of consistency for Brennan Presley who's been active in this first quarter now 31 consecutive games with multiple receptions and Oklahoma State takes advantage of the turnover what the patience on this route breaks in that Stutter Step brenen Presley has the choice to Pivot that back in or break out watch here that Stutter Step that freezes Steven Orel and the rest of that play is alurn and Presley being an athlete the Cowboys seven plays 47 yds not quite three minutes off the clock as they take it down the field Allen Bowman with the touchdown this is an Oklahoma State team last year that really was slow out of the gates they were stunned by South Alabama they were sitting at two and two and boy did they ever get hot they turn things around why out Texas A&M and the Texas bowl and of course the emergence of OI Gordon as the nation's top running back go back to a season ago oi Gordon took him three or four games to really get going Alan Bowman wasn't declared the starter until week four full-time starter finally figured out that mix really no looking back until the Big 12 Championship from the five this is Angel Johnson able to keep his balance Johnson working hard and he is finally coralled at the 29 yd line a program coming off two consecutive national championships and they have lost some cornerstones as far as the success in Brookings in recent years Isaiah Davis now with the New York Jets the Run production from him and then the yonke brothers with both Jaden and Jackson oh and this is all from the skill perspective but they also lost their left go Mason McCormack fourth round pick to Pittsburgh and there's a lot of pieces that were in backup rols a year ago and just by nature of how many games South Dakota state has played with their playoff runs a lot of these guys had key depth but they are now stepping into starting roles for the first time Elijah Urban In Motion they're going to try to keep it with granowski and he goes absolutely nowhere Obi ezigbo transfer from Canon making his first tfl eigo wins right at the point of attack against Quinton Christensen was one of the guys we just talked about stepping into a new role at left tackle in 33 Oklahoma State nice play to create the tackle for loss in the back field how big would it be if they get production from ezigbo after five years at division 2 Ganon University in Erie paa loss of three puts the Jacks behind schedule second down dump off to the 29 yd line and again tackled immediately Johnson with the catch and again it is the zigo and Kendall Daniels doesn't that feel like the strategy early from Oklahoma State keep everything in front fine to let them have South Dakota State have these quick outs the hitches the screens but keep everything in front the couple times that South Dakota state has tried to hit a shot Play Over the Top it's been well defended and then the opportunities that they've had to create those tackle for losses in the turnovers Oklahoma state is capitalized Jacks one for three on third down they will hand the ball off big cut there by Johnson and now it's a foot race Amar Johnson all the way to the Cowboy 30 where Cameron EPS is able to run him down there's the speed the vision that they talked about with the Mar Johns off the left side sticks his foot in the ground makes safety Miss at the second level Trey Rucker and this was concern for Oklahoma State after last season the Run game and the run defense was a point of emphasis that they had to get that fixed South Dakota State runs the ball that was stretch Zone on Third and nine big play for South Dakota state but Jack Rabbit certainly needed something positive in this first quarter and they get it Jimmy Rogers his first matchup against an FBS Foe and after one it's Oklahoma state with the lead one quarter in the books Oklahoma state with a 10 nothing lead just a few moments ago Tory caught up with Jimmy roggers coach what do you do to take advantage of that momentum play right there well they just got a we got a score right now so we got an opportunity we got to make the most of it we talked about it all week scoring in this area so we got to be able to run the ball thanks coach that big Play Tori talking about the 40 yd run that Omar Johnson was able to rip off on a third and long and that has the jack rabbits in their best position of the day nation long win streak coming into this one their last loss the season opener of the 2022 season in Iowa City granowski showing his toughness as he pile drives up ahead to the 20 Trey Rucker the fifth year senior with the tackle but a first down for South Dakota State there aren't many quarterbacks in college football do you feel comfortable running right down the gut between the tackles against a power four defense we were on the field in pregame warm-up I mean Mark granowski is bigger than I realized well built thick and able to absorb those blows just took on the safety at the second level to pick up that first down nearly Perfection a season too inside the Red Zone often times when you have tight ends your Red Zone success he's pretty hot this is that option on the SL good coverage a late flag flies in the back field they were looking for Goring and again the flag down in the jack rabbit backfield holding number 87 offense 10y penalty first down that's one of those tied ends Davin stalle that's a back breaker Jimmy Rogers talking at the break with Tori about needing to capitalize on that big run from Omar Johnson now you're pushing it right at the edge for Hunter dman for his kicking range obviously first down some opportunities to get that back but penalties putting South Dakota State behind something they cannot afford in this game Sun starting to creep through the cloud cover there was a threat of some showers and rain this afternoon but right now the sun breaking through packed house in still water in this official opening weekend of the college football season running to the field side is Johnson as he turns on the Jets Nick Martin pursuing him every step of the way South Dakota State caught Oklahoma State in a blitz into the interior to the field side and a nice job for mamar Johnson able to get the corner pick up all that penalty yardage and then some get this drive back on schedule see the numbers for Johnson today four carries 57 yards 40 of those yards coming on that long run that has them in position second and seven brener and stalle the two tight ends right that was the initial Direction granowski wanted to go now running again it's Martin chasing and Martin corals the Payton Award winner from a year ago the speed of Nick Martin guy on the defense at this defensive staff said is the alpha the leader of the group pun him on the right side of the screen Mark granowski feels like almost able to get that corner and great Pursuit from the captain Nick Martin last year was the first year he was in the starting lineup and boy did he produce led the Big 12 in tackles solo tackles tackles per game finished with 140 total tops 83 solo empty backfield draw for granowski and he won't get there cut down well shy of the first down Colin clay there is a flag down as well a late flag thrown in it's along the South Dakota State Sidelines so we'll wait and see an illegal shift Mike Gundy getting an explanation of his options illegal shift two men in motion on the offense the penalty has declined fourth down in South Dakota State Jimmy Rogers and Company will send out the field goal unit good job B don't break after that third down conversion that South Dakota State picked up on the big Amar Johnson run an Oklahoma State fan pleased to just limit them to a field goal and on the other side for South Dakota State bouncing back from that turnover late in the first quarter an opportunity for their first points here do it all kicker Hunter dustman on to attempt from 31 yds handles the punting duties the kickoffs and a very reliable an accurate weapon as the team's Place kicker and he gets the jack rabbits on the board South Dakota State able to find some offense they Trail it by seven here in still wat big crowd here in Stillwater as you're watching the Big 12 on ESPN Oklahoma State looking for their 29th consecutive home opening win that is the second longest in the country and so far so good if you're a cowboy they lead 103 over South Dakota State first ever meeting between these two teams Alan Bowman with a touchdown pass in the first quarter Bowman eight of 11 using that quick short passing game for 40 yards in this first half kale cavanis Brennan Presley awaiting the kick dusman with the approach in overing Kick this will be Presley the dynamic playmaker Presley just as he was having some green open up he's wrapped up and tackled at the 26 A Return of 23 yds and here comes Bowman and on the opposite side for South Dakota State we saw Graham Spalding leave the game Midway through the first quarter with what appeared to be a lower body injury had him moving around on the sideline but they still have looks like Dayton McCoy in the game opposite Adam Bach see if we see gr Bing back in the game at the 26 yd line Cowboys will go to work and this is Gordon with nowhere to go count them up six different jack rabbits loading the Box Caleb France the first one to hit him the first time we've seen an olly Gordon carry with Alan Bowman under Center that's a look that I'm certain South Dakota state is used to seeing and now a jack rabbit is down defensive injury and this is Zack Wilson the senior and this is a position they can ill afford to lose anyone else keep in mind there's no Blake Peterson today they brought him in via the transfer portal from Iowa State as he returned back home to his State fortunately Taylor this looks like maybe just a cramp issue for Wilson don't want to speculate too much but going in stretching out the calf expect that's a cramp it is it's not real hot today in still water but it is muggy it's humid it's also the first time these guys regardless of how hard you go in Camp and your scrimmages first time they're really straining in game and for both sides we expect we see some cramping see Graham Spalding good to see him have a helmet on he is huddled up around his defensive teammates expect we'll see Zach Wilson as he jogs off to the sideline and we'll keep an eye on spolding their starting linebacker who was forced to leave this game earlier but helmet on looks like he's anxious to get out there so we'll keep tracks on that depth is always a concern if you're an FCS opponent playing FBS that depth getting tested on the defensive side of the football today second down on the slant the passes caught stribbling showing those big hands as he snatched it a gain of 14 they take advantage of a loaded box this is a great catch by stribbling number seven Dallas Bean him behind him I think he thought this was going right by stribbling for an opportunity for an interception we touched on it earlier Shan the wrist injury a year ago for stribbling and did this staff was so excited about getting him back because of the talent that He is stribbling transferred in same year bman arriv so those two very close off the grid iron and they certainly have a lot of chemistry and it just wasn't able to be on full display because of the injury to stribling a season ago South Dakota State continuing to keep Oly Gordon contained for now giving up three four yards AP pop but avoiding that catastrophic chunk play we've come to know again from olly Gordon after his historic season last year second down Bowman hit as he released it Presley along the near sideline crosses on to plus territory setting up a very manageable third down good throw by Alan Bowman he's got pressure from the right side Tempo here on Third and short right up the Middle with it behind the center mahalski and a first down surge by this offensive line and oi Gordon going back to that RPO for Alan Bowman in such a staple of this offense and he does a nice job throwing off platform which we saw on that second down conversion molski the fifth year senior making his 24th start as Gordon now we're starting to get a steady dose of OI Gordon on this drive Graham spolding back out there for South Dakota State on that stop Kobe Clayborn backup time out for defensive injury slow to get up there well Sean you said it exactly right starting to get that heavy dose of Ali Gordon and A lot's been made through Camp about ali Gordon and how strong he gets later in the game you see all the production they have coming back on the offensive line 25 combined starts for this unit all LED in the middle by Joe mahalski preseason all americ one of the best centers in the country second down Bowman off the play fake brings it back in now settles on the near side where it is caught cesi vahi with the catch Bowman having some time to throw with this offensive line we were just talking about and a good decision to not try to force this trying to hit the post over top to stribbling but checks it down to cesie vahu byahi who had those critical snaps last year especially in the Big 12 Championship stepped in as a freshman and they were happy about their depth behind Oly Gordon with vahi vahi stays in the game as South Dakota State brings the blitz they run right by it off that quick pitch gain of three yards on the play Adam Bach in the center of the defense the tackle the captain really has been asked to take on more of a vocal leadership role for the Jacks this year second down Bowman again wanted to go right settles down for vah and vah grabbed by the face Mass balding got his hands up and laundry all over the turf and this will be another 15 yds for the Cowboys four Flags nobody missed that one obvious face mask vah talked about his ability out of the back field as well really Dynamic back for the Cowboys personal foul face mask number 29 defense at the distance to the goal line first down get another look at it by lahi he's the check down see right here gets his head spun all the way around fortunate not injured but a good job by Alan Bowman also on this drive couple times they've schemed up shot plays down the field he's worked through his progression and got it to his back both times making the smart decision and you can only do that if you're given time and certainly he has been given the time in this first half Cowboys going with a diamond set on first down they hand it off and this is Gordon rning his well touchdown oi Gordon back in 24 you can't stop him you can only hope to contain him it's a reason he was a dop Walker Award winner breaks tackles at the point of contact off the left side one of the most physical backs in college football breaks the tackle of Tucker large finishes this in the end zone he's keeping the momentum from that historic season in 2023 rolling early in this first [Applause] half Gordon's 21 rushing touchdowns last year second in the country only to Michigan's Blake Corum it does not take him long to find his first six of the season the power the speed the Finishing Touch Cowboys with their largest lead once Holly Gordon won the job last year he became the cowboy bcow literally rushing 285 times a season ago that was eighth most in cowboy history only he and chuba hubard have had 280 rushing attempts in a season since 96 and talking with Mike Gundy if that was any indicator they can expect even more of Ole Gordon this season well and the scariest thing for anybody on the other side is olle Gordon gets stronger as the game goes along Mike Gundy talked a couple times this Camp about how they realized with some of the advice and input from his son his touches later in the game between 15 and 25 touches that's what some of his biggest production is on display unbelievable back for Oklahoma State Line Drive kick this one will sail through the end zone for the Touchback and what a run for South Dakota State over the cat the past couple of years you take a look at the longest winning streaks at the FCS level of course their rival North Dakota State they won 39 straight during their dominant run from 17 to 20 they did it earlier 2012 to 14 the 33 consecutive and now you see what South Dakota state has and what they have put on the line here with their first ever trip to Stillwater 29 consecutive their last loss the season opener at kennick Stadium to Iowa 73 see if granowski can get his touch throwing the football they move the pocket gory makes the catch and then yards after catch as he takes it up to the 45 yd line a gain of 27 Dylan Smith the stop Sean we talked about it off air had to get Mark granowski going the downfield chop plays they weren't hitting put him out of the pocket nice job by Graham Goring on the over route patience from Mark granowski that's the play that I think this Jack rabbit's offense needed to try and spur the momentum they've struggled throwing the ball down field through this part of the first half you see the 8 of 11 for 65 yards most of those completions are less than 10 yards air yards close to the line of scrimmage completions brener lines up as the HB back off motion to the right that's the direction they try to send Angel Johnson Jeff Robertson the fifth year senior coming up sniffing out that play second and 10 that's been the piece for Oklahoma State that I've been most impressed with in the first half they've had one big run that's been popped on them by Amar Johnson other than that a nice job lot of orange jerseys rallying to the football good gang tackling not a lot of broken tackles as well that was a big point of emphasis on both sides but the tackling for Oklahoma State on defense that was an area they improved on over the course of the season last year but they were really slow out of the gates as far as the tackling goes and Mike Gundy kind of referenced to the point that he backed off the physicality of practice last year trying to keep his players healthy and a little bit of a different approach this season after the results in that slow start a year ago and South Dakota State true to their word they told us they were going to run Mark granowski I don't think we realized it would be this much this every Drive we're seeing two and three sometimes quarterback draw a lot of times quarterback power as well getting him involved in the Run game and to me Sean I think this is two down territory absolutely down 14 on the road he mentioned the Running by granowski already has carried it six times Oklahoma State rushes SC over the middle pass a bit high but you see the hands of wiby he'll make the catch and this is going to be really close looks like they're going to mark it right at the 36 and a first down this is fearless over the middle from Griffin wiy don't like your quarterback typically on Crossing routes to put it high but a great individual effort from Wy secure that catch stretch forward for the first down will be a local product he went to su falls Jefferson so he was fueled by the knowledge of the Playbook last year similar system used by su falls Jefferson High the two-time all Stater the field first the play is under further review so they are going to take another look it was close as I mentioned and they are going to take a look at the spotting of the ball here after the catch by Wy left side of the screen the shallow across it he sits Downs trying to get to that 36 yd line we tough to tell from that angle again trying to get to that 36 yd line was close again because it was ruled a first down on the field this is going to have to be inconclusive excuse me conclusive evidence to overturn this to me that's inconclusive from there I would expect it to stand from that look it is really close that first Contact when he stretches forward take a look at the knee here you can see from this angle side judge not helping us with that look this is probably going to be the best look at it again keep an eye on that left knee right there I think I think they might push this back to the 37 he might be a yard shy let's listen in after further review the ruling on the field stands first down you were right Taylor yeah Sean to me it's not so much when the knee goes down it was more when he first catches the ball stretches around close enough to that 36 yd line it's one of those calls where if he had been marked short on the field I think that stands as well it's difficult not enough evidence to overturn the call there will stand on the field as a first down for the jack rabbits keeps the drive alive third down conversion the Jacks now today three of six on third Downs inside six minutes to go a quick moving first half from still one and now a snap goes right through the hands of granowski and he is just going to heave it and avoid the huge loss terrific presence of Mind there from the veteran Gren owski to avoid a disaster there's no fou for intentional grounding the quarterback was outside of The Tackle Box and the ball reached the line line of scrimmage second down he's punished for it on the end of that throw by jalile Johnson South Kota State very fortunate that that wasn't a complete disaster like you said Sean able to just get this back to Second and 10 don't see too much of that from Gus Miller what a year he had the Remington Award winner as the top Center in the country L this year and handling a lot more of their protections and adjustments with the departure of Mason mccormic second and 10 from the cowboy 36 quarterback power to the right side H SKS over to Fender and again he has hit hard tell you what Mark granowski will not be skipping the ice bat tomorrow he's going to feel every one of these hits Boom coming across the captain Nick Martin you have to appreciate the toughness from Mark granowski they are not shying away from running their quarterback in this first half how many times did the Oklahoma State coaches use the word violent when describing Nick Martin well they've got the best linebackers in the Big 12 voted preseason all Big 12 Kendall Daniels Nick Martin Colin Oliver those three across the board really solid at the quarterback spot yeah Daniels you see in the picture wearing number five a safety now moving closer Dakota to the line of scrimmage this is a big play in this first half Jimmy Rogers wants more time to think about it timeout jack rabbits on the March late here in the first half Alan Bowman with a touchdown pass Oly Gordon a rushing six Oklahoma State leading 173 Colin Oliver in this Cowboy defense this Allstar cast of linebackers Nick Martin five tackles in this first half let's see what the Jacks scripted up after the timeout two receivers left the tight end stold goes in motion they hand the ball off to the right side and not fooling anyone staying at home was Trey Rucker and now a decision for South Dakota state right at the edge of Hunter dman career long they're going to bring him on give him an opportunity career Long's 49 clocker put the clock to 40 please Hunter dustman hit from 31 earlier today on the near side Hash a 47 yard attempt [Applause] snap good kick coming it's on the way and it is good so Hunter dusman two for two 47 Y and South Dakota State inches a little bit closer guys Mark gronowski took a lot of phone calls trying to decide whether he was going to come back for this season for the Jacks the feedback that he got from NFL Scouts was that if you're going to stay in school the most important thing is to keep keep playing and play somewhere where you're going to be on the field and the second most important thing is to win they've been doing that at South South Dakota state so why change you leaned a lot on his dad Ray listen to his dad's advice he said a lot of guys go somewhere else because they feel like the grass is going to be greener on the other side but Mark said the grass is pretty freaking Green in South Dakota I would certainly say so and everything he need needed they talked to several Scouts everything he needed in place at South Dakota state to cap off what has been an amazing career and at the same time really draw the interest of his ultimate goal of playing in the NFL on Sunday I just love the attitude of the grass is pretty freaking green where I'm at right now where in an era of college football that we don't see much of that the loyalty to South Dakota state is pretty [Applause] refreshing the grass green in Brookings I would say for through October but not during those brutal winter months up there flag on the return maybe tripping there is no foul on the play first down I thought maybe for a second when the flag was thrown Brody gorley may have gotten called for tripping there but no foul on the play it's been an effective first half for the Cowboys 11 Play Seven play and then a 10 playay Drive they took advantage of the interception on the a short drive after the black interception but Bowman very efficient in this first half 12 of 15 for 76 yds keep in mind they'll get the football first to start the second half as well and again it's that quick passing game 13 more yards to stribbling Humphrey the tackle and a first down it's been a pretty casual easy first half you could say for Alan Bowman not getting a lot of pressure in his lap has gone through his progression nicely gotten it to the open receiver done a nice job a lot of quick game in this first half they haven't asked him to stretch the ball vertically much to this point in the game moment granted the additional year after the waiver by the NCAA this off season and this one goes for not a loss back at the 34 yd line Caleb franel blowing up that party he bring franel back that strong side linebacker position unblocked this is a critical drive here on both sides you touched on if Oklahoma State can drive down burn some clock and get points they get the ball coming out of half on the other side for South Dakota State they want to try and get points before half and get this to a one score game movement up front might be a free play Bowman lets her fly passes caught up near Midfield to the jack rabbit 48 yd line it is Rashad Owens Bowman knew he had a free one to work with and the Cowboys will take advantage offside number 52 defense the penalty is declined the result of the play as a first down but how many times do you see when you get a free play quarterbacks just throw this deep and it's nothing but five yards a nice job on both sides here Rashad Owens setting that down and really throwing the comeback out to the field and taking advantage of that free play Owens coming off that terrific finish from a year ago he had three 100 yd Gaines we look at the return of Health with stribbling obviously the dangers that Brennan Presley brings each and every day on the edge I mean this is an offense that defenses throughout the country are going to have a tough time slowing down we get some cat and mouse here with the two-minute timeout approaching how does South Dakota State approach their timeout situation Bowman checking down looking over toward the sideline does not have to take a snap and that appears to be the case here he will let the clock wind down and it's the new twoin timeout introduced two-minute timeout to college football we'll take a break from Stillwater Cowboys by 11 Oklahoma stay by 11 here at the two-minute timeout a lot of changes in college football a lot of them dealing with techn techology you take a look at the inh helmet communication at the FBS level however South Dakota State implementing that today and then the tablets 18 for FBS teams SDSU utilizing 15 today second down and 10 after the timeout here they come they set up the screen Gordon with some work to do makes one Defender Miss but you see the pursuit defense and a good job sniffing it out you said it exactly right Sean unstung Hero on that play Logan Green from his nose tackle position it looked like for a second there this was going to be a home run ends up being a basically a half yard gain you see that swarming defense that just speaks to the culture again for South Dakota State they do such a nice job rallying to the football on a play where almost a big opportunity for the Cowboys Oklahoma state two of four on third Downs Presley and Owens the receivers to the right Freeman and stribling to the left it's the drag route Presley with the catch trying to go horizontally and coming up was Tucker large as he leveraged him out of Bounds at the 44 yard line and a fourth down coming up another touch for Presley has been featured in this game this is really more of a screen you see that inside receiver blocking for him this is designed all the way to get it to Brennan Presley now a decision for Oklahoma State clock is stopped because Presley went out of bounds still two timeouts for South Dakota state looks like Oklahoma state will use one to think this over Cowboys will burn the first of three timeouts Oklahoma State their first of the half it will be 30 seconds Big 12 on espm plus is your exclusive home for 500 plus live games and exclusive content across the conference next Saturday more college football at it's a quadruple header starting at 5 Central U Albany travels to Morgantown to take on the Mountaineers of West Virginia and UCF host Sam Houston at 5:30 Central TCU back in Action they entertain Long Island at 8 under the lights and we finish the day with new Big 12 member Arizona hosting Northern Arizona at 9 Central ESPN plus.com big-12 your exclusive home for all things Big 12 Mike Gundy has at least Bing a fake decided to play a little field position here Tucker large one of the more dangerous return men waiting inside his T Hudson coock with the high kick and this one beautifully telegraphed as it goes hop skipping inside the five and the punter from more Australia just a few miles outside Melbourne tiny little town 6600 folks and Co does his job that was really good execution by this punt unit I like the decision from coach Gundy and his staff South Dakota state to this point in the game haven't been able to put a drive together into the end zone make them go the length of the field and you said it really nice punt by Hudson coock to pin South Dakota State deep at this point now if you're South Dakota State try and pop one loose can you get anything to the outside or Run game in the interior and then maybe go through a two-minute drive just don't want to give the ball back to Oklahoma State who still has two timeouts working in the noisiest part T boom bck Stadium as they hand it off to that left side Amar Johnson with a good surge picks up eight jack rabbits line up quickly clock continues to move keep in mind they have two timeouts remaining time in the throw sideline pattern it's Goring with the catch he's pushed out at the 21 and a first down now you start to think as a play caller and a quarterback 38 seconds with your two timeouts trying to get this two field goal range you've moved out from the shadow your own in Zone on the alert for Graham Goring and Griffin wiy 18 and 12 and then three out of the back field Amar Johnson who a really good pass catching running back realistically South Dakota State looking to get between 45 to 50 yards on this drive to get in field goal range and that was a Miss slot was open in Wy the pass a little bit too tall from granowski he had an opportunity right in the middle of the field looked like Obi ezigbo had his hands up I think that's what caused Mark gronowski to throw this so high a good job by isigo to get his hands hands up a missed opportunity there for the jack rabbits these into first half possession so critical Forman Raj granowski was forced to throw it away he heard the footsteps coming that time Nardo's defense able to generate a little pressure really goes back to that Miss on first down some pressure in marowski's face trying to work through his progression really just throwing this away now a decision again don't want to get this back in Oklahoma State's hands this is either a pass that's incomplete would imagine South dakot State keeps this on the ground on Third and long certainly don't want to give the football back to one of the top offenses in the country they will indeed hand it off Angel Johnson is tripped up in the back field col Oliver was there and the Cowboys as expected will use their second timeout a drive that had a chance post over the middle that was the opportunity time out Oklahoma state they're second of the half opportunity from South Dakota state to try and make something of this two-minute drive this has been a place for Oklahoma State for a long time now come to no success from Mike Gundy 23 how many wins in a row going back to 2020 it's a tough place to play came here a long time ago with the fighting rice sowls Zack Robinson Dez Bryant days the sidelines are tight here they're right on top of you students have those paddles it's a tough place to come in and play you mentioned for the days of rice when you were with the owl the offensive line during their meetings on the sideline they had to build up kind of like a human wall to Shield the noise right the fans could listen in I don't think it really had too much impact on the game hter dusman has certainly had an impact in this game as a kicker now for the first time we see him puning and it's a beauty spiraling kick he kept it away from Presley and this will be touched at the 31 yd line so 47 yds on the punt by dusman that's exactly what the jack rabbits needed from their All Conference kicker that really was angled that away from the returner not able to not only return it but get his hands on it burn a few extra seconds off the clock just 13 seconds and one timeout for Oklahoma state do they try and get one shot middle of the field likely open trying to get this down in range for a potential attempt for Logan Ward Alan Bowman really hasn't been touched in this first half he has had time to throw very very efficient 16 of 19 112 yds in the one touchdown with a timeout to work and it looked like a knee was down in the back field the flag flies as well there is no foul on the play for holding second down all right there you go go pick up the flag by lahi loss of three on the play and we'll see if the Cowboys will be content just to let this clock wind down and head into the break leading by 11 Oklahoma State knew they were going to be in for a battle today South Dakota State coming here to win this game 29 consecutive wins for the jack rabbits and after one half a play it's Oklahoma State the double digit lead and they will get the football to start the second half we saw a lot of what we expected from oi Gordon touched down in the second quarter running the football well South Dakota State first doing a good job on the other side moving the football just not capitalizing In The End Zone I think the biggest thing for South Dakota state they're going to have to create and manufacture a turnover on the other side to really get back in this game and then obviously punks punch the ball in the end zone and finish their drives Bowman throws for 112 in the first half Gordon 11 carries 47 yds and a touchdown the Walter Payton Award winner for South Dakota State granowski 10 of 19 79 yards he was picked off in the first half Cowboy fans having some fun here in Stillwater the opening weekend Labor Day weekend Oklahoma State and this defense sending a statement early Presley with a touchdown catch Gordon the dop Walker winner with one Cowboys by 11 halime here from Stillwater Oklahoma state ranks 17th in the country to start this year the Big 12 runner up from a year ago they lead it over the two-time defending FCS national champ South Dakota State 17-6 Cowboys with the lead alongside Taylor Mard Sean Kenny with you and Taylor a lot of eyes on Oly Gordon coming into the season opener what type of Encore are we going to be treated to from the junior out of Fort Worth keep in mind this is a running back that's rushed for over 100 yards in nine of his last 11 games did not disappoint in the first half well slow first quarter didn't have a ton of touches in the first quarter second quarter I thought they really started to lean on him had the one run where he breaks free see right here couple tackles broken which Oklahoma State fans familiar with for the touchdown but I thought a nice job by South Dakota State really limiting the explosive plays had under five yards a carry under 50 yards for the first half he's gotten his Touches at 11 you see there 11 rushes keeps him on Pace for the 20 plus that coach Gundy talked to us about on the other side for Alan Bowman really efficient first half but I didn't think they asked him to do a ton hadn't had an opportunity really to throw the ball down Field South Dakota State a nice job in coverage on the back end but Bowman has done a nice job when he's been asked to checking the ball down getting it to the open receiver and working through his progression he's done exactly what they asked him to this is a lot of what we saw a year ago but the decision making has been sound today he's gotten the ball out of his hands quick you see the protection as well South Dakota state has not really gotten after him Oklahoma State up front done a really nice job this was an incredible catch on the outside by stribling a couple times Under Pressure though Bowman gotten the ball out of the hands quick go back to decision making everything in the first been clean just hasn't had to do much in the way of stretching the ball down the field but a very clean efficient first half history has proven when you have a quarterback that really understands the Mike Gundy system typically they explode for huge years Bowman year two here in Stillwater the seventh year in his third stop and really in control of that offense in the first half Oklahoma state will get the football to start the second half this is a a critical series I feel in this football game you look up at the scoreboard the jack rabbits only down 11 a couple of field goals is what they had to settle for in the first half their defense can get a quick stop and opportunity to make it a one possession game not the start they were hoping for here as the kick goes out of bounds and we check in with Tor guys I talked with both coaches at half time I asked Jack Coach Jimmy Rogers what he told Mar at the said just wants him to calm down a little bit he's a good player he can handle this he's more worried about them stopping Oklahoma State he says he feels like they'll play a little bit more quarters and more man because he said he doesn't care if they lose by 50 in this game he cares about winning as far as the cowboy side of things I asked coach if he was going to play goly a little bit more in this second half or watch his carries he said he feels like all's doing pretty good and uh he's staying healthy out there all right thank you very much Tori in this offensive line doing very well in the first half molski the center of attention ready to go as we start quarter number three and they will hand the ball off and you see Gordon just using that blocker oi Gordon up to the 44 yd line terrific job that time by the offensive line and it was molski who C out he was pulling leading the way Tempo again back on the ball quickly for the Cowboys This Is How They started the game really quick same play over that right side and Gordon will be snowed under at the 46 Sean I agree with you this is a right out of the gate critical drive for South Dakota State still very much in this game just down 11 but playing a little bit of Bend but don't break defense need to get the ball back to their offense to try and get a score and get this to one score lead Gordon to get a quick breae South Dakota state will be allowed to bring in their defensive substitution cesie vahi saw a few touches in the first half keep in mind they also brought in Trent Holland this off season from Indiana to join that back field quick throw on that slant pass is caught by stribling tackled immediately on the plus side at the 47 that switch route again this time Brennan Presley the point man setting that legal pick for stribbling had a really productive first half stribbling coming over from the Pack 12 in Washington state as bahi surges ahead setting up a third and one but you get the impression with the weapons they have obviously with Gordon everybody knows about Presley a healthy stribling could be in line for a huge season this year as Oklahoma state will move the chains a first down tough yardage for vahi lah is so critical for this cowboys offense we know oi Gordon is going to get plenty of touches he is the bcow he's the Superstar his best running back in college football but behind Oly Gordon a year ago with injuries they really struggled and cesie vahi go back to his performance in the Big 12 Championship those were critical Reps for him that they talked about using that as a building block through spring and camp this fall yeah he played 12 snaps in the Big 12 Championship was on the field as well in the Texas bull win hand off to Gordon and there he goes look at the cut back as oi Gordon takes it up to the 34 close to a first down being as big at back as Oli Gordon is so patient at the point of attack you saw him work his way through the line of scrimmage and then boom get vertical almost for a first down Bowman will take a shot one-on-one coverage downfield and it goes right through the arms of stribling like the corner lost track that was Bean him he was with him every step of the way but as he turned around to adjust Taylor that ball landed right in the lap of stribling I've been singing stribling's praises for the first half that's one he obviously wishes he had back I agree with you I thought Dallas beam in coverage was in a good spot and then lost where he was at with stribbling missed opportunity there for the Cowboys opening drive of this second half cboys bring in their big bodies lining up putting the HB in motion and South Dakota State blows it up they had penetration over the left side loss of a couple setting up a fourth down that was an attitude play from South Dakota State this is bringing the fight to the front for Oklahoma State look at all the white hats rallying to the football now another decision done at a couple times already in this game would expect the offense to not only stay on the field but go for it here on fourth down Zack Wilson on that last play with the tackle for [Applause] loss diamond formation surrounding Bowman on this fourth and [Applause] three they put the two tied ends to the right maximum protection Bowman dancing around looking now flutters it near side coming back to it and making the catch for the first down unbelievable protection up front starts there for Oklahoma State and how about this catch from Oly Gordon Oklahoma State hurries with the ball to try and get this snap off before it can be reviewed I think they're going to take another look at this the ruling in the field of a completed catch is under further review this becomes a key review early in the third quarter as we take another look Bowman wants to go to olly Gordon the flat immediately look at the coverage it's good coverage on the back end throws this like a comeback to olly Gordon rule a catch on the field line judge you see him nodding his head checks with the side judge as well that's close Sean I'm not sure again Ru a catch on the field have conclusive evidence to overturn this field judge blocking us there great job by Gordon to come back to the football and make the adjustment and again is there enough evidence to overturn the ruling on the field which is a catch and this is going to be their best vantage point does he get those hands and those two arms underneath the ball before it hits the turf Sean I'm not sure from that angle this is another one like we had earlier in the game if this had been ruled incomplete on the field I think the call probably stands but because this was ruled a catch I'm not sure that we're seeing enough to be able to overturn this after further review the ruling on the field of a catch stands first down and the drive stays alive you hear that key word stands instead of confirmed right if they had seen something that backed up the evidence of the call you would have heard confirmed but STS typically means there's not enough there to overturn it first down Cowboys it's a part of the game for oi Gordon maybe that doesn't get talked as much about his ability to catch the football 39 grabs a year ago key catch on fourth down Oklahoma State operating just outside the Red Zone Ford and mue two tied ends to the left they're going to be set up as blockers as they swing it to Gordon running through arm tacklers oy Gordon stretches ahead touch down number two today for Gordon more tackles broken in the open field from Oly Gordon it is so hard to bring him down when he gets his momentum going [Music] downhill screen play out to the field designed for Ali Gordon all the way pretty good blocking on the perimeter watch this backto back broken tackles finishes this ball stretches that out obviously goes through the back of the end zone but I think the ruling in the field of a touchdown is under further review Sean we saw that last part of that angle when olly Gordon stretches the ball out at first glance I thought that elbow hit the ground would have been a touchdown then the ball goes out of the back of the end zone this will be a really good look at it does this ball move getting a lot of close reviews here today Sean yeah back to back so this crowd will have to put the celebration on pause at least for the time being as they again are going to take multiple looks and angles at this last second plunge by Gordon to try to get that ball across the goal line this will be a really good look at it and same reaction I had to the last review I don't think there's enough here to overturn this I think he gets to the front of the goal line and and then the ball starts to move you just see his impressive body control look like that you know the other thing Sean I think his thigh may be down before he extends the ball out there's also the chance right there thigh hits the ground this may be a half yard short so a busy start to this third quarter for our replay official Jeff Hansen and incidentally both of these reviews involving involving be number zero oi Gordon after further review the ruling in the field of a touchdown stands number two today for oi Gordon who's All Fired Up done it running the football just like we expected running down Hill that time really on that drive featured catching the football the big fourth down conversion having to come back to the ball then the screen out to the left breaking tackles all the way showing again why he was a dope Walker winner a year ago a statement drive out of the locker room by Oklahoma State they March it right down the field 10 plays 65 yds Ward to add the point after and Oklahoma State enjoy going their largest lead hly Gordon finds ways to get six using his hands on this drive key fourth down catch capped off with a touchdown reception Oklahoma State enjoying their largest lead of the afternoon 246 over South Dakota State they take the opening kick here in this second half and they March it down the field f a steady dose of Oly Gordon you see the production six touches a couple of key catches late I think the last Drive especially his ability to catch the ball out of the back field that piece on display doesn't get talked about enough obviously his ability to run the football between the tackles out of pistol getting going downhill that gets a lot of attention for good reason but this is really a a versatile allaround back and I think that translates obviously really well to the next level and is something that NFL Scouts really like about oi Gordon let's see how South Dakota State responds this is a position they are not used to being in coming into today 29 consecutive wins the nation's longest winning streak and you look at how they won their games last year they just dominated the opposition they won their four playoff games by a combined score of 146 to 15 so to be in this position adversity on the road for the Walter Payton Award winner Mark granowski third quarter that belonged to them and that's usually when they threw the knockout punch last year from the 25 over the middle passes caught spinning up to the 4 6yd line is Griffin wiby Trey Rucker hanging on to him good start though for the Jacks and a pick up of 21 yards Sean we talked at half about how South Dakota State needed to get Mark gronowski going had a couple misses early I thought that rattled some of his confidence then the interception as well this is one of the best quarterbacks in all of college football not just the FCS why he was the winner of the Walter pton award a year ago like you touched on that was a good first completion simple play action hit the slant to Griffin wiy see if they can build on that momentum on this drive where they really need [Applause] points from the 46 double move taking a shot little thin pose pass is caught Wy stays on his feet up to the 21 and just like that the jack rabbits in Striking Distance protected well up front this is a fake bubble out to the field and then release Griffin wiy two receivers in the concept you see number seven Cameron EPS he triggers down for that bubble screen they slip in the vertical in behind it and a good job after the catch by Griff and Wy back-to- back catches for number 18 Wy has been the favorite Target today five grabs 80 yard for the sophomore from Sue fos excellent counter punch by South Dakota state gronowski will look to stay hot soft touch back shoulder caught for for the touchdown it's Graham Goring how about that for an answer from South Dakota state three plays March all the way down the field all chunk plays in the passing game first shoot of Griffin wiy and then the inside slot Fade to Graham Goring right in the middle this inside fade does a nice job leaving his quarterback some room little bit of hand checking the onehanded catch to secure that to the body unbelievable play from Graham gor what a grab by gorin the junior out of Iowa City West young man that has waited his turn patient like so many of these jack rabbits two years of no game action his first two years on campus 13 catches a season too and a highlight reel Hall in on the touchdown from granowski it only took three plays to go 75 yards granowski to Goring and the Jack strike right [Music] back you're watching the Big 12 on ESPN beautiful afternoon from Stillwater Oklahoma state with the lead but Jimmy Rogers trying to fire up his jack rabbits when it looked like they were in a little bit of trouble he turned to the Walter Payton Award winner mark gronowski three for three 75 yds on that last drive and a beautiful throw and catch to Graham gorin and just like that the Jacks have an answer been sleepy in that first half had moved the ball effectively but would stall out obviously the couple field goals that they picked up that is more of what we came to expect some of the downfield passing ability from Mark granowski and Graham Goring and Griffin wiy stepping up like we expected them to on the outside so each team has had it once in this third quarter each team able to have success and score touchdowns possession two for the Cowboys and this will be cavanis with some hesitation inside the zone five kale cabanis cut down check that that's Gavin Freeman excuse me Freeman with the return out to the 19 yd line all right let's talk adjustments starting with South Dakota State they have really yet to find an answer in slowing down this okah State offense I think it has to start with trying to generate some pressure on Bowman Bowman has been virtually untouched all game and for South Dakota State trying to make sure that you obviously keep eyes on oi Gordon don't let him beat you in the interior then you have these dangerous weapons with Rashad Owen and Brennan Presley as well there's a lot to have to take in on the defensive side but they've got to get after Alan Bowman some right back to the Steady Hand of Gordon only this time the jack rabbits are there gang tackling for South Dakota State they talk about the protection for Bowman in this offensive uh offensive line seven of them returning who made multiple starts a year ago timeout defensive injury it's an injury timeout as they will attend to Caleb franel it's offensive line with six red shirt super seniors another red shirt senior combined 200 FBF St s just among them the average age of 23 plus they had the 15 starts from their transfer Isaiah glass who came all the way in from Arizona State all headline by their big center from St Thomas aquinus and Joe molski hsky on pretty much every watch list coming into the season there's production across the board for this offensive line Dalton Cooper left tackle 49 FBS starts going back to his time with Texas State as well at Cole Birmingham back feel like he's fully healthy at left guard he felt like maybe he was their best offensive lineman a couple years ago in the fiesta bow finally getting him healthy Jake Springfield right tackle ton of production there as well it is a really deep veteran offensive line easier said than done like we talk about getting pressure on Alan Bowman that's a tough challenge when you have that much experience on the offensive line Second down after the cramp for the linebacker franel and South Dakota State good start on this drive another loss of a yard in the play and a third down passing situation for Bowman some inspiration from casy Dunn and Mike Gundy running the quarterback like we've seen from Mark granowski for so much of this game you feel that momentum starting to turn a little bit in the favor of South Dakota State coming off the touchdown a big opportunity the third and long here to get their defense off the field these are the situations where they love to go Brennan Presley's way see if the jack rabbits dial up a blitz third down they run a stunt it's picked up Bowman over the middle on the drive route pass is caught and a first down up to the 30 yd line it's stribbling with the grab this is such a good throw from Alan Bowman really not bad cover on the back end from Dallas vam huge third down conversion the fourth Catch of the Day for stribling right back to it this time it's Presley who hangs on close to another first down credit to this Oklahoma State offense on those critical Downs a couple times go back to the last series had the big fourth down conversion third down pickup there as well yeah South Dakota State they will look back at this game if they don't pull this rally off time out for an injury they're going to look back at those key Downs where they had opportunities to get off the field and they just could not Kobe clay Clayborn yeah down with don't want to speculate again but looks to be maybe some cramping as well that third down pickup was huge from Alan Bowman that pass across the middle those critical Downs really the last two possessions from Alan Bowman stepped up talked about it half really didn't need to do a lot in the first half but has been really impressive coming out of half with his accuracy throwing the football as they continue to work with Clayborn we talked about the consistency of these two programs at the headline of this show Oklahoma State they represented Cowboy nation in the Big 12 title game over the last three years the past couple of decades I mean this consistency in winning winning record in 18 straight years that's the third longest in the FBS only trailing Boise State and Wisconsin Mike Gundy has found a way to do it and he does it each and every year [Music] a set of downs from the 40 yd line and this is Trent Holland for the first time redir Jr transferred in this off season from Indiana SP three years with the hooers rush for over 300 yards a season to go second down putting some air on it deep down field receiver in stride it's Owens 58 yd to the house speed on the outside from Rashad Owens we knew they would go after him on a deep shot at some point in this game matched up over top Steven Orel and this is just winning on the outside a nice throw again from Alan Bowman puts this up high lets his receiver run underneath it and look at the separation from r Owens with a big [Applause] touchdown all of a sudden offense Galore here in this third quarter on the last drive for the Cowboys they relied on olle Gordon on this drive it was all about Mr alen Bowman three for three including the soft touch Owens and the Cowboys back up comfortably a clutch response from Alan Bowman in this offense big third down conversion followed up by this perfect deep ball over the top to their best deep ball Target in Rashad Owens pure speed on the outside and right when it felt like South Dakota stay creeping back in this game a dagger over the top from s to 10 that last throw and catch has this crowd on their feet Sun really breaking through now Bowman with three touchdown passes let's go down to Tor guys Alan Bowman told me this week that he feels more comfortable than he ever has behind his offensive line he said his goal when he got here was to become best friends with the O because they'll block for you a little bit better so he's taken these guys golfing over the summer he takes him out to breakfast after moring Stadium runs ask him who the best golfer is he says it's Center Jo mahalski he says you would not believe how that guy can spank the ball well being a former quarterback Taylor I suck at golf you got to let the offensive line at least beat you when you hit the greens I play a lot of golf but I'm not getting any better I would probably lose to I do lose to one of my former offensive linemen regularly actually it's always good to let those big guys win they have protected him this afternoon so all of a sudden it's becoming a shootout in this third quarter rowski will go back to work and this one whistles high and incomplete those have been the misses there's been a few in this game that have been a little uncharacteristic for Mark granowski simple out they talked to us about in our meetings that was a throw that he was most comfortable with and there's been a handful of those in this game that he's either been laid or just off the [Music] mark last thing South Dakota State wanted was to get an A shootout here on the row but that's exactly what they have found themselves in in this third quarter trying to match the cowboy offense blow for blow second down and 10 and it looked like some flinching up front false start number 18 offense 5yd penalty still second down third penalty today on the jack rabbits Oklahoma State very disciplined in this season opener yet to commit a miscue it's a killer when it's a false start on the outside from one of the receivers a little bit undisciplined from Griffin Wy making it even more difficult backing up your offense now a second and 15 concerned look for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year winner Jimmy Rogers year two spent 19 years as a player and a coach in brookies second down and 15 hit and the pass Falls incomplete that was Oliver who brought the heat that time markowski has to wait just a hair for Omar Johnson to get into that second window Colin Oliver barreling down on him I think even if he had been able to get the ball toar Johnson there was nothing really there covered well on the back end by Oklahoma State third and 15 and feels like this is spot in the game South Dakota State really cannot afford to not pick this up and stay in this ball game Oliver has been one of the best put on a cowboy uniform at disrupting the [Applause] pass again movement this noise maybe having an impact it looked like the right side flinched we'll wait and see false start number 61 offense 5yd penalty third down and this crowd is just going to keep getting louder and louder that's Evan burnson little uncharacteristic what we've come to know from South Dakota State you use the word discipline a minute ago that was how the OK State staff described him as well that two procedure penalties in one Drive Oklahoma State dropped seven in the coverage and they still get to gronowski sack back at the 11 Colin Oliver who we were just talking about MVP of that drive on the defensive side Colin Oliver gets the quarterback hurry on the screen and a big sack top of the screen working on right tackle Sam Hagen trying to hit the shallow crosses the first look for Mark granowski but nowhere to go with the ball from the pressure from Colin Oliver returnable kick Presley fields at the 45 and he is tracked down right there special teams coverage by Colby Humphrey as we go back to Oliver you could see the bull rush he lifts Sam Hagen off the ground Sam Hagen's got almost 100 PBS on Colin Oliver that's the combination of speed and strength be able to fight through that right tackle and get home for the sack and an opportunity here for Oklahoma State you get almost any sort of points here start to really put this out of Arms Reach of South Dakota State offensive yards some big plays in this third quarter on first down it's the Flea Flicker as they're going to reach into the bag of tricks wide open making the juggling catch is stribbling and a big gain on first down knocked out of bounds by Miles tayloruse look like Rashad Owens he's really the decoy that's who takes the safety on the post and a great one-handed catch from stribling 27 yds on the completion and you can see the Cowboys finding their Rhythm offensively a flow to it and they go with the two big bodies in the back field offline snap adjustment by Bowman Gordon trying to get to the outside good job there containing by by Dallas beam as we take another look at scribbling who's been a big part of this offense today had a couple one-handed catches like this year ago did this against Oklahoma in a big spot somebody that just like we talked about heard a year ago with the wrist injury what an impact he has how important he is to this offense when he's healthy and in the lineup he had two really productive years in Pullman for Washington State but the opportunity to play for Casey Dunn and all the receivers that he's put out at the next level a driving force for him to come here to still walk approaching four minutes to go here in this third quarter Oklahoma State time out for a defensive injury and this crowd getting ansy with some of these injuries as now Jack Rabbit tending to one of their defensive linemen who's on his back and I can only imagine what is being said but Mike Gundy is reading the riot act to the crew right now R referees he's screaming for some attention on the sideline looks like it's to this point it's been a lot of cramps from South Dakota State you wonder if he's given them an earful maybe claiming that there's some uh embellishing of the cramps trying to slow down the tempo of Oklahoma State it's Randy Kamon the senior from Oakdale Minnesota who's being attended to right now what's been so impressive with Gundy throughout the years he's found ways he's always been ahead of the curve offensively back to his very first days in 2005 when he took over this program and know you talk to a lot of people and I agree he really was the original orchestrator of the RPO they were doing that long before we started to see it become more prevalent in other conferences just such an offensive genius and certainly that's the side of the football he's comfortable with the quarterback in his playing days for the Cowboys as oi Gordon takes it up to the 15 yd line but he's found ways to adjust he he's coach the leading passer in the country and Mason Rudolph he had James Washington lead the country in receiving yards and of course what Gordon did last year both running passing the football just creative ways to keep this offense churning keeping oi Gordon churning and more physical contact I thought it was interesting when we asked Mike Gundy about this season and this amount of production he said this is the most returning production I can remember in my 20 years here just across the board virtually every starter and even in the two deep guys all over the place that have played meaningful snaps [Applause] [Music] one of those rare times Bowman taking some extra time getting everybody in place this is Gordon Sid stepping his way now slicing ahead to the five plunges near the goal line but they're going to say a yard shy man he can make the most out of very little for being as big a back as he is he's so patient and does such a nice job at the point of contact look at that two different Defenders off his right side makes them both Miss I think they're going to take a look at this whether or not he stretched the arm excuse me another Defender down time out for defensive injury so an injured Jack Rabbit down being attended to Oklahoma State knocking on the doorstep and this is oi Gordon coming right at you to our left olly Gordon's right two different Defenders he makes them both Miss he gives you both angles and Sean I actually think that he may have been in there now they haven't taken a look at this they're going off that right elbow is what it looks like was down but it's the combination of his ability to be Shifty make people miss and then run through you that's a deadly combination one that I think is going to translate well to the next level along with his ability to catch the football he is a special talent Logan green was the injured Jack Rabbit good to see him walking off on his own power he said they wanted to get Gordon 20 total touches well he's at 25 already with 21 rushes and four catches out of the back field this will be your bcal no doubt in Still Water Oklahoma State maybe trying to throw the knockout punch here no one to do it than the D walk winner from a year ago as theah now there is a flag down on the far side think South Dakota state was trying to get a defender on the field late only had 10 guys illegal substitution 12 players on defense the penalty is declined result of the play with a touchdown they thought they had 10 and actually brought on a 12 the touchdown stand with best running back in college football adds to a special performance here in week one three touchdowns today for oi Gordon his second rushing touchdown and Oklahoma State here in this second half just unstoppable three drives three touchdowns seven plays 56 yard yards on this most recent one not sure what this conversation is about been a busy day for Kevin boltman we've had a number of close plays a number of reviews any idea partner it's clearly waiting on something from he's talking now to the booth not sure there's anything to review now it look like we're ready an impressive third quarter continues for Oklahoma State Ali Gordon in this experienced offensive line nice set it all up on a play before this caps this off and we've really seen it all from Oly Gordon so far in this game breaking tackles he's had several touches catches the ball well out that fourth down catch on the wheel route I think that was maybe the play of the game cuz that was coming right out of half they were at Midfield would have been huge momentum for South Dakota State ends up extending the drive they go on and score and Oklahoma State on offense really hasn't looked back since you see the dynamic personality that Ali Gordon brings and how everybody gravitates toward him such a humble leader in one that Gundy talked about would have to practice as hard as he's ever practiced in Fall Camp knowing that teams are going to load the Box knowing that teams are going to try to stop him yet at the same time know that Oklahoma state is going to put their hat on number zero each and every time well he's going to get the very best from every defense that he faces this year but that's no secret and I'm not sure that it's really going to matter because he really is I think in my opinion the best running back in college football with all eyes on Gordon the cowboy offense looking for weapons on the edge and they are happy to have a healthy Deon stribbling back and he has made an impact he has found a connection with Bowman they got him involved ear early in this game some of this is schemed up where they are targeting him as the number one receiver there's another good example of it here and a good throw from Alan Bowman but this play right here the one-handed catch reeling this back in been so important for this offense today along with Brennan Presley and Rashad Owens it's a deep receiver room for the Cowboys South Dakota State allowed only 14 points all year a season ago in the third quarter today Oklahoma State 21 three possessions three touchdowns as the Jacks go back to the ground with Amar Johnson South Dakota State like they told us wanted to establish physicality at the point of attack and I think Oklahoma state has done a really nice job of doing that on the other side especially when they've had the ball they've controlled the line of scrimmage run the ball well and protected Allan Bowman extremely well the usual Playmakers getting the job done we've seen Oliver with a sack Martin closing in on double digit tackles interception early in the game by black Playmakers on that side of the football little hitch pattern over the middle it's caught up near the first down to the 35 yd Line pass holded in by wiby as we check in with Tori guys you guys have talked about it a little bit that coach toplayer headset system is new in the FBS this season something that they've brought in from the NFL but the FCS doesn't have that technology yet however because South Dakota state was playing an FBS team today they had the option to buy the system and they decided they were going to do it for two reasons one coach says if we're going to claim that we're one of the best programs in the country we need to back that up and the other is that they wanted to give quarterback Mark granowski the best chance to learn as he would at any other school it's a great Point Tori and you look at it with the approach that South Dakota State took giving their quarterback the opportunity we talked about it he had offers to go power for he made the decision to stay in brookens statement sent by Jimmy Rogers saying we're going to give you the technology as well I think it's likely and this is speculation but a lot of people have talked about likely that this is coming to FCS as well with the coacht player communication to this point in the game haven't really noticed a hitch on either side seems like the systems for both of these teams have worked well but they want to try the end round pass but just no time to get the throw away as Oklahoma state was ready for a train Rucker and on that stop third down if you're not familiar with the new coach to player communication one player on the field per team at a time able to have radio communication and the player that has that communication you will always be able to tell they'll have the unbranded Green Dot that is the end of the Third quar on their back midline MC Martin doesn't need a lot of communication he's a read and react type player Oklahoma State in control as as we March to the four Oklahoma State certainly sending a statement in that third quarter they lead 3813 just a few moments ago Tory caught up with Mike Gundy coach is there a certain point in this game where you decide to give your starters a rest or do you keep giving them some practice out there well this team's won a lot of games and they're still dangerous so we need to keep playing I mean we're just in the fourth quarter and you know there's a two-minute timeout now there's a lot of clock stoppage in colge football so we need to play thanks coach third down for the Jacks from their own 40 putting some air on it just beyond the outstretched arms incomplete a little bit offline as he was looking for Will and a fourth and six down 25 and here comes the punting unit for South Dakota state that wasn't by much but just another Miss from Mark granowski trying to hit the corner rout Griffin will had won against cam Smith I think granowski we've seen plenty of good tape and solid performances over his career I think he'll go back learn from a lot of this but some inaccurate inaccuracies today that we just aren't accustomed to seeing from number 11 and it's a fake and the pass is offline incomplete dusman trying to hit his protector sliding out of the back Field South Dakota State desperate trying to find a little magic a little spark you can't blame Jimmy roggers and the punter's throw just offline he's trying to get it to Joe Alman number 11 coming across from the punter's right to left he's one of the personal protectors and it's open he's got number 11 but little offline we've t talked about Mr dustman he is really your do it all kicker and that time they tried to have that arm get added in his resume of weapons oh big hit there Collision that hit coming for South Dakota state that was Colby Humphrey who brought it and no doubt viahi felt that one that was a shot from Colby Humphrey I know coach Gundy said they're going to keep their starters in but I would be surprised if we saw much more Gordon in this game Bowman with that quick trigger and it is caught Freeman with his second catch first game for him wearing the Oklahoma state colors transferred in this off season from Oklahoma was a walk- on in Norman before earning a scholarship prior to the 2023 season and that was a player that we watched last year he made some impact plays and the touches that he got a fresh start Bowman's going to it stribbling open in the corner knocked away at the last second Humphrey got a hand in there in the nick of time I know he doesn't come down with it but this is a great throw from Alan Bowman drops this in the bucket and gives stribling an opportunity to make a play those stribbling there's a little bit of hand checking at the end I'm not sure he' been able to get that other that right hand on the ball if he was able to come down with it but a great throw from Alan Bowman Cowboys will send out Logan waren Kier Place kicker replacing Alex hail who led the country in field goals per game so Gundy wants to get a look at the strength of Ward who has handled kickoffs in the pass so leg strength has never been an issue and Ne his accuracy it's perfect for Ward from 52 yards the Cowboys just keep piling up the points all Oklahoma State here in still one offensive coordinator Casey Dunn certainly has to be smiling from what he has seen from his offense in this second half as they have put this game away 4113 over the two-time defending national champions from South Dakota State Mike Gundy knew this was going to be a difficult test this opening week really had very very tough non-conference schedule for the Cowboys they get ready for Arkansas next week and then a road trip to Tulsa before they dive into Big 12 competition Angel Johnson from near his own goal line Johnson take it out past the 20 to the 22 yd line so with the addition of four new teams into the Big 12 in the college football playoff this conference is going to be jam-packed with action throughout the year 12 teams now in the football playoff the five highest ranked Conference champions in the next seven highest ranked teams four highest ranked conference Champs will then have the opportunity to get a first round by they'll see them one through four 5 through 12 will be seated with first round games at home locations going to those higher seats who will be the big 12 representative going to be a lot of fun this year as Johnson takes it through the right side hole up to the 27 you take a look at the most we most weeks ranked in our college football polls Alabama Ohio State headlining the pack but the newcomer Utah to the conference in Oklahoma State right there to me this is the program that in all of college football doesn't get near enough respect look at that right there on most weeks ranked in the cfp poll think about the win streak in terms of winning seasons for Mike Gundy at 18 in a row it's a winning culture here that's been a stable for a long time first down run for Johnson as he takes it up to the 40 going back to the expanded playoff how important it is important every season for Oklahoma State and these other teams to try and win the Big 12 but these power four Conference champions getting a bye is going to be massive that is such an advantage if you get an opportunity after your conference Championship to sit back take in some time you would have almost a month off from Conference Championship weekend to the second round of the playoffs be such an advantage for those four teams that win their conference and as we talked about throughout the broadcast the winner of the Big 12 and it is going to be wild you look at the history of this conference as they take a shot down Field hold that F wiy gets into the clear one man to beat makes a cut at the five and he will find the end zone for the touchdown 60 yds to Griffin wiy and no quit from the boys from brookies offensive coordinator Ryan Olsen told us in Camp Mark granowski has been hitting these posts over the top beating their defense every day in practice and in the scrimmages shows up here to Griffin wiy shot play schemed up really nicely and a great pitch and catch from Mark granowski to Griffin wiy granowski with his second touchdown on the day wiy was over the 100 yd Mark as well a position group that South Dakota state was anxious to see who would step up with the yonkee twins gone today it's been Griffin wiy seven catches 150 yd the sophomore from Su FS finds the end [Music] zone first ever meeting between these two proud programs Oklahoma state with the 4120 lead don't forget Big 12 on ESPN plus is your exclusive home for over 500 live games and exclusive content across the conference next weekend we bring you a football quadruple header starting at 5:00 Central U Albany traveling to Morgantown to take on the Mountaineers in UCF host Sam Houston at 5:30 Central TCU ready to battle Long Island at 8:00 and then we cap off the day with new Big 12 member Arizona hosting Northern Arizona at 9 Central ESPN plus.com big- 12 your exclusive home for all things Big 12 Brent Brennan one of the two new head coaches in the conference alongside Willie Fritz of Houston those two coaches getting their first taste of Big 12 action so here comes Bowman and the cowboy offense still lots of time in this game a little more than 12 minutes Bowman has been very good today 24 of 29 for 265 yds in the three touchdowns wanting to set up the screen and wisely just dumps it at the feet of Gordon great acting job from Gordon there as well take a look at the receivers production from this room today brenn and Presley how about the first that he had five touches just in that first quarter Jean stribbling we talked about a minute ago Ali Gordon both running the football and out of the back field as well that receiver room like they have not missed a beat another piece of this team not lacking returning production second down this is Gordon tripped up excellent job by Adam Bach we haven't talked a lot about Bach he's the captain the multi-time allamerican made the decision to come back for a six season four-time Captain that's the type of impact he's made with this program during their Championship run and good to see Graham Spalding back in as well alongside him worried we may not see him in the game again those two so important in the middle at linebacker for this Jack rabbit's defense third down Bowman's going to Sprint right directing traffic downfield throws and it's nearly intercepted that was Golding who got his hand on it just could not reel it in and the Cowboys with a three and out so the jack rabbits get exactly what they need from their defense and they will get the football right back with not much time evaporating off the clock and we were getting ready to brag on Oklahoma State for not turning the football over the key parts of last season where Alan Bowman got this team in trouble were caused by turnovers a big missed opportunity there from Graham Spalding maybe coach Gundy was right keeping the starters in still with a three touchdown lead but Jack rabbit's getting the ball back beautiful spiraling kick that Tucker large will let bounce inside the 10 a flag is thrown and this ball picked up by large in his end zone and let's see if that ball was touched I thought initially as I watched that the the ball was touched around the five touched around the five and then picked up it looked like one of the cowboy Gunners touched it originally as they were diving to get to the ball think we're going to get holding back at about the 30 yd line as well lot to unpack here it's a 69 yd punt as it stands right now Hudson coock very quietly has had a really good day in his limited opportunities remember he pins South Dakota State deep in the first half and now he just delivers a bomb during the kick holding number two on the return team penalty is half the distance from the post scrimmage kick spot which is the 20 it'll be penalized to the 10 yd line first down the spot of the ball at the 20 leads me to believe after the ball was touched and then picked up in the end zone they're giving South Coast State the benefit of the ball moving out to the 20 a little bit of an unconventional ruling there but with the holding penalty back South Dakota State up to 10 yd line South Dakota State working in the shadows of their own End Zone on first down they will hand the football off Angel Johnson it's to Trey Rucker who has been lending support from his safety position all day in on the stop much like Nick Martin coming off a breakout season last year in which he had over a 100 tackles see the offensive production today for the jack rabbits statistically you look at this game there's not a lot of difference Oklahoma State 380 South Dakota State at 344 for total yards turnovers and then those critical pickups by Oklahoma State on third and fourth down that's been the biggest difference in this game and they won special teams you talked about that a second ago bootleg on the move back for throw and a flag in the secondary he was looking for wiy cam Smith with the coverage on the young sophomore and let's see what this penalty ising number three defense 10yd penalty automatic first down it is going to be Smith and Griffin Wy is selling this as an over oute like he's going to come across and then pivot this back on on a corner route good call clearly a hold there from cam Smith Wy and Graham Goring but especially Griffin Wy talked about the production that that room lost from the yonkee twins a season ago it's been good if you're a jack rabbits fan to see Griffin wi's production today the Deep shot long touchdown earlier as well bright future for South Dakota state for Griffin wiy that holding call the first penalty on the day for Oklahoma state so they have played a really good disciplined game little bit of space to work now for granowski on first down has a clean pocket takes a shot receiver out there and the Speedster praan cannot run underneath it he was open pran's running a corner route and I can't tell from granowski if he meant to leave this back inside initial from praan turns around like he's expecting this to the corner side get spun back around and a miss there missed opportunity from mark granowski But you just said it Sean the combination of one penalty total for the day and no turnovers I don't care who you're playing against you're going to have a really good day if you play that clean on second down it is a designed run for granowski Nick Martin impact player bringing him down in a third and seven for South Dakota State I think that speaks to again the amount of production that's coming back there are seniors all over the field guys that have been playing football since preco fifth and sixth year players a seventh year player in Allen Bowman when you have that much returning production and and history not only in college football but in this system on offens and defensive side end up with these performances even in week one of really clean football pran and will be split to the right Goring to the left and the throw underneath nearly intercepted Kendall Daniels the safety turn linebacker nearly had a pick six and it's a misread from Mark granowski they've got Graham Goring on the endcut simple high low read the Dig from Graham Goring look at the top of the screen watch 12 right there in that window getting on the other side of Trey Rucker I thought that was the throw and lucky it wasn't a pick six going the opposite direction what a wonderful Advantage it is to have a player like Daniels who played Safety last year really excelled with the 335 scheme of Brian Nardo put on some weight to move closer to the L of scrimmage yet still has that invert ability drop back into pass coverage and we saw his ability to read and anticipate on that last play lot of talent in the running back room when you look at this conference nobody bigger than Ali Gordon the returning fire power that this conference can unveil and what's so unique is you take a look at this list and they get it done in different ways well they very different styles olly Gordon being the Bruiser Deon Neil you and I had a chance to see him on Thursday night Taj Brooks ton of production coming back for him jakori croski Merritt coming in from New Mexico that's somebody I know that Arizona fans are really excited about but this running back group in the Big 12 Mike Gundy talked about it said man I'm worried every single week we Face a new unbelievable running back in this conference Oly Gordon another near 100 yd game we'll see if he tops that century mark when we come back 9177 to go here in the fourth quarter Oklahoma State trying to put the finishing touches on this one a 4120 lead over the two-time FCS national champs who entered today winner of 29 consecutive games the nation's longest win streak oi Gordon trying to hit that century mark for the 10th time in his last 12 games and with that carry he will do just that Gordon up to the 32 brought down by Bryce hawthor another look Big Joe mahalski coming around maybe the best center in college football more Tempo and another carry for Oly Gordon and I said a minute ago I wasn't sure if we would see him much in this fourth quarter with the lead that they have and cesi bah the production he's had but they have kept Oly Gordon in the game alahi with four rushes we saw Holland get a carry early in this third quarter Gordon I'm not sure he's going to get there they'll Mark him about a yard shy so no surprise from South Dakota State they love these interior physical battles and they're not budging an inch and and I agree with this decision to punt with where you're at on the field three touchdown lead just surprising for Oklahoma State backto back three and outs they had that explosion in the third quarter and now everything's really grinded to a halt here in the fourth quarter large as the Jacks come after it kick is Away by fair catch signal for and large will haul it in at his 14 yd line 52 yd punt sorry Sean Oklahoma state has a weapon in Hudson coock the puns that he's had today has flipped the field a couple times you talked about before half pinning South Dakota State inside the 5 yd line the booming punt two series ago really good the sophomore from Seymour Australia certainly seen our share of Australian punters over the last couple of years with Pro kick Australia and all the work they do and opportunities in this college game so here come the jack rabbits they start this drive at the 16 yd line winning the field position battle in this fourth quarter little underneath rout Goring with the grab he falls ahead up to the 26 Daniels is there with the Tackle South Dakota state will move into a little bit of tempo back on the ball quick did not give him a first down so second and less than a yard allowing the Cowboys to get one last substitution in second and short quick throw again over the middle pass is caught it's the tight end we haven't called a lot of these tight ends with great Ganon Brody Gormley Davin stle alpers Kevin brener this is a group coming into the season with just three catches a year ago and one touchdown they're going to have to develop a key position and a school that has just relished in the tight end role throughout the years they have done such a nice job of producing NFL caliber tight ends over the last 10 12 years and you said it exactly right there's so much from that room that has departed from a year ago lot of opportunities we talked last night with Coach Rogers he went down the list we got five six guys deep that he felt like look you'll see all of these guys starting with Davin stle right out of the gate but greaton Ganon David alers as well BR Corley throwing catch up near Midfield 13 yds kale Smith the tackle the catch from praan the speed stir the red shirt freshman from Lafayette Louisiana and as they've gone to more of a 11 personnel look getting that third receiver on the field praan a little more of an impact in this second half play fake pressure up the middle by Oliver and that forced gronowski to get rid of it quickly I go back to the bright spot for Griffin Wy that was something that when we talked to Coach Rogers it was the receiver room and it was the tight end room that was the production that so much of what they had the last couple years and guys that they had come to know specifically the Yankees that had been around forever they leave what do you have in that room who's going to step up and I think Griffin Wy maybe the biggest bright spot of the newcomers the guys that have stepped up so far today for South Coast State on the ground for the first time on this drive with Omar Johnson so we talked about the tight ends and they have pretty much been the tight end U of FCS football since his program move to the FCS back in 2004 Dallas Gard headlining the pack Tucker craft exceptional tied end with Green Bay you can now throw in Zack Hines who signed with the Chargers a year ago so they produced some tight ends and we talked to Ryan Olen their offensive coordinator about it you look at that part of the country South Dakota they have some large people very athletic bodies often times underdeveloped just because they don't get a lot of football reps in during the high school year South Dakota one of the shortest High School Seasons 50/50 ball down field looking for Goring blanket coverage from Cory black Cory black in a really good position on Graham Goring this ball would have had to be perfect on the back shoulder left a little bit inside Goring not able to come up with circus one-handed catch but good coverage from Cory black had the interception early in the game I think that is maybe one of the more under radar Corners in this league the two that we saw Thursday night from Kansas they obviously get a lot of the praise but Cory black really good Corner in this conference down 21 Running Out of Time the offense stays on the field fourth down for granowski they need to get it to the Cowboy 40 they Rush four granowski buys some time and and then undershot his receiver he was also hit as he released it hit on the play by Jalil Johnson and the jack rabbits come up empty late I I think Mark granowski knew he was going to get hit on this but Griffin Wy is wide open acrossing the middle of the field and there's been some bright spots for Mark granowski but certainly some misses as well and like we talked about earlier he'll go back watch the tape South Dakota State certainly had their opportunity in this game the third quarter got away from them a little bit looks like it to come up short in this second half push but Mark Kowski certainly some throws in this game that he wishes he had back first down the hand off is to Ali Gordon and he is cornered before he can get stretched wide I know at media days my Gundy joke Gordon might run the ball 50 times this opening week well he hasn't hit that number but that last carry is 27th of this game 31 touches when you factor in his four catches as well have to be in the ice baths just like Mark granowski there been plenty of physical collisions for Ali Gordon today and Mike Gundy has been true to his word last year Gordon average 6 and2 yards per carry today it's just under four out of the back field they tried to hit Jake Schultz they don't give him the ball a lot mainly a lead blocking presence and he has been a factor today with his blocking you take a look at the big 12 in the preseason poll Utah Kansas State Oklahoma State Kansas Arizona tons of experience with both Iowa State and West Virginia and UCF picking up some votes as well oh surprised I agree with really how the AP has this ranked where Oklahoma State a little ahead of Kansas State at 17 but this is a real Contender not only in this league but this is a real Contender for the expanded college football playoff this year no doubt about it Bowman feeling the heat being chased and he will throw it away that was Rees kers men as the jack rabbits ran a stunt and you talk about a game just hitting a brick wall with a resounding thud these defens is just stepping up forcing three and outs and for Mike Gundy the final six seven minutes of this game probably feels like an eternity right now a practice for Hudson coock in this punting unit in this fourth quarter here kick is away West Paul boots it a little bit too much strength as this one goes through the end zone for the Touchback you know we talked about the Big 12 and all the different teams stacked in the rankings you can make that case for the Missouri Valley Football Conference which traditionally has been the best conference at the FCS level it's you look down the ranking of their preseason ranking as well and it's amazing somebody's got to be third fourth and fifth in this league but these are all teams that we've come to see make not only runs to the playoffs but deep runs in the playoffs as well it's unbelievably ented league for the Missouri Valley Conference the Dakota marker game always one of the highlights of the college football season when theis and the jack rabbits Collide annually South Dakota state has had the upper hand of late they've won five straight against North Dakota State we saw the Bison on Thursday night hang tough and give Colorado a scare in Bal I think today really just again comes down to how clean Oklahoma State played they did not give any opportunities for South Dakota state to take advantage and that's what South Dakota State's done such a nice job of for all these years if you turn the ball over if you're not cleaning special teams if you have penalties they punish you and Oklahoma State just didn't give them an inch in any of those respects today on second down right through the arms of Nick Martin cannot believe it Nick Martin has eyes on Mark granowski the entire time this is about four right in the M your screen this is about as easy as it gets he can't believe he threw that ball he's going to get his buddies will get after him in film for that one oh they're going to have some fun with him what a game he has played just picking up where he left off from a season ago nine tackles today for Martin pressure comes in granowski gets rid of it just as he was being wrapped up by Jalil Johnson check in with Tori guys I talked to Nick Martin early this week and he said that this team feels like the season for them is All or Nothing that's the expectation he was talking all the way about a national championship he said that nobody in the country works as hard as us and we can go all the way if we handle business he feels like they can really win the whole thing that's how good he feels about this Oklahoma State football team not surprised to hear that the expectation with the and they truly feel they have all the parts in place they knew they had to improve on the defensive side of the football you'll see that multiple look up front from what they showed a year ago and you know this offense obviously in full display today with the number of weapons and the creativity that Gundy and dun bring each and every weekend and Nick Martin is the tone Setter in the middle coach Gundy bragged about him Coach Nardo did as well and this linebacking un for Coach Nardo in this 335 defense it's so important right because you only have the three down lineman traditionally we've seen a lot out of Colin Oliver as well but you've got to have sound linebacker play and it obviously starts with Nick Martin after the timeout Amar Johnson the running back fourth down the Cowboys bring the blcks and they're going to get to him guess who Nick Martin an exclamation point for the Junior and the pre-season All-American right on Q they overload the right side and Nick Martin unblocked nothing Mark granowski can do here Mike linebacker I think they have spotted up over the middle of the ball and one too many leaves maybe the best player on this entire def defense and Nick Martin unblocked doesn't get the interception does get the sack on markowski like Gundy says this is a guy that just loves football he is an old school player he would play for free a pounding present of leader in that cowboy locker room and Martin finishes the day with the sack and now Oklahoma State can take their time run down this clock inside the Jack r Red Zone approaching two and a half to play in the fourth quarter second down Gib right over the center and Right Guard up near the 10 yd line bring up a third down Trent Holland the last couple of carries it's like oi Gordon and his work might be done typical day for Gordon with the three touchdowns Oklahoma state will not have to take another snap we will hit the two-minute timeout this is the two-minute time Cowboys here in their home opener in control over South Dakota state this is the Big 12 on ESPN late Saturday afternoon in still waterer Oklahoma state has never Trail in this one the Cowboys by 21 trying to put the finishing touches alongside Tory Petri Taylor Mard Sean Kenny are a fantastic crew from picking Stadium third down and five who's thrown for three touchdowns today we'll try to add one more time in the pocket checks down Holland with the catch shakes free from one but the pursuit defense is able to cut him down at the 8 yd line Holland lost a shoe in the process he entered the portal back in November it looked like he was going to head to Minnesota but then he had a change of heart re-entered the transfer portal and in April he decided to land a spot here in Stillwater and serve as the backup to Ali Gordon one of two transfers that Gundy brought in in that running back room AJ Green the other they brought him in from Arkansas who ironically is who they will face next week Chip Shot field goal is up and through and three more to extend the lead to 4420 take a look at what's coming up Arkansas will be an ABC game the Razer backs look good Thursday night a big one next week and that is a I don't know for both of these fan bases one that's been circled a long time and then the biggest one in the Big 12 in my opinion for the entire conference all season is that September 21st game hosting Utah I said earlier this week I thought if Oklahoma State can win that game against Utah they become the favorites to win this conference I think the winner of that game becomes your favorite and the fact that Oklahoma state gets Utah at home is huge not having to go to Utah is is massive uh but what an exciting first part of the schedule and then having to go to Kansas State immediately after I think they get the most challenging portion of their schedule between Arkansas Utah and Kansas State likely right out of the way between those three all in September certainly a grind to begin the year but they have passed the first test the flying color [Music] today afternoon that has saw both teams Produce close to 400 yard Oklahoma State at 394 South Dakota state right now checking in at 381 for South Dakota State obviously coming up short today did not get the job done with a win but this is still a really good good football team and probably the best team in FCS again this year expect them to make another long run and be there right at the end for an opportunity for a third straight national championship I thought they didn't get the breaks that they needed really in the third quarter especially no opportunities in the way of turnovers penalties we talked about how clean Oklahoma State played but for South Dakota State all of their their hopes and dreams everything is out in front of them for a really talented football team first down hand off is Kirby bores who picks up a couple of yards Chase Mason is the new quarterback out there he's the junior they are very high on him out of Hurley South Dakota actually started his career at Nebraska and he was an exceptional baseball player he was on the Husker team before making the decision to transfer to Brookings back in 2022 and man they raved about his arm he produced a 90 MH fast ball on the baseball diamond and he can whip the football plus his feet that enabled him to rush for over a th000 yards in his high school career the ability to have the advantage the opportunity to learn behind a great like granowski final few ticks of this one in Oklahoma State in one of those matchups that a lot of the country was talking about coming into today the Cowboys have ended the nation's longest winning streak and what a run it was for South Dakota State 29 consecutive wins entering today but it ends today as the Cowboys start the season with a bang 4420 your final we made so much of the amount of production and returning starters that Oklahoma State coming back we talked about it all day we talked about it in the leadup and it showed today clean football no turnovers limited penalties and your Superstars showed up you had a three touchdown day from mly they got him the touches that he wanted receiver room looked good the core on the defense looked good as well I thought it was a resounding win against a really really talented FCS opponent in South Dakota State one of the more anticipated seasons for Oklahoma state starts off in a positive note the Cowboys defend the home turf they win today over South Dakota State 4420 your final score for Tory Petry Taylor mcard this is Sean Kenny saying so long this has presentation of ESPN the worldwide leader in sports good day and still watching