Game Time Set for Oklahoma State-Kansas
STILLWATER -- Cowboy fans better have a decent coffee supply because for the first time this season, Oklahoma State will have an 11 a.m. home game. Monday morning, the Big 12 announced the game details for week 12 and Oklahoma State and Kansas will have an 11 a.m. kick on FS1.
This will also be the first time that former Oklahoma State head coach Les Miles will have coached back in Stillwater, or against Oklahoma State since leaving in January 2005 for LSU.
Oklahoma State is fresh off their 34-27 win over TCU this past week. It was a record day for Oklahoma State as Chuba Hubbard became the first-ever player to rush for 200+ yards against a Gary Patterson coached defense. It also marked the first time that an opposing team rushed for over 300 yards against a Patterson-coached defense.
Hubbard finished the day with 223 yards and two touchdowns, while Oklahoma State combined for 301 rushing yards.
With the win, Oklahoma State also became bowl eligible for the 14th-straight season.
With the win over TCU, it marked the second-straight win for the Cowboys and it seemed that they were able to overcome many of their shortcomings, despite being without Tylan Wallace, Johnny Wilson and Tre Sterling.
The offensive line, without Wilson, was able to control the line of scrimmage for a majority of the game, receiver Dillon Stoner stepped up remarkably in the absence of Wallace. But, personally, I believe that the defensive performance was probably the highlight of the day.
For the second-straight week, the Cowboy defense came up with huge momentum-changing turnovers and came up with clutch stops when they needed to.
While there's still some hurdles to overcome, it seems that the Pokes are starting to make a change for the better.
The Kansas Jayhawks are currently 3-6 on the season and are coming off a 38-10 home loss to in-state rivals Kansas State. Despite the loss, the game marked the first home sell-out for Kansas since the 2009 season.
Kansas quarterback Carter Stanley finished the game going 13-of-23 for 115 yards and two interceptions, while running back Pooka Williams Jr. carried the ball 14 times for 61 yards.
