Live Updates: No. 13 BYU vs. Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State, now reeling with three-straight conference losses, is set to take on new Big 12 titan in No. 13 BYU on Friday night.
Here are live updates from the highly anticipated game:
Score: BYU 14, Oklahoma State 14
2Q:
Fresh off their own forced interception, Rangel airmailed his first pass of the drive, and Cougars safety Tanner Wall returned it 47 yards to the one yard line to set up an easy BYU score.
Following his worst throw of the season, Rangel bounced back to engineer one of OSU's best drives of the season. The team went 75 yards in 10 plays, mixing it up both on the ground and through the air. Rangel did both, eventually flipping the ball to Gordon, who easily hurdled a BYU defender for his second score of the game.
1Q:
BYU and quarterback Jake Retzlaff kicked the game off with a bang, as the slinger connected with Darius Lassiter for 50 yards on the first offensive play. The team continued driving, and after a timeout, drew up a designed QB run that put Retzlaff into the endzone for the first points of the game.
Led by new starter Garret Rangel, though, Oklahoma State bounced back. Rangel picked up the Pokes initial first down before the scheme fell on star running back Ollie Gordon's shoulders. On his third carry of the game, Gordon took it 50 yards to the house to tie the game up at seven's.
BYU's offense saw a few chunk run plays on its second drive, but failed to string a full drive together, eventually punting on 4th and 11.
OSU fell similarly flat on its second drive, punting back after a three-and-out.
The Cougars were driving to end the opening frame, but threw an errant pass from a running back on a faulty trick play, surrendering the first turnover of the game.
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