Arizona State Crushes Oklahoma State on the Road
Oklahoma State suffered its sixth-straight loss on Saturday. Below were live updates from the game:
FINAL: Arizona State 42, Oklahoma State 21
4Q:
Near the end of the third quarter and into the final frame, the Sun Devils rattled off an nine-play, 88-yard drive, finishing with yet another Skattebo chunk play for touchdown. He's nearing 300 all purpose yards on the day in a routing of the Cowboys.
OSU failed to convert a 4th and 5, and the Sun Devils picked up heavy yardage on the ensuing plays to find themselves knocking on the door yet again. Brown punched in another to put the near-official nail in the coffin for the Pokes, 42-14.
With just minutes remaining in the game, backup quarterback Maealiuaki Smith and second-string back Sesi Vailahi led the team on a seven-play, 49-yard drive to cut the lead to 21.
3Q:
Midway through the third quarter, ASU ripped off an eight-play, 61 yard drive ending in a Kyson Brown 7-yard rushing touchdown to go up two scores.
2Q:
To begin the second frame, Bowman and WR Marcus Stribling connected on a 36-yard long bomb, eventually setting up a wild sequence that would take an OSU score off the board. The team misfired or couldn't get in on a few throws, setting up a 4th and goal on the one-and-a-half yard line. Bowman finally connected with Brennan Presley for game-tying touchdown near the sideline.
On 4th and 1, Leavitt connected with Skattebo for the first down, who saw a foot race the rest of the way for the next score of the game.
With around five minutes remaining in the half, Oklahoma State saw its biggest momentum shift of the game, going 75 yards on 10 plays to tie the ballgame up. Back Ollie Gordon punched the ball in from the two-yard line.
ASU re-found its offense on the final drive of the half, putting together a well-earned touchdown drive ending in a Skattebo rushing score.
1Q:
On its opening drive, Arizona State saw offensive success almost immediately. It picked up first downs on chunk plays, and eventually capped off its eight-play, 75-yard drive with a 22-yard air strike from Sam Leavitt to Jordyn Tyson for the first touchdown of the game.
OSU punted after seven plays and just 23 yards picked up on its first drive.
After chunk runs from back Cameron Skattebo, tight end Chamon Metayer broke off a 29 yard pass play from Leavitt. The Pokes bowed up on 3rd and 5, but gave up the 4th and 2 conversion just one play later. On the next set of downs, OSU lucked out with a 3rd and 8 drop, and the Sun Devils missed a 47-yard kick wide right.
The Cowboy's slinger in Bowman saw a few successful throws on the team's second drive of the game, but threw an interception early in the drive, giving the ball and momentum right back to ASU.
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Derek is co-founder of All Pokes and publisher for Draft Digest and Inside The Thunder for Fan Nation, powered by Sports Illustrated. He has been a sports writer in the Oklahoma market for five years now covering a variety of sports over the course of his career.