The Oklahoma State Cowboys make a trip down I-35 to the Metroplex for a BIG12 battle with the Horned Frogs at TCU!
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9th, 2024
8a-9a: Fat Jack
9a-11a: Morning Animals Week in Review
11a-2p: Sports Animal LIVE w/ Preston Poole & Tyler Adams
2p-6:45p: Unsportsmanlike Conduct with The Morning Animals LIVE at Grand Casino in Shawnee
3:45p-6:45p: Oklahoma Countdown to Kickoff “On The Road”
4p-6p: Oklahoma State Countdown to Kickoff/Bud Light Gametime On the Road from Chalk at 1324 W. Memorial Rd! Gideon Hamilton and former OSU DB and current Del City Head Coach Robert Jones deliver previews and analysis right up until kickoff!
KICKOFF @ 6pm – OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS vs. TCU HORNED FROGS / TV: FS1
6:45p-9:30p: ESPNRadio
9:30p-11:30p: Oklahoma State Football Feedback/Bud Light Gametime On the Road! Gideon Hamilton and former OSU DB and current Del City Head Coach Robert Jones deliver instant reaction to the game plus take your calls, texts and takes.
10:15p-MID: Oklahoma Football Feedback “On The Road”
MID-1a: College Locker Room Show w/ Matt Meyer with postgame interviews of players and coaches!
Game Previews from The Animals
Matt Meyer: The losing streak is 6 as Oklahoma State fell to Arizona State 42-21 on Saturday. Cowboys now 3-6 and 0-6 in Big 12 play. Incredible. Astounding. Even if you had a crystal ball and told me that the Pokes were going to have a disappointing season, I would’ve never seen this coming. This is beyond disappointing; this is concerning. Not that Mike Gundy can’t turn things around because he’s done it before, but there will be a lot of soul searching and examination within the walls at OSU after the season. Changes are needed and Gundy has earned the right to make them. TCU is up next on Saturday at 6:00 in Fort Worth on FS1. Josh Hoover has completed 67% of his passes for almost 3,000 yards and 21 TD’s. Jack Bech has caught 51 passes for nearly 1,000 yards and 9 scores. Frogs aren’t especially great on the ground and they’ve only held 2 of 9 opponents under 27 points this season, but I can’t pick OSU until they give me more reasons to pick them. TCU needs one more win to become bowl eligible and they get it here, eliminating the Cowboys from bowl consideration. TCU 34 OSU 24.
Game Notes: Oklahoma State Back on the Road at TCU
The Basics
The Oklahoma State football team (3-6 overall; 0-6 Big 12) is back on the road this week, facing TCU (5-4 overall; 3-3 Big 12) on Saturday, November 9, with kickoff set for 6 p.m. CT at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
On the Air
The game will be televised live on FS1 with Eric Collins and Spencer Tillman on the call. It will also be carried live on the Cowboy Radio Network, with Dave Hunziker handling play-by-play, John Holcomb providing analysis and Robert Allen reporting from the sideline. Fans outside of the Cowboy Radio Network can listen to the OSU broadcast for free through The Varsity Network app.
In the Rankings
The Oklahoma State football team is not ranked this week but has been ranked in the top 15 this season in both the Associated Press poll and the US LBM Coaches Poll. Including 2024, Oklahoma State has been ranked in the top 15 of the Associated Press poll in 15 of the past 17 seasons and has reached the top 10 in 11 of those 17 years. OSU has been ranked in the top 25 every season since 2008. Although the first College Football Playoff rankings won’t be released until November 5, it’s worth noting that OSU has been part of the CFP rankings in eight of the past nine seasons entering 2024. The Cowboys have also been included in 43 of the 60 all-time CFP Rankings, which is tied for the eighth-most appearances in the country. TCU is not ranked.
The Series
Saturday’s game marks the 34th meeting between Oklahoma State and TCU, with the series dating to 1915. The 2024 season marks the 12th time the teams have met in the past 13 seasons after TCU joined the Big 12 in 2012. OSU owns a 17-14-2 all-time series advantage, while TCU holds a 9-5-2 advantage in games played in Fort Worth. OSU has won seven of the past 12 in the series, as well as six of the 11 games played as Big 12 Conference matchups. Mike Gundy is 6-5 against TCU and Sonny Dykes is 1-0 as a head coach against the Cowboys.
Oklahoma State from a Distance
Oklahoma State is 3-6 on the year and needs to win each of its three remaining regular season games to extend its school-record bowl streak to a 19th consecutive season. The Cowboys have dealt with more than their fair share of injuries during their recent skid, as preseason All-Americans Collin Oliver and Nick Martin, safety Trey Rucker, safety Dylan Smith, right tackle Jake Springfield, left tackle Dalton Cooper, safety Cameron Epps, quarterback Garret Rangel, defensive end Jaleel Johnson, linebacker Justin Wright, receiver Da’Wain Lofton and others have all missed time this season. The setbacks have had an impact on the team, but there have been standouts who have played well. Wide receiver Brennan Presley has been the most consistent star, and he might garner All-America consideration with a strong finish as he is the only player in the FBS this season with at least 500 receiving yards, 200 kickoff return yards and 50 rushing yards. He also needs just seven more catches to set the Oklahoma State record for career receptions. On the year, he ranks No. 8 in the FBS with 62 catches and leads the team with 862 all-purpose yards, seven receiving touchdowns, six punt returns, 11 kickoff returns and more. He has also rushed for a touchdown, thrown for a touchdown and caught three two-point conversions. His 227 all-purpose yards at Baylor are the most for any Cowboy in a game this season. Safety Trey Rucker has been the statistical standout of the year on defense, as his average of 9.6 tackles per game ranks fifth among all Power Four players.
Continued Success
• Entering 2024, Oklahoma State has made 18th consecutive bowl appearances and secured 18 consecutive winning seasons, both school-record streaks. OSU’s bowl streak is the sixth-longest active streak in the FBS, and the is longest active streak for any school with the same head coach.
• Mike Gundy has coached the Cowboys to five New Year’s Six bowl games since the 2009 season. The Pokes appeared in the 2010 Cotton Bowl, the 2012 Fiesta Bowl, the 2014 Cotton Bowl, the 2016 Sugar Bowl and the 2022 Fiesta Bowl.
• Since 2010, Oklahoma State has eight seasons with at least 10 wins, an outright Big 12 title (2011), a share of the Big 12 South title (2010) and two more appearances in the conference championship game. OSU reached the top 10 of the Associated Press poll in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
• Oklahoma State is one of only four teams to post a winning season every year since 2010, joining Alabama, Boise State and Wisconsin. It is one of only two Power Five teams with winning seasons each of the past 18 years, joined by Wisconsin.
• Including 2024, Oklahoma State has been ranked in the top 15 of the Associated Press poll in 15 of the past 17 seasons and reached the top 10 in 11 of those 17 years.
• Entering 2024, OSU has finished in the top three of the Big 12 in four of the past five seasons and has finished in the top three 10 times in the 13 seasons since the conference moved away from divisions.
An Oklahoma State Win Would …
• Make it 98-27 in its past 125 games vs. opponents outside of the AP Top 25, dating to 2010.
• Give it wins in 13 of its past 22 and in 26 of its past 38 games following a loss.
• Give it wins in 12 of its past 20 games.
• Improve Mike Gundy’s record in November games to 42-32.
• Improve Mike Gundy’s record in Big 12 games to 103-69 and move him to one game away from tying Bill Snyder for the second-most Big 12 wins in conference history.
• Improve its all-time record vs. TCU to 18-14-2 and its record at TCU to 6-9-2.
• Give it wins in eight of its past 13 matchups with TCU.
• Improve Mike Gundy’s record against TCU to 7-5.
• Make it 35-18 in its past 53 games overall, dating back to the 2020 season.
Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Game
• Brennan Presley has multiple catches in 39 straight games, the second longest active streak in the FBS.
• Trey Rucker has recorded at least 10 tackles in four of his eight games played this season.
• Oklahoma State is 5-for-5 on two-point conversion attempts this season and the five successful two-point conversions are tied for the most in the FBS.
• Ollie Gordon II has rushed for more than 100 yards in 11 of the past 20 games.
• OSU’s offensive line has not allowed a sack in 11 of its past 19 games.
• OSU is 13-2 in the past 15 games when winning or tying the turnover battle.
• Dating back to 2008, OSU is 82-10 when winning the turnover battle.
• Dating back to 2005, OSU is 49-4 when not committing a turnover.
• OSU has held 35 of its past 49 Big 12 opponents under their season scoring average entering the game.
• OSU has won 86 consecutive games when holding its opponent to fewer than 20 points, dating back to Sept. 13, 2003 – the longest active stretch of time in the FBS, the longest since at least 1980 and likely the longest in college football history. Including games when opponents have scored 20 points or fewer, the streak begins at the same date and includes 94 games.
• OSU has held its opponent scoreless on its game-opening drive in 45 of its past 67 games.
• OSU has held its opponent to less than a 50% third down conversion rate in 52 of its past 61 games.
• OSU is 40-18 in its past 58 games decided by fewer than 10 points.
• OSU is 51-9 in its past 60 games when leading at halftime, dating back to Sept. 17, 2016.
• OSU has won five of its past seven overtime games.
• Over the past 57 games, OSU has held opponents to 294-for-897 (32.8%) on third down.
This Week in BIG12 Football – Week 10
- Big 12 teams have 12 go-ahead scores in the final minute of games in 2024, the most in the country.
- 22 of the Big 12’s 44 conference games have been decided by one score, which is the most among all FBS leagues.
- The Big 12 leads the FBS with 21 lead changes in the fourth quarter in conference games this season.
- The Big 12 Conference has the second-highest Sagarin rating of all FBS conferences, trailing only the SEC.
- 14 of the 16 Big 12 programs are still in contention for the Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship entering Week 11.
- Six Big 12 programs are bowl eligible through Week 10 with another three just one win away.
- Eight teams in the Big 12 standings are separated by two conference losses.
- FOX Big Noon Kickoff will be in Lubbock, Texas on Saturday for the Colorado-Texas Tech game, marking the fourth time the show has visited a Big 12 campus this season.
- BYU is one of five undefeated FBS teams through Week 10.
- BYU, Iowa State and K-State all rank in the top 20 in ESPN’s FPI Strength of Record
- Big 12 players have rushed for 175 yards or more in a game nine times this season, which leads the nation. No other Power Four conference has more than four 175+ rushing yard performances.
- The Conference has five teams in the top ten of Power Four in rushing yards per game; UCF (first), Kansas (fifth), Arizona State (sixth), K-State (seventh), West Virginia (ninth).
