Eric Bailey
Tulsa World OSU Sports Reporter
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Summary
A look at the statistical breakdown and four keys as OSU hosts Baylor to begin Big 12 play.
Baylor at Oklahoma State: The Cowboys try to break a nine-game league losing streak.
Baylor at OSU
Boone Pickens Stadium
2:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2, KOTV-1170
BREAKDOWN
Per-game averages
Rushing offense
OSU: 152.0
BU: 138.8
Passing offense
OSU: 172.3
BU: 338.5
Points per game
OSU: 14.0
BU: 34.5
Rushing defense
OSU: 211.0
BU: 186.0
Passing defense
OSU: 215.7
BU: 181.0
Points allowed per game
OSU: 31.7
BU: 29.3
OKLAHOMA STATE LEADERS
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD
Rodney Fields | 27 | 147 | 5.4 | 0
Kalib Hicks | 35 | 128 | 3.7 | 0
PASSING | C-A | YDS | TD | INT
Zane Flores | 45 | 79 | 0 | 2
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD
Gavin Freeman | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 1
Terrill Davis | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 0
DEFENSE | TKL | SCK | TFL | INT
Brandon Rawls | 26 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0
Bryan McCoy Jr. | 26 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0
BAYLOR LEADERS
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD
Bryson Washington | 83 | 411 | 5.0 | 4
Caden Knighten | 27 | 95 | 3.5 | 1
PASSING | C-A | YDS | TD | INT
Sawyer Robertson | 109-174-3 | 1,320 | 13 |3
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD
Josh Cameron | 21 | 309 | 14.7 | 3
Ashtyn Hawkins | 18 | 256 | 14.2 | 0
DEFENSE | TKL | SCK | TFL | INT
Keaton Thomas | 39 | 0.0 | 1.5| 0
Devyn Bobby | 23 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0
FOUR KEYS
1. First game without Gundy: Oklahoma State will play without Mike Gundy on the sideline for the first time in 21 years, a span of 261 football games. Interim coach Doug Meacham will make his debut as the interim coach. Heading into the game, Meacham said his concentration is making sure his players “have fun” especially given the emotional turmoil of the past week. Meacham will continue to call plays and do so from the sideline instead of the press box.
2. Big 12 opener: The 12-game schedule will have new life breathed into it with the start of Big 12 Conference play. The Cowboys have a nine-game losing streak in regular-season league games dating back to the 2024 season. With a clean slate, can the program learn from the first three games which includes disappointing losses to No. 6 Oregon and visiting Tulsa?
3. TDs would be nice spark: OSU has only scored four touchdowns in its first three games with two of the TDs coming on injured quarterback Hauss Hejny’s first two drives in the season opener. The Cowboys need to find a way to find the end zone, especially early against a Baylor team that has one of the top offenses in the country. Running back Rodney Fields’ return from injury could be a big boost.
4. Prepare for an air attack: OSU has struggled facing passing offenses over the past two seasons and Baylor brings in a solid quarterback in Sawyer Robertson, who is averaging 330.0 yards passing per game. The Cowboys can’t afford to let him get comfortable. His top targets have been Josh Cameron (21 catches, 309 yards), Ashtyn Hawkins (18, 256) and Michael Trigg (18, 222). It’ll be critical that communication in the secondary is solid. Against Tulsa, the wheel route was open and the Golden Hurricane took advantage of miscues by OSU defensive backs.
OSU Schedule
Aug. 28: OSU 27, UT Martin 7
Sept. 6: Oregon 69, OSU 3
Sept. 19: Tulsa 19, OSU 12
Sept. 27: Baylor, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2
Oct. 4: at Arizona, 2 p.m., TNT
Oct. 11: Houston, ESPN
Oct. 18: Cincinnati, TBA
Oct. 25: at Texas Tech, TBA
Nov. 1: at Kansas, TBA
Nov. 15: Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 22: at UCF, TBA
Nov. 29: Iowa State, TBA
Baylor Schedule
Aug. 29: Auburn 38, Baylor 24
Sept. 6: Baylor 48, SMU 45
Sept. 13: Baylor 42, Samford 7
Sept. 20: Arizona State 27, Baylor 24
Sept. 27: Oklahoma State, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2
Oct. 4: Kansas State, 11 a.m., ESPN
Oct. 18: at TCU, TBA
Oct. 25: at Cincinnati, TBA
Nov. 1: UCF, TBA
Nov. 15: Utah, TBA
Nov. 22: at Arizona, TBA
Nov. 29: Houston, TBA
eric.bailey@tulsaworld.com
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