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Oklahoma State football vs. BYU recap: Cowboys survive in 2OTs to reach Big 12 title game

Scott Wright Jacob Unruh Jeff Patterson
The Oklahoman

The Oklahoma State Cowboys host the BYU Cougars on Saturday in Week 13 of the college football season. Here is what you need to know about the Big 12 regular-season finale:

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FINAL: OSU 40, BYU 34 (2OTs)

The Cowboys improve to 9-3 overall and 7-2 in league play.

Stay tuned for takeaways.

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2OT: Trey Rucker forces fumble to send OSU to Big 12 title game

Trey Rucker ripped the ball out of Isaac Rex's hands and recovered the fumble.

OSU beats BYU 40-34.

The Cowboys are heading to the Big 12 Championship Game to face Texas next Saturday at 11 a.m. in Arlington, Texas.

 — Jeff Patterson

2OT: Ollie Gordon scores fifth touchdown of day

Ollie Gordon scores his fifth touchdown of the day with a 2-yard run, but the Cowboys can't convert on the 2-point conversion.

OSU leads 40-34, but BYU has to attempt a 2-point conversion if it scores a touchdown.

Gordon has 34 carries for 166 yards.

 — Jeff Patterson

Overtime: Ollie Gordon ties it up to send game to 2OT

The Cowboys answer in the first overtime as Ollie Gordon carries the load, scoring on a 3-yard run. OSU will get the ball first in the second overtime period, tied at 34-34.

 — Jeff Patterson

Overtime: Jake Retzlaff scores on 6-yard run to put BYU up

BYU strikes first in overtime with Jake Retzlaff scampering in for the score on a 6-yard run. BYU leads 34-27.

 — Jeff Patterson

Fourth quarter: Will Ferrin connects on FG to send game to overtime

BYU kicker Will Ferrin made a 48-yard field goal as time expired to tie the game at 27-all. We're heading to OT in Stillwater.

 — Jeff Patterson

Fourth quarter: Ollie Gordon scores TD to put Cowboys ahead

Ollie Gordon touchdown with 53 seconds left. OSU leads BYU 27-24 after the PAT is blocked.

 — Jacob Unruh

Fourth quarter: Ollie Gordon II scores to cut BYU lead

Ollie Gordon II scored his second touchdown of the second half, powering his way in from 2 yards out as Oklahoma State cut the BYU lead to 24-21. 

Rashod Owens, who had two big catches keeping the drive moving, also pulled in the two-point conversion throw from Alan Bowman.

Earlier on the drive, Gordon passed the 100-yard mark for the eighth time of the season, all in the last nine games. He has 111 yards on 23 carries with two TDs.

 — Scott Wright

Third quarter: BYU kills Cowboy momentum with pick

BYU’s Eddie Heckard came up with his second interception of the day off Alan Bowman, killing an OSU drive on the Cougar side of the field. OSU’s deficit remains at 24-13 at the end of the third quarter.

Bowman is 21-of-34 for 176 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions through three quarters.

 — Scott Wright

Third quarter: Oklahoma State scores on first possession of second half

Capped by a 2-yard touchdown run by running back Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State scored its first touchdown of the game in the early going of the third quarter.

BYU now leads 24-13. OSU’s defense forced a punt on BYU’s opening possession of the half, cutting into the 18-point lead with the ensuing touchdown. Gordon now has 79 yards on 16 carries. 

 — Scott Wright

HALF: BYU 24, OSU 6

Here's a look at the first-half stats:

Second quarter: BYU adds field goal for 18-point halftime lead

After executing a fake punt to perfection, BYU got into OSU territory and added a field goal for a 24-6 lead with 37 seconds left until halftime.

Oklahoma State had appeared to force a punt, but BYU punter Ryna Rehkow threw to tight end Tyler Batty for a 36-yard gain with the tackle being made by punt returner Brennan Presley.

OSU was not able to do anything with the ensuing possession and went to halftime down by 18.

BYU will get the ball to start the second half. 

 — Scott Wright

Second quarter: BYU takes 21-6 lead on OSU

A quick handoff to receiver Keelan Marion went for an 11-yard touchdown run for a 21-6 BYU lead.

That’s 21 straight points for BYU after falling behind 6-0.

BYU had reached third-and-long deep in its own territory but got two long pass plays to keep the drive alive.

 — Scott Wright

Second quarter: BYU pick-six extends lead on OSU

OSU quarterback Alan Bowman and receiver Jaden Bray were not on the same page as Bowman fired a pass to the right, but Bray kept running as the ball was intercepted behind him. 

BYU defensive back Eddie Heckard easily intercepted the pass and ran 13 yards for the touchdown, giving the Cougars a 14-6 lead early in the second quarter. 

 — Scott Wright

Second quarter: Cowboys turn ball over on downs

After coming up short on third-and-1 at the 49-yard line, OSU had a miscommunication in the backfield that led to a busted play and a turnover on downs with BYU leading 7-6.

OSU quarterback Alan Bowman turned to his left, sticking the ball out for a potential handoff, but running back Ollie Gordon II ran to Bowman’s right. It was unclear which player was in the wrong, but Bowman had to throw the ball away, giving it to BYU at midfield. 

 — Scott Wright

First quarter: BYU takes lead with touchdown

BYU quarterback Jeff Retzlaff’s 2-yard touchdown run got the Cougars on the board and in the lead with a 7-6 edge over Oklahoma State at the 1:24 mark of the first quarter.

The nine-play, 73-yard drive primarily involved run plays aided by poor tackling by the OSU defense. 

 — Scott Wright

First quarter: Quick takeaway, another field goal for OSU

Oklahoma State safety Trey Rucker recovered a BYU fumble and the Cowboy offense converted it into a 20-yard field goal for a 6-0 lead at the 8:48 mark of the first quarter.

BYU mishandled an option pitch and Rucker dove on the ball at the BYU 19-yard line.

OSU threw one pass, then ran Ollie Gordon II four straight times, with the drive stalling at the 3. Hale hit his second field goal of the day and his 26th of the season. He is two shy of the OSU record for made field goals in a season, held by Quinn Sharp.

 — Scott Wright

First quarter: Oklahoma State scores first

Oklahoma State got off to a fast start, but stalled just outside the red zone on its opening drive, taking a 3-0 lead on BYU with Alex Hale’s 40-yard field goal. 

Ollie Gordon II had two rushes for 29 yards and Brennan Presley had two receptions for 19 yards, but the Cowboys couldn’t convert a third-and-short just outside the 20-yard line. 

 — Scott Wright

Pregame: Jaden Bray improving, Elijah Collins still out

Oklahoma State will continue to be thin at running back but otherwise, the team’s health is strong for late November.

Backup running back Elijah Collins will be out for the third straight game because of an ankle injury, OSU radio voice Dave Hunziker reported during the pregame show.

Hunziker reported that receiver Jaden Bray, who played minimally off the bench last week, is “closer to 100%” as he works his way back from an undisclosed injury that kept him out for three games. Bray returned last week and caught a touchdown pass, appearing for eight snaps.

Behind starter Ollie Gordon II, the Cowboys have speedster Jaden Nixon and true freshman Sesi Vailahi, who has appeared in one game this season. 

 — Scott Wright

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