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Stillwater NewsPress Game Day: Dec. 3, 2011 Stillwater: Home of Oklahoma State University

INDEX Weeden: What will it take?

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Publisher Rex Maynor RAMaynor@cnhi.com

Chelf brothers enjoy connecting on the field, OSU 6

Sports Editor Chris Day, sports editor cday@stwnewspress.com

Column: Chris Day discusses this season’s hype, OSU 8

Sports Writers Jason Elmquist, sports reporter jelmquist@stwnewspress.com

Freshman Christian Littlehead grows in his role, OSU 10

Nick Snow, sports reporter nicksnow@stwnewspress.com

Coaches say Weeden one of the best, OSU 12

Photos Chase Rheam, photojournalist, crheam@stwnewspress.com

Teams are taking notice of cornerback Justin Gilbert, OSU 15 Blasts from Bedlams Past, OSU 17 & 24

Design team Cover Design Jeff Hopper, jhopper@stwnewspress.com

The fans remember 2002, OSU 26-27 When Oklahoma State has the ball, OSU Centerspread

ON THE COVER Photo by Stillwater NewsPress The Cowboys sack OU’s Landry Jones during 2010 Bedlam, Nov. 27, at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater.

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Heisman for Weeden

What’s it going to take?

By Jason Elmquist Stillwater NewsPress

Brandon Weeden’s Heisman Trophy stock took a big hit with the double overtime loss to Iowa State.

While the senior signal caller threw for 476 yards and three touchdowns, he also threw three interceptions — including one in the first part of the second overtime that sealed Oklahoma State’s doom.

Weeden has one thing still going for him. He will be playing on the final week of the college season while other Heisman hopefuls — Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, Alabama running back Trent Richardson — will be sitting on the couch at home.

This will give Weeden one more chance at the national spotlight just days before the final ballots are due in.

That brings up an interesting debate: Can/should the Heisman Trophy, given to college football’s best player (typically the best player on the best team), be handed to an athlete who couldn’t even lead his team to a conference championship?

Stanford and Alabama aren’t playing in their conference championship game.

Weeden and OSU essentially are playing a conference championship game against Oklahoma.

New Heisman hopeful Robert Griffin III of Baylor had an impressive showcase against Oklahoma — which in the world of ‘what have you done for me lately?’ forced his stock to skyrocket. But again, Baylor most likely will finish third or worse in the conference standings.

Does one game make a Heisman player?

If that’s the case with RG3, then that could be the case for Weeden.

The interesting question, however, is how does Weeden need to go about it?

Does he clinch the Heisman by throwing for 500-plus yards and five touchdowns in a rout of the rival Sooners?

Or must he return the Heisman trophy to Stillwater for the first time in 23 years by putting up those same numbers and put together a game-winning drive in the final minute?

OSU’s Heisman history The last time the Heisman Trophy came to Stillwater was in 1988. Barry Sanders set 25 NCAA records. Sanders averaged 200 yards per game during Oklahoma State's 1988 season.

Source: www.heisman.com The flaw in claiming he must do the latter is the fact that he already has done something similar to that — twice.

He rallied the Pokes from a 17-point second-half deficit to squeak out a 30-29 win over Texas A&M. Then against Kansas State, he got the Cowboys down to the 23-yard line — at which point Joseph Randle scored to propel OSU to a 52-45 win.

For argument’s sake, he didn’t throw a 34-yard touchdown pass with eight seconds remaining. However, in both instances, he had more pressure of completing comebacks because the opposing teams would have had plenty of time to put together game-winning drives.

In Griffin’s case, there was no pressure.

If he didn’t score, the Bears go to overtime with a chance to win.

Griffin’s the hot new pick because of his latest performance. But looking at the body of work, Weeden won the “head-tohead” matchup over Griffin and RG3 has more losses. As for the stats, Griffin has solid ground to stand on as he has nearly identical numbers to Weeden — though he has fewer interceptions than OSU’s signal caller and fewer passing yards, but has more than 600 yards rushing.

In the end, if Weeden puts up gaudy numbers against an OU defense that has been praised by everybody all season long and proves that the Iowa State game was an aberration on a dark day in OSU sports — and clinches a conference championship for the Cowboys — he should propel himself into a trip to New York City. And could conceivably return to Stillwater with a cast of Ed Smith to sit alongside a similar one awarded to Barry Sanders.

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Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden prepares to throw against Texas Tech in Lubbock on Nov. 12.

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2011 Heisman Trophy candidates

Andrew Luck Quarterback Stanford 241-343-8 2,937 yards 31 touchdowns

Trent Richardson Running Back Alabama 236 carries 1,380 yards 20 touchdowns 77th Heisman Trophy ceremony Dec. 10

Case Keenum Quarterback Houston 309-421-3 4,269 yards 38 touchdowns Brandon Weeden Quarterback Oklahoma State 355-486-12 4,111 yards 34 touchdowns

Kellen Moore Quarterback Boise State 248-336-6 2915 yards 35 touchdowns

Robert Griffin III Quarterback Baylor 245-336-5 3,572 yards 33 touchdowns

Of Note Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden owns every Oklahoma State passing record. He recently passed Zac Robinson for most career passing yards. — Compiled by Chris Day, Stillwater NewsPress Phtos by Jerry Lazuire & The Associated Press Debra A. Parker / The Norman Transcript

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Chelf brothers enjoy connecting on the field smart football players with strong work ethics.

Clint Chelf is the most Sometimes an athletic improved player on the team, family leaves its mark on a Weeden said. major college football “He is one of the sharpest program. guys on the team. He’s The University of Oklaalways asking questions ... he homa and the legacy of the cares. He has come a long Selmon brothers immediateway. It’s unbelievable,” ly come to mind.

Weeden said.

Oklahoma State’s Chelf Colton Chelf is a smart Clint Chelf: The Colton Chelf: The receiver connected player, too — smart enough brothers haven’t had as a big backup quarterback has comon a 39-yard pass, to learn the plays as an inside of an impact on Cowboy pleted 30 of 30 setting up a football as the Selmon receiver and wide receiver. touchdown two brothers did at OU, but they passes for 306 “Anytime he has ever got a years and three plays later. have seen playing time this shot he has always made TDs. season and made plays to plays. He always plays hard help propel the Cowboys toward their first Big 12 and does everything right. He doesn’t bust routes Conference Championship. and doesn’t have any drops. He is one of the most Oklahoma State (10-1, 7-1 in the Big 12) has reliable guys on the team. He’s good. He’s solid,” clinched at least a tie for its first Big 12 ConferWeeden said. ence title. If the Cowboys beat OU on Saturday, The brothers played high school football at Enid. they win the title outright.

Their high school careers overlapped, but they were Clint Chelf, a redshirt sophomore, is OSU never on the field at the same time for the Plainsquarterback Brandon Weeden’s backup and heir men. That changed this season at Oklahoma State. apparent. He has seen limited playing time the last They have been in the lineup and connected on a 39two seasons. He usually comes in late in games yard pass play in OSU’s lopsided victory over with OSU winning by a comfortable margin.

Kansas. It’s Colton’s longest catch this season.

Clint has completed 30 of 30 passes for 306 On a third and 6 play at OSU’s 32, Clint Chelf yards and three touchdowns. He has played in five dropped back to pass, surveyed the field and hit games this season. Clint’s older brother, Colton, is his brother in stride for a 39-yard completion. Two a senior receiver. He doesn’t start but has played plays later, quarterback Chelf found Michael the inside receiver and wide receiver role this Harrison on a 20-yard touchdown pass. season. He has caught 16 passes for 194 yards.

“We didn’t get on the field at the same time (in Weeden praises both Chelfs. He said both are high school),” Clint said. “That was cool as well,

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but being able to play at the same time is really something special.”

It was an incredible feeling for both brothers when the duo connected against Kansas.

“To do it in front of all of those people in a game in front of our family is unbelievable,” Clint said. “To actually complete a pass to your brother is unbelievable.”

The pass was right on the money, but Colton said he wasn’t sure how the ball reached him.

“I ran the wrong route. It wasn’t supposed to go to me. He threw it anyway and it was all good,” Colton said.

The brothers took different routes to Oklahoma State. Clint was one of the top 30 players in the state. He was recruited by OSU in high school and received a scholarship.

Colton started his college career at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College in Miami. He was a walk-on at OSU and redshirted in 2009. He didn’t receive a scholarship until this season.

“It was a tremendous feeling when they told me. I was ecstatic,” Colton said. “When I first got here, gaining a scholarship was my goal and it came true.”

Colton’s journey to an OSU scholarship has been amazing, Clint said. “He has always had the talent to do it. Once they realized that and gave him a scholarship it was one of the best feelings for both of us.”

The pair said they don’t get back to Enid as often as they’d like during football season. When they do go home, the brothers are the talk of the town.

“It’s a cool feeling. We were born and raised there ... and it’s good to go back and see our parents and their friends,” Colton said. “We just try to represent the city the best that we can.”

To (connect with brother Colton) in front of all of those people in a game in front of our family is unbelievable.

To actually complete a pass to your brother is unbelievable.

— Clint Chelf

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This season just can’t live up to the hype he hype started in the summer when Big 12 officials moved the Bedlam game to Dec. 3 as a substitute for the defunct conference championship game.

On paper, it sure looked like Oklahoma and Oklahoma State would be deciding the conference championship.

On paper, it appeared the Bedlam game could decide one of the contestants for a BCS national title.

On paper, it figured to be the biggest Bedlam ever.

Then, Oklahoma and Chris Day Oklahoma State started playing Stillwater games. The hype built as the NewsPress Sooners and Cowboys won as the first six weeks unfolded.

Some decided this Bedlam would need a special name because it would

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be too huge to simply be called Bedlam.

Oct. 22, 2011, is a date that forever will live in Sooner infamy.

Texas Tech waltzed into Norman and beat OU, 41-38.

And all those people predicting a Poke Choke were blindsided by the Sooner Swoon.

The Red Raiders snapped OU’s 39game home winning streak and did so convincingly. Yes, OU rallied to get close, but the Red Raiders delivered a whupping.

If OU could right the ship, Bedlam still had BCS title implications.

Coach Bob Stoops revived the Sooners for two games until the Nov. 19 loss to Baylor — a team that had never beaten Oklahoma.

I’ll admit Oklahoma State lost its first game the night before in double

overtime to Iowa State.

Still, a Bedlam game with a oneloss Oklahoma and a one-loss Oklahoma State turned Bedlam into a battle for the conference championship, a berth in the BCS’ Fiesta Bowl and an outside shot at the national title.

But noooo!

Oklahoma couldn’t beat a Texas Tech team that Oklahoma State throttled, 66-6. The Cowboys handed the Red Raiders their worst defeat ever.

The Sooners didn’t stand a chance against the Baylor Bears. Oklahoma State whipped Baylor 59-24 on Oct. 29. OSU led Baylor 35-0 at halftime and 49-3 at the end of three quarters.

The Sooner Swoon changed everything.

Oklahoma State has clinched at

least a tie for the Big 12 Championship. The Pokes can claim an outright Big 12 Conference championship with a Bedlam victory.

Oklahoma State is ranked No. 4 in the BCS Standings as this is being written. The Sooners were No. 9. in the Nov. 20 BCS Standings. OU isn’t ranked high enough to propel the Cowboys into the national title game if the Pokes win Bedlam.

All the preseason and in-season hype was just that: hype.

We don’t need a special name for this Bedlam game. It’s not anymore special than any other Bedlam game.

We can thank the Sooner Swoon for that.

Chris Day is sports editor for the Stillwater NewsPress.

See what Norman’s Clay Horning has to say about Bedlam, OU Page 10

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It’s their last year: Seniors to be honored at Boone Pickens Stadium Here is a list of the seniors who will be honored before the Bedlam game during Senior Day activities.

Levy Adcock, offensive line, Claremore Hubert Anyiam, receiver, Garland, Texas Jamie Blatnick, defensive end, Celina, Texas Colton Chelf, receiver, Enid Josh Cooper, receiver, Mustang Jarrod Fields, cornerback, Ardmore Grant Garner, offensive line, Mesquite, Texas Jerimie Gunnells, fullback, Tulsa Ryan Howard, quarterback, Perryton, Texas Richetti Jones, defensive end, Dallas, Texas Casey LaBrue, offensive line, Enid Nick Martinez, offensive line, Floresville, Texas Nehemiah Mundy, wide receiver, Los Angeles, Calif.

Jonathan Rush, offensive line, Killeen, Texas James Thomas, linebacker, La Marque, Texas Brandon Weeden, quarterback, Edmond Wilson Youman, defensive end/tight end, Martinville, La. — Stillwater NewsPress Chase Rheam / Stillwater NewsPress

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Freshman grows at defense

By Nick Snow Stillwater NewsPress

Chris Day/Stillwater NewsPress

Oklahoma State defensive tackle Christian Littlehead battles with a Missouri lineman at Columbia, Mo. Littlehead, a redshirt freshman, had his best game as a Cowboy in OSU's 45-24 win over Missouri.

Christian Littlehead came to Oklahoma State as a slightly pudgy, baby-faced freshman. Now the redshirt freshman from Tahlequah Sequoyah High School is a lean, mean-fighting machine battling for a starting spot on the Oklahoma State defensive line.

“It’s a lot different,” Littlehead said. “It’s a lot better being on the field. Everybody wants to be on the field. I lost a lot of weight from last year, so I feel about 100 times better.”

Littlehead isn’t the only one happy about his opportunity to get some playing time. According to Littlehead, numerous family members and friends make the trip to Stillwater on Saturdays to see their hometown hero excel on the field.

“There’s a lot of us and they all seem really proud,” Littlehead said. “My parents come up to all the games and have even been traveling to the away games. It feels great to have my family there to support me. It really helps me stay motivated.”

But while his crew decks themselves out in orange, it’s Littlehead’s hard work and ability to learn that have earned him more and more playing time with each game.

“He’s getting better and better,” OSU defensive coordinator Bill Young said.

“He’s just a freshman and he’s gone through some growing pains, but we’re certainly proud to have him on our

football team. He’s going to be a heck of a player eventually, he’s just not quite there yet.”

At times, Littlehead said trying to keep up with all the information has been a challenge — especially earlier last year.

But Young feels that Littlehead’s redshirt year should pay dividends down the road.

“It’s helped him immensely,” Young said. “The difference, when you really see it is four years from now, is when he’ll be back for another year instead of being gone. We talk to our recruits about the fact that if you had another year in high school how good would you be? It’s the same situation in college if you redshirt.”

Now, Littlehead gets to achieve something every young football player in the state dreams of — playing in Bedlam with everything on the line.

“Honestly, I haven’t really been paying much attention to that game,” Littlehead said. “But just being a part of that rivalry is quite awesome. Everybody that grows up in Oklahoma wants to play in Bedlam.

We know that they’re going to be at their best, so that only helps push us to be at our best.”

Beating OU in Bedlam isn’t the only goal for Littlehead and the Cowboys. No, they want even more.

“Our main goal is to win the Big 12 championship and try to get to a BCS bowl,” Littlehead said. “Who knows, if the cards fall right, we may be even looking at a national championship. I feel like we have the talent and the coaching to be a championship-caliber team.”

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Coaches: Others are good, but none better than Weeden

By Chris Day NewsPress Sports Editor

Chris Day / Stillwater NewsPress

The Cowboys are 23-3 with Brandon Weeden (3) as a starting quarterback. He owns every Oklahoma State passing record.

Is there a better quarterback in college football than Oklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden?

The Cowboy coaching staff won’t denigrate quarterbacks at other universities, but they wouldn’t trade Weeden for any other passer.

“I don’t want to judge other people. I do know this. If there is a better guy throwing the football around out there, he must be special. I don’t know? I know there are a lot of guys out there that are really, really good, but if there’s a guy throwing the ball better than our guy — he’s pretty special,” offensive coordinator Todd Monken said.

The 28-year-old from

Edmond holds every passing record at Oklahoma State, and he has set those marks in just two years. He threw 27 passes in 2008 and 2009 as a backup to Zac Robinson. He has started the past 23 games.

“He’s a strong human being with a strong arm. He spins it.

When he spins it, it cuts through there pretty good,” OSU coach Mike Gundy said.

Records just come with Oklahoma State’s spread offense and a group of talented receivers, Weeden said. The offense fits his strength — throwing the football.

Weeden has tossed a ball around most of his life.

He led Edmond Santa Fe to the state semifinals in the school’s first playoff appearance, but baseball is his first love.

The New York Yankees made Weeden their first player chosen in the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. He was a Class A All-Star team pitcher in the New York-Penn League. He eventually was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers before an arm injury forced him out of baseball.

The Cowboys had recruited Weeden when he was at Edmond Santa Fe. He walked on to the Cowboys’ football team in 2007. He redshirted that year and played sparingly in 2008 and 2009.

Fans noticed Weeden in 2009 when he started the second half of the Colorado game and rallied OSU to victory.

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• Continued from Page OSU 12 Weeden as a starting quarterback. No wonder he is mentioned as a leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy.

“I’m excited to be mentioned in the same breath as guys like (Stanford quarterback) Andrew Luck and (Alabama running back) Trent Richardson,” Weeden said. “If I were able to go to New York, I would be extremely excited about it.”

It also means Oklahoma State is winning football games, Weeden said.

The Heisman Trophy reflects as much or more on the team’s success as it does an individual’s.

Weeden also attributes a lot of his and his team’s success to coach Mike Gundy and his ability to get close to his players. Most people know Gundy’s serious side, but few people see his fun side.

“Coach has a lot on his plate, but

whenever he is around us he is always going to joke with you, have a good time and communicate,” Weeden said.

Weeden said Gundy invited him into his office prior to the Iowa State game — just to talk.

“It’s pretty unique. I don’t know too many coaches who really do that. The ones that do are usually your better coaches,” Weeden said. “He’s a large reason this program is where it is today.”

Weeden deserves every accolade he receives, Gundy said.

“He has done everything we have asked him to do. He’s been a great leader for us. There have been times when people doubted his ability and he never said a word. There are games he didn’t play in the second half and games he didn’t play in the fourth quarter and never once said ‘I need more throws or Jerry Laizure / The Norman Transcript TD passes.’ I’m happy for everything Brandon Weeden is poised to throw during Bedlam 2010. that comes his direction,” Gundy said.

By the Numbers: Weeden’s records Brandon Weeden owns these Oklahoma State records:

8,644: Career passing yardage

72: Career passing touchdowns

355: Career completions 4,277: Single-season passing yards

34: Single-season touchdown passes

502: Single-game passing yards

502: Single-game total offense 24: Touchdown passes in consecutive games

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Justin Gilbert Oklahoma State cornerback Justin GIlbert shows his pass defending skills against Texas Tech wide receiver Eric Ward on Nov. 12 in Lubbock, Texas.

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Teams have taken note of this cornerback

By Nick Snow Stillwater NewsPress

Justin Gilbert doesn’t like to draw too much attention to himself. It kind of comes with the territory as a cornerback in the Big 12.

But by the end of last year’s Bedlam game in Stillwater, the state of Oklahoma knew the cornerback from Huntsville, Texas. “Really just the crowd was amazing,�

Gilbert said. “I was just kind of around the whole game. I didn’t play much at corner, but when I ran that kickoff back, I just remember how loud they got.�

That kickoff, of course, is the 89-yard return that helped spark Oklahoma State in an unforgettable game with 40 points in the fourth quarter — 24 of those in the final six minutes. “I was just hoping there were no flags,�

Gilbert said. “We were hoping to be able

to stop them on defense and keep them from scoring again, with the way the offense was going out there.�

Gilbert said he’s kind of amazed how that one kickoff has changed the way teams kick off to OSU. This season the sophomore has 21 kickoff returns for an average of 26.9 yards per return with two touchdowns — including a 100-yard return against Texas — but he’s noticed teams are trying to kick away from him more.

Still, he won’t let that slow him down. “It all starts with the blocking,� Gilbert said. “Without those guys, I wouldn’t have a chance. They do a great job and I just follow my blocks.�

While kickoffs may be the part of the game he’s known for — he was a Rivals All-American kick returner in high school — Gilbert is changing that perception this year. “A lot of people on opposing teams thought that I wasn’t able to play corner

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and I was just a kick returner,� Gilbert said. “They also said I was on the wrong side of the ball, but I’m out to prove everybody wrong on that statement and I think I’m doing pretty well so far.�

So which would Gilbert prefer — an interception for a touchdown or a long kickoff return? “I like them both because they both energize the crowd and our bench,�

Gilbert said. “But if I had to pick just one, I’d take a pick-six every time over a kickoff return. And that’s just because it’s usually a shorter distance to run.�

With so much potentially riding on this year’s Bedlam game, Gilbert said the most important thing is to not fall behind early as the Cowboys did last season. “We just have to take things day by day,� Gilbert said. “Our main goal is to stay focused from here on out. That means staying focused during the game, on the sidelines and in practice.�

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Cowboys defense fit for the task

By Nick Snow Stillwater NewsPress

The Oklahoma State defense spent more than 40 minutes on the field during the 52-45 win over Kansas State.

The Cowboy receivers caught 46 passes for 502 yards in that game.

Yet when it mattered most, neither showed the fatigue expected after more than 1,000 yards of total offense.

So what’s different about this year’s team?

“I think Coach (Rob) Glass did a good job of working us hard this summer,” safety Markelle Martin said. “We didn’t go as long, so that kept us fresh.

But he made us give our maximum effort by upping the tempo at practice.”

In coaching circles, Oklahoma State’s strength and conditioning coach Rob Glass is known as a guru.

He’s turned players such as Barry Sanders and Danny Wuerffel into Heis-

man Trophy winners, and he’s hoping to add another to that list with Brandon Weeden.

“As much as I’d like to take credit, there are a lot of pieces that led to this team’s success,” Glass said. “They train with me three times a week just to keep up with their workouts and stay in shape. It isn’t just one thing I do. It mostly falls on the kids.”

Make no mistake, the influence Glass has had in the weight room and on the practice field are at least part of the reason why the Cowboys reached the No. 2 spot in the BCS standings.

“That’s one of the things we tell the guys,” Glass said. “Their attitude in the weight room and how hard they work on the practice field can be the difference between winning and losing. A lot of teams try to go too fast too long. We try to go with quick reps at maximum effort for a shorter period of time so that they’re fresh by game day.”

For Martin, the difference was noticeable against Kansas State.

“Because our offense was so good last year, we were seeing 60 to 80 plays per game,” Martin said. “We were exhausted after every game. Now, we’re still seeing the same number of plays, but we’re in better shape to go out there and compete on all of those plays.”

Glass, a true professional and perfectionist, still feels that there’s room for improvement.

“There’s always room for improvement, no matter how good you are,” Glass said. “We train pretty much yearround trying to expand the work capacity. As a coach, you can’t be satisfied because there’s always someone who is working harder than you are.

“Our goal is to make sure these players reach their full potential while they’re at Oklahoma State,” he said.

“Otherwise, I feel like we’re doing a disservice to them, as coaches.”

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Shaun Lewis, left, and Markelle Martin, right, try to stop the Sooners during Bedlam 2010. “We were exhausted after every game. Now, we’re still seeing the same number of plays, but we’re in better shape to go out there and compete on all of those plays,” Martin said.

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Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon won the Biletnikoff Award last season as the best receiver in the nation. Blackmon is a finalist for this year's award. The junior from Ardmore has caught 103 passes for 1,241 yards and 15 touchdowns so far this season.

Chris Day / Stillwater NewsPress

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Blast from the past: Oklahoma State icon Pistol Pete during Bedlam 2009

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By the Numbers: Oklahoma State SCORING Points per game

OSU 49.8

Opp 27.3

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

300 88 198 14

278 117 146 15

1771 2023 252 344 5.1 161.0 30

2053 2363 310 465 4.1 186.6 20

PASSING YARDAGE 4418 Comp-Att-Int 375-517-12 Average per pass 8.5 Average per catch 11.8 Average per game 401.6 TDs passing 37

2937 268-460-21 6.4 11.0 267.0 13

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing attempts Average per rush Average per game TDs Rushing

TOTAL OFFENSE Total plays Average per play Average per game Kick Returns: #-Yards

6189 861 7.2 562.6 45-984

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing AttYds A/C Randle 179 1042 5.8 Smith 80 526 6.6 Sims 28 235 8.4 Roland 18 95 5.6 Sharp 1 23 23 Anyiam 1 7 Aska 3 6 Blackmon 3 6 Staley 1 4 0 Cooper 2 3 1.5 Cl. Chelf 3 0 -14 Team 11 0 -6.1 Weeden 15 -95 -6.3 Total 344 1777 1 5.1 Opp. 465 2043 4.4 Passing Weeden Chelf Harrison Total Opp.

Eff 162.24 185.63 0.00 163.29 112.09

4990 925 5.4 453.6 48-1173

TD 21 7 2 0 0 7 2 2 4 -4.7 0 0 30 20

LG 62 74 81 30 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 81 80

Y/G 94.7 42.6 33.6 23.8 2.1 7 1.0 6 0.3 6 0.5 4 0.4 9 0.3 -2.8 -8.4 -8.6 161.0 186.6

Punt Returns: #-Yards Int. Returns: #-Yards Kick Return Avg. Punt Return Avg. Fumbles-lost Penalties-Yards Average per game

20-65 21-280 21.9 20-65 14-9 66-611 55.5

13-141 12-257 24.4 13-141 22-16 61-457 41.5

PUNTS-YARDS 39-1817 Average Per Punt 46.6 Net punt average 39.4 Time of posession/game 26:48 3rd-down conversions 82/159 3rd-down pct 52% 4th-down conversions 6/13 4th-down pct 46%

55-2321 42.2 39.6 33:12 77/184 42% 14/26 54%

SACKS-YARDS 24-154 Misc. Yards 0 Touchdowns scored 71 Field Goals-Attempts 17-20 On-side kicks 0-0 Red-zone scores (62-71) 87% Red-zone TDs (42-71) 66% PAT-Attempts (69-70) 99% Attendance 285235 Games/Avg Per Game 5/57047 Neutral Site Games 0/0

11-93 0 38 11-14 2-2 (31-42) 74% (21-42) 50% (34-36) 97% 385496 6/64243 0/0

Receiving No. Yds Avg. C. Moore 3 56 18.7 Paulsen 2 13 6.5 Youman 2 6 3.0 Sims 1 -1 -1.0 Total 375 4418 11.8 Opp. 268 2937 11.0 1

TD 0 0 0 0 37 3

LG 23 11 4 0 66 72

A/G 5.1 1.2 0.6 -0.1 401.6 267.0

C-A-I 355-486-12 20-30-0 0-1-0 375-516-12 268-460-21

PCT 3.0 66.8 0.0 72.5 58.3

YDS 4111 3073 000 4418 2937

TD 34 61.4 0.0 Chris Day / Stillwater NewsPress 401.6 Oklahoma State defensive end Richetti 267.0

Receiving No. Yds Avg. Blackmon 103 1241 12.0 Cooper 60 654 10.9 Moore 44 619 14.1 Randle 34 207 6.1 Anyiam 27 370 13.7 Anderson 25 287 11.5 Stewart 18 289 16.1 Harrison 18 229 16.1 Co. Chelf 16 194 12.1 Staley 10 81 8.1 1 Smith 8 72 9.0 Horton 4 101 25.2

TD 15 3 4 2 3 5 2 3 0 1 0 0

LG 54 37 43 63 56 36 66 31 39 8 16 56

A/G 112.8 65.4 56.3 18.8 52.9 26.1 26.3 25.4 17.6 7.4 7.2 9.2

Jones (99) tackles Texas Tech running back DeAndre Washington (21) for a loss in the first quarter at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Tackles (leaders) Lowe Elkins Lavey Brown Lewis Gilbert Blatnick

S 64 56 39 47 32 35 28

A 15 13 26 4 19 11 16

T 79 69 64 51 51 46 44

Loss 2.0-24 4.0-12 4.0-14 7.5-21 7.5-21 1.0-4 0 10.5-52

Sack 2.0-24 1.0-9 1.5-4 1.5-4 7.0-45

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Cowboys fans remember 2002, when OSU beat the Sooners Steven Sturgeon, Yukon Gosh, it was the last time we beat them of course. I was Pistol Pete at the time, so I was on the field. It was an exhilarating game. We sucked them in with some runs and went play action and threw it over the top to Rashaun (Woods) over and again and again and again.

Q: What was it like being on the field?

A: It was just crazy. It was awesome because it Steven was the second year we Sturgeon beat them in a row, and it was just good to get another victory against them. We didn’t have to listen to their band play “Boomer Sooner” as much. That’s always good when you can keep their band quiet.

Q: What’s your prediction for this year’s game?

A: If we both go in there healthy, I think we’ll win by 10 to 14 points.

Editor’s Note: It has been nine years since Oklahoma State beat Oklahoma in Bedlam. With a BCS berth riding on this year’s game, the Stillwater NewsPress asked several Cowboy fans during homecoming what they remember about Oklahoma State’s 38-28 victory in 2002 over the Sooners.

Kurt Ikard, Broken Arrow I remember there’s an old joke that Rashaun Woods is still open. He got behind their defense all day long.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t here at the game then, but I was at home and it was right around Thanksgiving. I had a sister-in-law that’s an OU fan and there was a constant battle of changing the channel and Kurt Ikard changing it back — just pretty good natured ribbing.

Q: What was Thanksgiving dinner like?

A: It was full of very quiet dinner conversation. We didn’t ask her to pass any of the food. We were afraid we would have received it in a rather enthusiastic manner.

Q: Any predictions on this year’s game?

A: If our defense continues to play like it does, I’d say 35-28 Oklahoma State, of course.

Doug Hall, Houston Q: The last time Oklahoma State beat Oklahoma was in 2002. What do you remember about that game?

A: I don’t really remember much about 2002, but I can tell you about 1976 when we beat them in Doug Hall Norman with Terry Miller.

That was my freshman year. That’s the last time I remember us beating them.

Back then, it was awesome because my dad went to OU and I used to go to

all the OU games. Then I came to Stillwater and my freshman year we beat them. It was beautiful. I just remember Terry Miller tearing them up. It was all about Terry Miller. He was a finance major and that’s what I ended up majoring in.

Q: Your dad was an OU grad.

What’s it like when you visit him for the holidays?

A: Oh he’s always been very supportive. He loves OSU, too. So I root for them and they root for us, but secretly I always want us to prevail because we’re getting some respect these days. It was not a big issue all the year’s growing up, but now it’s nice to be in the hunt.

Q: What’s your prediction for this year’s game?

A: I think this is our year. I think they’ll have two losses by the time we see them. My prediction will be something like 38-24 OSU. • See FANS Page OSU 27

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Fans: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Good god almighty it was good, and we want to repeat this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;˘ Continued from Page OSU 26

Kelly Jameson and Mark Kauffman, Broken Arrow

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Oklahoma State fans celebrate a touchdown in the first quarter against TexasTech.

Q: In 2002, Oklahoma State beat Oklahoma. What do you remember about that game?

KJ: Well I was not here, but I do remember how upset those people in red were.

Q: Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an OU fan. Did he take that loss pretty hard?

KJ: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll let him answer that one.

MK: No I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take any of that stuff hard â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kelly not anymore. That was nine years ago, so Jameson weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a nice little run since then.

Q: The win in 2002 was the second one in a row against the Sooners. What do you remember about 2001?

MK: I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember too much.

KJ: He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember too much about that game because he drank too much. He drank his sorrows away at that game.

Q: Who is going to win this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game?

KJ: Go Cowboys.

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MK: Sooners by five.

KJ: Good luck.

Q: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really pretty neutral until they play each other. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll root for OSU and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll root for OU until they play each other. Then I have to wear my orange.

MK: All in all, if OSU continues to improve like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve improved this year, this will be a program that is just as elite one day.

Rebecca Ashburn, Dallas Q: What do you remember about Oklahoma Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 38-28 win over Oklahoma in 2002?

A: Good God almighty, it was good, and we want to repeat this year. I just remember thinking, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throw it again and letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s let him run some more yards and he can keep Rebecca Ashburn going.

Q: Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your prediction for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game?

A: Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take it this year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ours. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ours, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all ours.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going down. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Compiled by Nick Snow/ Stillwater NewsPress

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When first down is critical

Cooper’s the go-to guy in a clutch

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Justin Blackmon is Oklahoma State’s big-play receiver. The Ardmore junior leads the team in touchdown receptions (15) and yardage (1,241) He is a Biletnikoff Award finalist and won the award last year.

While Blackmon is the Cowboys show receiver, senior Josh Cooper is their go receiver. When quarterback Brandon Weeden faces a must have first down, he looks for his inside receiver known around OSU football as Coop.

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy compared the Weeden to Cooper connection to the bond Tom Brady and Wes Welker share on the New England Patriots.

“That’s a pretty good comparison,” Weeden said.

“He is one of those guys that is hard to cover underneath but he can also run by you. He’s not running just 5or 10-yard routes. He’s running verticals and he’s going up the seam. …. Tom Brady has a lot of trust in what Wes Welker does and I feel that way about Josh.”

Cooper missed the Nov. 5 Kansas State game with a slight hamstring pull, but remains a solid second in receiving. He has 60 catches for 654 yards and three touchdowns. His longest catch and run went 37 yards.

He has come back from injury with a vengeance. He led the Oklahoma State receiving corps the next two games.

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Oklahoma State receiver Josh Cooper flips head over heels while being tackled during the Texas A&M game at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Cooper has been the Cowboys leading receiver in the two games leading up to Bedlam.

By the Numbers: Josh “Coop” Cooper 60 catches for 654 yards and 3 TDs Longest catch, run 37 yards He caught six passes for 106 yards in OSU’s 66-6 rout of Texas Tech and grabbed 13 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown in the Pokes’ Nov. 18 double overtime loss to Iowa State.

Cooper comes through in the clutch, Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Todd Monken said. He rarely drops balls and is capable of going a long way after the catch.

“We do a lot of things trying to get him the ball.

There’s a lot of comfort there. … With Coop,

they’ve played a lot of football together. They’ve won a lot of games.”

Cooper emerged in the 2010 season when the Cowboys charted a new offensive course with a switch to the spread offense. He caught 68 passes for 736 yards and five touchdowns.

Good enough to finish second on the team behind Blackmon.

Cooper traces his raising star power to one person – Weeden.

“That guy just surprises me every week,” Cooper said. “He is right on the money every time.”

Blackmon and Cooper give Oklahoma State offensive threats on either side of the line, Monken said.

“It’s a good thing having both those guys. You have two talented guys on each side,” he said. “It works out really good.”

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With a boost from his mentor

Claremore senior finds his way to Division 1 success He wishes me luck every Friday, I wish him luck every Friday. We always talk on occasion. I guess I would consider him more of a friend. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Levy Adcock, of his former coach and mentor, Jody Iams

By Jason Elmquist Stillwater NewsPress

Levy Adcock played high school football in Oklahoma. But Adcock never had a real allegiance in the biggest rivalry in the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me, it really wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anything.

I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really look too much into it because I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a part of it,â&#x20AC;?

Adcock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My entire family was OU fans, but I never was diehard for one team or the other. It was just fun to watch, (that) was about it for me.â&#x20AC;?

Now, as one of the staples of the Oklahoma State offensive line, Adcock finds himself in the heart of the Bedlam rivalry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and has converted family along the way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody wears orange now,â&#x20AC;?

Adcock said.

The 6-foot-6, 322-pound, mulletsporting lineman, a first team AllBig 12 selection a year ago, was named to several preseason watch lists â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including the Outland Trophy for top interior lineman and the Rotary Lombardi Award for best college lineman. He was also named the 17th-best overall player in the country by Rivals.com.

Adcock wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t some All-American high school player when he came out of Sequoyah in Claremore. Adcock had to take a different route to Division I football.

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Adcock had to rely on his mentor from high school to start getting looks from the Division I ranks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I asked for help from my high school coach and stuff like that and everything obviously worked out,â&#x20AC;?

Adcock said.

Adcock said his high school coach, Jody Iams, basically became his recruiter â&#x20AC;&#x201D; getting Adcockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name and game tapes out to colleges. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was very influential in getting me to the next level. He did most of it on his own,â&#x20AC;? Adcock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He did all my recruiting basi-

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So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no surprise that Adcock now considers his high school coach a friend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He wishes me luck every Friday, I wish him luck every Friday,â&#x20AC;?

Adcock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always talk on occasion. I guess I would consider him more of a friend.â&#x20AC;?

And now being considered one of the best linemen in the country and playing for an in-state Division I team, Adcock has become a popular man when he makes a journey home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody in Claremore wants to catch up whenever I go back home,â&#x20AC;? Adcock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I try to spend time with my family more than I do anything else. I try to just go home and relax.â&#x20AC;?

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Fans still talking about interception off a tipped pass

By Jason Elmquist Stillwater NewsPress

The Oklahoma State football team came up just short of earning a trip to the Big 12 Conference championship game by losing in a shootout to Bedlam rival Oklahoma in 2010.

But the play of the game — and considered by most to be the play of the college football season — came from the Cowboys. And more specifically, the OSU defense — not the explosive offense.

A year later, there is still a buzz about the play made by Brodrick Brown, who tipped a Landry Jones pass — that was destined to be incomplete, out of bounds — back into the field of play and into the waiting arms of OSU linebacker Shaun Lewis.

“Anytime anyone talks about OU, they bring up that intercep-

tion,” Lewis said. “It’s crazy that it still lingers around.”

The moment is mindboggling for Lewis when he watches replays. Brodrick Brown “As you look at it, you don’t believe it actually happened,” Lewis said. “Watching the play now, it’s crazy to know that he had the ability and the mindset and the awareness to get up there and bat the ball back to one of his teammates — not an OU opponent, but to one of his teammates wearing orange.”

While Lewis praised Brown’s awareness, the junior cornerback gives credit to Lewis — who was a true freshman playing in the OSU linebacking corps last year — for his awareness to be close

enough to snag the ball out of the air on a play that Brown had never practiced before or since.

“It just happened. You Shaun Lewis can’t practice that. There’s no way that you could practice that because if you try practicing that you could end up getting hurt or something,” Brown said. “It’s just something that happened and fortunately it happened the way it did and was that big of a deal. I’m just happy that I had a smart player there to react like that and intercept the ball.”

Lewis said it was a surreal moment watching the ball being batted back toward him.

“Everything around me just shut out,” Lewis said. “It’s like being back in the backyard,

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playing around with the ball and I just grabbed it and just went with it. It was so surreal when it happened.”

The play was so impressive that it made the cut in the battle for the ESPY for year’s greatest sports play.

However, the football play lost to a different kind of football — soccer, to be exact. The Brownto-Lewis interception lost in a fan vote to a bicycle kick for a goal

by Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney, which went on to win the ESPY award.

“Everybody was supporting me and I thank everybody for that,” Brown said. “People were making fliers, sending them out and sending text messages telling people to go vote for me and the ESPY’s play of the year.

I’m just happy that I was able to be nominated for it. It’s a great feeling.”

Lewis said he’ll take some of the blame, however, for the play falling short of winning the ESPY. “Maybe if I would have returned it for a touchdown, we probably would have won,” Lewis said. “I told him it was my fault. But maybe this year he can do something like that again.”

Maybe the athletic Brown, who is considered one of the top college cornerbacks in the country, should consider if he’s in the same situation that he should do a bicycle kick of the football back into a teammate’s arms.

“It definitely would have won if he did that,” Lewis said. “He definitely has the will to do a bicycle kick, but I don’t know if he’d want to take a chance like that — out there on an island like he is. But I’m pretty sure that if he wanted to, he could do a bicycle kick like that.”

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In Stillwater, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Cowboy way

Photos by Chris Day / Stillwater NewsPress

Top left: Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy challenges the call on the field.

Above, Pistol Pete and fans stand up for the Cowboys. Bottom left, a moment of jubilation is shared.

OSU CENTERSPREAD

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Cornerback 32, Jamell Fleming, 5-11, 191, Sr. Arlington, Texas 9, Gabe Lynn, 6-0, 195, So. Tulsa Defensive Tackle 53, Casey Walker, 6-2, 308, Jr. Garland 94, Torrea Peterson, 6-3, 292, R-Fr. San Antonio

Strongside Linebacker/Nickelback 1, Tony Jefferson, 5-10, 199, So. Chula Vista, Calif.

5, Joseph Ibiloye, 6-3, 219, Jr. Garland, Texas

Weakside Linebacker 28, Travis Lewis, 6-2, 227, Sr. San Antonio, Texas 7, Corey Nelson, 6-1, 219, So. Corey Nelson

Free Safety 30, Javon Harris, 5-11, 207, Jr Lawton 27, Sam Proctor, 6-0, 222, Sr. Pearland, Texas

Middle Linebacker 21, Tom Wort, 6-0, 229, So. New Braunfels, Texas 55, Jayden Bird, 6-2, 236, Jr. Wichita, Kan

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Cornerback 6, Demontre Hurst, 5-10, 181, Jr. Lancaster, Texas 15, Lamar Harris, 6-1, 197, Jr. Gilmer, Texas

Defensive Tackle 97, Jamarkus McFarland, 6-2, 296, Jr. Lufkin, Texas 92, Stacy McGee, 6-4, 299, Jr. Muskogee

Punt Returner 25, Josh Cooper, 5-11, 195, So. Kick Returner Deep Snapper 4, Justin Gilbert, 6-0, 205, So. 53, Andrew Suter, 6-2, 255, So. Sugar Land, Texas

Tailback 1, Joseph Randle, 6-1, 191, So. Wichita, Kan. 31, Jeremy Smith, 5-10, 205, So. Tulsa

Wide Receiver 82, Isaiah Anderson, 5-10, 178, Jr. Wichita Falls, Texas 7, Michael Harrison, 6-1, 211, So. Atlanta, Texas

Tight End 86, Wilson Youman, 6-5, 245, Sr. Martinsville, La. 14, Justin Horton, 6-3, 245, Jr. Henderson, Texas

Right Tackle 73, Levy Adcock, 6-6, 322, Sr. Claremore 71, Parker Graham, 6-7, 291, So. Webb City, Mo.

Right Guard 68, Lane Taylor, 6-3, 310, Jr. Arlington, Texas 76, Eli Dickerson, 6-6, 308, R-Fr. The Woodlands, Texas

Holder 11, Wes Harlan, 5-7, 175, Jr. Houston

Quarterback 3, Brandon Weeden, 6-4, 218, Sr. Edmond 10, Clint Chelf, 6-1, 192, So. Enid

Center 74, Grant Garner, 6-3, 292, Sr. Mesquite, Texas 64, Casey LaBrue, 6-3, 280, Sr Enid

Left Guard 75, Nick Martinez, 6-4, 310, Sr. Floresville, Texas 51, Brandon Webb, 6-3, 315, So. Owasso

Defensive End 84, Frank Alexander, 6-4, 255, Sr.Baton Rouge, La. 91, R.J. Washington, 6-3, 248, Jr. Fort Worth

Left Tackle 61, Michael Bowie, 6-4, 310, Jr. Tulsa 85, Daniel Konig, 6-6, 290, R-Fr. Cape Coral. Fla.

Interior Receiver 25, Josh Cooper, 5-11, 195, Sr. Mustang 5, Josh Stewart, 5-10, 170, Fr. Denton, Texas

Wide Receiver 81, Justin Blackmon, 6-1, 215, Jr. Ardmore 83, Colton Chelf, 5-9, 178, Sr. Enid

Defensive End 56, Ronnell Lewis, 6-2, 244, Jr. Dewar 90, David King, 6-5, 273, Jr. Houston

OSU Specialists Punter 13, Quinn Sharp, 6-1, 189, Jr. Mansfield, Texas Place Kicker 13, Quinn Sharp, 6-1, 189, Jr.

Strong Safety 14, Aaron Colvin, 6-0, 176, So. Owasso 28, Quentin Hayes, 6-0, 181, R-Fr. San Antonio

Note: OSU lists two additional positions on its depth chart, a fullback and a second interior receiver.

Fullback 9, Kye Staley, 5-10, 213, Jr. Guthrie 30, David Paulsen, 6-3, 250, Jr. Marietta, Ga. Interior Receiver 87, Tracy Moore, 6-1, 233, Jr. Tulsa 17, Charlie Moore, 6-2, 198, So. Bullard, Texas