By Jimmy Burch
jburch@ star-telegram.com
Oklahoma State climbed that will No. 5 Sunday in The Associated Press' student football rankings, placing this Cowboys prominently in the BCS nationwide championship chase.
How much time that they stay there depends on no matter if this Cowboys (4-0, 1-0 in Big 12) pursue to carry out precisely what some people did Saturday in opposition to Texas A&M with Kyle Field : grow on the occasion, towards almost all odds, within a inhospitable environment.OSU cleared your 17-point halftime debts while yanking away a 30-29 victory around A&M (2-1, 0-1), that slipped six locations that will No. fourteen around Sunday's poll. During your pivotal third quarter, OSU outgained A&M by the 275-59 margin in whole yards and outscored the Aggies 21-0 for you to seize deal with of any contest that shown up lost."The method your company played while in the next 50 % had been beautiful," said OSU coach Mike Gundy, whose group is definitely 8-0 inside their continue actions shows inside locations outside Stillwater, Okla. (seven road games, one tank game). "The gain makes it special. But just how many of us fought against again for a collection demonstrates plenty concerning our character along with whom we all are."Based on recently available history, the particular Cowboys plainly are usually Road Warriors within quarterback Brandon Weeden, exactly who named Saturday's comeback your "biggest win" on his or her 16-2 ledger as a two-year starter.Continuing that trend shall be essential intended for OSU to be in placement that will obstacle No. 2 Oklahoma (3-0, 1-0) to the Big 12 concept by the end with the 12 months mainly because two on the Cowboys' next about three online games involve path travels to manage No. seventeen Texas (Oct. 15) and Missouri (Oct. 22). OSU also appointments a pair of league competitors with undefeated details in November: Texas Tech (3-0) on Nov. 12 and also Iowa State (3-0) on Nov. 18.But nothing of these street trips determine that they are because complicated as what exactly OSU gone through by way of removing a deficit next to an A&M workforce together with best 10 expertise in front of 87,358 vocal followers at Kyle Field ."That ended up being huge," claimed Weeden, whom used to get a school-record 438 yards to high light the rally. "We employ a lots of momentum in the years ahead now."On this aspect in the Red River, this Cowboys' comeback triggered your postgame chorus with Aggie angst with regards to missed chances a legitimate point, considering A&M offered four second-half turnovers to OSU's comeback bid while running simply 15 rushing yards inside the ultimate 30 minutes within failed efforts to shield a 20-3 halftime lead.But this seed of the Cowboys' comeback had been grown which has no help coming from A&M mistakes, is actually some sort of good functionality by Weeden, while in consecutive TD motoring involving 80 and 89 meters that will open up cost-free half.Weeden, a 27-year-old ex - pitcher from the New York Yankees' organization, accomplished 12 with sixteen goes by for 135 back yards as well as a touchdown inside contributing individuals hard disks that structure OSU's deficit that will 20-17 with 7:34 outstanding while in the next quarter.That momentum-turning stretch out place strain with a great A&M offense that replied through committing turnovers on their next three belongings (one fumble, two interceptions). By the particular time your turnover spree ended, the Aggies experienced some sort of 27-20 debts that will possess been more painful in the event that OSU recipient Justin Blackmon (11 catches, 121 yards, a single TD) had not fumbled apart a new walk-in touchdown along at the A&M 2-yard line. Even together with that gaffe, Weeden continued to be with flow within a subsequent 50 percent by which he attached on 30 of 37 passes for 285 yards and a couple of TDs, without any interceptions.A&M private coach Mike Sherman referred to Weeden to be a player by using "tremendous maturity" who seem to shows "no sense connected with panic" with difficult situations. Weeden viewed individuals attributes all over again Saturday, primary the Cowboys to be able to 27 consecutive second-half tips and what exactly Blackmon identified for a "special win."Without question, Weeden's seasoned experienced supplies OSU an intangible with hard street circumstances that some other squads lack. Don't be surprised if Saturday's hottest case attests to become the one which gives OSU some sort of season-ending subject shot towards OU for any second consecutive year. Jimmy Burch, 817-390-7760Looking with regard to comments?
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