Fear the Mullet: Mike Gundy's Oklahoma State Cowboys

[RaiderAid89]

Looking good, love seeing all these big 12 dynasties

[Miles Perry]

[Miles Perry]

Matchup Preview *|* August 30, 2018
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Akron Zips (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Oklahoma State Cowboys (0-0, 0-0 Home)

[SilverBullet19]

Should be a cakewalk, a chance to see how things pan out in a real game and make adjustments before the tough games begin.

[jpfine]

Like SilverBullet said, Akron is typically an easy opponent to play, so should be an easy win, but you still can't count them out. Like the Oklahoma State choice, definitely following

[howell2004]

Looks great so far!

[Miles Perry]

Zipped Up!

Akron Zips at Oklahoma State Cowboys
Aug 30, 2018	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Akron Zips (0-1)	0	0	3	0	3
Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-0)	0	10	14	7	31

Team Stats Comparison
	AKR	OKST
Total Offense	165	406
Rushing Yards	78	296
Passing Yards	87	110
First Downs	13	20
Punt Return Yards	20	0
Kick Return Yards	69	48
Total Yards	254	454
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Conversion	1-12	6-14
4th Down Conversion	0-2	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-0-0	5-4-1
Penalties	2-25	2-27
Possession Time	14:14	17:46

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		AKR	OKST
2:43	(OKST) FG OSU: Amendola, 33 Yd FG	0	3
0:28	(OKST) TD OSU: Wallace, 7 Yd reception	0	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		AKR	OKST
6:43	(OKST) TD OSU: Moore, 5 Yd reception	0	17
3:53	(AKR) FG Akron: 51 Yd FG	3	17
2:56	(OKST) TD OSU: Johnson, 10 Yd reception	3	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		AKR	OKST
1:36	(OKST) TD OSU: Kind, 4 Yd run	3	31

Akron Zips PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Nelson 17/36 87 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Edwards Jr 12 53 4.4 0 Nelson 9 25 2.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Edwards Jr 8 21 2.6 0 Burkhart 4 26 6.5 0 Stewart 3 22 7.3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD George 10 1 1 0 Davis 6 0 0 0 Boxen 5 1 0 0 Reinke 4 2 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG O'Leary 1/3 0/0 3 51 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Gasser 6 265 44.1 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Sands 3 69 23 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Sands 2 20 10 0

Oklahoma State Cowboys PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Cornelius 12/29 110 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Hill 25 245 9.8 0 King 6 62 10.3 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Wallace 4 28 7 1 Hill 3 23 7.6 0 Moore 2 18 9 1 Johnson 1 10 10 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Siverland 7 0 0 0 Edison-McGrud 5 0 0 0 Bundage 5 0 0 0 Phillips 4 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Amendola 1/1 4/4 7 34 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Sinor 4 178 44.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD King 2 48 24 0

Stillwater, OK --- The Oklahoma State Cowboys opened up their season with a 31-3 win over the Akron Zips. It was a gloomy afternoon in Stillwater with overcast skies and rain. The weather certainly affected the play today as both quarterbacks struggled to get going.

Both teams combined for less than 200 yards of passing on the day. The Cowboys, however, put up 296 yards on the ground. Justice Hill ran for 245 yards on 25 carries. JD King also added 62 yards on 10 carries. The Cowboys offensive line dominated Akron all afternoon in the run game. Taylor Cornelius struggled to complete passes, and his completion percentage was not helped by a few drops. The receiving corps definitely has work to do.

Defensively the Pokes were stout. They prevented big plays, and held strong when the Zips crossed in to Cowboy territory. After the game coach Gundy said he was pleased with the result of the game, but he noted that the Pokes have a long way to go. "I know the weather sucked today, but that's just an excuse. We have to be better in the pass game. We won't win games in the Big 12 if we are one dimensional," Gundy said. And he's not wrong. We had high expectations for Taylor Cornelius coming in to the season, and he did not look good today. We'll know more about just how good this Oklahoma State team is next week when Boise State comes to Stillwater.

[jpfine]

Nice, easy win for the Cowboys. Stepping in to see if the water's fine. Great win to start off the season