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September 5 Sheet
Wyoming at Oklahoma State
(-20) - 4:00pm Pacific
This is a very good Oklahoma State
team. They won six of their final seven games last season
including victories over Texas A&M, Nebraska, and #3 Oklahoma of
which they were underdogs in each. They also came within just 2
points of winning at Texas despite -2 turnovers. They ended the
season with an impressive 10 point bowl game win over Southern
Miss. They return 14 starters from last year and have just about
all key players back.
Offensively, OSU returns 8 starters
from a unit that averaged 34.3 points per game. Junior QB Josh
Fields returns from a stellar sophomore season in which he threw
for 3145 yards and had a 31 to 10 TD to INT ratio! He really
blossomed down the stretch with a 20 to 2 TD to INT ratio in final
six games. Senior WR Rashaun Woods surprisingly returned for his
final year for a chance to play with his younger brother. He is
#3 all-time in NCAA receiving yardage and was named 1st team
All-American last season. Junior RB Tatum Bell rushed for 1117
last season earning 2nd team Big 12 honors. This is an
experienced, talented and balanced group. OSU was held to just
seven points by an inspired Nebraska defensive effort in their
season opener last week. QB Fields threw three interceptions and
was responsible for four of the teams five turnovers. Their seven
points scored was their lowest output since scoring seven at Texas
A&M in 2001 which was just the third game of head coach Les Miles'
tenure. This unit will bounce back on their home field vs
inferior opponent and score plenty of points this week.
Defensively, OSU returns 6 starters
and were very effective in their opening game vs Nebraska allowing
just 17 points, 14 of which were a direct result of turnovers.
The offenses five turnovers in all left the defensive unit on the
field far longer than normal so it was an especially
good showing.
Wyoming comes in as one of the worst
division 1-A teams in the country in recent years. They have won
six football games since the end of the 1999 season, and only
three of those have been against 1-A teams. They started to show
signs of life in the latter part of last season upsetting Air
Force and suffering close losses to UNLV, BYU, and Utah. They
then brought in an entirely new staff in the offseason. Both a
new head coach and new coordinators. This is surely going to set
back their progress for the short term as the new systems will
take some adjusting to. Last week in their season opener they
were out gained vs 1-AA opponent Montana State by a margin of 119
yards. They led by only four points heading in to the 4th quarter
before winning 21-10. They benefited from 5 Montana State
turnovers or else may have been in danger of losing outright.
Wyoming lost by 40 at Tennessee, by 12
at Central Michigan, and by 31 at Washington in their three
non-conference (0-3 ATS) road games last season. OSU went 5-1 ATS
at home last season, 2-0 ATS as a double digit favorite, and 3-1
ATS after a straight up loss under reigning Big 12 coach of the
year Les Miles. OSU really wants to show the home fans that this
is their best football team in years. After being contained by
the Nebraska defense last week, they will move the ball at will
against a porous Wyoming defense that gave up 36 points and 491
yards per game a season ago. Play this one early as I do not
foresee this line staying below 21 for long.
Oklahoma State 1 UNIT
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