As Oklahoma State football tries to regroup, let’s check the mid-term report card

STILLWATER — After six games, Oklahoma State’s first bye week of the season is here.

Let’s call it the mid-term break.

And with that, let’s hand out some mid-term grades.

This probably goes without saying, but mom won’t be hanging this report card on the fridge.

The Cowboys are 3-3 overall and 0-3 in Big 12 play. They had climbed into the top 20 during non-conference action, but have since plummeted from fringe College Football Playoff contender to the “will they even make a bowl game” classification.

In 20 seasons under head coach Mike Gundy, the Cowboys have lost three consecutive regular-season games just twice before — in Gundy’s first season of 2005, and again in 2014.

So this is uncommon territory for a program that still ranks in the top 10 in Division I football for the most victories since 2010.

Let’s get to the grades, which will be divided by position group:

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Oklahoma State football mid-season report card

Oklahoma State Cowboys running back Ollie Gordon II (0) walks off the field after a college football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys (OSU) and the West Virginia Mountaineers at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.

Quarterback: D+

Starter Alan Bowman has been benched twice in the last three games, Garret Rangel was up and down as a replacement and Gundy has not yet committed to a starter for the BYU game, set for 9:15 p.m. Oct. 18 in Provo, Utah.

Grading Bowman’s entire season is tricky, mostly because of recency bias. His first three games were spectacular, completing 67.0% of his passes for 967 yards with eight touchdowns and two interceptions. But where did that guy go?

In the last three games, Bowman completed 51.0% of his throws for 686 yards with four touchdowns and…

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Author : The Oklahoman

Publish date : 2024-10-10 10:45:37

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