Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy and BYU head coach Kalani Sitake meet before a game Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Stillwater, Okla. | (AP Photo/Mitch Alcala, Associated Press
Oklahoma State (3-3, 0-3) at No. 13 BYU (6-0, 3-0)
Kickoff: Friday, 8:15 p.m. MDT
Venue: LaVell Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 62,073)
TV: ESPN
Livestream: https://www.espn.com/watch
Radio: KSL 1160 AM/102.7 FM/BYU Radio Sirius XM 143.
Series: Oklahoma State leads, 3-0
Weather: Rain showers throughout the day, but possibly clearing by kickoff time; Much cooler than previous days this week, with temperatures in the high 40s during the day dropping into the 30s at night. Winds from East reaching 10 mph.
The trends
For BYU: The Cougars are 6-0 for the sixth time in school history, and first time since the magical 2020 season. They are ranked No. 13 in both major polls, and are 24-7 under head coach Kalani Sitake when playing as a ranked team.
After going 2-7 in the Big 12 last year, BYU has already surpassed that win total and is atop the league standings, with Iowa State and Texas Tech.
The Cougars defeated SMU 18-15 on a Friday night earlier this season, and are 9-4 in Friday night regular-season games under Sitake. They have won six of their last seven Friday night contests.
For Oklahoma State: The Cowboys are 1-1 in 2024 away from home, and will be playing for the first time since a 38-14 loss to West Virginia in Stillwater on Oct. 5. It is OSU’s first Friday game since it defeated Oregon State to open the 2019 season. However, it has played only 15 Friday games since 1959, and only six of those have occurred in the regular season.
Oklahoma State has won five straight and 11 of its last 14 games when unranked and playing against a team in the Associated Press Top 25. It is 3-0 against BYU all-time, the first win coming in the 1974 Fiesta Bowl and the last…
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Publish date : 2024-10-17 21:15:13
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