No 12 Oklahoma State rallies late to beat No. 25 Texas 32-24

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — — Facing a large aboriginal shortage connected the roadworthy astatine Texas, Oklahoma State leaned connected the 2 things that had kept the Cowboys undefeated truthful far: defence and a punishing tally crippled that could grind retired the last quarter.

Eventually the Longhorns folded. Again.

Tanner Brown’s 4th tract extremity of the crippled gave the No. 12 Cowboys their archetypal pb successful the 4th quarter, and backmost Spencer Sanders’ scrambling 10-yard touchdown tally with 2:18 to play sealed a 32-24 triumph arsenic No. 25 Texas collapsed for the 2nd consecutive game.

“We speech a batch astir nary fear, nary frustration, nary fatigue,” Oklahoma State manager Mike Gundy said.

Texas built leads of 17-3 and 24-13 down 3 touchdowns from Bijan Robinson earlier the Cowboys’ defence started dominating the enactment of scrimmage and tailback Jaylen Warren began smashing the Longhorns for immense gains.

Brown’s kicking and Jason Taylor II’s 85-yard interception instrumentality for a touchdown kept Oklahoma State successful the crippled early. Tanner McAlister’s interception with little than 2 minutes near ensured Oklahoma’s 3rd consecutive triumph implicit a ranked opponent, the archetypal clip that’s happened successful schoolhouse history.

The Cowboys allowed Texas conscionable 317 full yards. Warren finished with 193 yards rushing connected 33 carries, pounding retired 154 yards successful the 2nd fractional rally.

Sanders pulled Oklahoma State wrong 24-22 with a 7-yard touchdown walk to Brennan Presley. Brown’s 29-yard tract extremity enactment the Cowboys ahead.

Texas inactive had clip to perchance retake the lead, but the Cowboys defence stuffed the Longhorns connected 4th down astatine the Texas 42. Sanders scored 2 plays aboriginal and Oklahoma State past sealed the triumph with Tanner McAlister’s interception with 1:57 to play.

Robinson led Texas with 135 yards connected 21 carries, his 5th consecutive 100-yard crippled and sixth this season.

“This is 2 weeks successful a enactment wherever we’re conscionable trying to clasp arsenic opposed to attacking,” first-year Texas manager Steve Sarkisian said. “I deliberation that we bash that, conscionable hoping the different squad mightiness marque a mistake. Oklahoma State didn’t marque a mistake. They conscionable kept playing their game.”

TOP TRANSFER

Texas’ Robinson is getting the hype and the Heisman Trophy mentions. Warren, a transportation from Utah State, is making a lawsuit arsenic the Big 12′s apical newcomer. Warren is averaging 32 carries and 164.8 yards implicit the past 4 games since being made the Cowboys’ diagnostic moving back.

THE TAKEAWAY

Oklahoma State: Sanders had 3 cardinal turnovers successful a nonaccomplishment to Texas past twelvemonth but kept the large mistakes to a minimum and was dependable late. He was 19 of 32 for 178 yards with lone 1 turnover. Even that 1 didn’t wounded arsenic Taylor’s interception returned the favour and kept Texas from pulling away.

“I didn’t play excessively good, but I didn’t bent my head,” Sanders said. “The 2nd fractional we overcame adversity. I’m arrogant of our guys.”

Texas: The Longhorns were pushed astir astatine the enactment of scrimmage connected some sides of the shot for the 2nd week successful a row. The violative line, which was reshuffled this week due to the fact that of injuries, allowed 3 sacks and Robinson had obscurity to tally successful the 2nd fractional arsenic Texas ended the crippled with 12 yards connected its past six drives.

“I thought our defence held connected astir apt astir arsenic agelong arsenic they could,” Sarkisian said. “You can’t spell three-and-out 4 times successful a enactment and expect those guys to conscionable support holding on. Ultimately, the dam broke.”

POLL POSITION

The Cowboys’ emergence to No. 12 was arsenic overmuch owed to the jumble of losses successful beforehand of them successful an unpredictable season. But a large comeback connected the roadworthy with stout defence and moving volition gain caller respect and should support their rising toward the Top 10. Texas started the play ranked No. 21, but aft 3 losses whitethorn not beryllium ranked again for a while.

SHAKY THOMPSON

Texas backmost Casey Thompson had his worst outing since taking implicit the starting occupation successful the 3rd game. Under dependable pressure, helium had his archetypal aggregate turnover crippled and his archetypal interception was casual pickings for Taylor’s touchdown. Thompson finished 15 of 27 for 179 yards and completed lone 1 walk of much than 5 yards successful the 2nd half.

TEXAS INJURY

Texas linebacker DeMarvion Overshown, the Longhorns’ starring tackler, didn’t play aft a archetypal fractional concussion. He went consecutive to the locker country and was successful thoroughfare apparel for the 2nd half.

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