http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/182 Recent articles about the Oklahoma State Cowboys en-us Oklahoma 27, Oklahoma State 0. Oklahoma State opened the season with visions of the best team in school history, and as far from that ideal as the Cowboys have looked at times -- as in double-digit losses to Houston and Texas and a lackluster win over struggling Colorado on national television, all at home, while losing their best player under bizarre circumstances and failing to beat a ranked team -- the big goals were all intact today. With a win over an injury-riddled, struggling rival fr... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:38:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/If_Oklahoma_State_has_no_use_for_that_BCS_bid_Boise_will_take_it_thanks/1646224 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/If_Oklahoma_State_has_no_use_for_that_BCS_bid_Boise_will_take_it_thanks/1646224 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/If_Oklahoma_State_has_no_use_for_that_BCS_bid_Boise_will_take_it_thanks/1646224 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/8/3898e5a1dc05b726c7d611b2aa5a525e77131c30/small/Georgia_v_Oklahoma_90ed.jpg Let's try to get back on the horse today after yesterday's ignominious shutout.Oklahoma -7.5 over Oklahoma State (3 units) -- 12:30:  We suppose the rivalry will play in the favorites' favor today, giving Sooner Nation something to hang its hat on after an embarrassing season and more immediately last week's humiliating loss at Texas Tech that might go down as the worst in Bob Stoops' tenure at Oklahoma.The Cowboys have played one of the softest schedules that a team ... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:15:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/The_Rest_of_NCAA_Week_13_Reeling_with_Bedlam_Gator_Bait_and_Golden_Boots_and_Domers/1644722 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/The_Rest_of_NCAA_Week_13_Reeling_with_Bedlam_Gator_Bait_and_Golden_Boots_and_Domers/1644722 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/The_Rest_of_NCAA_Week_13_Reeling_with_Bedlam_Gator_Bait_and_Golden_Boots_and_Domers/1644722 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/3/73c1410d8c35948bb8ef25183ef5b441e64a0a93/small/6f.jpg Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Oklahoma Sooners will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Memorial Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Sooners listed as 8-point favorites versus the Cowboys, while the game's total is sitting at 49. Keith Toston ran for 171 yards and a touchdown and caught another, as Oklahoma State defeated Colorado 31-28 in Week 12. Oklahoma State failed to cover the 17.5-point spread, but the combined 59 poi... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:18:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/FSN_NCAA_Football_Odds_Oklahoma_State_vs_Oklahoma/1644165 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/FSN_NCAA_Football_Odds_Oklahoma_State_vs_Oklahoma/1644165 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/FSN_NCAA_Football_Odds_Oklahoma_State_vs_Oklahoma/1644165 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/7/979f605321dc8cd88508a17fb432c2a5a2ed04a4/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92588714.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0F4607FF7066FCC98F311EFEBD8AC8668E79D087A0B192FCC.jpg Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy says injured quarterback Zac Robinson has resumed throwing and should play for the 11th-ranked Cowboys on Saturday at Oklahoma. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:22:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_Zac_Robinson_throwing_again/1619023 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_Zac_Robinson_throwing_again/1619023 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_Zac_Robinson_throwing_again/1619023 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/5/f58f0764b00c0b5854963c8f85e25c7bce915a0f/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f90415241.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0E86CA73B3C3BBE57ED7C51B8073897CBC31CB26AAD7B55F2.jpg Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said Monday injured quarterback Zac Robinson has resumed throwing and should play for the 11th-ranked Cowboys on Saturday at Oklahoma. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:04:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Robinson_throwing_for_Oklahoma_State_could_play_Sat/1619154 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Robinson_throwing_for_Oklahoma_State_could_play_Sat/1619154 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Robinson_throwing_for_Oklahoma_State_could_play_Sat/1619154 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/2/92953b1d644a395661110507a86c70d6790320fc/small/Texas_v_Oklahoma_174d.jpg Making the morning rounds. • Have you ever watched a fourth quarter comeback ... on Weeden? I'm not at Oklahoma State practices, obviously, but it's hard to believe after watching third-stringer Brandon Weeden bring the Cowboys from behind with two fourth quarter touchdown passes against Colorado Thursday night that the former minor leaguer has been consistently outplayed by top backup Alex Cate, who was 0-for-11 in his first start in place of injured Zac Robinson. OSU coaches s... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:19:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Headlinin_Weeden_to_the_rescue/1600939 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Headlinin_Weeden_to_the_rescue/1600939 Without quarterback Zac Robinson (concussion), No. 12 Oklahoma State was almost victims of the first big upset of Week 12. The Cowboys needed a fourth quarter touchdown reception by Justin Blackmon from Brandon Weeden and two big defensive stops to beat Colorado, 31-28 on Thursday night. Turnovers almost doomed OK State. They lost three fumbles on the [...] Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/No_12_Oklahoma_State_hangs_on_vs_Colorado/1600759 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/No_12_Oklahoma_State_hangs_on_vs_Colorado/1600759 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/No_12_Oklahoma_State_hangs_on_vs_Colorado/1600759 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/3/53cadcc647418af079bc915f26141ac83cf3f3d6/small/Oklahoma_State_v_6186.jpg Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy expects senior quarterback Zac Robinson to play Thursday night against Colorado, despite a violent helmet-to-helmet hit that knocked him out of the Cowboys' victory over Texas Tech Saturday night with a head injury. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:35:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_coach_Mike_Gundy_expects_QB_Zac_Robinson_to_play_vs_Colorado_Buffaloes/1571644 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_coach_Mike_Gundy_expects_QB_Zac_Robinson_to_play_vs_Colorado_Buffaloes/1571644 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_coach_Mike_Gundy_expects_QB_Zac_Robinson_to_play_vs_Colorado_Buffaloes/1571644 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/a/2aa569a24bb3c73595b1c68a4b07b04de66e3d35/small/Oklahoma_State_v_aa80.jpg As expected, Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant has opted to leave college and enter the 2010 draft."I feel this is the best decision for me," Bryant said, per Joe Schad of ESPN.com. "It's what God wants me to do. I'm... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:15:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Dez_Bryant_heads_to_the_NFL/1512171 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Dez_Bryant_heads_to_the_NFL/1512171 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Dez_Bryant_heads_to_the_NFL/1512171 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/e/de1c5a91dfd8542dd774604c13cd1e1badaaac5e/small/dez.jpg Barring an injury, this was always going to be Dez Bryant's last season at Oklahoma State -- All-American receivers who hang out with future Hall-of-Famers tend to have a rather low retention rate for their senior year -- and his suspension for lying to the NCAA last month about his relationship with Deion Sanders only made the leap that much more inevitable. With Bryant's final appeal officially denied today, his high school coach confirmed for the Oklahoman that Dez is officially d... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:39:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/We_Hardly_Knew_Ye_High_school_coach_confirms_Dez_Bryant_already_in_draft_prep/1508604 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/We_Hardly_Knew_Ye_High_school_coach_confirms_Dez_Bryant_already_in_draft_prep/1508604 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/We_Hardly_Knew_Ye_High_school_coach_confirms_Dez_Bryant_already_in_draft_prep/1508604 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/b/cb80910fcfdcb8036b76926c72defca1811b5e17/small/90357898.jpg Barring an injury, this was always going to be Dez Bryant's last season at Oklahoma State -- All-American receivers who hang out with future Hall-of-Famers tend to have a rather low retention rate for their senior year -- and his suspension for lying to the NCAA last month about his relationship with Deion Sanders only made the leap that much more inevitable. With Bryant's final appeal officially denied today, his high school coach confirmed for the Oklahoman that Dez is officially d... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:39:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/We_Hardly_Knew_Ye_Prep_coach_confirms_Dez_Bryant_already_working_toward_draft/1508754 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/We_Hardly_Knew_Ye_Prep_coach_confirms_Dez_Bryant_already_working_toward_draft/1508754 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/We_Hardly_Knew_Ye_Prep_coach_confirms_Dez_Bryant_already_working_toward_draft/1508754 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/4/9429ec2177688d88ad66db4b5912fad5b69043ee/small/Oklahoma_State_v_48e1.jpg by Terrance HarrisFiled under: Oklahoma State, Texas, Big 12STILLWATER, Okla. -- So much for the down-to-the-wire games between Texas and Oklahoma State and the chance for the Cowboys to finally break through. Texas forced OSU quarterback Zac Robinson into four interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns and the third was converted into a touchdown as the third-ranked Longhorns cruised to a 41-14 victory in front of 58,516 at Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday night. This was a me... Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:48:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Texas_Toasts_Oklahoma_State/1476144 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Texas_Toasts_Oklahoma_State/1476144 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Texas_Toasts_Oklahoma_State/1476144 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/7/b78625b0896c41aaf888e1adf13ae1863f227aea/small/51.jpg Place: Stillwater, Okla. Time: 8 p.m. ET TV: ABC/ESPN2 Line: Texas by 9½ Three reasons Oklahoma State will win 1. Forget history: Where do we begin? Mack Brown is 11-0 vs. OSU as the Texas coach, and some of those victories have been gut punches. Oklahoma State led 35-7 in 2004— and lost 56-35. The Cowboys led 28-9 a year later—and lost 47-28. Last year in Austin, OSU closed to 28-21 in the third quarter and could do nothing with two Texas turnovers—and lost 28-24... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:31:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Spotlight_Game_No_3_Texas_at_No_13_Oklahoma_State/1465521 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Spotlight_Game_No_3_Texas_at_No_13_Oklahoma_State/1465521 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Spotlight_Game_No_3_Texas_at_No_13_Oklahoma_State/1465521 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/2/d27886dcbc3e359314f286eb86dbcb4a7be541a7/small/19.jpg Huh?Allow us to explain.Oklahoma State star wide receiver Dez Bryant had a perfectly legal “relationship” with Deon Sanders. The NCAA sent their “investigators” to talk to Bryant about this entirely legal “relationship,” and Bryant panicked and lied to the investigators.So what did they NCAA do when they discovered that a player lied to them about something that was perfectly legal? Easy, they suspended him for the ENTIRE SEASON!Why you ask? Isn’t it obvious?Deon Sanders (the subject of these... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:03:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/OKLAHOMA_STATE_RECEIVER_SUSPENDED_BY_NCAA_BECAUSE_OF_FLORIDA_STATE/1463908 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/OKLAHOMA_STATE_RECEIVER_SUSPENDED_BY_NCAA_BECAUSE_OF_FLORIDA_STATE/1463908 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/OKLAHOMA_STATE_RECEIVER_SUSPENDED_BY_NCAA_BECAUSE_OF_FLORIDA_STATE/1463908 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/b/cb80910fcfdcb8036b76926c72defca1811b5e17/small/90357898.jpg Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said Monday the school is backing the reinstatement of star receiver Dez Bryant, less than a week after declaring him ineligible for lying to the NCAA. The school put the All-American on the sidelines last Wednesday for lying to the NCAA about his relationship with former NFL star Deion Sanders. Bryant sat out Saturday as No. 16 Oklahoma State won 36-31 at Texas A&M. The Cowboys (4-1, 1-0 Big 12) will host conference rival Missouri (4-1, 0-1) this Sat... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:52:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Oklahoma_State_wants_star_WR_Bryant_reinstated/1356183 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Oklahoma_State_wants_star_WR_Bryant_reinstated/1356183 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Oklahoma_State_wants_star_WR_Bryant_reinstated/1356183 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/b/cb80910fcfdcb8036b76926c72defca1811b5e17/small/90357898.jpg Snap judgments on Saturday's best. Teacher's Pet: Oklahoma State RB Keith Toston. OSU's big presentation was due Saturday afternoon, and quite frankly, a lot of the Cowboys weren't pulling their weight -- starting running back Kendall Hunter was nursing an ankle injury, while star receiver Dez Bryant was sent to the principal's office for hanging out with a bad crowd. Instead of complaining, Toston shouldered Hunter's burden in the backfield, rolling up 130 yards on ... Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:00:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Superlatives_In_fact_Keith_Toston_did_bring_enough_for_Oklahoma_States_entire_offense/1348285 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Superlatives_In_fact_Keith_Toston_did_bring_enough_for_Oklahoma_States_entire_offense/1348285 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Superlatives_In_fact_Keith_Toston_did_bring_enough_for_Oklahoma_States_entire_offense/1348285 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/2/d27886dcbc3e359314f286eb86dbcb4a7be541a7/small/19.jpg The NCAA's season-long (and therefore career-long, as Bryant is headed for the NFL next year) suspension of Oklahoma State All-American wideout Dez Bryant seemed draconian when it was announced a couple days ago. Bryant got caught lying to NCAA investigators about some hobnobbing with Deion Sanders and possibly nefarious agents. This was met with a general hue and cry about 19- and 20-year-olds making stupid mistakes and the vague hope that the NCAA would rescind or reduce Bryant&#... Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:58:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Dez_Bryants_Problems_May_Not_Be_Limited_To_Dez_Bryant/1339057 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Dez_Bryants_Problems_May_Not_Be_Limited_To_Dez_Bryant/1339057 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Dez_Bryants_Problems_May_Not_Be_Limited_To_Dez_Bryant/1339057 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/3/73c1410d8c35948bb8ef25183ef5b441e64a0a93/small/6f.jpg Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant, hot-shot recruit turned sleek All-American acrobat and drooled-over, future first-round prospect, is very ineligible for very vague reasons, per the university: The university announced Wednesday that Bryant “failed to openly disclose to the NCAA the full details of his interaction with a former NFL player not affiliated with OSU.” Oklahoma State (3-1) said it had already asked the NCAA to reinstate Bryant for the violation of bylaw 10.1(d), wh... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:49:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/All_American_Bryant_will_dazzle_no_more_at_Oklahoma_State/1326555 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/All_American_Bryant_will_dazzle_no_more_at_Oklahoma_State/1326555 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/All_American_Bryant_will_dazzle_no_more_at_Oklahoma_State/1326555 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/e/8ebb97e9d34f582b3dc602fe429c42eb719654ef/small/Oklahoma_State_v_5f32.jpg Interesting read regarding the behind the scenes of the rant and how it ruined Bobby Redi's life. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:15:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/THE_UNTOLD_STORY_OF_THE_MIKE_GUNDY_RANT/235890 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/THE_UNTOLD_STORY_OF_THE_MIKE_GUNDY_RANT/235890 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/THE_UNTOLD_STORY_OF_THE_MIKE_GUNDY_RANT/235890 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/9/d92b74d1dc3ccd63bf407f58b3dfaf6d97e68551/small/mikegundy.jpg I don't know how the NCAA could let this go, but they either don't know about it or don't care. The original story was posted over at the Wizard of Odds, but this link takes you to commentary on Get the Picture. ? Oklahoma State, in a move that will likely change the landscape of fund raising for "amateur" athletics, has announced a "Gift of a Lifetime" program that will generate $280 million in life insurance commitments. Here's how it works: Twent... Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:15:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Super_Creepy_Fundraising_by_OSU/10688 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Super_Creepy_Fundraising_by_OSU/10688