Oklahoma State is a Big 12 surprise in midseason awards
Oklahoma State had gone two seasons without winning a Major 12 game before Eric Morris took over as head coach, then lost to Tulsa in his debut this year with the Cowboys.
Oklahoma State had gone two seasons without winning a Major 12 game before Eric Morris took over as head coach, then lost to Tulsa in his debut this year with the Cowboys.
Article outline
- What happened
- Background
- The bottom line
Key points
- Oklahoma State concluded a 21-game losing streak against FBS opponents with the 39-31 win over Oregon on Sept.
- As the top first-year transfer, so was Major 12 passing leader Drew Mestemaker, the quarterback who came with Morris from North Texas.
- Mestemaker was among 21 players who followed their coach north to Oklahoma State from North Texas.
- They have won all their games since, including a massive upset in Morris' home opener over then-No.
- Morris was chosen as the top coach, edging Morgan Scalley.
They have won all their games since, including a massive upset in Morris' home opener over then-No. 6 Oregon – the same team that beat them 69-3 last season – and their first two conference games.
For context, the 18th-ranked Cowboys (4-1) were the unanimous choice as the most surprising Major 12 team at the midway point of the season in a vote of Associated Press writers who cover the conference. As the top first-year transfer, so was Major 12 passing leader Drew Mestemaker, the quarterback who came with Morris from North Texas.
Mestemaker was among 21 players who followed their coach north to Oklahoma State from North Texas. There were 88 newcomers overall.
Oklahoma State concluded a 21-game losing streak against FBS opponents with the 39-31 win over Oregon on Sept. 12. A win two weeks afterwards at West Virginia snapped a 19-game Sizeable 12 skid that began with a loss to Texas in the 2023 conference championship game.
Morris was chosen as the top coach, edging Morgan Scalley. This person is in in his first season as head coach for No. 11 Utah (5-0). Scalley had been the Utes' defensive coordinator for 10 seasons and on former coach Kyle Whittingham's staff since 2007 after playing for them from 2001-04.
Taken together, the developments around oklahoma State is a Big 12 surprise in midseason awards point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
