Live updates: Oklahoma State defeats Texas, 41-34
STILLWATER, Okla. — Inside Texas is on the scene at Boone Pickens Stadium on the campus of Oklahoma State University for the top 20 matchup between the No. 20 Texas Longhorns and the No. 11 Oklahoma State Cowboys.
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Fourth quarter
Texas -25 0:29 (cont.) – Ewers throws an incompletion to set up a fourth down.
OSU -24 14:47 – Longhorns set up a 3rd and long in short order, but Sanders throws over the double MLB blitz for a conversion. Another rush ends up in a first down near the Texas 35. On yet another third, Sander scrambles for 16. A slant to John Paul Richardson creates first and goal. Philly Special in a goal-to-go situation loses five. Sanders eventually finds Presley for a score. 34-34 9:54
Texas -28 9:49 – Bijan Robinson gains 11, mostly by himself, on first down. It gets to third down, and Ewers’ pass is batted down at the line. Texas punts.
OSU -36 8:38 – A short run and an incompletion sets up a third and long. Sanders has to throw it away.
Texas -27 7:58 – Ewers finds Jahleel Billingsley for a 20-yard gain on first down. Robinson then rushes for a first. Johnson gets a first down and eclipses the 2000 career rushing yard mark. Longhorns face a 3rd and 7 and Ewers pass for Worthy falls incomplete. Bert Auburn misses a 46-yard field goal.
OSU -28 4:57 – OSU gets to 3rd and 6, and a pass from Sanders to Richardson nets a first down. Guilbeau has to limp off the field with help from the training staff. Sanders then finds Gordon for a first down. Sanders then finds Green for a 41-yard touchdown pass after Green shakes off several Longhorn defenders. 41-34 OSU 3:09
Texas -21 3:03 – Ewers finds Billingsley for a first down after 13 yards. Robinson then loses two yards on a rush. Ewers then scrambles for a chunk of yardage but it’s undone by Texas’ 11th penalty. 3rd and 22 becomes 4th and 3, then 4th and 8 after a false start. Ewers pass is intercepted.
OSU -41 1:23 – A gain of three is followed by a Texas timeout. A gain of one is followed by a Texas timeout. A gain of a couple is short of the line to gain. The punt is shanked.
Texas -24 1:00 – Ewers 1st down pass is incomplete. His second down pass to Tarique Milton picks up a first down. Ewers next second down pass is a completion to Sanders for a first. Clock stops as Sanders gets out of bounds. First down is an incompletion. Second down is an incompletion. Third down is a completion over the middle. First down is intended for Sanders. It’s tipped and intercepted.
OSU -18 0:08 – Kneel
Final: OSU 41, Texas 34
Third quarter
OSU -17 14:56 – Texas gets off the field to start the second half with Jaylan Ford coming up the middle for the third down sack.
Texas -48 13:44 – Robinson picks up five on first down to move across the 50. On third down, Ewers holds onto the ball for too long and is sacked for a loss of one. Trejo with another great punt, downs OSU at the nine.
-Anthony Cook is in street clothes on the sidelines. Ryan Watts limped off the field on the first play of the second half
OSU -9 12:26 – OSU picks up a first with a pass interference flag, but the Texas defense holds and the Longhorns take over on their own 27.
Texas -25 10:44 – A Robinson rush and a Ewers incompletion results in a 3rd and 10, and a pass goes off Johnson’s hands for an incompletion.
OSU -31 9:54 – Sanders finds Johnson Jr. on a long second down pass to move into Texas territory in the Cowboys’ first couple of plays. Texas brings up a 3rd and 6 near midfield, and Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey and Devin Richardson help stop Sanders and bring on the OSU punt team. The punt goes into the end zone for a touchback.
Texas -20 7:04 – Ewers finds Worthy over the middle, and he picks up 27 yards to get close to midfield. Following that play, Texas gets to 3rd and 10 and has a pass fall incomplete. Trejo punts it 52 yards and its downed at the OSU 1.
OSU -1 5:12 – OSU runs the ball out of heavy personnel to get away from their own end zone, and third down results in an Overshown sack. Worthy returns the ball 29 yards to the OSU 20.
Texas +20 3:17 – Three plays don’t net much for the Longhorns. Bert Auburn kicks a 33 yard field goal. 34-24 Texas 2:10
OSU -25 2:10 – A quick pass nets one first down. A long pass from Sanders to Green for 36 yards gives OSU a first down at the 25. D’Shawn Jamison then forces a PBU in the end zone. OSU tries a 40-yard field goal. It’s good. 34-27 Texas 0:29
Texas -25 0:29 – Sanders picks up yardage but back-to-back bad snaps makes it third and long as the quarter ends.
Second quarter
OSU -7 1:58Q1 (cont.) – The Longhorn defense holds and DeMarvion Overshown brings Presley down short of the sticks. Tom Hutton’s punt is blocked by Morice Blackwell. Texas takes over on the OSU 42.
Texas +42 14:06 – On the second play of the drive. Ewers finds Bijan Robinson for a 41-yard touchdown pass on a wheel route. 21-10 Texas 13:28
OSU -25 13:28 – Sanders runs for a couple of first downs, but several Texas penalties help the Cowboys move the ball down the field. After Presley gets OSU in goal-to-go, Richardson runs it in for his second score. 21-17 Texas 11:16
-Texas has 6 penalties for 50 yards so far. OSU has yet to record a penalty. The Longhorns haven’t converted a money down opportunity in five chances, including four third-down opportunities. Still, Texas has 215 total yards with 125 passing yards.
-The Longhorns are averaging 7.5 yards per rush and 20.8 yards per completion.
Texas -41 11:06 – A long Keilan Robinson return sets up the Longhorns with great field position. Bijan Robinson rushes for a first, then a screen play to Brenen Thompson puts Texas in the red zone. Several penalties, with three freshmen OL again, back up the Longhorns and sets up a 37-yard field goal from Bert Auburn that he hits. 24-17 Texas 8:04
OSU -25 8:04 – Oklahoma State picks up a few first downs, including one via a deep pass to Stephon Johnson Jr. and another via a pass interference penalty. Sanders looks for a receiver in the end zone but Watts records an interception to give the Longhorns the football.
Texas -20 5:15 – A few third down conversions, one to Worthy and one to Ja’Tavion Sanders, sets Texas up at its own 48. Roschon Johnson then bursts through the hole for a 52-yard score. 31-17 Texas 3:43
OSU -15 3:38 – Sanders and the OSU offense slices through the Texas defense, including a 51-yard run from Jaden Nixon. Richardson runs it in from two yards out for his third score of the day. 31-24 Texas 2:41
Texas -25 2:41 – Texas takes over and goes three and out. Trejo with another strong punt that goes to the OSU 15.
OSU -15 1:49 – OSU picks up two quick firsts with perimeter passing. They do it again to move close to midfield with under 90 seconds left. OSU only makes it to the 30, and tries a 48-yard field goal with three seconds left. Tanner Brown misses it. 31-24 Texas
First quarter
Oklahoma State wins the toss and defers.
Texas -25 15:00 – Quinn Ewers throws an interception on a 3rd and 6 play to give the Cowboys the ball in Texas territory.
OSU +28 14:12 – Spencer Sanders starts. After a negative play on first down, two Sanders’ passes fall incomplete. OSU will kick a 48-yard field goal. It’s good. 3-0 OSU 13:21
Texas -29 13:15 – A big run from Bijan Robinson nets a first, followed by a screen pass to Keilan Robinson to get into OSU territory. From 42 yards out, Bijan Robinson dances around defenders and runs to the end zone. 7-3 Texas 12:01
OSU -25 12:01 – OSU moves down the field thanks to a pass interference penalty on Ryan Watts, then a long Sanders to Bryson Green pass on 3rd and 9 to get into the red zone. After a few Longhorn penalties, Dominic Richardson runs it in from four yards out to cap a six play, 75-yard drive. 10-7 OSU 9:39
Texas -25 9:39 – The Longhorns go three-and-out after Robinson’s third down rush loses one yard. Daniel Trejo’s punt is touched by OSU’s Brennan Presley, and it’s recovered by Keilan Robinson. After review, the call stands.
Texas +35 8:37 – Texas goes four and out after recovering the fumble.
OSU -28 7:07 – In response, OSU goes three and out before punting. Jerrin Thompson with a great pass breakup. Xavier Worthy returns the ball 26 yards to the 48.
Texas -48 6:12 – Ewers hooks up with Worthy for a 30-yard pass to get into OSU territory. Johnson then runs it to make it first and goal. Texas completes the drive with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Worthy, with three true freshmen in Kelvin Banks (LT), Cole Hutson (LG), and DJ Campbell (RG) on the O-line at the end of the drive. 14-10 4:21
OSU -40 4:15 – A nice Presley return gives OSU good field position to start. However, OSU goes three and out with Thompson recording another third down pass breakup.
Texas -12 3:29 – Conner returns to the game at LG. Texas gets out of the shadow of its own goalpost with a pass from Ewers to Whittington but the drive stalls. Trejo’s punt lands near the OSU 7.
OSU -7 1:58 – OSU picks up a couple of first downs, one through the air and one on the ground, as the quarter ends.
Pregame
Texas QB Quinn Ewers is wearing a receiver glove on his throwing hand during the early portion of pregame warmups.
Oklahoma State QB Spencer Sanders was on the field and throwing during the early portion of pregame warmups.
Oklahoma State has several key players out today.
Texas WRs in Stillwater: Xavier Worthy, Jordan Whittington, Tarique Milton, Casey Cain, Gabe Sulser, Brenen Thompson, Troy Omeire, Savion Red.
Cornerbacks Ryan Watts and Jamier Johnson are both participating in pregame warmups.
Roschon Johnson, Christian Jones, Anthony Cook, Jaylan Ford are the Texas captains.
