Posts by Craig Smoak
Another agonizing loss creates another crossroads for K-State
BY COLE DEUTSCHENDORF | 365 Sports For 45 minutes, everything felt right in K-State’s world. The Wildcats, on the heels of a 34-20 win over UCF in which they looked better than they had all season long, had traveled south to Waco, Texas, and held a 14-point lead heading into the fourth quarter over the 3-2…
Read More‘Guys Want to Be Here’: Oklahoma State Players, Coaches Pushing Through Unsteady Times
BY MARSHALL SCOTT | Pistols Firing Blog TUCSON, Arizona — It’s been a hectic few weeks in Stillwater, but there are still games to be played. Oklahoma State fell to Arizona 41-13 on Saturday in Tucson in what was the first game since the program parted ways with defensive coordinator Todd Grantham. That move came…
Read MoreBachmeier Shines as No. 23 BYU Tops WVU
BY JUSTIN WALKER & SHANNA ROSE | WV Sports Chat Freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier had a career-high 351 yards and a touchdown as No. 23 BYU downed West Virginia University 38-24 on Friday night. The Cougars (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) piled up 517 total yards of offense and had two takeaways. Chase Roberts had a career-high…
Read MoreThe Knights let one slip away at home
BY ADAM EATON | Sons of UCF “Heartbreaking” That was the description UCF head coach Scott Frost provided when asked about the Knights’ inability to score a potential game-tying touchdown with three attempts from the 1-yard line late in the 4th quarter. While this sequence did not technically end the game, it certainly helped to cement the…
Read MoreColorado’s offense runs out of gas in Texas, returns home against Iowa State
BY LEOPOLDO RIVERA IV | 365 Sports In their second trip to Texas this season, head coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes suffered yet another disappointing defeat. After another 14-0 lead was swept away, the Buffs (2-4, 0-3 Big 12) lost 35-21 to the Texas Christian Horned Frogs (4-1, 1-1) last Saturday. Colorado had…
Read MoreArizona awaits a key test on Saturday
BY DAVID MOORADIAN | 365 Sports TUCSON, AZ — The Wildcats returned home expecting to win. They needed to win. Facing an Oklahoma State team eleven days removed from firing their longtime head coach, there were few, if any, excuses if Arizona lost. The Wildcats require no such excuses. Arizona had little trouble with the Oklahoma State…
Read MoreCoogs Look to Bounce Back Against Pokes in Stillwater
BY GARRETT ROSS | 365 Sports There were no surprises in Houston’s 35-11 loss against No. 9 Texas Tech on Saturday. The Coogs entered the game outmatched in the trenches and with serious concerns about whether they had the offensive firepower to score against the Red Raiders’ defense, both of which were quickly answered. One of…
Read MoreTen Things on Stillwater Successes, Home Advantages & K-State
BY CRAIG SMOAK | 365 Sports Baylor Football avoided disaster in Oklahoma, climbing back above .500, but to get serious, they must capitalize on another opportunity to cash in at home. Here are ten thoughts on the current state of the Bears, from a successful showing in Stillwater to this weekend’s looming challenge from the…
Read MoreFive Key Takeaways from WVU’s Blowout Loss to Utah
BY JUSTIN WALKER | WV Sports Chat Rodriguez Still Looking for a Quarterback While Nicco Marchiol had started the first four games of the season, the offense had yet to find its footing under the redshirt junior, leading to Rich Rodriguez rotating multiple quarterbacks in each game to try to find a spark. With Marchiol…
Read MoreHow Mike Gundy, High School Football Rejuvenated Clint Bowen
BY MARSHALL SCOTT | Pistols Firing Blog STILLWATER — More than a decade ago, Mike Gundy gave Clint Bowen some advice that, all these years later, Bowen said the former Cowboy coach was right about. Bowen was named Oklahoma State’s interim defensive coordinator on Sunday, following a week of tumultuous events within the OSU football program…
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