Friday, October 15, 2010

Oklahoma State's girls soccer team has been playing lights out since late August.
The Cowgirls could tie the program's longest unbeaten streak with a win Saturday against Nebraska.
Oklahoma State has not lost in 12 games. Thursday night, the team beat Colorado, 3-2.
Oklahoma State is ranked fifth in the nation and leads the Big 12 conference.
Nebraska is second in conference with a 4-2 record and are 11-4-1 overall.
Oklahoma State head coach Colin Carmichael expects a physical game from the Cornhuskers.
About when the soccer match ends, Oklahoma State's football team will start playing Texas Tech in Lubbock.
Oklahoma State hasn't won in Lubbock in 66 years. That's a long dry spell.
The Cowboys could end that drought Saturday afternoon. Texas Tech's offense looked good against Baylor, but the defense has stopped improving.
Oklahoma State should be able to come away from Lubbock with a "W," and bring a 6-0, 2-0 record into its homecoming game against Nebraska.
The Cornhuskers and Texas Longhorns also tangle at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Awards and athletes

You don't play football to win individual honors. The Heisman Trophy, Bilitnikoff Award, the Groza Award and Walker Award are by-products of success on the playing field.
After five games, three Oklahoma State football players are solid candidates for major post-season awards.
The Doak Walker Award honors the nation's top running back. OSU's Kendall Hunter is in the hunt. Through five games, Hunter has:
• a 140 yard per game rushing average (Fifth nationally)
• a 10.8 points per game scoring average. (No. 11 in the country, third on the team)
• an average of 164.6 all-purpose yards per game. (No. 13 nationally).
• a healthy 6.4 yards per carry rushing average this season.
Impressive numbers for Hunter, who has put the running game into the Air Raid offense.
Speaking of Air Raid offense, receiver Justin Blackmon say hello to the Fred Bilitnikoff Award, presented annually to the nation's top receiver.
"Big play" Blackmon has:
• 47 catches in five games.
• 11 touchdown catches so far this season. (No. 1 in the nation)
• at least 100 receiving yards in all five games this season.
• at least one 29-yard catch or longer in all five game this season.
• at least two touchdown catches in four of five games this season. He only had one TD catch in the Texas A&M game.
He leads the nation in TD receptions, scoring (14.4 points per game), receptions per game (9.4) and receiving yards per game (149.6).
Kicker Dan Bailey is phenomenal. He has kicked 163 consecutive extra-point attempts, an OSU record. He has kicked 11 of 11 field goals, including two career best 52-yarders against Louisiana-Lafayette last week.
Bailey has:
• scored 65 points this season
• averaged 2.2 field goals per game (No. 2 in the nation)
• not missed a field goal in 2010, one of 14 perfect kickers. His 11 tries are second most among perfect kickers
• kicked a game winner at the gun against Texas A&M. It was OSU's first walk-off field goal since 1981.
So far, Oklahoma State players aren't mentioned as Heisman contenders. The next two weeks could change that situation. If Blackmon or Hunter have huge games against Texas Tech and Nebraska, one or both might make the leap onto the Heisman list.