No. 12 Oklahoma State Cowboys Favored By Nearly Three Touchdowns

Sports News - November 18th, 2009 - Written by John

There's little debate that quarterback Zac Robinson stirs the Oklahoma State cocktail. But when he was buzzed last week after a jarring hit trying to score against Texas Tech, it's safe to say he could do without a quick turnaround.

The 12th-ranked Cowboys only have four days to prepare for Colorado, hosting them on ESPN's Thursday night primetime game. It will be the first time this year either team has been scheduled for the middle of a week.

If you are doing some College Football Betting, Colorado is coming off losses in three of it's last four games, and in turn, are 19-point underdogs against the Pokes, according to BetUS. Betting on an upset, though, returns a giant profit, paying out +750 on a SU bet on the Buffaloes. The over/under is 49.

Robinson was dazed late last week against when he collided with a Red Raider defensive back at the goal line. The game was already out of hand, and the attempted touchdown would've only been extra icing. But what it did was keep the Cowboys' best player in the training room for a little more time than he would've liked. Head coach Mike Gundy told reporters earlier in the week that Robinson would likely be good to go, but if he isn't, there would be no problem turning to back-up Alex Cate.

“We want to do what’s best for (Robinson) first,” Gundy said. “If he’s not ready to play then we’re not going to play him. We want to do what’s best for him and his future. Then we’ll do what’s best for the team next.”

The word replace might not be the best word for Cate, in the sense that you can't simply replace the conference's second-leading passer.

Although it is a meeting between teams with a combined five losses, there is plenty at stake for this game, not the least being the safety of Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins' job. He's been on a warm chair for the last year-and-a-half after failing to deliver on a promise of contention. The Buffaloes were 5-7 last year and are 3-7 this season. He had to bench his son, Cody, after a rough start at quarterback, and is mathematically eliminated from bowl contention. A win on Thursday would go a long way in helping. Their three wins have all been good ones against bowl eligible teams, Wyoming, Kansas, and Texas A&M.

For the Cowboys, it's simple. Their division title aspirations are fading, but not completely gone (Texas would need to lose each of it's last two games), and winning out might mean a premier bowl in January, a first for Oklahoma State this decade.

It would be a great finish to a rocky season marred with a significant injury to Kendall Hunter and a year suspension of Dez Bryant.

Oklahoma State beat the Buffaloes, 30-17 last year, and have won two of the last three meetings.

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