close
close

first Drop

Com TW NOw News 2024

Gordon scores TD, 2-pt conversion in 2nd OT, and No. 16 Oklahoma St. comes back to beat Arkansas 39-31
news

Gordon scores TD, 2-pt conversion in 2nd OT, and No. 16 Oklahoma St. comes back to beat Arkansas 39-31

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Ollie Gordon II’s 12-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion catch in the second overtime pushed No. 16 Oklahoma State past Arkansas 39-31 on Saturday.

Gordon, last season’s winner of the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s best running back, was limited to 49 yards on 17 carries.

His teammates took over. Alan Bowman passed for 326 yards and Brennan Presley had 91 yards receiving, caught a touchdown pass and ran for a score for the Cowboys (2-0).

Arkansas (1-1) outgained Oklahoma State by 648 yards to 385. But the Razorbacks missed two of their three field goals and had three turnovers to Oklahoma State’s one.

Taylen Green passed for 416 yards and ran for 61 for Arkansas. Ja’Quinden Jackson ran for a career-high 149 yards and three touchdowns and Andrew Armstrong had career-bests of 10 catches and 164 yards for the Razorbacks.

Oklahoma State rallied from a 21-7 halftime deficit. Presley caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Bowman, and De’Zhaun Stribling’s two-point conversion catch tied the score at 21-21 early in the fourth quarter.

Oklahoma State got a fourth-down stop, then went to razzle-dazzle. Bowman’s pass off a reverse flea flicker went 63 yards to fullback Jake Schultz to put the Cowboys in the red zone. Presley’s 3-yard touchdown run put the Cowboys up 28-21 with 5:13 left.

Green came right back with a 43-yard touchdown pass to tight end Luke Hasz, and Arkansas tied the game with 4:01 left.

Oklahoma State’s Logan Ward hit a 38-yard field goal with 55 seconds left to put Oklahoma State up 31-28. Arkansas, with no timeouts, threw 48 yards on eight plays, and Kyle Ramsey’s 44-yard field goal just before time expired forced overtime.

Ward and Ramsey both missed field goals in the first overtime — Ramsey from 46 yards, then Ward from 41. Oklahoma State scored first in the second overtime, then the Cowboys stopped the Razorbacks on a fourth-and-short to end the game.

THE PICKUP

Arkansas: The Razorbacks gave away a game they had firmly in control, committing several crucial penalties late in the game.

Oklahoma State: The Cowboys proved they can win when Gordon doesn’t put up big numbers. Their halftime adjustments, especially on offense, were crucial.

SURVEY IMPLICATIONS

The Cowboys should remain at about the same level after beating an SEC team that has improved its talent level.

NEXT

Arkansas: Hosts UAB on Saturday.

Oklahoma State: Visits Tulsa on Saturday.

___

Receive poll notifications and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll And https://apnews.com/hub/college-football