Chuba Hubbard anticipated the arrival of the approaching sea of orange.
As the clock expired, he watched the fans start to trickle onto Lewis Field.
“I could see some people who were waiting, and then I saw a couple people, and then a couple more,” Hubbard said.
Suddenly, the energetic crowd engulfed him and his Oklahoma State football teammates, joining them in celebration.
The Cowboys edged past No. 6 Texas 38-35 in a homecoming game at Boone Pickens Stadium. The upset victory culminated with a rowdy, chaotic rush of the field, but that was the moment when the fans mattered least Saturday night.