The Cowboys have struggled at the start of Big 12 play of late.
Oklahoma State’s 41-17 loss against Texas Tech on Saturday makes it three straight defeats in conference openers. Since Mike Gundy took over at OSU in 2005, the Cowboys have gone 7-7 in Big 12 openers with a less than ideal 2-5 record since 2012.
“We got to get back to the basics, we’ve got to execute our running game,” Gundy said. “I thought the backs rushed good, they just didn’t get many opportunities. Then you get behind. We’re a balanced-attack team, when you get behind by two touchdowns like we were and some of the stuff we do is not as productive.