I know many of you think stats are for losers, but stats can actually tell us some interesting things when used properly. One of those interesting things is that Oklahoma State was far better on offense when it had its back against the wall.
On overall non-garbage time drives, OSU scored 2.84 points per drive. Nearly a field goal every time they touched it. That’s good. That’s good enough for No. 17 in the nation. Better than Clemson, Michigan State and USC.
But let’s look at long drives and … holy crap! Oklahoma State scored 3.44 points per long drive (defined as starting inside its own 20).