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OSU resting starters, working youngsters during open week

It might seem like the Oklahoma State football team just had its bye week, and that's because it did.

But because of the Big 12's uniquely-designed schedule that placed OSU's two open weeks less than a month apart from each other this season, the Cowboys aren't as desperate for an injury-recovery week as they were heading into their first bye on October 12.

Instead, the Cowboys head into this Nov. 9 open week looking relatively healthy and with an opportunity to allow its starters to rest.

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"The veterans are getting not a lot of work," Gundy said.