After the first 10-win three-year stretch in Oklahoma State history, the Cowboys’ seniors took a bow on Thursday by beating a top 25 Virginia Tech team in the Camping World Bowl. And then it was over.
Mason Rudolph, Marcell Ateman, Chad Whitener, James Washington, Brad Lundblade and Zach Crabtree will never play in the orange and black again, which is both sad and astounding. Sad for obvious reasons and astounding because it feels like a week ago that we were debating about whether Rudolph’s redshirt should be pulled in Waco.
“I thanked (coach Gundy) for the opportunity to come here and play in his system, play in such an explosive offense with guys like James and being able to spread the ball around,” said Rudolph on Thursday.