The Cowboys will start Big 12 play without their starting quarterback.
True freshman Shane Illingworth will get the start at quarterback for the Cowboys in their conference opener against West Virginia. Spencer Sanders is dressed, so it looks as if he could play if needed.
Sanders played just two series in OSU’s season-opener last weekend against Tulsa before leaving the game with a lower body injury.
Illingworth led Oklahoma State to a fourth quarter comeback win against Tulsa after replacing junior college transfer Ethan Bullock. Bullock played for eight drives where the Cowboys scored no points before Illingworth, who hadn’t practiced much the week prior because of contact tracing, got the call.