The Cowboys have the Big 12’s best defense so far but are middle of the road offensively. That’s a reversal of OSU tradition. The Cowboys for a dozen years have had mostly-great offenses, with only occasional slumps, and mostly-mediocre defenses.
If OSU’s offense can ignite with Sanders, OSU could storm a Big 12 that appears to be otherwise lacking a great team.
Sanders suffered an ankle sprain in the first quarter of the Sept. 19 season opener against Tulsa and didn’t return until last week against Iowa State. The OSU offense was functional without Sanders, and true freshman Shane Illingworth played quite impressively in his stead.