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Cowboys were better coordinated when it counted

In case you suspected your eyes were fatigued after four-plus hours of homecoming football, we can confirm that, yes, it really was Oklahoma State running the ball on six consecutive plays in overtime.

The same Oklahoma State at the bottom of the Big 12 in rushing. Same outfit that didn’t run much on West Virginia through four quarters.

Your disbelieving eyes also correctly spotted West Virginia was not using 147-yard rusher Wendell Smallwood during its overtime series.

These upside-down circumstances explain how Mike Gundy outfoxed his former assistant 33-26 on Saturday night, and why the Mountaineers look every bit like an emotionally eviscerated team about to go O-for October.