Kendall Hunter ran a career-best two touchdowns, Zac Robinson passed for or 182 yards and ran for another score and Oklahoma State made Washington State’s new offense look inept in the Cowboys’ 39-13 rout of the Cougars on Saturday.
New coach Paul Wulff, the first graduate to lead the Cougars since Phil Sarboe left after the 1949 season, also became the first coach to lose his debut game at Washington State since Jackie Sherrill in 1976. By the end of another three-and-out series late in the fourth quarter, the 41-year-old former Cougars lineman was angrily slapping his hand in silence of Washington State’s annual “home” game across the state.
The Cowboys, seventh last season nationally in total offense at 486 yards per game, gained just 367 yards with coach Mike Gundy primarily calling the plays for the first time in his four seasons as head coach. Twelve of their first 25 points came thanks to a 42-yard punt return by Dez Bryant, a safety and a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Perrish Cox.
Their no-huddle, spread offense didn’t find a groove until the fourth quarter. Robinson, who set an Oklahoma State record with 3,671 yards in total offense last season, and Dez Bryant connected on four passes for 65 yards to set up a 1-yard touchdown sneak by Robinson. That put Oklahoma State up 32-13 with 9:45 left. Hunter ran in untouched from 10 yards two minutes later.
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