Cowboy Football Notes, 10/28: What if Reid didn't play?

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BY CURT McKEEVER / Lincoln Journal Star

The blossoming of sophomore quarterback Bobby Reid has caused much excitement among Oklahoma State football fans. Reid is No. 3 nationally in passing efficiency and averages 4.2 yards per rush.

Against Texas A&M last week, though, Reid suffered a mild concussion in the second quarter, and redshirt freshman Zac Robinson, in his first meaningful action, threw for three touchdowns to give the Cowboys a chance.

Reid is expected to start today, but if Robinson plays, OSU’s game plan isn’t likely to change.

“We went ahead and ran our offense. We’re weren’t going to try to hold ourselves back because he was in there,” coach Mike Gundy said of Robinson. “We had a good feel for what we thought he could do, but you certainly don’t know. It’s the first time he ever played played in a game when it really mattered. For coming off the bench against a good team, he played very well for those circumstances.”

A SAVAGE ATTACK: Junior college transfer Dantrell Savage became the third OSU running back to produce a 100-yard rushing performance last week. Savage gained 134 yards on 13 attempts, and got the ball more than starter Mike Hamilton in the late stages because Gundy was playing the hot hand.

Hamilton, the team’s top rusher and The Associated Press 2005 Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year, opened the season with a 155-yard effort against Missouri State. Freshman Keith Toston had 109 yards against Kansas State.

“Mike has played better this year than last year. He’s been more elusive and he’s made more plays in space,” Gundy said. “When Toston is taking care of the football and running, he has made plays. Dantrell, the other night, was very shifty and did some good things out there in the open field.”

DEGRATEFUL: Senior Victor DeGrate has been named to the 28-player mid-season watch list for the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award. The list will be shortened to five or six semifinalists in November.

ETC.: Of OSU’s 35 touchdowns, 18 have come from outside the red zone. Eight touchdowns have been longer than 50 yards. ... The Cowboys have had 13 first-and-goal possessions this season and scored 12 touchdowns. ... Oklahoma State is averaging a league-low 33 penalty yards per game.

QUOTABLE: In the Daily Oklahoman, Gundy, on what he did in 2002 when fans tore down a goal post after the Cowboys beat Nebraska 24-21 for their first victory against the Huskers since 1961 — “I helped ’em carry it.”