The Arizona State football team takes on No. 11 Oklahoma State on Saturday at 4:30 pm in a week 2 college football game in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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Plus:ASU’s football uniform for the Oklahoma State game wins praise
Defensemen standing in the first quarter of the game Arizona State vs. oklahoma state
ASU’s defense allowed Oklahoma State to earn its second first down of the game on a roughing the passer penalty, but the Sun Devils forced the Cowboys to punt for the third time on their first three possessions.
The Sun Devils went three and out on their next possession.
Arizona State’s defense got off to a good start against Oklahoma State
It’s only been two possessions, but ASU’s defense has held Oklahoma State to 19 yards and just a first down on those two possessions.
The Cowboys have 15 rushing yards and just four receiving yards after their two possessions.
Oklahoma State’s offense plays extremely fast, can the Sun Devils keep the Cowboys off the field? Obviously, that would go a long way toward helping your case for a surprise.
ASU was unable to add to its score against Oklahoma State on the ensuing possession and ran away from running the ball on possession.
Emory Jones completed a 28-yard pass to Elijhah Badger on the first play of the series, but then had three straight fouls that forced ASU to punt.
ASU strikes first against Oklahoma State
The Sun Devils came up with a stoppage on the opening possession of the game, forcing Oklahoma State to punt after only one first down.
The Cowboys drove just 13 yards in six plays on their first possession.
ASU’s opening possession got off to a great start when Xazavian Valladay rushed for 42 yards on the Sun Devils’ first play from scrimmage.
The Sun Devils ran for 78 yards in eight plays in 3:41 to take a 3-0 lead on Carter Brown’s 27-yard field goal.
Brown had four field goals last week and was the Pac 12 special teams player of the week.
ASU impressed on the drive, but had to settle for a field goal. Still, the Sun Devils stopped Oklahoma State’s first possession and found a way to score on their first possession, providing some early positives for Herm Edwards’ team.
Score: ASU 3, Oklahoma State 0 (9:00 left in 1st quarter)
ASU Football Injury Update for game against Oklahoma State
The Sun Devils could be pretty short against the Cowboys on Saturday.
CB Ed Woods and DL Gharin Stansbury (hamstring) are not expected to play, along with DE Mike Matus and OL Joey Ramos, who have been out for the season.
The decisions at game time are NB Jordan Clark, OL Des Holmes and DT Nesta Jade Silvera.
The ASU captains are Case Hatch, LaDarius Henderson, Kyle Soelle and Merlin Robertson. Spencer Sanders, Braydon Johnson, Matt Hembrough and Mason Cobb are the Oklahoma State captains.
ASU won the toss and it was deferred until the second half, giving Oklahoma State the ball to start the game.
State of Oklahoma vs. State of Arizona issue
Oklahoma State is attempting a streak for Saturday’s game against ASU.
The school encourages fans to “Stripe BPS” by dressing in different colors at Boone Pickens Stadium.
Some sections are encouraged to wear orange for the game, while others are required to wear white. A third group is asked to wear black at their locations.
Wondering how much brown and gold we’ll see between orange, white, and black?
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ASU vs. Oklahoma State series history
The teams have met three times on the football field and Arizona State has a 2-1 series lead and a two-game series win streak.
In 1984, Oklahoma State defeated No. 12 ASU in Tempe, 45-3.
In 1991, the Sun Devils beat the Cowboys at Stillwater, 30-3.
In the most recent matchup in 1993, ASU beat Oklahoma State in Tempe, 12-10.
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has never coached against ASU or Herm Edwards.
Gundy is 10-3 against the Pac-12 in his career.
Who will win the football game between ASU and Oklahoma State on Saturday?
Oklahoma State is an 11.5-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico Sportsbook.
Most writers seem to think the Cowboys will beat the Sun Devils in their picks and predictions for the game.
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ASU’s football team uniform combination for Saturday’s game against Oklahoma State consists of gold pants, a white jersey with maroon numbers, gold cleats and a gold helmet featuring ASU’s mascot, Sparky.
Most Arizona State fans seem to be in love with the look, judging by their social media comments (and the number of fire emojis in those comments).
You can see his reaction to the uniform here.
Pregame reading between ASU and Oklahoma State
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