Oklahoma State gets Colorado in Stillwater on Saturday night, with the Cowboys and Buffaloes set for a 6 p.m. CT kickoff at Boone Pickens Stadium in Week 8 of the 2026 college football season.
The game will be shown live on FS1, and streaming is available on Fubo, which offers a free trial.
Drew Mestemaker and the Cowboys enter at 4-2 overall and 2-1 in Big 12 play after a 35-32 loss at Houston last Saturday. Colorado comes in at 2-4 and 0-3 after falling 27-24 to Utah.
BetMGM had Oklahoma State listed as a 13.5-point favorite as of Friday, Oct. 23.
The over/under was 56.5, with the Cowboys at -550 on the moneyline and Colorado at +425. The prediction: Oklahoma State 37, Colorado 21.
The Cowboys’ current schedule has them back on the field next Saturday at Iowa State at 6 p.m. on FS1. After that, Oklahoma State will play at Kansas State on Nov. 7, host Texas Tech on Nov. 14, travel to Arizona State on Nov. 21 and close the regular season at home against Kansas on Nov. 28.
Colorado’s next game after Stillwater is a home matchup with Kansas State on Oct. 31 at 1 p.m. on TNT. The Buffaloes then go to Arizona State on Nov. 7, host Houston on Friday, Nov. 13 at 9:15 p.m. on ESPN, visit Cincinnati on Nov. 21 and finish with UCF on Nov. 28.
Week 8 in the Big 12 opens with Texas Tech at Cincinnati and West Virginia at TCU at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Baylor plays at Kansas at noon, BYU visits UCF at 2:30 p.m., and Kansas State heads to Arizona State at 2:45 p.m. Oklahoma State and Colorado meet at 6 p.m., followed by Iowa State at Arizona at 6:30 p.m. and Houston at Utah at 9:15 p.m.
Entering the week, BYU, Texas Tech and Utah were all 6-0 overall and 3-0 in league play. Houston stood at 6-1 and 3-1. Oklahoma State was tied at 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big 12 with Baylor, while Colorado sat near the bottom of the standings at 2-4 overall and 0-3 in conference play.
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