Oklahoma State finally has a kickoff time for its homecoming date with Colorado.
After a wild Week 7 around the Big 12, the Cowboys and Buffaloes are set for a Saturday night meeting at Boone Pickens Stadium. The game will kick at 6 p.m. on FS1.
The delayed announcement came after the league’s television partners put seven of the Big 12’s eight games on a six-day hold Monday, pushing the final decisions to Sunday. ESPN and Fox were apparently waiting to see how BYU handled Notre Dame in the conference’s showcase matchup. The Cougars came through with a 28-24 win and stayed unbeaten.
That result helped shape a Big 12 picture that now includes three remaining undefeated teams nationally, along with Utah and Texas Tech. Utah edged Colorado, 27-24, while Texas Tech rolled past Arizona State, 53-25.
Oklahoma State won’t see BYU or Utah in the regular season, which gives the Cowboys at least a little breathing room in the schedule. They will, however, host Texas Tech on Nov.
Even after Saturday’s 35-32 loss to Houston, Oklahoma State is still hanging around the Big 12 race. At 4-2 overall and 2-1 in league play, the Cowboys are not out of the chase for a spot in the conference championship game. Baylor was the other unbeaten team in Big 12 play before falling Saturday, dropping 17-6 to TCU.
The setback doesn’t end Oklahoma State’s shot at the title game, but it does tighten the margin for error as the Cowboys try to get back there for the first time since 2023.
The next three weeks should give OSU a chance to reset against opponents that are all unranked, starting with Colorado on Saturday. The Buffaloes are still looking for their first Big 12 win and have dropped four straight.
Then comes the only back-to-back road stretch on Oklahoma State’s schedule. The Cowboys will visit Iowa State on Oct. 31 before traveling to Kansas State on Nov. 7.
Kansas State picked up its first Big 12 win of the year on Saturday by beating Kansas, 35-24, and stretched its Sunflower Showdown streak to 18 straight years.
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