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OSU football: Chance for redemption

 
By Scott Wright | Published: November 29, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

STILLWATER — The two trends that have defined Dez Bryant’s season collide at Boone Pickens Stadium tonight.

photo - OSU's Dez Bryant greets fans after the college football game between Oklahoma State University and University of Colorado at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. OSU won, 30-17. BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN
OSU's Dez Bryant greets fans after the college football game between Oklahoma State University and University of Colorado at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. OSU won, 30-17. BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN

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Dez Bryant game by game

Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Lg.
at WSU 7 90 0 19
Houston 9 236 3 74
Missouri State 0 0 0 0
Troy 6 118 3 44
Texas A&M 5 106 3 29
at Missouri 7 47 0 14
Baylor 11 212 2 52
at Texas 6 74 0 23
Iowa State 9 171 4 80
at Texas Tech 4 86 0 47
at Colorado 4 82 1 29
Top WR performances against OU

Player, Team Rec. Yds. TD Lg.
Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas 12 269 2 69
Ernie Pierce, Kansas State 11 176 0 61
Brandon Banks, Kansas St. 5 145 1 77
Quan Cosby, Texas 9 122 0 36
Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati 7 119 0 57
Jordan Shipley, Texas 11 112 1 37
Jimmy Young, TCU 6 111 0 29
Deon Murphy, Kansas State 7 94 2 26
Nate Swift, Nebraska 3 83 1 67
Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M 4 83 0 55
D’Andre Goodwin, Wash. 9 82 0 19

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Bryant, No. 11 Oklahoma State’s star sophomore receiver, has been unstoppable at home: 40 receptions for 843 yards and 15 touchdowns.

But against ranked opponents, Bryant has been average, with 17 catches for 207 yards and no touchdowns in three games, all on the road.

The Cowboys will need to score a lot of points to beat the Sooners tonight. And scoring becomes much easier when Bryant is heavily involved in the offense.

It won’t be easy. Bryant rarely sees single coverage these days. And No. 3 Oklahoma’s physical secondary likes to keep its safeties deep in zone coverage, which is the perfect set-up for double-teaming him.

Bryant’s big-game struggles have been more a product of talented opponents than his own underachievement. OSU’s toughest opponents — tonight will be the Cowboys’ fourth game against a top-three team — have enough talent in the secondary to take Bryant away.

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