OSU-Kansas: Halftime thoughts, notes and stats

By Anthony Slater – Aslater@opubco.com – @anthonyVslater 

Oklahoma State leads Kansas 10-0 at half. Here are some thoughts, notes and stats:

-It was a long and ugly half – delayed more than an hour by lightning – and capped off by a shanked Quinn Sharp field goal. Not pretty to watch.

-Vegas set the over/under on this game at 71.5 points. There was a combined 10 in the first half.

-I’ve never seen so many attempted, and missed, fourth downs in the same half. The teams combined to go 0-5 on the risky tries, all of which came with terrible execution and little chance for a first down. The game started with four turnover on downs, two by each team, basically nullifying the first 10 minutes.

-The OSU defense, consistently scrutinized and challenged through a rough stretch to start the season, pitched a first-half shutout. No matter the circumstance, zero points on the scoreboard can be considered a positive. But don’t start calling the Pokes’ defensive unit Alabama 2.0. This had a lot more to do with Kansas doing a nice Savannah State impression.