Oklahoma State football: Clint Chelf, Cowboys defense among few bright spots for OSU
Other than Clint Chelf's performance, there aren't a lot of positives to be had from Oklahoma State's 44-30 loss to Kansas State. Here's a look at Jenni Carlson's grades for Oklahoma State.
Other than Clint Chelf's performance, there aren't a lot of positives to be had from Oklahoma State's 44-30 loss to Kansas State. Here's a look at Jenni Carlson's grades for Oklahoma State:
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OFFENSIVE EXECUTION: D
Five turnovers just won't get it done against the second-ranked team in the country. We saw OSU struggle with ball security a week ago against TCU, but the Cowboys overcame it. Against the Wildcats? Not so much. Joe Randle lost a fumble early in the second quarter, then Wes Lunt threw his first of three picks — a pick-six — late in the quarter. Those miscues helped the Wildcats open up a 31-17 halftime lead, and they never looked back.
CLINT CHELF: B
A heck of a performance by the third-team quarterback. With back-up J.W. Walsh out with a knee fracture, Chelf was called into duty after Lunt suffered an apparent concussion in the third quarter. Chelf came off the bench firing, completing his first three passes for 49 yards. He finished the day 16 of 27 for 233 yards with one touchdown and one interception. If the Cowboys have to go with Chelf long-term, you have to feel all right about their chances.
DEFENSE: B
Yes, I realize that K-State rolled up 44 points, but 14 of those points weren't scored on the OSU defense. The Wildcats had a kickoff return for a touchdown and an interception return for a touchdown. Considering that the Wildcats put 55 points on the board each of the past two games, a defense can take some solace in forcing them to kick three field goals and allowing Heisman Trophy front runner Collin Klein only one touchdown.
SECONDARY: C
The Cowboy secondary just hasn't been the difference-making unit that it looked to be when the season started. Eight games into the season, neither Justin Gilbert nor Brodrick Brown has managed to come up with an interception. And now, it looks like Gilbert is getting picked on. He bit hard on a pump fake and was burned on a 50-yard pass from Klein to Tyler Lockett in the first quarter. Then as if things couldn't get worse, Gilbert was the victim of a brutal pass interference call a little later in the first quarter. The OSU secondary needs to gather itself for these last four games.
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