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OSU report card: Hard to give good marks in Cowboys worst performance

By Berry Tramel | Published: November 18, 2011 Comment on this article

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TAILBACKS: D

Joseph Randle lost two fumbles for the second straight game. Jeremy Smith dropped two short passes from Weeden on a fourth-quarter drive that could have put away the game. And it's not like their production was high – they combined for 60 yards on 18 carries and four catches for 25 yards.

UNIFORMS: C

Worst look all season for the Cowboys. Black helmet, white jersey, orange pants. Looked like Oregon State, which is a perennial bottom-10 team in uniforms.

KICKING GAME: D

Two major penalties on punt returns, failure to cover an onside kick, allowing a long kickoff return to give ISU life after going down 24-7, Quinn Sharp's missed field goal in the final two minutes of regulation. The only bright spot was Sharp's two punts inside the Cyclone 12-yard line.

CONTAINMENT: C

OSU did not often corral mobile ISU quarterback Jared Barnett, who scrambled for 84 yards on 14 carries. The Cowboys' blitzes routinely left running lanes for Barnett.

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