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Oklahoma State Talking Points – Offense
December 21, 2016 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER - Oklahoma State has played only one game since Thanksgiving, so to get the juices going again, here are some talking points on the Cowboy offense as it heads into the Valero Alamo Bowl against Colorado on Dec. 29.
• The Oklahoma State offense runs through quarterback Mason Rudolph. When he plays well, the Cowboys usually win the game, and that has been the case for the majority of the season. Rudolph has surpassed 350 yards passing in five games this year, including two of the past four games and a school-record of 540 yards in OSU's win over Pitt. Additionally, Rudolph is the only player in the country this season who has surpassed 3,500 passing yards while throwing less than five interceptions. He ranks sixth nationally with 314.8 passing yards per game.
• Oklahoma State's group of receivers is one of the most impressive in the country. Led by James Washington, who leads the team and ranks 12th nationally with 100.8 receiving yards per game, four different Cowboys have eclipsed 100 yards receiving in a game this season. Washington has done so five times this year, including four times in the last six games, while Jalen McCleskey has three 100-yard games, Chris Lacy has two in the past three games and Jhajuan Seales added another. Additionally, 17 different players have caught a pass for OSU this year.
• Chris Lacy's name is the latest to be added to Oklahoma State list of threats at wide receiver. After serving a limited role in his first two seasons, Lacy has made a name for himself this year. He's caught at least one pass in every game he's played this season and set career highs in single game receiving yards against Texas Tech and TCU, totaling 100 in OSU's win over the Red Raiders and 109 in OSU's win over the Frogs. Additionally, Lacy caught two big touchdown passes against West Virginia and the Cowboys' first touchdown against TCU.
• The Cowboys' run game has earned a name for itself. OSU has averaged 6.43 yards per carry (939 yards on 146 carries) in its last four games, which ranks fourth nationally among Power Five schools since Nov. 1. It started when OSU put up more yards on Kansas State than any other team has this year with 180 on an average of 6.9 yards per carry. After that, the Cowboys averaged 5.5 yards per carry with 210 rushing yards in their win over Texas Tech and followed it up with a season-high 334 yards in OSU's win at TCU (7.4 yards per carry). OSU had 217 yards on 37 carries at OU.
• Running backs Justice Hill and Chris Carson have led the charge in the run game. Carson has rushed for 379 yards on 46 carries in the last four games (8.2 yards per carry) while Hill has rushed for 424 yards on 59 carries during that stretch (7.2 yards per carry). They combined for 300 yards in OSU's win at TCU as Carson had a career-best 146 yards and Hill added 154. Hill holds the OSU school record for rushing yards in a season by a freshman (1,042) and is OSU's first rusher to hit 1,000 yards in a season since Joseph Randle in 2012. Hill's effort against TCU marked his fifth 100-yard game this season. No other freshman in OSU history has more than three.
• The Oklahoma State offense runs through quarterback Mason Rudolph. When he plays well, the Cowboys usually win the game, and that has been the case for the majority of the season. Rudolph has surpassed 350 yards passing in five games this year, including two of the past four games and a school-record of 540 yards in OSU's win over Pitt. Additionally, Rudolph is the only player in the country this season who has surpassed 3,500 passing yards while throwing less than five interceptions. He ranks sixth nationally with 314.8 passing yards per game.
• Oklahoma State's group of receivers is one of the most impressive in the country. Led by James Washington, who leads the team and ranks 12th nationally with 100.8 receiving yards per game, four different Cowboys have eclipsed 100 yards receiving in a game this season. Washington has done so five times this year, including four times in the last six games, while Jalen McCleskey has three 100-yard games, Chris Lacy has two in the past three games and Jhajuan Seales added another. Additionally, 17 different players have caught a pass for OSU this year.
• Chris Lacy's name is the latest to be added to Oklahoma State list of threats at wide receiver. After serving a limited role in his first two seasons, Lacy has made a name for himself this year. He's caught at least one pass in every game he's played this season and set career highs in single game receiving yards against Texas Tech and TCU, totaling 100 in OSU's win over the Red Raiders and 109 in OSU's win over the Frogs. Additionally, Lacy caught two big touchdown passes against West Virginia and the Cowboys' first touchdown against TCU.
• The Cowboys' run game has earned a name for itself. OSU has averaged 6.43 yards per carry (939 yards on 146 carries) in its last four games, which ranks fourth nationally among Power Five schools since Nov. 1. It started when OSU put up more yards on Kansas State than any other team has this year with 180 on an average of 6.9 yards per carry. After that, the Cowboys averaged 5.5 yards per carry with 210 rushing yards in their win over Texas Tech and followed it up with a season-high 334 yards in OSU's win at TCU (7.4 yards per carry). OSU had 217 yards on 37 carries at OU.
• Running backs Justice Hill and Chris Carson have led the charge in the run game. Carson has rushed for 379 yards on 46 carries in the last four games (8.2 yards per carry) while Hill has rushed for 424 yards on 59 carries during that stretch (7.2 yards per carry). They combined for 300 yards in OSU's win at TCU as Carson had a career-best 146 yards and Hill added 154. Hill holds the OSU school record for rushing yards in a season by a freshman (1,042) and is OSU's first rusher to hit 1,000 yards in a season since Joseph Randle in 2012. Hill's effort against TCU marked his fifth 100-yard game this season. No other freshman in OSU history has more than three.
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