Opener Is All About OSU, Not Savannah State

STILLWATER, Oklahoma - It's game week and the Oklahoma State Cowboys are practicing on Sunday evening. They went through a mock game on Saturday, the annual opportunity for a dress rehearsal that is scripted to include all kinds of scenarios. The new Cowboys went through their first warm-ups just like they will on game night. They also put on game uniforms for the opener, a very closely guarded secret.

Now it's time to snap into the game week routine that they will use for 12 of the next 14 weeks.

The opener brings Savannah State to town. After watching video of the Tigers, I can tell you that they are likely going to be just as advertised -- an FCS team that is trying to build itself back from tough circumstances and the bottom of that level.

On offense. they struggle with blocking for the run and in protecting quarterback Antonio Bostick. A lot of times they have to max protect and only run two receiver routes.

Defensively, they are a four-man front team that seems to prefer cover three and cover four on the back end of the defense. They did not give up a massive number of

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