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D'Eriq King Exits Early with Injury as Miami Falls to Oklahoma State, 37-34

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Oklahoma State scored touchdowns on its first three offensive possessions and held a 21-0 lead after the first quarter. With the Cowboys up, 21-7, in the second quarter, Miami's standout quarterback D'Eriq King sustained an injury and did not return.

Even with King out, the Hurricanes worked their way back into the game and with 3:14 left in the fourth quarter, had the ball and trailed by only three, 37-34. The Cowboy defense got the key stop they needed when Malcolm Rodriguez brought down Michael Redding short of the sticks on fourth down with 1:36 remaining to preserve the win.

Game Notes

  • Brennan Presley enjoyed a record-setting performance. The true freshman from Tulsa finished with six catches for 118 yards. Entering the game, he had a season total of one reception for seven yards. His total for receiving yards and receiving touchdowns both set OSU freshman bowl records.
  • It wasn't until Oklahoma State's 16th offensive snap that the Cowboys handed the ball to a running back. 14 of OSU's first 15 offensive plays were passes, with the lone exception a called pass play that became a run when quarterback Spencer Sanders scrambled out of the pocket to gain seven yards. In the first half, Sanders completed 19-of-24 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Sanders' final numbers included 27-of-40 passing for 305 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions. He added 13 carries for 45 rushing yards as well en route to being voted as the game's MVP.
  • Safety Tre Sterling was a standout on defense with 13 tackles, 2.5 of which were for loss. He also broke up a pass. Sterling's 13 tackles were the most for a Cowboy in a bowl game since Orie Lemon had 14 in the 2010 Alamo Bowl.
  • The Cowboy defense broke up 10 passes in the game to set an OSU bowl record. 10 PBUs ties for the seventh-highest total in a game in school history.
  • Oklahoma State was missing several key players, headlined by running back Chuba Hubbard, cornerback Rodarius Williams and offensive tackle Teven Jenkins, all of whom chose to prepare for the upcoming NFL Draft. Also missing was injured kicker Alex Hale.
  • Back from injury were left guard Cole Birmingham and running back LD Brown. Birmingham sustained an injury in the season opener against Tulsa and missed the next 10 games. Brown missed the final three games of the regular season.
  • All-America receiver Tylan Wallace returned to the lineup after missing the regular-season finale to injury. He caught six passes for 45 yards in the first half, but did not play at all in the second half.
  • With Wallace out, Tay Martin stepped in and had his most productive outing in an Oklahoma State uniform, both in terms of receptions and receiving yards. He finished with six catches for 73 yards.
  • With Rodarius Williams out, Christian Holmes was called upon to start at cornerback for the second straight game. Holmes recorded four tackles and two passes broken up.
  • Hunter Anthony, an offensive lineman throughout his career, was utilized as a Cowboy Back at times during the game.
  • Due to the COVID pandemic and its drastic effect on scheduling, the Cheez-It Bowl marked the first non-conference matchup of Power Five conference opponents during the 2020 season.


­­The Oklahoma State win...

  • Marked the 11th time in the past 13 seasons it has won eight or more games.
  • Gave OSU a 20-11 all-time record in bowl games, ranking among the top five bowl winning percentages among teams with at least 20 appearances and among the top three among teams with at least 30 appearances.
  • Marked its fourth bowl win in the past five seasons, its fifth bowl win in the past seven seasons and its eighth bowl win in the past 11 seasons.
  • Made it 15-1 in its past 16 non-conference games and 37-6 in its past 43 non-conference games.
  • Made it 10-5 in its past 15 games and 14-8 in its past 22 games vs. AP Top 25 teams.
  • Marked Mike Gundy's 31st career win vs. AP Top 25 opponents. Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney are the only other active coaches with 30 wins over AP Top 25 teams at their current schools.
  • Made it 1-1 all-time vs. Miami and 1-0 vs. Miami at a neutral location.
  • Improved Mike Gundy's record vs. members of the ACC to 4-1, with four straight wins.
  • Improved Mike Gundy's record in non-conference games to 54-12.
  • Improved OSU to 7-7 all-time against current members of the ACC.
  • Made it 9-2 in its past 11 games played when not ranked by the AP.
  • Improved it to 41-18 in its past 59 games and 55-24 in its past 79 games.


Notable Streaks and Trends

  • OSU is 26-10 in its past 36 games decided by fewer than 10 points.
  • OSU is 31-5 in its past 36 games when leading at halftime, dating back to Sept. 17, 2016.
  • Dating back to 2005, OSU is 41-3 when not committing a turnover.
  • Dating back to 2008, OSU is 64-8 when winning the turnover battle.
  • Dillon Stoner has at least one catch in 48 of his past 49 games.
  • OSU held its opponent to less than a 50 percent third down conversion rate in every game this season. Miami was 4-of-14.