No. 13 BYU picked up a 38-35 win over Oklahoma State in a back-and-forth, down-to-the-wire Big 12 contest at Lavell Edwards Stadium Friday night, thanks to a final-minute 75-yard touchdown drive.

“Great game,” said Kalani Sitake, BYU head coach. “I was just really happy about the win, but I’m just really proud of the way the guys played. This wasn’t easy, but just proud of our guys, and it’s the fight and the belief that they have in each other, leadership, our team, just really proud of our guys being in an elite place. And, you know, it was an exciting game, but the culture wants us to get better, obviously, but felt like we had some good moments.”

BYU edged out the victory with a game-winning drive propelled by quarterback Jake Retzlaff with 1:12 remaining on the clock. Retzlaff threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Darius Lassiter who dodged multiple Cowboys and snuck into the endzone with 10 seconds on the clock, helping the Cougars secure move to 7-0 on the year for the first time since the 2020 season. 

Prior to the win, the last time BYU secured a victory with a go-ahead score with under 1:30 remaining (1:12) was in the 33-28 Nebraska win in 2015 (0:40 remaining).

Retzlaff went 13-for-26 for 218 yards and two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. He also gained 81 rushing yards on the night. The wide receiver room was led by Lassiter who gained 129 yards on six receptions. He started and ended the game with big-play catches. Keelan Marion followed with 56 yards on three receptions and one touchdown. Chase Roberts had three catches, all three for first downs.

LJ Martin recorded a career high in rushing yards (120) and tied a career-high with two rushing touchdowns on a season-high 20 carries. Hinckley Ropati rushed for 81 yards on nine carries. 

The BYU defense was led by Harrison Taggart with 11 total tackles, six of which were solo. Isaiah Glasker had eight total tackles. Crew Wakley had six total tackles, while Jack Kelly earned five. Tanner Wall and Tommy Prassas had an interception each.