Oklahoma State might have known which plays Oregon Ducks were running during upset win

This preseason, most analysts expected the Ducks to be one of the top few teams in the country.Oregon was once again a playoff team in 2025, with their only losses coming to eventual National Champion Indiana.

They had another typically excellent recruiting class, with four five-star high schoolers joining an already loaded roster.Quarterback Dante Moore surprisingly returned for another season, and while head coach Dan Lanning had to replace two coordinators, expectations were that the transition would be seamless thanks to picking internal promotions.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Oklahoma State quarterback Drew Mestemaker throws a pass before a game against Oregon at Boone Pickens Stadium on Sept.12, 2026, in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

(Brian Bahr/Getty Images)Through two games however, no team has been more disappointing.Oregon struggled to put away Boise State in Eugene in week one, ultimately winning 34-27.

Week two was far worse.Several turnovers forced by the Ducks' defense papered over what was a dominant performance by the Cowboys.Oklahoma State ran a whopping 83 plays for 554 yards, a solid 6.7 yards per play.

They averaged nearly six yards per carry on the ground, good for 237 total rushing yards.NEW AP POLL TOP 25 PUNISHES OHIO STATE, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, TEXAS JUMPS TO NO 1 AFTER BIG COMEBACKMeanwhile, Oregon could never get much going offensively.The Ducks' vaunted offensive line was frequently overwhelmed, leading to an anemic 3 yards per carry and just 281 total yards with 4.8 yards per play.

Sometimes upsets are fluky, with some pivotal breaks going the underdogs' way.Not this time.

The Cowboys dominated and deserved to win.If anything, the ultimate final margin was misleadingly close.Beyond the shock of a team that had lost 12 straight games, that lost to Tulsa in we...