Kendall Hunter News

Big 12 Conference foes collide in what figures to be a competitive contest, as the 17th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys host the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday night.

In his first interview since sustaining an ankle-foot injury on Sept. 12, Oklahoma State's Kendall Hunter says he continues to harbor hopes of playing this season.

Oklahoma State waited for weeks for starting tailback Kendall Hunter to return from an injury.

Only days after a humbling home setback against Texas and the news that Dez Bryant would never again wear a Cowboy uniform, Oklahoma State methodically mauled an Iowa State team anxious to reach the six-win mark and achieve bowl eligibility.

STILLWATER a ' If the pregame warmups before Saturday's Oklahoma State-Texas game are any indication, Cowboy running back Kendall Hunter looks to be improved from his ankle-foot injury.

How do you cope when your stars turn into falling stars? Oklahoma State co-offensive coordinator Gunter Brewer said the Cowboys handled it this way: "Do what you do with who you have." Running back Kendall Hunter, the Big 12 rushing leader in 2008, played in two games this season before suffering an injury that has limited him to one carry in six ...

A ISU win over Oklahoma State would make the Cyclones bowl-eligible for the first time since 2005 and give first-year coach Paul Rhoads a signature win.

The 18th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys will take on the Iowa State Cyclones this weekend in a Big 12 Conference affair.

Mike Gundy made it clear what he thought of Texas' national title aspirations by going for it on fourth down three times in the first half Saturday, the first time from his own 28.

Texas had specialized in taking quarterbacks out of the game physically this season.

For the first time this season, No. 12 made it through a game unscathed. He looked crisp from the start and had a good rapport with his receivers, and thanks to the Texas defense, McCoy didn't need to do much except manage the game.

Saturday, 7 p.m. 08:18 PM CDT on Friday, October 30, 2009 By CHUCK CARLTON / The Dallas Morning News ccarlton@dallasnews.com TV: Ch.

Texas senior quarterback Colt McCoy is among the more prominent nemeses in Oklahoma State football history.

Place: Stillwater, Okla. Time: 8 p.m. ET TV: ABC/ESPN2 Line: Texas by 9½ Three reasons Oklahoma State will win 1. Forget history: Where do we begin? Mack Brown is 11-0 vs.

Mack Brown's mastery of Oklahoma State has been uncanny. Eleven years, 11 wins - all the while keeping the Cowboys from becoming a true contender in the Big 12 South.

Series Record: Texas leads 21-2. Last meeting: 2008, Texas 28-24. What's at Stake Oklahoma State can claim control of the Big 12 South race and throw a wrench in Texas' national championship hopes with an upset.

Following three straight conference victories, all of which the Oklahoma State Cowboy won more impressively, hope of All-American Dez Bryant's return sparked what many viewed could be a late run at a BCS title with the vast improvement of the Cowboy passing game.

STILLWATER The Texas defense has already figured out what it'll be coming as for Oklahoma State's party on Halloween Night goons.

As Oklahoma State's head football coach, Mike Gundy has led the Cowboys to top-10 national rankings.

The statistics suggest Oklahoma State's Zac Robinson might be the best quarterback in the Big 12, but that's an opinion rarely shared outside of Stillwater.