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Big man on campus: Maybe the initials MVP stand for Most Valuable Perrish. A few Oklahoma State football players were asked to identify a team MVP during a Monday press function.

Keith Toston ran for a career-high 206 yards and three touchdowns, Zac Robinson threw a touchdown pass and No.

Keith Toston ran for a career-high 206 yards and three touchdowns, Zac Robinson threw a touchdown pass and No.

In a profession that requires 80-hour work weeks, and at an age at which many coaches consider retirement, how much longer does Bill Young want to coordinate college football defenses? "I'd want to do it as long as someone would let me do it," Young said.

In the last few years, Iowa State was often the cure for whatever ailed the rest of the Big 12.

Rhoads' reality show: Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads stood in front of his celebrating players.

Unless Texas stumbles, Oklahoma State can finish no better than second place in the Big 12's South Division.

Oklahoma State's Shane Jarka forces a fumble by Georgia quarterback Joe Cox during the fourth quarter.

Jermiah Price, Pat Lavine and Lucien Antoine celebrate in OSUa s 24-10 victory against Georgia.

In Week 2 a year ago, Houston showed up in Stillwater , carried a 16-14 lead to halftime and finished with 483 total yards - 387 passing - in a 56-37 loss.

Separated by about 500 miles and playing in different conferences, Oklahoma State and Houston wouldn't immediately seem like the kind of rivals that would have any sort of bragging rights at stake on the football field.

No pain, no gain: Punter Quinn Sharp wore battle scars - turf burns on both knees - to Oklahoma State's weekly football press conference.

After months of anticipation and a high level of game-week stress before their 24-10 victory over Georgia, it would be understandable for Oklahoma State players to feel the need for decompression.

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Just how big was Oklahoma State's season-opening win against Georgia? Billionaire donor T. Boone Pickens, age 81, did a dance in the locker room.

Paging quarterback Matthew Stafford, tailback Knowshon Moreno and receiver Mohamed Massaquoi.

Mike Gundy was in the midst of a ribbon-cutting ceremony to rededicate Oklahoma State's renovated stadium when he heard public address announcer Larry Reece say the game that followed marked the biggest day in the history of the university.

Miller and the rest of OSUa s defense will have their work cut out for them when they open the season Sept.

But Gundy still says the OSU receiver belongs in the discussion. "At his position, it's difficult to win," Gundy said.