ASU can punch its ticket to a bowl game this season if it can reach six wins and is on the brink of doing so as the Sun Devils clash with Oklahoma State.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The Sun Devils finished its second and final bye week of the season following a 24-14 loss to Cincinnati. Without starting quarterback Sam Leavitt, backup Jeff Sims threw for 155 yards from 12-of-23 passing and rushed 14 times for an additional 53 yards. Cam Skattebo scored two touchdowns and ran for 75 yards from 17 carries.
Last time out, Oklahoma State fell apart in the fourth quarter as the Cowboys lost its fifth game in a row, a 38-28 defeat to Baylor. Alan Bowman was 28-for-42 and passed for 359 yards, one touchdown and an interception. Star running back Ollie Gordon II had 18 carries for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
Important to note that the game-time change has changed from 4:30 p.m. AZT to 12:30 p.m. due to harsh weather conditions.
Here is everything you need to know if you plan on watching or listening to the game:
TV/Radio
Matchup: ASU (5-2, 2-2) at Oklahoma State (3-5, 0-5)
Game Time: Saturday, Nov. 2, at 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla.
TV: FOX (Connor Onion and Mark Helfrich)
Radio: ESPN 620 AM (Tim Healey, Jeff Van Raaphorst, Kevin Turner, Jeff Munn)
Betting
ASU: Open: -1.5 | Spread: -4.5 | Moneyline: -190
Oklahoma State: Open: u57.5 | Spread: +4.5 | Moneyline: +160
Over/Under: 57.5
All Odds from ESPN Bet
ASU/OSU connections
- Former Arizona State associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach Paul Randolph is Oklahoma State’s defensive line coach. Randolph was at ASU from 2012-15 and worked along with ASU head coach Kenny Dillingham when they were both on Memphis’ coaching staff from 2016-18.
- Marcus Arroyo was Oklahoma State’s running backs coach from 2015-2016. Arroyo and Oklahoma State safeties coach Dan Hammerschmidt worked together at the University of Wyoming in 2009.
- ASU assistant special teams coordinator Matt Butterfield was an offensive assistant for Oklahoma State from 2017-18.
- Oklahoma State quarterbacks coach Tim Rattay and ASU cornerbacks coach Bryan Carrington were on the USC coaching staff together in 2021.
- When Arroyo was the head coach of UNLV, he recruited Oklahoma State offensive lineman Noah McKinney and he played with current ASU center Leif Fauntanu when they were all Rebels in 2022.
- Sun Devils linebacker Jordan Crook and offensive lineman Joey Su’a were teammates with Oklahoma State running back AJ Green on Arkansas. Green (22-23), Su’a (2023) and Crook (22-23) were all together in 2023.
- Oklahoma State wide receiver Gavin Freeman and Arizona State defensive lineman Clayton Smith were teammates when they both played for Oklahoma in 2022.
Prediction (Season Record: 4-3)
Arizona State 31-17 Oklahoma State
ASU is coming off of a bye week after falling to Cincinnati and is looking to respond against an Oklahoma State team that beat the Sun Devils last year, 29-15. Skattebo will look to build off of his two-touchdown game against the Bearcats while Leavitt is back from a rib injury. The weather is about to be rough out in Stillwater and could force both teams to use the run game even more to cope with the conditions. With the Cowboys struggling immensely in defending the run and not having anything go their way in the conference, their losing streak will extend to six straight as Leavitt’s return will help Arizona State clinch bowl eligibility.
Keys to victory: How ASU can secure bowl eligibility with win over Oklahoma State
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Reporter Alec Cipollini covers the Phoenix Mercury, Suns and ASU Athletics for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @AlecCipollini
