SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 27, 2012
Oklahoma State 36, Texas Christian 14: Freshman Wes Lunt threw for 324 yards in his return as the starter and led the host Cowboys to 36 unanswered points en route to beating the Horned Frogs.
Jeremy Smith put Oklahoma State (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) ahead to stay at 16-14 with a third-quarter 1-yard rushing touchdown and Joseph Randle rushed for 126 yards on 32 carries, including a 1-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter.
Texas Christian quarterback Trevone Boykin finished 21-of-40 for 185 yards and a first-quarter touchdown pass.
Elisha Olabode put TCU (5-3, 2-3) on the board first with an 11-yard interception return and LaDarius Brown's 18-yard touchdown catch pushed the lead to 14-0. TCU then held the Cowboys to field goals on three red-zone trips in the first half.
The Oklahoma State defense forced turnovers on four straight possessions to finish the game and ended TCU's streak of scoring at least 20 points at 33 games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Lunt completed 18 of 33 passes in his first start since Sept. 15. He threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Moore. ... Oklahoma State's Quinn Sharp was 5-for-5 on field goals, connecting from 22, 34, 30, 32 and 27 yards. ... Brown had a career-high seven catches for 67 yards and has caught a touchdown in five of the last six games.