The No. 11 Cougars (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) struggled to stop long running plays in their 38-35 victory over Oklahoma State last week. BYU allowed the Cowboys to rush for a season-high 269 yards while averaging 7.3 yards per carry. Oklahoma State’s previous high was 149 rushing yards in its season opener against South Dakota State.
For the Cougars, it marked the second time in four games they’ve allowed an opponent to generate at least 200 yards on the ground.
“This defense doesn’t usually give up very many big plays, but we gave up two big runs that cost us about 50 yards each,” BYU coach Kalani Sitake said. “The big plays were missed assignments that we can fix. That happens sometimes. But I think that minimizing the big plays is what we are good at. We are going to go back to that.”…