The Oklahoma State Cowboys are poised to do big things in the Big 12 in 2017. When is the Cowboys’ annual spring game going down this April?
A botched officiating job essentially cost the Oklahoma State Cowboys their shot at contending for the College Football Playoff before it even began last fall. The Central Michigan Chippewas were able to stun the Cowboys in Stillwater on a play that should have never happened.
That was a tough loss for the Cowboys, but Mike Gundy has a great program in the Big 12 that will be doing big things this fall. Oklahoma State and in-state rival Oklahoma are the presumptive co-favorites to come out of the Big 12 and play for the College Football Playoff.
The Cowboys have a Heisman hopeful in senior quarterback Mason Rudolph and a navigable 2017 slate to hopefully get the invite from the Selection Committee. It all begins with the annual Cowboys spring game in Stillwater. So when is it?
Oklahoma State will hold its annual spring game at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater on Saturday, April 15. Kickoff for this intra-squad scrimmage will be at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Oklahoma State should begin the season ranked near the top-10 of the AP Top 25 Poll. The Cowboys’ path to the College Football Playoff is a feasible one. While they do have to play a tough road game in the non-conference at Heinz Field against the Pittsburgh Panthers, Oklahoma State benefits from a favorable Big 12 slate.
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The Bedlam Series with Oklahoma has been moved up to November 4 this year. If Oklahoma State begins the year 9-0, the Cowboys will go undefeated before the Big 12 Championship Game in Arlington. They end the year with the Big 12 bottom feeders in Iowa State, Kansas State and Kansas consecutively. On the road in Austin and Morgantown will be tough, but manageable.