Oklahoma State enters the 2024 college football season among the favorites to win the reconfigured and expanded Big 12. If the Cowboys are able to best Utah, Kansas State, Arizona and Kansas to win the conference, they’ll earn their first-ever berth in the College Football Playoff.
The question of whether those goals will be attainable for coach Mike Gundy’s team will begin to be answered soon.
This weekend, Oklahoma State, ranked No. 18 in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll, will host South Dakota State Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater.
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After a 2-2 start last season, the Cowboys won eight of their final 10 games, a run highlighted by a 27-24 win against then-No. 11 Oklahoma in the last scheduled game of the longtime rivals’ Bedlam series. They’re carried into the 2024 season by running back Ollie Gordon II, the leading rusher in all of the FBS last season and one of the most popular picks to win the Heisman Trophy this season.
Gordon and his team may not have to wait long to encounter a challenge.
South Dakota State is the two-time reigning FCS champion and has compiled a 29-1 record the past two seasons. Their title runs haven’t been particularly sweat-inducing, either. The Jackrabbits won their eight FCS playoff games during across two seasons by an average of 29.1 points per game, with none of those contests decided by fewer than 11 points. Their lone loss over the past two seasons was a 7-3 nail-biter in 2022 on the road against what ended up being an eight-win Iowa team.
Here's everything you need to know about the game, including time, date, TV and streaming info, and more:
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What channel is Oklahoma State football vs South Dakota State on today?
- Streaming: ESPN+
The Cowboys’ game against South Dakota State cannot be found on traditional linear television.
Rather, the game will be shown exclusively on ESPN+, ESPN’s streaming platform. Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst) will call the game while Tori Petry will serve as the sideline reporter.
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Oklahoma State football vs South Dakota State time today
- Start time: 1 p.m. CT
- Location: Boone Pickens Stadium (Stillwater, Okla.)
Oklahoma State’s 2024 season opener against South Dakota State will kick off at 1 p.m. from Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater.
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Oklahoma State vs South Dakota State predictions, picks, odds
The Oklahoman: OSU 28, South Dakota State 24
Justin Martinez writes: "South Dakota State isn't just any FCS team. The Jackrabbits have won 29 straight games, and they're the two-time reigning FCS national champions. Quarterback Mark Gronowski also won the Walter Payton Award as the top FCS player last season with 3,058 passing yards and 37 total touchdowns, and there are plenty of returners on a defense that only allowed an FCS-best 9.3 points per game. But I'm still going with OSU, which has too much talent to suffer a Week 1 upset. Ollie Gordon II is the best running back in the nation, and the All-Big 12 preseason team duo of Nick Martin and Collin Oliver will lead the way on defense. Give me theCowboysin a close one."
Heartland College Sports: OSU 27, South Dakota State 23
Bryan Clinton writes: "It might not be by double digits, but I do think Oklahoma State will pick up a huge win on Saturday afternoon over one of the more dangerous opponents that the Big 12 will face in the non-conference. Some people will see the “FCS team” and expect the Pokes to roll here, but there isn’t a better program in the FCS right now than what the Jackrabbits have built in recent years. That’s not how this thing will go, and there’s a legitimate chance that SDST comes into Stillwater and gives the Cowboys the scare of a lifetime. However, in front of a home crowd on a sweltering hot August afternoon, I’ll take Mike Gundy and the Pokes in a tight ball game."
College Sports Wire: OSU 34, South Dakota State 20
Rodney Knuppel writes: "The Jackrabbits are not going to back down from the Cowboys. But, in the end, the talent sways one way over the other, and Coach Gundy and the boys avoid a Week 1 disaster."
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Oklahoma State football schedule 2024
Here’s Oklahoma State’s full 2024 football schedule:
All times Central.
- Saturday, Aug. 31: Oklahoma State vs. South Dakota State | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
- Saturday, Sept. 7: Oklahoma State vs. Arkansas | 11 a.m. | ABC (Fubo)
- Saturday, Sept. 14: Oklahoma State at Tulsa | 11 a.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
- Saturday, Sept. 21: Oklahoma State vs. No. 13 Utah*
- Saturday, Sept. 28: Oklahoma State at No. 17 Kansas State*
- Saturday, Oct. 5: Oklahoma State at West Virginia*
- Saturday, Oct. 12: BYE
- Friday, Oct. 18: Oklahoma State at BYU | 9:15 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)*
- Saturday, Oct. 26: Oklahoma State at Baylor*
- Saturday, Nov. 2: Oklahoma State vs. Arizona State*
- Saturday, Nov. 9: Oklahoma State at TCU*
- Saturday, Nov. 16: BYE
- Saturday, Nov. 23: Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech*
- Friday, Nov. 29: Oklahoma State at Colorado | 11 a.m. | ABC (Fubo)*
* Big 12 game
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