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Are you interested in sponsoring 10 Thoughts or Daily Bullets? Reach out to Marshall at pistolsfiringblog@gmail.com to get the conversation started. OSU Bullets • It appears that Utah’s quarterback Cam Rising will play in the OSU game on Saturday (PFB) • A Cowboy offensive lineman announced his intent to transfer (PFB) • Berry Tramel picks Utah by one (21-20) – and noted that it would have been perfectly reasonable for both college football shows (ESPN’s Gameday and FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff) to have been hosted by OU and OSU, respectively. Utah has been the hard-nosed program of the Pac-12 for going on a decade, which is not going to help solve the Cowboys’ puzzling problem of running the ball with tailback Ollie Gordon. [Tulsa World] • Two national analysts for 247 Sports pick the Pokes in a close one over Utah (247 Sports) • A couple of college sports updates: the Georgia governor is blocking the NCAA’s authority to regulate NIL rules in-state, why Memphis should take the Pac-12 invite if it comes (CBS Sports) • Liked seeing these percentages around chances for the Pokes to win – pretty wild, after Utah/K-State, five of seven games are more than a 70…
Yea…I’m not so sure our defense is going to hold Utah to 20 points if Rising is playing. Our pass defense is 128th in the country. Might as well just bring the pressure. Because we can’t defend the pass even when we seem to have the numbers in coverage.