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OSU receivers and pass rush shine, and while there were other problems, the Cowboys did enough to dispatch Texas 41-34.

One was declined and one was offset by a Texas penalty. And while Texas sacked Spencer Sanders twice and produced nine quarterback hurries, that was out of 66 pass plays. But OSU fans were measured in their glee, staying in the stands. And the big plays were whittled in the second half, when OSU allowed just three Texas points. Those 11 plays accounted for 326 yards, including touchdowns of 52, 42 and 41 yards. Texas produced 11 plays of at least 19 yards. The ‘Horns also blocked a Tom Hutton punt, setting up a 42-yard Texas touchdown drive. Presley allowed a UT punt to glance off his leg — at least that’s what the officials ruled — and Texas recovered at the OSU 35-yard line. Bryson Green had five catches for 133 yards, including the game’s biggest play, a tackle-breaking, 41-yard touchdown, scored with 3:09 left in the game. According to College Football Reference, Ewers is just the third quarterback in the last 20 years with at least 49 passes and less than 20 completions. More: The OSU report card shows some problems, but also some grit.

The Texas Longhorns were riddled with penalty problems during Saturday's loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

The opposing crowd of the [Oklahoma State Cowboys](https://www.si.com/college/texas/football/bench-quinn-ewers-texas-longhorns-coach-sarkisian-oklahoma-state-cowboys-loss) in Stillwater was always expected to be a tall task for the Longhorns to overcome if they wanted to secure a crucial conference road win. [Click Here to Subscribe to the Longhorns Country Newsletter](https://www.si.com/fn/newsletters) Late, it was untimely false starts and holding flags that crushed Texas on some potential game-changing plays, including a holding call on offensive lineman Christian Jones that negated a 33-yard run from quarterback Quinn Ewers. We had holdings, offensively. “I don't think we were jittery at all," Sarkisian said. [Saturday's 41-34 loss to the Cowboys.](https://www.si.com/college/texas/mens-basketball/texas-longhorns-oklahoma-state-cowboys-quinn-ewers-steve-sarkisian-bijan-robinson)

It would have been hard to ask more of Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson, who combined for 259 yards of total offense and three explosive touchdowns, a 42-yard ...

And Ryan Watts recorded his first interception as a Longhorn, a real drive killer as it came in the end zone. Season average: B (ULM B, Alabama B-, UTSA B, Texas Tech B, West Virginia B, Oklahoma A-, Iowa State A, Oklahoma State B-) Ford's sack was a big one resulting in a 10-yard loss on OSU's opening drive of the second half, forcing a three-and-out punt that gave Texas, leading 31-24 at the time, the ball near midfield. On the positive side, Oklahoma State's running game was mostly a struggle; the Cowboys' final rushing numbers were aided by Spencer Sanders' 43 yards on 11 runs and scrambles and Jaden Nixon's 51-yard run. There were false starts from Jake Majors and Andrej Karic that turned a second-and-goal from the 7 into a second-and-goal from the 12 or second-and-12 from the 14 into second-and-17 from the 19. Jahleel Billingsley had a good first game; the Alabama transfer who was suspended for the first six games was targeted four times and had a pair of catches for 38 yards, both in the fourth quarter. Season average: B (ULM B, Alabama B-, UTSA D, Texas Tech B, West Virginia A-, Oklahoma A, Iowa State B, Oklahoma State B) Go figure: Worthy now has 19 career touchdown catches, tied for fourth-most in school history with Quan Cosby. It was a 12-yard scoring catch that put Texas up 14-10 in the first quarter. He's now in 10th place and has scored a touchdown in 18 of his last 20 games, including seven in a row. His last pick wasn't his fault, the Stillwater winds that swirled with consistent 18- to 20-mph gusts played a role, and Steve Sarkisian made it clear after the game that the redshirt freshman is still the starter, so the hope is that Ewers learns some valuable lessons from his first career road start. It was a team effort, from Quinn Ewers' struggles to the offense's second-half collapse to the 14 penalties to the secondary's epic afternoon.

Texas suffered a 41-34 loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday. It was a day to forget for Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers. He finished 19 of 49 with two ...

- Roschon Johnson (RB): 75.4 - Roschon Johnson (RB): 71.4 Take a look at which Longhorns graded well, and which ones were on the wrong end of the spectrum. The loss drops Texas to 5-3 on the season and 3-2 in Big 12 play. His 14 overthrows were the most by a Texas quarterback since 2010. It was a day to forget for Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers.

Defensive adjustments at halftime were crucial. Good thing Mike Gundy scrapped his locker room speech at the break. Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders ...

Oklahoma State quarterback [Spencer Sanders](//247sports.com/Player/Spencer-Sanders-76560) put together another solid performance with a career-high 57 pass attempts for 391 yards and two touchdowns. The Longhorns blew a two-touchdown lead and allowed Oklahoma State to fight back for a 41-34 victory inside Boone Pickens Stadium. — Oklahoma State found a way to win.

Quinn Ewers and Steve Sarkisian both have a lot of work to do for Texas football heading into the bye week after a tough loss to Oklahoma State on Oct. 22.

Texas now boasts a record of 1-6 in true road games and has suffered nearly a half-dozen losses in the last two seasons when the team held a double-digit second-half lead. He needs to right the ship fast before taking on two of the other top teams in the Big 12 in the next few weeks in the No. Texas needs to regroup and get healthier following a bevy of injuries this weekend against the Pokes. This led to Texas ultimately falling short of Oklahoma State by the final score of 41-34. This bye week comes at a good time for Sark and the Longhorns. But Oklahoma State wound up outscoring Texas by a margin of 14 points in the second half.