Cowboys QB Brandon Weeden was 24 of 41 through the air for 240 yards and touchdowns Almost half of those yards (117) went to Justin Blackmon. Blackmon picked up those yards with nine catches, two of them for the two touchdown passes from Weeden.
It was the 12th consecutive game in which Blackmon had at least 100 yards receiving and at least one TD reception. Blackmon also now owns the single-season records for yards receiving and TD receptions (20).
The future of both of these players is in question right now as either or both might try to make the jump to the NFL. And with Blackmon, who won the Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation’s top receiver, and who was named the Big XII Offensive Player of the Year, there may not be much incentive to return to the collegiate ranks next season. Money may be a bigger incentive.
Gundy would like to see them stay, however. “I think they both need to come back,” he said. “Both of them can mature.”
One future that is not in question is that of Holgorsen. The Cowboys’ offensive coordinator extraordinaire is headed to West Virginia to fill that position for Mountaineers in 2011 and assume the position of head coach in 2012. The part he played in the first-ever 11-win season for Oklahoma State really can’t be overstated.
And senior running back Kendall Hunter suited up for the Cowboys for the final time. He carried the ball 10 times for 32 yards. Hunter finishes his career as the fourth leader rusher in OSU history.
Senior Dan Bailey also capped off his Cowboy career with 12 points. He had a rare miss on a point-after attempt, but still finishes as the all-time leading scorer in Oklahoma State history with 370 points. On top of that, this year's Lou Groza Award winner also took over punting duty for the absent Quinn Sharp.
Arizona fell to 7-6 on the season. The Wildcats lost their final five games.
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