
Oklahoma State is a good team (one its fans hoped would be a playoff contender) that scores a ton of points while giving up almost as many, but you already knew that. Watch a few games, and some other aspects emerge. OSU’s top players — quarterback Mason Rudolph and wide receiver James Washington included — are all stars who will have bouts of brain cramps that you wouldn’t expect. The defense has been “good enough” for the team to get nine wins, but that’s about all you can say about them. And the special teams haven’t been special at all. Let’s look deeper into their three-phase performance.