Overview
- On Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium, No. 18 Oklahoma State pulled away to a 42-28 victory over UCF when Evan Jackson returned a forced backward pass 28 yards for a decisive fourth-quarter touchdown.
- Drew Mestemaker finished with 304 passing yards, two touchdown passes and a rushing score while Keyone Jenkins threw for 265 yards and four touchdowns for UCF.
- The game's turning point came when Christian Bodnar knocked down Jenkins' backward pass, leading to Jackson's scoop-and-score that gave OSU a two‑possession lead with about 10 minutes left.
- The win moved Oklahoma State to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in Big 12 play and keeps momentum with the Cowboys as they head to Houston next weekend.
- UCF fell to 3-3 and extended its road losing streak to 12 games while nursing multiple injuries to starters, and the program will use the upcoming bye week to try to get healthier before hosting BYU.