BYU's Late Touchdown Beats Cowboys

13th-ranked Brigham Young got a touchdown pass with 10 seconds to play for the winning points to beat Oklahoma State's football team 38-35 at Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah, on Friday night.

After OSU had taken a 35-31 lead with 1:13 to play, BYU drove 75 yards for the winning score, as Cougar quarterback Jake Retzlaff found Darius Lassiter for a 35-yard touchdown to win it and hand the Cowboys their first four-game losing streak since 2005.

Oklahoma State had their best offensive game of conference play, with Ollie Gordon rushing for 107 yards, his first 100-yard game since the season opener.

The Cowboys finished with a season high 269 yards rushing.

Garret Rangel got the start at quarterback, but after a 54-yard run in the second quarter, injured his collarbone and had to leave the game and did not return.

Alan Bowman replaced Rangel at quarterback and was 11-for-19 for 85 yards passing.

Rangel was 6-for-9 passing for 51 yards and rushed for 77 yards.

BYU had three offensive stars, with Retzlaff throwing for 218 yards on 13-for-26 passing with two touchdowns.

Lassiter had 6 catches for 129 yards receiving, and L.J. Martin rushed for a season high 120 yards on 20 carries.

BYU outgained OSU in total yards, 473-421, with OSU winning the turnover battle with two to the Cougars' three.

BYU got the ball to start the game, and on the first snap, got a 50-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff to Darius Lassiter.

That started a six-play, 75-yard drive, with Retzlaff keeping for a four-yard touchdown to put the Cougars up 7-0 with 11:57 to play in the first quarter.

OSU's first possession matched BYU's, as Ollie Gordon ran 50 yards for a touchdown to cap a 5-play, 75 yard drive and it tied the game 7-7 with 9:42 left in the first quarter.

The run nearly doubled the longest run of the season for Gordon, whose previous longest run was just 27 yards.

On the final play of the first quarter, BYU pulled out some trickery, but running back Hinckley Ropati had his pass intercepted by Parker Robertson, who returned it 12 yards.

On the second play of the second quarter, Garrett Rangel was intercepted by Tanner Wall, who returned it 47 yards to the OSU 1-yard line.

L.J. Martin scored from there to make it 14-7 BYU with 14:03 to play in the first half.

OSU responded with a 10-play, 75-yard drive that took up 6:06 off the clock.

Rangel passed to Gordon for a 17-yard touchdown to cap the drive and tie the game 14-14 with 7:55 to play in the second quarter.

OSU's defense got the ball right back when Korie Black intercepted Retzlaff and returned it 17 yards to the Cowboys' 24-yard line.

OSU turned the turnover into points, going 76 yards in 7 plays to take the lead.

Rangel ran for 54 yards to the BYU 13-yard line, but injured his shoulder on the play and had to leave the game, replaced by Alan Bowman.

OSU finished the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run from Gordon and the Cowboys led 21-14 with 32 seconds left in the first half.

Retzlaff was intercepted by Lyrik Rawls on the final play of the first half.

OSU got the ball to start the second half and moved the ball into BYU territory, but Logan Ward missed a 48-yard field goal attempt wide right with 9:52 left in the third quarter to keep the score 21-14 Cowboys.

BYU responded with a 7-play, 69-yard drive, with L.J. Martin scoring on an 8-yard touchdown run to tie the game 21-21 with 5:51 left in the third quarter.

The Cowboys gave the ball right back on the first snap of their next possession, as Bowman was intercepted on a tipped pass over the middle by Tommy Prassas at the OSU 44-yard line.

It took BYU four plays to capitalize, as Retzlaff passed to Keelan Marion for a 34-yard touchdown to put the Cougars back on top 28-21 with 3:43 remaining in the third quarter.

On OSU's first play on the ensuing possession, Gordon was stopped for gain of two yards and was slow to get up.

Gordon limped off the field with help.

The Cowboys drove to the BYU 16-yard line as the third quarter ended.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, the Cowboys used some trickery, with Bowman lateraling to Brennan Presley, who threw it back to Bowman for a 16-yard touchdown to tie the game at 28-28 with 14:50 left.

BYU answered with a scoring drive to regain the lead, as Will Ferrin kicked a 41-yard field goal to put the Cougars back on top 31-28 with 9:39 to play.

Oklahoma State delivered just what they needed in response, going on a 17-play drive that ate up 8:22 off the clock.

Bowman passed to Brennan Presley for a gain of 21 yards to the BYU 14 on 3rd down, then Bowman threw a screen pass to Presley for a 6-yard touchdown, putting the Pokes up 35-31 with 1:13 to play.

BYU had enough time to win it, however.

Retzlaff scrambled for a gain of 27 yards to the OSU 35-yard line.

On the next play, Retzlaff found Lassiter, who escaped a couple of tackle attempts for a 35-yard touchdown to put the Cougars on top 38-35 with 10 seconds to play.

This was the fourth meeting between the two teams, and the first game in Provo.

OSU had won all three previous matchups.

The Cowboys fall to 3-4 on the season, 0-4 in Big 12 play.

OSU is at Baylor next Saturday at 2:30 pm.