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The BYU Cougars picked up an exhilarating victory at dwelling towards the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Friday night time to stay undefeated towards Big 12 Conference opponents.
The No. 13 Cougars had the ball on the Oklahoma State 35-yard line and trailed 35-31 with 19 seconds left. Jake Retzlaff dropped again to cross, went by his progressions within the pocket and located huge receiver Darius Lassiter open for a break up second. Lassiter made the catch, broke two tackles and scored the go-ahead landing.
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BYU followers erupted in delight as Lassiter and the workforce celebrated the landing. The Cougars held on for the 38-35 victory.
“It’s magical. It’s non secular,” Retzlaff mentioned. “How are you able to not be romantic about this sport?”
Retzlaff was 13-of-26 with 218 passing yards, two landing passes and two interceptions. He additionally ran for 81 yards and scored a landing on the bottom.
He threw his first landing cross to Keelan Marion with 3:43 left within the third quarter. BYU took the lead on that drive.
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BYU operating again L.J. Martin, second from left, celebrates after scoring a landing within the second half of an NCAA faculty soccer sport towards Oklahoma State, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Spenser Heaps)
Oklahoma State quarterback Alan Bowman and huge receiver Brennan Presley threw touchdowns to one another within the fourth quarter. Presley discovered Bowman for a 16-yard landing to tie the sport. After BYU kicked a discipline aim, Bowman returned the favor on a six-yard landing cross with 1:13 left within the sport.
The Cowboys’ protection simply couldn’t pull by.
“It was uncharacteristic of what you see from our protection,” BYU coach Kalani Sitake mentioned. “I believed we freelanced a bit bit for the sake of attempting to make the massive play.”
Cougars operating again L.J. Martin had 120 yards on the bottom and scored twice. Lassiter had six catches for 1,289 yards.
Oklahoma State quarterback Alan Bowman passes within the second half of an NCAA faculty soccer sport towards BYU, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Spenser Heaps)
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BYU moved to 7-0 on the season with the win. Oklahoma State is 3-4.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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