No. 8 Oklahoma State remains unbeaten, edges Iowa State 35-31

“How could you not want to just pack it in?”

But the replay booth thought otherwise. We’re not going to ask him to do things on Wednesday or Thursday or Thursday or Friday that show he’s 100 percent because he’s not going to be.

When Oklahoma State trailed for the first 57 minutes at Iowa State on Saturday, there certainly had to be a few flashbacks to 2011 – when in the Cowboys’ last game that season before Bedlam they were the nation’s second-ranked team and lost in double overtime at Ames.

Lanning then used his legs, scrambling and sliding after a blitz pickup for a 17 yard gain on third-and-10 before covering the remaining 21 on the next play to put the Cyclones back up 31-21 with 2:04 left in the third quarter prior to the Oklahoma State comeback.

No. 4 Oklahoma State is the highest ranked team from the Big 12 and Oklahoma moved up five spots to No. 7 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday. The Cowboys improved to 7-0 in the Big 12, with home games remaining against Baylor and Oklahoma.

“I’m extremely excited about the future”, said Rhoads.

It’s turned into a season of “what if’s” for Iowa State. Iowa State scored 24 points on its first four possessions of the game, while Oklahoma State could only muster an opening touchdown, a three-and-out and a missed field goal. But it might be enough to save coach Paul Rhoads’ job. The Red Raiders are clearly better than they were in 2014, after cementing bowl eligibility with a 59-44 win over Kansas State on Saturday. “We can’t just give up now knowing that we still have games left. I feel like we’re playing for much more than just ourselves”.

What about Rhoads, who has come under heat with Iowa State struggling again this season?

No. 11 FLORIDA 24, SOUTH CAROLINA 14: In Columbia, South Carolina, Jordan Cronkrite had two first-half touchdowns and Kelvin Taylor’s long run in the fourth quarter helped Florida hold on for the victory.

Quarterback Trevone Boykin, the NCAA total offense leader, left early and never returned with a probable sprained ankle of unknown severity.

Those aren’t the only ones on offense or defense. “That’s the most frustrating thing about it”, Lanning said. “I’m excited about how we’ve performed at most times this season”. “I’m excited about how we’ve performed at most times this season”.

“We understand the task at hand”, coach Mike Gundy said at Monday’s Big 12 coaches conference call. “We’ve just got to finish these games and hopefully we can get a W this week”.

When Oklahoma State pulled within three after a 6:10 drive to open the second half, Iowa State linebacker Levi Peters briefly regained momentum for his team. “We’re a bunch of veterans on this team that have been through a lot of different situations and a lot of adversity. We’ve got the opportunity to win the last two and really go out strong”.