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Justin Blackmon, an Ardmore native, celebrates a Keith Toston touchdown in OSUa TMs 31-28 victory against Colorado on Thursday.

Bedlam football is supposed to happen one day each year instead of for three months.

Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy said he expects senior quarterback Zac Robinson to start a regular-season finale Saturday at Oklahoma.

This edition of the Bedlam rivalry was expected to be one for the ages. That was way back in September, before Oklahoma's season crumbled and Oklahoma State lost several of its best players.

To an opposing defender hoping to get pressure on Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson, Russell Okung poses a problem.

We see what we want to see. Why? Because it's human nature. We dwell on what's not there, what might be missing instead of focusing on what's directly in front of us.

Okung a finalist: Oklahoma State senior left tackle Russell Okung was named one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy, presented annually to college football's top interior lineman.

The Bedlam rivalry has been defined over the past decade by one Oklahoma team pursuing postseason greatness and another trying to stand in the way.

AMES, Iowa a ' Brady Bond, Oklahoma State's senior right offensive tackle and a veteran of 34 consecutive starts, is believed to have sustained a sprained ankle in practice this week and is not expected to play in today's Big 12 football game at Iowa State.

OSU blog: No Big 12 coach has been better this year than Mike Gundy. STILLWATER - Entering last season's Oklahoma State-Texas contest in Austin, the Longhorns were No.

The penalties issue: The 2009 Cowboys are on pace to be the most-penalized team of the five-season Mike Gundy era.

Hubert Anyiam had a huge game Saturday against Missouri, hauling in 10 catches for 119 yards, including a critical touchdown at the end of the first half that gave the Cowboys the lead for good.

Through the first two games of the season, Oklahoma State was unsettled on the offensive line.

Oklahoma State offensive line coach Joe Wickline is a blunt, no-nonsense guy, so fans can be encouraged when Wickline says the OSU line is about to function at a high level.

When a major- college football team's schedule includes a meeting with a Division I-AA opponent, it is a competition not usually viewed by fans or media as compelling.

Line play has been substandard so far. With new starters at left guard , right guard and tight end , OSU's three-game rushing total is only 490 yards .

In each of 13 games last season, Oklahoma State had the same five starters on the offensive line.

Senior safety Lucien Antoine said the Cowboys stressed hard work after their loss to Houston Saturday.

The Cowboys couldn't afford to flinch. Heck, they hardly noticed. "He may have been out an entire series before I realized Kendall wasn't behind us," said OSU guard Noah Franklin.

Senior cornerback Terrance Anderson said although OSU lost to Houston on Saturday 45-35, the Cowboysa season goals remain intact.