The Arizona State football team is eligible for a bowl game.
ASU overcame a lengthy weather delay Saturday in a 42-21 win over Oklahoma State for its sixth victory of the season, doubling its win total from last season.
The Sun Devils are now 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the Big 12.
ASU was led by another dynamic performance from Cam Skattebo, who had 23 carries for 153 yards and a touchdown and had four catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns.
The Sun Devils led Oklahoma State at the half, 21-14. The start of the second half was delayed for two hours and 38 minutes because of lightning in the Stillwater, Okla., area.
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Sam Leavitt went 20-for-29 for 304 yards and three touchdowns in his return from injury for ASU.
ASU’s defense bottled up Oklahoma State’s running game for most of the day and Arizona State outgained the Cowboys, 529-270 in total yards.
Alan Bowman went 17-for-30 for 175 yards and one touchdown, with an interception, in the loss.
ASU will host UCF next week. Oklahoma State, which is now 3-6 overall and 0-6 in the Big 12, will play at TCU.
ASU was picked to finish last in the Big 12. Now, the Sun Devils are eligible for a bowl and in the Big 12 Conference title picture.
Look back at our updates from the game below.
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The game is over. The Sun Devils are now 6-2 overall and 3-2 in Big 12 play after running out the clock vs. Oklahoma State.
Final score: Arizona State 42, Oklahoma State 21
The Cowboys have scored in the second half.
Sesi Vailahi just had an 11-yhard touchdown run to cap off a 7-play, 49-yard drive with 4:11 left in the fourth quarter.
ASU still leads this game by three touchdowns.
Score: Arizona State 42, Oklahoma State 21 (4:11 left in fourth quarter)
Cam Skattebo is out of this game and the Sun Devils punted after three straight runs on their most recent possession.
There is 6:53 left. They are trying to get this game over as soon as possible.
Oklahoma State went 3-and-out against ASU, essentially raising the white flag against the Sun Devils with 9:19 left.
The Cowboys haven’t been able to do anything against ASU after the weather delay. ASU’s defense keeps stepping up to shut down Oklahoma State.
ASU had a short field after Oklahoma State turned the ball over on downs.
They took advantage of it.
Kyson Brown ran it in from one-yard on a 3rd & goal to give ASU a 42-14 lead over Oklahoma State.
ASU only had to go 34 yards over five plays for the score.
It was Brown’s second TD run of the game.
Score: Arizona State 42, Oklahoma State 14 (10:22 left in fourth quarter)
The Sun Devils didn’t force the Cowboys to punt this time … they stopped them on fourth down.
Oklahoma State elected to go for it on 4th & 5 at their own 30 and Alan Bowman got four yards on the run. Oklahoma State only got nine yards on the drive.
ASU’s defense has looked great in the second half, forcing three punts and now stopping the Cowboys on a fourth-down attempt.
Cam Skattebo is having himself a game against Oklahoma State.
The ASU running back just had a 36-yard touchdown reception, his second TD catch of the game, to give ASU a 35-14 third early in the third quarter.
He has four catches for 121 yards against the Cowboys.
Skattebo has also rushed for 134 yards in the game on 22 carries, his fourth game with more than 100 rushing yards.
Not bad, huh?
Sam Leavitt is now 19-for-28 passing for 290 yards and three touchdowns and ASU is pulling away from Oklahoma State.
Score: Arizona State 35, Oklahoma State 14 (14:12 left in fourth quarter)
ASU held Oklahoma State to a 5-play, 24-yard drive on the Cowboys’ third possession of the second half, forcing another punt.
Not a bad start to the second half for ASU’s defense, which is playing very well after a 2:38 weather delay.
Alan Bowman is now 15-for-26 for 168 yards for Oklahoma State.
The Sun Devils struck first in the second half, extending their lead against the Cowboys.
Kyson Brown topped off an 8-play, 61-yard drive with a 7-yard run.
Sam Leavitt did a great job avoiding pressure on a key 24-yard completion to Cam Skattebo to set up the touchdown on the previous play.
It is Brown’s first career rushing touchdown.
ASU now has 126 yards rushing in this game. Oklahoma State has 27.
Score: Arizona State 28, Oklahoma State 14 (5:19 left in third quarter)
You would probably expect these teams to be a little off after the lengthy weather delay and that has been the case early in the second half.
Oklahoma State just went 3-and-out, but interestingly didn’t even try to run on the drive. Alan Bowman had three straight incomplete passes.
Will ASU be able to get anything going on its second possession of the second half?
ASU had to punt on its first possession of the second half as well, after gaining 18 yards on five plays.
The Sun Devils had a 3rd & 4 at the ASU 37, but were forced to burn an early timeout after a late substitution.
Sam Leavitt was sacked after the timeout, forcing the punt.
The Sun Devils forced the Cowboys to punt after a 5-play, 20-yard drive to open the second half, holding Ollie Gordon II to one yard on a 3rd & 2 run at the Oklahoma State 36.
Oklahoma State ran the ball on four of the five plays on the drive.
The Cowboys ran the opening kickoff of the second half 98 yards for a touchdown, but were called for holding, negating the return.
Is that a sign of some crazy things to come after the weather delay in Stillwater?
The weather delay lasted 2:38.
The field is wet at Boone Pickens Stadium. Will the teams rely on their running games in the wet conditions?
ASU had an 80-27 rushing yard advantage in the first half.
The finish of the Arizona State vs Oklahoma State Big 12 college football game can be seen on FOX in Arizona and Oklahoma.
For out of market fans, it can be seen on FS1 and FS2.
The game is scheduled to resume at 5 p.m. MST and 7 p.m. in Oklahoma after as lengthy weather delay. ASU holds a 21-14 lead entering the second half of action at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater.
The ASU vs Oklahoma State Big 12 college football game is scheduled to resume at 5 p.m. MST (7 p.m. in Oklahoma).
The game, which is being played at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma, has been in a weather delay because of lightning in the area. It has also rained heavily at the stadium.
ASU leads Oklahoma State at the half, 21-14. The Cowboys will receive the ball to start the second half.
The teams are scheduled to begin warming up at 4:30 p.m. MST.
Some writers at the game have speculated about what time the ASU football vs Oklahoma State game could resume, if it in fact resumes.
Might it start again around 6 p.m. MST? Again, it’s all just speculation at this point as we wait to see if the weather will cooperate enough to resume this Big 12 Conference game in Stillwater.
Oklahoma State Athletics posted the following update: “Fans, there is another band of storms approaching the area. The delay could be lengthy. Sit tight and we will update you as we know more information.”
The ASU vs Oklahoma State game is in a weather delay because of lightning in the area.
The game was moved up from a 4 p.m. MST kickoff to 12:30 p.m. kickoff in an attempt to beat the lightning and thunderstorms, but the game in Stillwater, Oklahoma has been suspended because of those issues.
They have emptied Boone Pickens Stadium of fans in the seating area as a precaution, with the scoreboard reading: “Thunderstorms with lightning are in the area and we are suspending play until further notice. If you are located in open air seating, proceed calmly to the area located under the stadium seating at this time.”
The NCAA’s lightning safety rules say: “To resume athletics activities, lightning safety experts recommend waiting 30 minutes after both the last sound of thunder and after the last flash of lightning is at least six miles away, and moving away from the venue. If lightning is seen without hearing thunder, lightning may be out of range and therefore less likely to be a significant threat. At night, be aware that lightning can be visible at a much greater distance than during the day as clouds are being lit from the inside by lightning. This greater distance may mean that the lightning is no longer a significant threat. At night, use both the sound of thunder and seeing the lightning channel itself to decide on when to reset the 30-minute return-to-play clock before resuming outdoor athletics activities.”
According to one interpretation of Big 12 rules, in the event of inclement weather continuing, the game could be called because Arizona State and Oklahoma State have played two quarters. If the game was called, ASU would win the game, 21-14, making that late touchdown in the first half very important for the Sun Devils.
But not everyone agrees. The wording says that “if more than one-half” of the game has been completed. ASU and Oklahoma State have played one half, not more than one half of their game.
It’s likely however, that the conference will do all it can to get the rest of this game in, if it can safely do so.
The Sun Devils have a 21-14 lead on the Cowboys at the half in Stillwater, thanks in large part to Cam Skattebo.
The ASU running back has 80 yards on 16 carries, with a 1-yard touchdown run.
He also has two catches for 61 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown reception.
Sam Leavitt is 12-for-18 for 198 yards, with two touchdown passes in his return from injury. His other TD was a 22-yard strike to Jordyn Tyson early in the first quarter.
Alan Bowman is 13-for-19 for 151 yards, with one touchdown pass and one pass intercepted for the Cowboys.
His TD pass was a 1-yard pass to Brennan Presley that tied the game, 7-7.
Oklahoma State also got a 2-yard touchdown run from Ollie Gordon II in the second quarter.
Oklahoma State, however, has only rushed for 16 yards on nine carries in this game.
ASU outgained OSU in the first half, 279-167 and had a time of possession edge of 18:40 to 11:20.
Oklahoma State will start the second half with the ball.
Halftime score: Arizona State 21, Oklahoma State 14
Cam Skattebo just leaped over some defenders for a 1-yard touchdown run against Oklahoma State, giving the Sun Devils a 21-14 lead late in the second quarter.
A key play on the drive?
Sam Leavitt threw a 30-yard pass to Jake Smith on 3rd & 8 at the ASU 27 to extend the drive.
It also extended the possession with an 11-yard pass from Leavitt to Jordyn Tyson on 3rd & 9 at the Oklahoma State 10.
Skattebo has 80 yards rushing on 16 carries, with the TD run. He also has two catches for 61 yards and a TD reception.
Score: Arizona State 21, Oklahoma State 14 (:16 left in second quarter)
The Oklahoma State Cowboys are struggling running the ball against ASU. But Ollie Gordon II still found a way to get into the end zone to even this game.
Gordon II extended just over the line on a 3rd & goal at the ASU 2 to tie the game in the second quarter.
Oklahoma State’s drive went 10-plays, 75 yards and took 3:52 off the clock.
OSU has eight carries for 14 yards in the game. But the Cowboys have tied the game against Arizona State.
Score: Arizona State 14, Oklahoma State 14 (5:26 left in second quarter)
It didn’t take the Sun Devils long to respond to Oklahoma State’s score.
Sam Leavitt just connected on a short pass on 4th & 1 to Cam Skattebo, who was running a route out of the backfield, and Skattebo ran 50 yards down the sideline for the touchdown to put ASU back in front.
On the previous play of the drive, on 3rd & 9, Leavitt somehow scrambled for eight yards after almost getting sacked, setting up the fourth down play.
ASU went 75 yards on seven plays on the drive.
Score: Arizona State 14, Oklahoma State 7 (9:18 left in second quarter)
The Cowboys have tied the game against the Sun Devils with a 3-yard pass from Alan Bowman to Brennan Presley.
Oklahoma State went 53 yards over six plays on the drive, gaining all of its yards on passing, with Bowman going 4-for-6.
Bowman connected for De’Zhaun Stribling on a 36-yard pass for the big damage on the drive.
Oklahoma State interestingly had a touchdown taken off the board after Prince Dorbah went to the turf beyond a play on the drive and the officials didn’t notice it until after the touchdown appeared to be scored, prompting outrage from Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy.
Score: Arizona State 7, Oklahoma State 7 (12:48 left in second quarter)
ASU couldn’t capitalize off the interception, with Sam Leavitt throwing an incomplete pass, Cam Skattebo rushing for three yards and Leavitt getting sacked for a 17-yard on the short drive.
Javan Robinson just intercepted Alan Bowman at the ASU 48, our first turnover of the game.
But what happened after the play was even more interesting.
ASU’s Justin Wodtly received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and was ejected from the game.
The reason, according to the referee? For spitting on a player.
Yes, spitting.
Wodtly was furious about the call, arguing his case to coach Kenny Dillingham. The FOX broadcast did not have video of the play.
The kicking woes continue for the Sun Devils. Parker Lewis just missed a 47-yard field goal attempt that was wide right, leaving ASU without any points on its second possession of the game.
It was the first field goal attempt for Lewis since Dec. 4, 2021, when he played at USC.
ASU’s drive went for 59 yards over 11 plays and took 5:14 off the clock. Jordyn Tyson couldn’t hold on to a pass on 3rd & 8 for ASU, forcing the field goal attempt.
The Sun Devil defense forced Oklahoma State to punt after a 7-play, 23-yard drive, playing tough defense after allowing two first downs.
The Cowboys only gained one yard on three rushing attempts on the drive, a good early sign for Arizona State.
Welcome back, Sam Leavitt.
The ASU QB just connected on a 22-yard pass to Jordyn Tyson to give the Sun Devils a 7-0 lead over Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Leavitt missed ASU’s most recent game, a loss to Cincinnati, two weeks ago with an injury.
He didn’t look rusty on the first drive, going 4-for-5 for 43 yards and the touchdown pass.
Cam Skattebo had a key 29-yard rush on 3rd & 1 at the ASU 48 for a first down on the drive.
ASU’s first drive went for 75 yards over eight plays. It took 3:39 off the clock.
Parker Lewis kicked the extra point for ASU, his first extra point kick of the season.
Score: Arizona State 7, Oklahoma State 0 (11:21 left in first quarter)
A lot is on the line in Stillwater in this game.
Oklahoma State is 0-5 in the Big 12 and is on a five-game losing streak. This is the Cowboys’ Homecoming game, so you know people are going to be fired up trying to see their team get a much-needed victory.
As for Arizona State, a win for the Sun Devils would be their sixth of the season. Why is that important?
They would become bowl eligible with the sixth win. That would be a huge accomplishment for a team that was picked to finish last in the Big 12 Conference this season and for a team that went 3-9 in each of the past two seasons.
Sam Leavitt is set to return at quarterback for ASU against Oklahoma State after missing the Sun Devils’ loss to Cincinnati with an injury he suffered against Utah.
Leavitt appeared good to go in warmups at Boone Pickens Stadium, according to The Arizona Republic’s Michelle Gardner.
He has completed 90-of-152 passes this season, with eight touchdown passes and four passes intercepted. He has also rushed 55 times for 279 yards and four touchdowns.
Three different kickers worked on field goal kicking this week for the Sun Devils, and coach Kenny Dillingham did not say which would get called upon if needed in today’s game.
ASU has missed three field goals and two extra points in the past four games. The field goal misses were from 38, 41 and 48 yards.
Will we see Ian Hershey, Carston Kieffer or Parker Lewis as the placekicker against the Cowboys? All three were out on the field in warm ups, according to The Arizona Republic’s Michelle Gardner.
There hasn’t been any rain yet in Stillwater for the game, but it is overcast at Boone Pickens Stadium.
The game was moved up from 4 p.m. MST to 12:30 p.m. MST because of expected inclement weather later in the day in Oklahoma.
Between six and eight inches of rain is expected in Stillwater later today.
The Sun Devils have not played in poor weather conditions yet this season, but the forecast all week has called for rain so they did practice with wet footballs. Rainy conditions could play a factor in the previously mentioned ASU football kicking woes.
It was 68 degrees at kickoff, with 81% humidity and wind at 12 miles per hour. Storms are in the forecast later today.
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The game can be seen at 12:30 p.m. MST time on FOX in Arizona (FOX 10) and Oklahoma.
It will be shown on FS2 throughout the rest of the country.
It was originally scheduled to be played at 4 p.m. MST, but was pushed up because of weather concerns in Oklahoma.
Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst) are scheduled to be the announcers for the Big 12 Conference game in Stillwater.
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ASU is a 4.5-point favorite over Oklahoma State in college football Week 10 odds for the game, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.
The Sun Devils are -190 on the moneyline. The Cowboys are +155.
The over/under for the game is set at 57.5 points.
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