ESPN+ CFB intro | South Dakota State @ 17 Oklahoma State | 8/31/2024

this is the Big 12 on ESPN a break from the recent Oaklahoma heat the cowboy nation is gathered in still water for one of the most anticipated games this opening Labor Day weekend T boom picking Stadium the backdrop for a first time Collision the two-time defending FCS national champs from South Dakota state will put the nation's longest winning streak on the line as they take on number 17 Oklahoma State and a pleasant good afternoon Sean Kenny alongside rice quarterback Taylor mcar so great to have you with us Taylor a lot of captivating games this opening weekend A lot of people had this one Circle well we've got a good one today you've got Oklahoma State on one side bringing back virtually all of their production from a year ago this is a favorite in the Big 12 and a real Dark Horse to make it to that 12 team playoff on the other side for South Dakota State a team they've coming off back-to-back national championships like you touched on it's been 728 days since they've lost to game they're trying to play spoiler here today last year South Dakota State quarterback Mark granowski won the Walter Payton award which is the Heisman equivalent at the FCS level he had a lot of offers this off season as a result but he stayed loyal he returned to Brookings with one thing in mind this is one of the best quarterbacks in all of college football not just at the FCS level and he had opportunities to go elsewhere and chase money decided to come back with his guys for another ride try and run it back for a third straight national championship for South Dakota state speaking of championships Oklahoma state has a big 12 Championship on their mind this season Ali Gordon took everybody by storm a year ago out of nowhere to lead the nation in rushing yards the question what's in store for an encore for the dope Walker winner for more on that we head down to the sidelines and Tory Petri SE about an hour before kickoff the Cowboys came out of the tunnel for pregame warm-ups and the student section was chanting olly Gordon's name that is a whole another level of start than he had coming into this season last year offensive coordinator Casey dun told us that all he knows he's got a Target on his back this year and he needs to take it to another level Mike Gundy says in a perfect world they're giving him about 20 carries a game but the challenge is he likes to get into a Groove so they've got to balance his workload and keep him fresh this season Sean expecting to see a lot of Oli Gordon this afternoon the college football season is underway Oklahoma State winning the coin toss they elected to defer so South Dakota State and this offense will come out as they start shop at the 22 yd line and there is Mark granowski