Coming off a huge Bedlam victory full of emotion, Oklahoma State has a business trip to sunny Florida.
The 15th-ranked Cowboys have won five straight games and sit in a tie atop the Big 12 standings with Texas.
That makes Saturday incredibly important.
OSU (7-2, 5-1) travels to face UCF (4-5, 1-5) at 2:30 pm CT Saturday in Orlando.
Here is what you need to know about the game:
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Score predictions for Oklahoma State football vs. UCF
Joe Mussatto, Columnist
UCF 33, OSU 29
TRAGIC KINGDOM
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Jacob Unruh, OSU beat writer
OSU 41, UCF 27
OUT OF THIS WORLD
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Scott Wright, OSU beat writer
OSU 38, UCF 24
ZERO FOR 200
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On the air for Oklahoma State football vs. UCF
TV: ESPN (Cox 29/HD 720, Dish 140, DirecTV 206, U-verse 602/HD 1602)
Radio: KXXY-FM 96.1
Internet radio: www.thevarsitynetwork.com
Satellite radio: SiriusXM Channel 382
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About the broadcasters for Oklahoma State football vs. UCF
The ESPN crew of Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline) has the call. Monaco joined ESPN in 2019 and has called MLB, NHL, Little League World Series and various other sports for the network. He also is the fill-in play-by-play announced for the Red Sox on NESN. Griffin is a former Baylor superstar and Heisman Trophy winner. He joined ESPN in 2021 as a college football and NFL analyst. Also, Griffin helped give the nickname OGII to OSU star Ollie Gordon II. Budden is a college sports reporter for the network. She joined ESPN after a three-year run with FOX Sports ended in 2015. With FOX, she was also a reporter and host for FOX Sports San Diego’s coverage of the Padres.
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Weather for Oklahoma State football vs. UCF
Forecast: Mostly sunny, 85 degrees, Winds ENE at 9 mph, 8% chance of rain
Dept for Oklahoma State football vs. UCF
Idly: Cowboys by 2.5. Over/under: 64.
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