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The 19th-ranked Cowboys go for their school record-tying 10th win Jan. 2 in the first Cotton Bowl held at Cowboys Stadium, where they’ll meet Mississippi and coach Houston Nutt, a former Oklahoma State backup who’s looking for his second Cotton Bowl victory in as many seasons with the Rebels.

2:00 PM ET, January 2, 2010
Cowboys Stadium, ARLINGTON, TX
FOX

No.19 Oklahoma State Cowboys with a record of 9-3 looked poised for a BCS bowl bid before a 27-0 loss to Oklahoma in the regular-season finale Nov. 28. The Cowboys, shut out for the first time since 2005, lost their seventh straight against the Sooners and failed to clinch their first 10-win campaign since Gundy was under center to lead them to consecutive 10-2 finishes in 1987 and ‘88. The Cowboys have great numbers in offense and that will be all they need, the players responsible for those numbers are QB Zac Robinson, QB Brandon Weeden, RB Keith Toston, RB Beau Johnson, WR Hubert Anyiam and WR Dez Bryant. The key for the Cowboys success will be a quick running offense and the defense to pick a couple of balls since Ole Miss throws alot more than Oklahoma State.

Ole Miss Rebels or Mississippi Rebels closed a strong season on a sour note with a loss to their chief rival. Their 41-27 defeat at Mississippi State on Nov. 28 snapped their three-game winning streak and dropped them from the Top 25. QB Jevan Snead threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns against the Bulldogs but was intercepted three times, and RB Dexter McCluster was held to 82 yards on the ground after averaging 184.8 over his previous four contests. McCluster, the offensive MVP of last year’s Cotton Bowl, could have a hard time bouncing back against an Oklahoma State defense that’s limited opponents to 87.7 yards per game on the ground, the sixth-lowest mark in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Cowboys allow 329.9 total yards and 21.8 points per game. Other players involved in offense are QB Nathan Stanley, RB Brandon Bolden and WR Shay Hodge. The key for the Rebels success will go directly into McCluster’s legs, he could be the missing piece of the puzzle and if he is on then it will be very hard for the Cowboys to stop such a great player.

GAME ODDS

OKLAHOMA STATE -3 -120
MISSISSIPPI 50˝

THIS COULD BE A GREAT GAME BETWEEN TEAMS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR IN ATTACK AND DEFENSE. THEIR STYLE I DIFFERENT BUT THEY RACK THE SAME AMOUNT OF POINTS, YARDS, ETC SO THIS IS A TOUGH ONE TO PREDICT. MY PICK WILL BE OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS -3-120.

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