UCF at Oklahoma State
STILLWATER, Okla. (Interstat) — UCF will visit Oklahoma State on Saturday for an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Boone Pickens Stadium. The Knights enter at 3-2, while the Cowboys are 3-1. UCF will look to rebound from a 27-17 loss at Houston in its most recent game. Keyone Jenkins is the player to watch for the Knights. In that Houston game, Jenkins completed 23 of 35 passes for 253 yards and accounted for two touchdowns. Duke Watson added 50 rushing yards on nine carries, and Kaleb Annett completed two passes for six yards.
Jenkins has been central to UCF’s offense throughout the season. Against Texas Christian, he completed 19 of 20 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 9 yards. In a 44-30 win over Georgia State, he passed for 86 yards and rushed for 25 yards while contributing multiple scores. UCF’s other results this season include a 21-13 win over Texas Christian, a 44-30 win over Georgia State, a 12-7 loss at Pittsburgh and a 73-6 win over Bethune-Cookman.
Oklahoma State will counter with quarterback Drew Mestemaker, who has produced several strong performances. In a 41-24 win at West Virginia, Mestemaker completed 20 of 27 passes for 389 yards and three touchdowns. Caleb Hawkins ran for 180 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries in that game, while Ayo Adeyi added 44 rushing yards and one reception for 8 yards. Mestemaker also passed for 324 yards and five touchdowns in a 59-0 win over Murray State. Against Oregon, he threw for 317 yards, ran for 109 yards and accounted for multiple touchdowns in a 39-31 win.
The Cowboys opened with a 24-10 loss at Tulsa before winning three straight. Oklahoma State’s victories include the wins over Oregon, Murray State and West Virginia. UCF’s season has included wins over Bethune-Cookman, Georgia State and Texas Christian, along with losses to Pittsburgh and Houston. Oklahoma State has scored at least 39 points in each of its three wins. UCF has scored 21 or more points in three of its five games. After Saturday, UCF is scheduled to host BYU, host Baylor, visit Kansas, host Arizona State, host Iowa State and visit Colorado. Oklahoma State is set to visit Houston, host Colorado, visit Iowa State, visit Kansas State, host Texas Tech, visit Arizona State and host Kansas.
Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of UCF 38, Oklahoma State 28. UCF has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +10.5. The over/under for this game is 53.5.