Oklahoma State hangs on in double overtime to avoid Arkansas upset

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It is better to win ugly than to lose pretty, and that was certainly the case for Oklahoma State on Saturday. 

While the No. 16 Cowboys defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks, 39-31, it took a second-half comeback and two overtimes to avoid the upset.

The Razorbacks came out of the gate fast, going up 14-0 in the first quarter. The first points of the day for the Cowboys came on a Kale Smith 73-yard pick-six.

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Oklahoma State's Ollie Gordon II celebrates a touchdown with Preston Wilson in double overtime against Arkansas at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla. (IMAGN)

The first offensive points for Oklahoma State didn’t come until they were under nine minutes left in the third quarter when kicker Logan Ward nailed a 45-yard field goal to make it a 21-10 game. 

The Cowboys caught the break they needed with about 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Down 21-13 and the offense still sputtering, Razorback’s punt returner Isaiah Sategna fumbled the punt and the Cowboys recovered on the Arkansas 25-yard line. 

Two plays later, quarterback Alan Bowman found wide receiver Brennan Presley for a seven-yard touchdown. Bowman then hit De'Zhaun Stribling for the two-point conversion to knot the game at 21 apiece.

After getting a stop defensively, the Cowboys turned to a trick play to jump-start the offense. On a flea-flicker, Bowman found a wide-open Jake Schultz for 63 yards to take into the red zone. 

A few plays later, the Cowboys got creative by using Presley out of the backfield on a jet sweep for a three-yard touchdown, giving the Cowboys a 28-21 lead.

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