Game #3
 
South Alabama (1-1, 0-0 SBC) at Oklahoma State (2-0, 0-0 Big 12)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 16
Kickoff: 6 p.m. CT
Location: Stillwater, Okla. (Boone Pickens Stadium)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Jags Radio Network – WRKH (96.1 FM)
Social: @SouthAlabamaFB
 
NOTES & QUOTES

• After winning its home opener against Southeastern Louisiana, South Alabama is gearing up for its second road trip of the season. The Jaguars own a road record of 6-7 under head coach Kane Wommack, but are 5-2 in true road games since the start of the 2022 season.

 

• Saturday's game in Stillwater will serve as a homecoming for a few of the players on the South Alabama roster. Linebacker Trey Kiser is originally from Sulphur, Okla. where he attended Sulphur High School. Tight end Lincoln Sefcik also hails from the Sooner State, and was born in Stillwater. He attended Enid High School.

 

• By securing the win over Southeastern Louisiana, Carter Bradley became the winningest quarterback in South Alabama history with 11 victories for his career as the starting quarterback. 

"Happy to correct some of the things we need to continue to work on with a win. I thought we did some great things in the second half of the game the other day."
 
-Head Coach Kane Wommack on the team's win over Southeastern Louisiana
 
"We started slow. That was disappointing. We've got to do a better job of coming out of the gates and getting ourselves off of the field … I thought we settled in in the second and third quarter. That was really good."
 
-Defensive Coordinator Corey Batoon on the defense's performance against SLU
 
"The change for them defensively in some of their schemes is really good, especially with the way that they're playing. A lot of really good players."
 
-Offensive Coordinator Major Applewhite on facing Oklahoma State's defense
 
ABOUT OKLAHOMA STATE
 
The Cowboys enter Saturday's game with a 2-0 record, owning wins over Central Arkansas and Arizona State. OSU is coached by Mike Gundy who is in his 19th year with the program. Gundy has a career record of 158-75. Offensively, Oklahoma State has been rotating three quarterbacks through the first-two games of the season. Alan Bowman leads the three in passing yards with 193 while Garret Rangel leads the group with two passing touchdowns. Gunnar Gundy has also contributed 138 yards and a touchdown through the air.
 
De'zhaun Stribling has been the favorite target for the quarterback trio so far with 11 catches for 138 yards and a touchdown. Jaden Bray has also contributed 113 receiving yards while Brennan Presley has caught a pair of touchdowns. Ollie Gordon II is the team's leading rusher with 97 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Kendal Daniels has paced the Cowboys with 15 total tackles on the year to go with a fumble recovery. Nickolas Martin has been a menace to opposing offenses with three tackles for loss and two sacks.
 
SERIES HISTORY
 
Saturday will mark the third meeting between the Jaguars and Cowboys, with Oklahoma State currently owning a 2-0 lead in the series. The two schools met in 2017 in Mobile and 2018 in Stillwater.
 
LAST TIME OUT
 
After a slow first half that saw the game tied at seven apiece at halftime, South Alabama came alive in the second half to outscore Southeastern Louisiana, 28-10, and win the game 35-17 Saturday night at Hancock Whitney Stadium.
 
The Jags produced a balanced offensive attack on the night, passing for 261 yards and earning 248 yards on the ground. Quarterback Carter Bradley threw for 258 yards and a touchdown on a 73-percent completion clip, with Caullin Lacy acting as his top target on the night with eight catches for 139 yards and a touchdown. The duo hooked up for an 84-yard touchdown strike on the first play of the fourth quarter, which set a record for the longest passing touchdown in program history.
 
The ground game was led by a one-two punch from Kentrel Bullock and La'Damian Webb. Bullock rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries while Webb produced 81 yards and two touchdowns. Marco Lee then came in as South's closer in the fourth quarter, rushing for a total of 66 yards and a touchdown.
 
Defensively, USA was also balanced with several defenders swarming to the ball throughout the game. Yam Banks led the team with seven tackles, and came up with a key interception in the second quarter to put an end to a Lion drive that was threatening to go deep into Jaguar territory. Fellow safety Jaden Voisin also forced a crucial takeaway for the Jaguar defense on SLU's second drive of the game. With a Lion running back nearing the end zone, Voisin made a key hit to force a fumble which Wesley Miller jumped on to recover and give USA possession.
 
After a scoreless first quarter, Southeastern drew first blood in the game when they went on a 12-play, 93-yard drive that resulted in a touchdown late in the second quarter. The Jags responded immediately, going 75 yards in just four plays to even the score heading into the locker room.
 
Coming out of the halftime break, South Alabama quickly took control of the game when Webb scored his second touchdown of the night from 13 yards out. Bullock then made the score 21-7 with his rushing score late in the third quarter. Lacy's 84-yard highlight touchdown opened the fourth quarter to put the Jags up 28-10, and the two teams traded points the rest of the way before South clinched the win.
 
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