Oklahoma State's Gordon putting up Barry Sanders-like numbers heading into Big 12 title game
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November 29, 2023
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Ollie Gordon II channeled Barry Sanders on his final run last Saturday against BYU –- the one that ultimately propelled Oklahoma State into the Big 12 Championship Game.
In the second overtime, he took a handoff, darted left and shrugged off a defender before reversing field. He then launched himself over two BYU players into the end zone to provide the 40-34 margin.
It was the kind of electrifying run that Sanders, Oklahoma State's 1988 Heisman Trophy winner, was known for.
Gordon's similarities to Sanders didn't end there last Saturday. He ran for five touchdowns aga...
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