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5 Oklahoma State Cowboys to know before Oklahoma’s final Bedlam matchup

Oklahoma is set to take on in-state rivals Oklahoma State on Saturday. Here’s a look at five Cowboys to know ahead of Bedlam.

Bragging rights for the state of Oklahoma are on the line Saturday afternoon with a rowdy Stillwater crowd. The Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cowboys matchup in Bedlam one final time as Big 12 rivals. The two schools haven’t come to an agreement to continue playing in the future.

The game also has massive implications for this year’s Big 12 title race. The winner will put itself in a prime position to book a trip to Arlington to start the final month of the season.

The Cowboys started this season 2-0 before losing 33-7 at home to South Alabama from the Sun Belt. They followed that up with a loss to Iowa State before righting the ship and reeling off wins in their last four games, including wins over Kansas and Kansas State. The makeup of this team is different than Oklahoma State teams of the past.

Mike Gundy is doing an terrific job coaching this team. As the Sooners get ready for one final Bedlam battle, here are five Oklahoma State Cowboys to know ahead of the matchup.

Danny Stutsman named top linebacker performer in the Big 12 by College Sports Wire

Danny Stutsman had another great performance in the Sooners win over the Knights, earning linebacker of the week from College Sports Wire

Another week, another great performance by [autotag]Danny Stutsman[/autotag] at linebacker. It’s starting to become a trend that on Saturdays, Stutsman is going to show up.

Stutsman led the Oklahoma Sooners with 12 tackles in the win over the [autotag]UCF Knights[/autotag]. He also added a tackle for loss and a forced fumble. He played so well that USA TODAY Sports’ College Sports Wire named him the top performer at linebacker in the Big 12 for Week 8.

This is beginning to look like the Danny Stutsman category. Either he or Ben Roberts of Texas Tech as they are tackling machines. Stutsman just makes an impact during every game for the OU defense whether it is making a tackle, sack, forcing a fumble, or picking off a pass. – Patrick Conn, College Sports Wire

His 70 tackles rank second in the Big 12, just behind Oklahoma State Cowboys’ [autotag]Nickolas Martin[/autotag]. His 10.0 tackles per game rank 16th in the country.

There’s no doubt Stutsman has taken his game to another level this season. So much so, that many feel he could end the season as an All-American. There is obviously still a long way to go, but if Stutsman continues to put up these numbers and the defense continues to show improvement, it will be hard to keep him off that list.

He also could be a Butkus Award Finalist, an award a Sooners defender hasn’t won since Teddy Lehman in 2003.

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