Garret Rangel is set to start against BYU for the Cowboys Friday. Can he take the No. 13 Cougars down?
Garret Rangel — the team’s sophomore quarterback — will reportedly make his first start of the season against No. 13 BYU.
The change isn’t all that surprising. Alan Bowman, the team’s seventh-year slinger, simply wasn’t cutting it with 12 touchdowns to eight interceptions, and plenty of less-than-stellar offensive outputs. And now, with the team reeling, there’s really no sense in keeping another younger QB from developing.Rangel isn’t a complete stranger to the collegiate field. He’s already amassed 1,024 yards with the Cowboys in his career, playing in 12 games across the last three seasons.
Starting Rangel is undoubtedly the right decision for the Cowboys’ future, but perhaps not their present. Is the sophomore slinger truly ready to face the undefeated Cougars? So far, he's yet to prove he's capable of leading the offense, having been beat out by Bowman on a few seperate occasions.Head coach Mike Gundy’s game-plan will undoubtedly need to be solid, featuring plenty of middling pass plays from Rangel and the occasional deep ball.
The odds aren’t necessarily on Rangel’s side to succeed over BYU, but some of Oklahoma State’s best work has come against adversity.Derek is co-founder of All Pokes and publisher for Draft Digest and Inside The Thunder for Fan Nation, powered by Sports Illustrated. He has been a sports writer in the Oklahoma market for five years now covering a variety of sports over the course of his career.
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