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Editor’s note: T welfth in a series previewing each team in the Big 12 in 2026. Two and a half years ago, BYU’s 2023 football season ended with a heartbreaking 40-34 double-overtime loss to Oklahoma State, causing the 5-7 Cougars to miss a bowl game for just the second time since 2004. Then-coach Mike Gundy’s Cowboys, meanwhile, used the win to advance to the Big 12 championship game, where they lost 49-21 to Texas. Twenty-five days after that, OSU upset Texas A&M 31-23 in the Texas Bowl. In December 2023, with Texas and Oklahoma ticketed to join the SEC and four newcomers to the Big 12, including BYU, appearing to struggle with the step up to power conference football, many assumed that Oklahoma State would become the team to beat in the league and BYU would be an afterthought for years to come.
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To say Morris cleaned house would be an understatement. Additionally, team bonding activities such as golfing, fishing, conditioning and fitness contests, and skeet shooting have been commonplace. “We spent a ton of time breathing confidence into these guys.
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Editor’s note: T welfth in a series previewing each team in the Big 12 in 2026. Two and a half years ago, BYU’s 2023 football season ended with a heartbreaking 40-34 double-overtime loss to Oklahoma State, causing the 5-7 Cougars to miss a bowl game for just the second time since 2004. Then-coach Mike Gundy’s Cowboys, meanwhile, used the win to advance to the Big 12 championship game, where they lost 49-21 to Texas. Twenty-five days after that, OSU upset Texas A&M 31-23 in the Texas Bowl.
Editor’s note: T welfth in a series previewing each team in the Big 12 in 2026. Two and a half years ago, BYU’s 2023 football season ended with a heartbreaking 40-34 double-overtime loss to Oklahoma State, causing the 5-7 Cougars to miss a bowl game for just the second time since 2004. Then-coach Mike Gundy’s Cowboys, meanwhile, used the win to advance to the Big 12 championship game, where they lost 49-21 to Texas. Twenty-five days after that, OSU upset Texas A&M 31-23 in the Texas Bowl. In December 2023, with Texas and Oklahoma ticketed to join the SEC and four newcomers to the Big 12, including BYU, appearing to struggle with the step up to power conference football, many assumed that Oklahoma State would become the team to beat in the league and BYU would be an afterthought for years to come.
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