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Dynamic sophomores form 200 club

Dez Bryant stiff-arms Stephen James en route to a 74-yard touchdown catch. Bryant had 236 yards receiving. STEPHEN HOLMAN/Tulsa World

By MATT DOYLE World Sports Writer
Published: 9/7/2008 2:05 AM
Last Modified: 9/7/2008 3:28 AM

STILLWATER — Pick your poison.

Or in the eyes of Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy, pick your preferred playmaker. Gundy couldn't go wrong calling a play for either Kendall Hunter or Dez Bryant. The two sophomore playmakers could not be contained in OSU's 56-37 win over Houston.

Saturday night marked the first time in school history OSU had a 200-yard rusher and receiver in the same game. Bryant caught nine passes for a career-high 236 yards and three touchdowns.

Hunter was just as effective running the ball. The running back set his career-high with 210 yards rushing on 22 carries and added two TDs.

"That's good," Gundy said.

Then the OSU coach changed his opinion.

"That's great."

It was a great performance. The options Hunter and Bryant provide the OSU offense are lethal to any defense.

"It feels good to always hand the ball off or throw a screen (pass) and see them go down the sidelines for 50-plus yards," OSU quarterback Zac Robinson said. "It definitely makes it easy on me."

The pair did not make it easy on Houston's defense. When you add Hunter's 18-yard reception, the two Cowboys combined for 464 of OSU's 699 yards of offense.

And it makes it frightening for future OSU opponents to realize Bryant and Hunter have just 15 games of college experience each.

"They're just learning the offense," co-offensive coordinator Gunter Brewer said. "You're seeing some maturity out of them now because they played last year as true freshmen. Just think what they'll be like as seniors or juniors."

Matt Doyle 581-8316
matt.doyle@tulsaworld.com By MATT DOYLE World Sports Writer

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theed, Fort Bragg (9/7/2008 7:04:39 AM)

HOLY OFFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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