Gundy says he’s to blame for poor play-calling.

Blame me, said the Oklahoma State football coach.

Any criticism regarding the Cowboys’ late fourth quarter possession Saturday at Texas that ended with a failed fourth-down pass play to Dez Bryant at OSU’s 27-yard line, point the fingers to OSU’s head coach.

“That’s my fault,” Gundy said following the No. 7 Cowboys’ 28-24 loss at top ranked Texas. “The players deserved to win, and we didn’t have good play-calling on the drive.”

OSU put itself in position for a drive to win the game after defensive tackle Jeray Chatham recovered a Colt McCoy fumble at the OSU 10 with 5:27 to play. But after three runs by Kendall Hunter picked up 21 yards, the potent OSU offense was stymied.

The next three plays resulted in a loss of 4 yards.

The capper was a 3-yard loss on Zac Robinson’s screen pass to Bryant on fourth down and 6 with 2:39 left. Texas defensive tackle Lamarr Houston tripped up the wide receiver right after he caught the ball.

“We had them where we wanted them,” Robinson said. “We were a few plays short.”

Gundy said the Cowboys had plays planned for that situation. After Hunter’s third run, a 5-yard gain on first down, Robinson was forced to scramble twice (for a 2-yard loss and a 1- yard gain) after Texas’ pass coverage took away his passing options.

The fourth-down screen pass to Bryant was a play OSU

They called it again on the game’s most important play to that point. But Houston foiled it.

“It was wide open. We felt we could get a lot of yards on it,” co-offensive coordinator Gunter Brewer said. “But their guy made a play. That’s how it goes.”