Oklahoma State Football: 3 bold predictions vs. Texas Tech in Week 5

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STILLWATER, OK – NOVEMBER 12: Defensive back Kisean Allen #38 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders trips up running back Justice Hill #27 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second half of a NCAA football game November 12, 2016 at Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. OSU won 45-44. (Photo by J Pat Carter/Getty Images) /

1. Justice Hill rushes for 150 yards and two scores

One of the largely forgotten players on the Oklahoma State offense is sophomore running back Justice Hill. During his freshman campaign, Hill was the first 1,000 yard rusher for the Pokes since Joseph Randle.

Texas Tech was one of Hill’s bigger performances last year, where he took 18 attempts for 126 yards and a touchdown. That sparked three follow-up performances with at least 99 yards in each game, including a 154 rushing yard effort against TCU.

The Frogs did a good job containing Hill, for the most part, last week. Hill only managed slightly over 4.0 yards per carry on 25 attempts. He’ll be itching to get loose in Week 5. And, Texas Tech’s front seven is nowhere near as strong as TCU’s.

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Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich should be looking to give Rudolph an easy start to this game. We’ll see a heavy dose of Hill early in the first half to get the Pokes settled in after their first loss of the season.

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