2026 Week Twelve Preview
#18 Oklahoma State (8-2) @ #23 Arizona State (7-3)
The Devil's Due Mailbag — Week Two Preview
By: Emilio Suarez
Published: November 20th, 2026
It's been over a year since the Sun Devils' football program was ranked, falling out of the Top 25 in the 2025 season in mid-October. But after stringing together a four-game win streak, ASU has once again cracked the list and is hoping to ride that momentum to finish out the season strong with a ranked matchup against the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
OSU had been leading the pack in the Big XII, until the Kansas State Wildcats served them a slice of humble pie. Still, with an upset win over Texas Tech, the Cowboys are still gunning for a spot in the conference championship. Whichever school loses this weekend in Tempe will be officially eliminated, adding even more fuel to an already volatile matchup.
Pitchfork Points
Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers.I feel like a broken record at this point, cause this problem has stretched across two separate quarterbacks now. But can someone throw the ball to the good guys, please? We've survived to this point with Fette as the starter, but at some point the defense isn't going to be able to back him up. His debut was dazzling, but we've kind of survived his mistakes since. We need another solid outing to have confidence in the young gun to close out the season strong.
Where has Winston gone?Emar'rion Winston is still our leading sacker, but has only added three sacks to his total since missing some time with an upper arm fracture earlier in the season. He hasn't recorded a sack in either of the last two games, instead commanding double teams while CJ Fite and Zac Swanson finally break through. Getting production from others is nice, but I'd love to see a Winston sack party in one of the biggest games of the year.
Can the secondary hold up against the Cowboy's aerial assault?I feel like since the defense started nabbing interceptions, we've given them a pass for getting lit up. That can't continue against the Cowboys. They've got a six-shooter full of weapons and we simply won't survive if Mestemaker has the time, and windows, to throw like AB3 did last week. We can't bank on interceptions and fumbles to save us all season. It's time to flex our muscle.
Big XII Week Twelve Matchups
Iowa State (4-6) @ UCF (6-4)
Colorado (5-5) @ Cincinnati (3-7)
Utah (7-3) @ TCU (6-4)
Houston (6-4) @ West Virginia (8-2)
Arizona (4-6) @ Kansas State (8-2)
Texas Tech (7-3) @ Baylor (4-6)
BYU (6-4) @ Kansas (4-6)
Must See Week Twelve Showdowns
#18 SMU (8-2) @ #5 Notre Dame (8-2)
#1 Ohio State (9-1) @ #24 Nebraska (8-3)
#16 Texas A&M (7-3) @ #6 Oklahoma (9-1)
#8 LSU (8-2) @ #14 Tennessee (8-2)
By the Numbers
Arizona State Sun Devils Oklahoma State Cowboys --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 79 Overall // 79 Offense // 81 Defense | Team Rating | 81 Overall // 79 Offense // 84 Defense Kenny Dillingham (27-20) | Head Coach | Eric Morris (8-2) Marcus Arroyo | Offensive Coordinator | Sean Brophy Multiple Offense | Offensive Scheme | Air Raid Brian Ward | Defensive Coordinator | Skyler Cassity 4-2-5 | Defensive Scheme | Multiple 36.0 (12th) | Offensive Points Per Game | 34.0 (18th) 27.0 (81nd) | Defensive Points Per Game | 29.0 (98th) 452.3 (10th) | Offensive Yards Per Game | 435.7 (22nd) 351.5 (47th) | Defensive Yards Per Game | 418.0 (103rd)
Arizona State Sun Devils Oklahoma State Cowboys --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 68-52 | Combined Record | 72-48 FCS W 63-17 | Week One | @ Tulsa (7-3) W 35-33 @ Texas A&M (7-3) L 41-35 | Week Two | Oregon (5-5) W 39-32 @ Kansas (4-6) W 35-29 | Week Three | FCS W 48-13 BYE | Week Four | @ West Virginia (8-2) W 41-17 Baylor (4-6) L 38-17 | Week Five | BYE Hawaii (1-9) W 59-27 | Week Six | UCF (6-4) W 30-28 @ Texas Tech (7-3) L 48-14 | Week Seven | @ Houston (6-4) L 34-20 Kansas State (8-2) W 34-9 | Week Eight | Colorado (5-5) W 31-30 @ BYU (6-4) W 21-20 | Week Nine | @ Iowa State (4-6) W 44-30 Colorado (5-5) W 52-20 | Week Ten | @ Kansas State (8-2) L 49-14 @ UCF (6-4) W 33-28 | Week Ten | Texas Tech (7-3) W 47-28
Arizona State Sun Devils Oklahoma State Cowboys --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/A | Injuries | N/A
Arizona State Sun Devils Oklahoma State Cowboys --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FR Jake Fette 79/133 (59%), 1,058 Yds, 14 TD, 9 INT | QB | SO(RS) Drew Mestemaker 214/332 (64%), 2,557 Yds, 18 TD, 5 INT JR Kyson Brown 105 Att, 678 Yds, 4 TD | HB | SO Caleb Hawkins 155 Att, 885 Yds, 9 TD SR Omarion Miller 45 Rec, 694 Yds, 8 TD | WR | SO(RS) Chris Barnes 58 Rec, 782 Yds, 3 TD SO Raiden Vines-Bright 40 Rec, 359 Yds, 6 TD | WR | JR Miles Coleman 45 Rec, 677 Yds, 2 TD JR MLB Owen Long 70 Tkl, 14 TFL, 4 Sack | DEF | JR(RS) MLB Isaiah Chisom 72 Tkl, 8 TFL, 2 Sacks JR(RS) DT Zac Swanson 20 Tkl, 13 TFL, 4 Sack | DEF | SR(RS) DT Fatafehi Vailea II 28 Tkl, 4 TFL, Sack SR(RS) DE Emar'rion Winston 18 Tkl, 11 TFL, 7.5 Sacks | DEF | SR(RS) DT Jerry Lawson 31 Tkl, 13 TFL, 8.5 Sacks SR(RS) SS Lyrik Rawls 91 Tkl, 12 TFL, INT | DEF | SR(RS) CB Mo Horn 48 Tkl, 5 INT
