The Oklahoman

GAME PLAN: OSU VS. TEXAS A&M

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HOUSTON — Another bowl game against a team in transition.

For the second straight season, Oklahoma State faces a team with a new coach and a lot of roster turnover in its bowl game.

Last year, it was Wisconsin. This time, it’s Texas A&M.

The 20th-ranked Cowboys face the Aggies at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium in a bowl rematch from 2019.

Here is what you need to know about the game:

Score prediction­s Joe Mussatto, Columnist

OSU 28, Texas A&M 20

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OSU 24, Texas A&M 21 TEXAS-SIZED CELEBRATIO­N

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OSU 27, Texas A&M 20

HANG TEN

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On the air

TV: ESPN (Cox 29/HD 720, Dish 140, DirecTV 206, U-verse 602/HD 1602)

OSU radio: KXXY-FM 96.1

National radio: ESPN Radio

Internet radio: www.thevarsity­network.com

Satellite radio: SiriusXM Channel 84 (OSU broadcast); SiriusXM Channel 80 (ESPN broadcast)

About the broadcaste­rs

The ESPN crew of Roy Philpott (play-byplay), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline) has the call. Philpott joined ESPN in 2013 and calls college football, basketball and baseball games. Before ESPN, he was a lead publisher for FOX Sports and also the radio voice of Clemson baseball and women’s basketball. Jones is a former star slotback at Georgia Tech, where he broke numerous school records while leading the way to the 2009 ACC title. He was also a sideline reporter for ESPN before returning as an analyst and studio host three years ago. An Arkansas graduate, McGregor joined ESPN in 2019. She is also the leader reporter for the Chicago Cubs on Marquee Sports Network. Her father, Keli, also played in the NFL and was the former president of the Colorado Rockies.

Weather

NRG Stadium has retractabl­e roof Outside forecast: Mostly clear, 70 degrees, Winds SE at 10 mph, 37% chance of rain

Odds

Line: Aggies by 2. Over/under: 53.5

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