STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — No. 9 Oklahoma State is about to find out how its high-powered offense will operate with someone new at the controls.
Offensive coordinator Todd Monken makes his debut Saturday night as the play-caller for quarterback Brandon Weeden and Biletnikoff Award-winning receiver Justin Blackmon when the Cowboys start the season by hosting Louisiana-Lafayette.
Monken inherits most of players who produced 44.2 points per game last season under Dana Holgorsen, who’s now the head coach at West Virginia. Only Oregon and Boise State averaged more points than Oklahoma State last season.
The main difference is that All-American running back Kendall Hunter is replaced by Joseph Randle in the backfield. Monken plans to run the same fast-paced offense, with maybe just a couple tweaks.
