Oklahoma State Football vs. Baylor: Live Updates

For the first time in 21 years, the Oklahoma State Cowboys football team will take the field without Mike Gundy.

The team’s former head coach, easily the best in program history, was relieved of his duties Tuesday as the Cowboys seemingly enter a new era. While the program will look to hire their head coach of the future in the next couple months, they’ll still have to trudge their way through Big 12 play, starting with Baylor.

Doug Meacham will serve as the team’s interim head coach as OSU looks to get back on track after back-to-back losses to Oregon and Tulsa.

Below are live updates for the Pokes’ matchup with the Bears:

The game kicks off at 2:30 p.m. CT

First Quarter: Oklahoma State 7, Baylor 7

After a three-and-out on their first offensive drive, Oklahoma State's big-play woes continued as they relinquished a 34-yard touchdown from Sawyer Robertson to Kole Wilson to put the Bears on the board.

Meacham reached deep into his bag of trick on the Cowboys' second series, though, helping his team to an 11-play, 42-yard drive that culminated in the first touchdown of the post-Gundy era.

The Pokes again seemed to be putting together a solid drive featuring short throws to numerous OSU targets, but they would be stifled on fourth and four.

Second Quarter: Baylor 28, Oklahoma State 20

On the first play of the second frame, back Bryson Washington would take it on the ground for 19 yards for the Bears' second score of the day. The game has been competitive so far, but Baylor has looked the slightly sharper team on both ends.

The Cowboys offense has seemed to find more confidence under Meacham, using creativity with the wildcat, and high-percentage short passes and outside runs. They covered some ground to begin the second, but the drive was stalled on a holding call. Kicker Logan Ward would knock through a 39-yarder to cut the lead to just four.

Baylor continued to look the better squad on its next drive, going for 78 yards on just six plays for another score. Oklahoma native Caden Knighten, of Pauls Valley, would set the team up in the red-zone with a 49-yard run, and the drive was capped by Robertson through the air.

Rodney Fields, OSU's top play-maker on the day, would have a response. Slinger Zane Flores would air it out for 47 yards, with Fields making a miraculous diving catch to set the Cowboys up in the redzone. Trent Howland would then see two chunk running plays, the second being a touchdown run.

While the offense has looked much-improved, defense has continued to be the home squad's Achilles' heel. Baylor, with a host of talented pass-catchers, put together another lengthy drive to cap a terrific first half. Robertson has 118 total yards on 9-for-14 passing with three touchdowns. Washington and Knighten have combined to go for 118 yards on the ground to this point.

Third Quarter: Baylor 35, Oklahoma State 27

Just a few plays into the third quarter, Baylor's Robertson would connect with Kobe Prentice on a 73-yard air-out.

Baylor seemed to have another massive play on its hands, but a forced fumble from OSU — the first turnover of the game — would set the Cowboys up with favorable field position down two scores.

Oklahoma State stifled a Baylor drive with a massive tackle-for-loss on a fourth and short, setting themselves up for another drive midway through the frame. Just plays later, Flores would hang in the pocket and deliver a strike to Shamar Rigby, who went for 39 yards to set up first and 10 on the 11.

Howland would punch in another on the ground to make it just a one-score game.

FINAL: Baylor 45, Oklahoma State 27

To begin the fourth, Baylor kicker Connor Hawkins would knock a 36-yarder true to make it a two-score game.

Sawyer would see an essential game-ending touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, putting his squad up 18 with just minutes to play in the game. He's seen an all-time day, totaling 400 yards with five touchdowns for the Bears.