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Oklahoma State won its 21st consecutive home opener last week against Southeastern Louisiana, but the level of competition shifts direction Saturday when Central Michigan visits Boone Pickens Stadium.The Cowboys, ranked No. 21 in the first regular-season poll of 2016, will keep the focus similar to the opener -- start fast, score early and get the early takeaway to feed momentum. That begins for the Cowboys with holding down Chippewas quarterback Cooper Rush.We saw Cooper Rush last year and hes steady. Hes a senior now. Hes put up a lot of yardage. Hes savvy to get free on rush and hes got a great touch. He can throw the deep-out cuts. Basically, besides the tight end, theyve got the whole wide-fence back, and they pretty much move the ball on everybody they play, Cowboys defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer said of Rush, who has 68 career touchdown passes but was intercepted twice and sacked three times in the opener against FCS opponent Presbyterian.The Cowboys handled Central Michigan last season, 24-13, but Rush held strong in the pocket and completed 28 of 41 passes for 225 yards, rushed for 51 and scored the Chippewas touchdown. Cowboys coach Mike Gundy called Rush a potential NFL player. NFLDraftScout.com ranks Rush as the No. 4 quarterback prospect in the 2017 draft.He made a lot of great throws against us (last year), right on the money, safety Tre Flowers said of Rush.CMU coach John Bonamengo said Rush had only one bad throw in the opener, and praised the CMU running game for churning out 255 yards on the ground in the blowout. Devon Spalding had the big play last week, a 69-yard sprint down the sideline, but senior Jahray Hayes had three TD runs behind a big offensive line that Oklahoma State described as huge.Each one of the offensive linemen played their butts off for us, said Spalding, who rushed for 135 yards in the opener.If the Chippewas want to follow the footsteps of Western Michigan -- a MAC neighbor which pulled the big upset at Northwestern last week -- defensive improvement will be critical. Last week the improvement was there, but the Cowboys are capable of inflicting critical damage on almost every play.Oklahoma State scored in just about every way possible last week, rolling up 60 points and handing the late part of the game to second- and third-teamers.Cowboys quarterback Mason Rudolph didnt get much work, but looked quicker and leaner to Gundy. Rudolph completed 18 of 26 passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns, while playing about half the game.Mason played with a lot of intensity and a lot of focus. There were a couple of errors, but for the most part Mason came through for us. He secured the football, OSU offensive coordinator Mike Yurich said. Obviously we have to work on the quarterback-center exchange. That was a big mishap, but Mason took care of the ball and made really good decisions. There were a couple of times he has to make better decisions, so its a work in progress, but he did a fine job. He really did some good things extending plays, making plays on his feet and avoiding the rush. Obviously all of the work hes done during the offseason paid off because he was able to be more mobile than weve ever seen, so hats off to him.The new wheels are meaningful for Rudolph in the pocket and on the move, and its another element of the multi-faceted running game that will make the Cowboys a challenge to defend.We have the mindset we can beat anybody, Hayes said. We think were going to go down there and beat them. Wholesale Basketball Jerseys . Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball. NBA Jerseys Outlet . Marincin has played in two NHL games so far this season with two penalty minutes. The 21-year-old has three goals, four assists and a plus-5 rating in 24 games with the American Hockey Leagues Oklahoma City Barons this season. http://www.cheapbasketballjerseysoutlet.com/ . 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But despite the heartbreak, the Portuguese manager - who was unknown in English football at the start of the season - was delighted with how his side have performed, although did concede that Hull were the better side. Im proud of the players, the club and the fans but at the same time we are unhappy because weve lost the final but football is good when we dream, Carvalhal told Sky Sports. Dejected Sheffield Wednesday players are left on the pitch I must talk in two different ways. One, I think we had a really fantastic season and nobody expected us to finish in this position. Another thing is the final, and we played against a strong team. We fight, we ran, we tried to organise but today Hull were better than us and they deserved to win.Even in the second half, we started to play a little bit better, to press higher up like we usually do but today, in this game, the details make the difference and it was a fantastic goal that did it. But you have to be very good to be at Wembley and although we lose one game in the final, in my opinion, it was with very good quality and we deserve everything we have lived so far, so I am proud.Sheffield Wednesday fans were in fine voice throughout the game, and even stayed behind after the final whistle to applaud their squad, with Carvalhal also praising them for their contribution on Saturday. Highlights of Hull v Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship play-off final The atmosphere was fantastic, as was the emotional reaction we had with the fans so when we finished the game, me and my players are very proud, he added.ddddddddddddOur fans are enjoying the way that we play and its something we want to achieve and continue this kind of work. We want our fans to be proud of the team. They pay for the tickets and they like what they are looking at.I cant say we are happy because we arent but of course, the way that we finished the game and the way that the fans greeted us with a big applause makes us ready for the next season.The Owls will face the likes of Newcastle and Aston Villa next season, as well as other established Championship clubs vying for a promotion spot, but Carvalhal will be taking it game-by-game. Hull Citys midfielder Tom Huddlestone (R) tackles Sheffield Wednesdays English defender Sam Hutchinson (2L) With the Championship, you never know what can happen because its a hard competition. What we want to stay is our brand and quality of football which we usually play better than today, but during the season we play very good football. With the results, you never know with this kind of competition so we must go step-by-step again because next season will be a very tough league with the teams that are relegated and the strong teams that we have in the competition but Im sure we will start next season better than we started this season.I think weve woken up the giant and Sheffield Wednesday have woken up. All the clubs will now respect our club like we deserve. Also See: Diame fires Hull back to the PL As it happened ' ' '