Bison Take Show to Durant Saturday

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (0-1) at SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE (1-0)

6 PM | Saturday, Sept. 9 | Paul Laird Field | Durant, Oklahoma

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SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist travels to Durant Saturday for a Week Two Great American Conference football matchup with the Savage Storm of Southeastern Oklahoma State.
 
The game can be heard on OBUBison.com/watch, on the iHeart Network and locally on KGFF (AM 1450 and FM 100.9). The game also can be heard in Oklahoma City on El Patron FM 98.5 and in Tulsa on Chrome FM 93.5. Game time is 6 p.m. with a 5:30 pregame show on the Bison Radio Network.
 
Neither squad had any trouble filling up the scoreboard in their openers as Southeastern scored a 58-0 win at Southern Nazarene, while the Bison scored 34 in a season-opening loss to East Central.
 
Dezmond Stegall returns as starting quarterback after throwing for 210 yards last week with Preston Haire waiting in the wings after a 230-yard game of his own. Those two passing performances rate in the single game top 10 since the reboot of the program and is a new school single game team record (440).
 
The beneficiary of all that air potency was a core of receivers led by Alex Lewis, who reeled in a school single-game record 160 yards. Nick Hinkley's 91 yards on five receptions ranks ninth on the single game list since OBU left the NAIA.
 
Isaiah Mallory ran for 72 yards to lead a 157-yard ground attack with the Bison averaging 4.8 yards per carry.
 
That Bison offense will be tested by a SOSU defense that allowed no points and 267 yards total offense to SNU last week. The Savage Storm did that without an interception or a sack, while racking up seven tackles for loss.
 
Junior defensive back Jarrett Ingram highlighted the defense with six tackles – one for loss – one fumble recovery and a broken up pass.
 
On offense, quarterback CB Cantwell was an efficient 8 of 11 for 226 yards and three touchdowns, while Terrance Taylor was the top target with four receptions, 118 yards and two touchdowns.
 
SOSU continued its two-headed rushing attack with a new cast. Rashod Polk ran for 94 yards on just seven carries while Kieron Hardrick had 91 yards on 12 carries.
 
The Bison defense counters with a unit that played well against the run last week, but allowed 351 passing yards. Josh Redmond had 10 tackles, including a sack, and Anthony Figueroa had eight tackles, a pick, a break-up and assisted on a tackle for loss from his safety position.