Oklahoma State Football: Previewing Central Arkansas

Aug 30, 2014; Lubbock, TX, USA; Central Arkansas Bears quarterback Taylor Reed (15) hands the football off to running back Willie Matthews (21) against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the first half at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

By now, we’ve all had plenty of time to digest and analyze Oklahoma State’s 24-13 win over Central Michigan last Thursday night in Mount Pleasant. The win wasn’t very satisfactory, but did reveal some progress in a few areas while simultaneously highlighting a few concerns.

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Offensive line woes, a mediocre running game, Ben Grogan missing kicks — plenty of things to cause a little apprehension as the season moves forward.

Unfortunately, any questions still lingering from last week are most likely not going to be answered on Saturday in Stillwater against the Central Arkansas Bears, mainly because they are an FCS team walking into a road game against a far-superior Power 5 team.

This doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t learn a few things about Oklahoma State football’s home opener foe however, so read on.

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