Dez is done sadly, but there is hope

Every Oklahoma State Cowboys fan and pretty much anybody that follows college football knows that the OSU All-American wide receiver Dez Bryant was suspended a few weeks ago for lying to the NCAA about his involvement with former NFL ankle tackler, Deion Sanders.

OSU and Bryant have been appealing the suspension and pleading their case to get the young man reinstated, but as we learned Tuesday it was to no avail. The NCAA ruled that he would not be eligible to play until September 2010.

This is sad news to all Pokes fans out there as we have to continue this season without our top playmaker. I know we were all counting on Dez and the rest of the Cowboys to have a great season this year and even make a run for the Big 12 conference championship.

But fear not people cause we just might have a rising star shining bright in Bryant's absence. He goes by the name of Hubert Anyiam. Since Anyiam has been thrust into role of the team's number one receiver he has responded well and has played better than anyone thought he would. So far this season he has caught 25 passes for 306 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Can we continue the success against Texas on Saturday? Texas has the second best defense in the nation in yards allowed per game and in the top 10 in scoring defense. They are the best in rushing yards giving up.

Going by the stats it looks like we're going to have a tough time doing anything against this Texas defense, especially running the ball. We're likely not going to be with running back Kendall Hunter for the game and if he does play don't look for him to play that much. So, it looks like the running load will again be on Keith Totson. Totson is going to have to bring his A game to Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday night, that's for sure.

This is the game for our rising star wide receiver to really make a statement game. He has had two great games in a row, but those games weren't against teams the caliber of Texas. If Anyiam has a big game on Halloween night it could go a long way in forgetting the whole mess with Dez Bryant and the NCAA junk and get that bitter taste out of our mouths.

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