OSU coach Eric Morris looks for first marquee Big 12 win against program that helped build him

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A piece of Oklahoma State coach Eric Morris’ roots in college football resurfaced when his team had its back to the wall.In a room in Manhattan, Kansas, Morris passed out copies of “The Little Engine that Could” to read together, hoping to spark some belief in the Cowboys after a demoralizing loss and before another road test. It was an unorthodox approach, and one that Morris can’t take credit for. He was just following in the steps of his coach.kAm“x E@@< 2 A286 7C@> |:<6 {6249’D 3@@<[” |@CC:D D2:5]k^Am kAm|@CC:D A=2J65 7@C E96 =686?52CJ 4@249 {6249 2E %6I2D %649 7C@> a__d\_g[ 2?5 96 H6?E E9C@F89 D@>6 @7 E9@D6 D2>6 3@@<\4=F3 DEJ=6 C625:?8D @7 E92E DE@CJ 2E E62> >66E:?8D]k^AmkAm|@CC:D’ A2DE 2E %6I2D %649 92D D92A65 9:D 42C66C] xE 96=A65 9:> 86E 9:D DE2CE :?

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