Ashton Lampkin says OSU’s mindset in second half was ‘don’t let them score’

Ashton Lampkin really got the comeback going in the second half as he recovered a fumble Tre Flowers forced after which OSU scored to make it 31-28 and the comeback was on at Boone Pickens Stadium. Lampkin discussed what the defense was thinking in the second half.

“We had a lot of adversity,” said Lampkin. “Just to come back and get that win is big. [The mindset in the second half was] don’t let ’em score. Don’t let ’em get on the board and give our offense as many opportunities as they need to get points on the board.”

They certainly did that as this is how ISU ended the game (they didn’t score over the final 20+ minutes):

Iowa State’s drives since scoring to make it 31-14:

Punt
Fumble
Punt
INT
Punt
TO on Downs

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This is insane. pic.twitter.com/YOBgtveO86

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“I feel like we grew from this win,” added Lampkin. “It’s the same thing as happened last year. I think we grew a lot, not getting down on ourselves no matter what the score is. As long as you have time on that clock, there’s time to win.”

CB Ashton Lampkin tells us how the defense didn’t allow a point in the final 20 minutes of play while #okstate scored 24 unanswered points. pic.twitter.com/243rnMPqhI

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