You don't have to explain to the South Alabama football team the situation it is headed into Saturday night in Stillwater.

The Jags know Oklahoma State rolled up 732 yards in its 58-17 win over Missouri State. They also know Boone Pickens Stadium will be as intense venue as South Alabama will see on the road this season.

For those reasons alone, Steve Campbell's team is looking forward to the challenge.

South Alabama (0-1) meets the Cowboys (1-0) for a 7 p.m. kick on Saturday. The game will be televised by Fox Sports Net.

The Jags, coming off a 30-26 loss to Louisiana Tech in the opener, aren't short confidence.

"The expectations are to win," said receiver Jordan McCray, who caught two passes for 14 yards in the opener. "Going into the environment like this you really have to focus on the little things. You can't get rattled. Trust your training. We practiced a long time, and we have some good coaches. We trust them with a good plan, and I think we can upset them and shock the world."

That might be a tall order for a Jaguar team which started sluggish last week and found itself down 23-7 before a second-half rally.

It's that rally that has given the Jags confidence heading into Stillwater.

"Playing at South, we always have a chip on our shoulder when it comes to playing big schools and big games like this," running back Deonta Moore said. "We know we have a chance to win them."

In order for that to happen, the Jags have to come out swinging.

"We need to do a good job of handling the environment, making some big plays early to take the crowd out of it and play our football game," Campbell said.

Of course, Oklahoma State is a different beast entirely. The Big 12 school, which entered the coaches poll this week at No. 23, rolled up 58 points in the opener against Missouri State behind a 295-yard, five-touchdown passing performance from Taylor Cornelius.

Still, the Jags see this as an opportunity.

"It's a really good opportunity to bounce back and show how well we can play," linebacker Nick Mobley said. "We can build on what we did against Louisiana Tech. It's a pretty good challenge. We watched film. They're solid. We have to play out technique, and everything will be fine. We have to fill gaps."

The Cowboys were a 32-point favorite earlier this week.

"Oklahoma State looks like a top-5 football team," Campbell explained, calling the offensive numbers the Cowboys put as "Nintendo-like."

"They spread the ball around. They pretty much scored at will."

Campbell noted the Cowboys' defense has a lot of talent up front. Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy incorporates a new 4-2-5 scheme, which held Missouri State to just 260 total yards.

In other words, South has to score some points.

"We just need to execute and move the ball," receiver Parker Mason said. "Sustaining drives will be key for us. We also need to execute and score touchdowns in the red zone, not kick field goals. The biggest thing is going to be for us to keep (Oklahoma State's) offense off the field."

Interestingly enough, Missouri State found success with two big quarterback runs.

Campbell didn't specify how he will manage the offensive snaps among his quarterbacks this week. Cole Garvin started last week, but the offensive was stagnant early. Campbell admitted earlier in the week he pulled the plug on back-up Cephus Johnson too early.

That left Evan Orth, who appeared to spark the offense against the Bulldogs, finishing 4 of 6 for 44 yards.

"It's tough," Campbell said. "There are only so many footballs to go around. Evan has done a good job every time we've given him an opportunity. We need to make sure he gets those opportunities. He prepared himself as if he's going to be the guy.

"Cole did some great things early (last week). We just have to get the football moving a little quicker. We'll see how it plays out on Saturday."

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.