Stillwater, Okla. ? It should be some party at Zac Robinson’s house in Colorado. His mother has been planning it practically since the day he chose to play for Oklahoma State.

Robinson will play in his home state for the first time since high school on Saturday night, when No. 11 Oklahoma State (8-2, 4-2) faces Colorado (5-5, 2-4).

And Zac’s mom, Myra, is turning her home into the unofficial welcome center for the parents of OSU players.

“My mom has been just hyping it up, I think ever since I signed, about when we play at Colorado, which was four years ago,” said Robinson, the Cowboys’ junior quarterback. “So, now it’s finally here and the whole season she’s been giving people invitations to some party at our house.”

Robinson attended Chatfield High School in Littleton, Colo., but has Oklahoma State roots in his family – or at least half his family.

His mother went to college in Stillwater and helped show recruits around campus when she was a student. He also has an uncle who used to serve as the Pistol Pete mascot among a number of other family members who’ve attended the school. His father, Russ, went to Oklahoma.

Robinson was born in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond, but his family later moved toward the mountains. After all the times his family followed him around the country, he finally gets his chance to come back home.

“It’s definitely going to be a lot of fun. Ever since I signed, I’ve kind of looked forward to playing back in my home state and now it’s finally here,” Robinson said. “I’m definitely looking forward to it. Playing in front of a lot of friends and family and back in Colorado is going to be a great time.”

It all starts with the plans at his parents’ house leading up to the prime-time game. Robinson said he expects some of his teammates’ parents to come over to an Oklahoma State-friendly home in Colorado. He’s the only Cowboys player from Colorado.

The plans for the evening?

“If it was like back in high school, she’ll definitely cater,” Robinson said, before adding: “She can cook. I don’t want to down her cooking or anything.”

Despite all the extracurricular activities planned, Robinson knows there’s business to attend to. The Cowboys are coming off only their second loss of the season – a 56-20 defeat to No. 2 Texas Tech, in which they were held to a season-low in scoring.

“You’ve just got to treat it like a normal game, just like any other game,” Robinson said. “They do a lot of different things defensively, so I’ll be focused on that, as well as the rest of the team.”

The last time Oklahoma State was in this position was in 2006, when quarterback Bobby Reid made a ballyhooed return to Houston, where he had been a high-school star. Reid threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns and also led the Cowboys with 85 yards rushing. It still wasn’t enough, as Houston won, 34-25.

Now, it’s Robinson’s turn to try for a happy homecoming.

“Obviously, there’s going to be a lot of other things going on, but once the ball gets kicked off and we get rolling, it’ll just be like any old game,” said Robinson, who ranks third in the nation in passer efficiency rating.

Robinson said he considered playing for the Buffaloes for a time and took a number of unofficial visits to the campus. Former coach Gary Barnett offered him a scholarship the summer before his senior year of high school, but the Colorado program was in turmoil then, dealing with a high-profile scandal stemming from allegations of sexual assaults by players and recruits.