I think ESPN likes Dak and as long as State wins and Dak look good they will keep on. Plus they needed a SEC guy on the list with the new SEC network going. They coundn't put Marshall on there due to the pot suspension.
Plus Dak was then only one on the list who did not get to play the second half. Think what he would have done if Mullen kept him in. He would have blown those others out of the water.