Originally published at: Daily Bullets (Dec. 1): Coaching Carousel Spinning, Rating OSU’s Hire
Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news. OSU Bullets • Wild circus in college coaching ranks yesterday – Lane Kiffin chose LSU, former OSU target Alex Golesh landed at Auburn, Arkansas signed the Memphis coach, and Florida got the Tulane coach (ESPN) • Carson and Colby recapped the season finale and talked about the start of the Eric Morris era (PFB) • From the above ESPN article, columnist Adam Rittenberg analyzed the Eric Morris hire: Morris is only 40 (cue the Gundy memes), hasn’t been a Power 4 head coach, and before this season had only middling results with North Texas. His quarterback track record is his superpower, though, and Oklahoma State needs a renaissance at the position after things fell off too sharply. Morris can recruit Texas and build up the roster. Time will tell if he has the expertise to win one-score games in a league where programs are extremely similar. [ESPN] • The O’Colly dove in and made a profile on Eric Morris (O’Colly) • Cowboy Basketball is one of the few remaining unbeatens in college basketball (PFB) • Impressive stuff from Clint Bowen and the crew to finish the…