Daily Bullets (Jan. 8): Pokes Open with a Tough One, What Mason Rudolph Did Right

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Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news. OSU Bullets • The Cowboys will open the 2024 season against the reigning back-to-back FCS champions, South Dakota State Jackrabbits (PFB) • OSU cornerback D.J. McKinney has landed after entering the transfer portal – and OSU will play him in the fall (On3) • A little longwinded but this USA Today excerpt framed well what Mason Rudolph has excelled at – is it fair to say Rudolph is the Clint Chelf of the Pittsburgh Steelers? The Steelers’ longtime QB3 is now 3-0 since getting inserted into the starting lineup in Week 16 … after Pittsburgh went 7-7 in its first 14 games. Rudolph had another highly efficient performance Saturday, completing 18 of 20 passes amid wet and windy conditions on the road at M&T Bank Stadium, 71 of his 152 yards coming on what turned out to be a game-clinching fourth-quarter TD pass to WR Diontae Johnson. Rudolph’s 90% completion rate Saturday was a single-game franchise record. He’s had a passer rating of at least 110.0 in all three of his starts this season. [USA Today] Schools with a NFL Playoff Starting QB :football: pic.twitter.com/GzA6QReW7N—…