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Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news. OSU Bullets • Highlight of the weekend – shirtless guys cheering on a struggling (generous) Cowboy Football team (PFB) • Jim Knowles’ boss at Penn State was fired yesterday (ESPN) • An encouraging sign for Cowboy Basketball – the preseason for KenPom ranking has the Pokes moving up. Oklahoma State opens the year as the No. 69 player in the country, per the K enPom rankings. For reference, here is where OSU finished the past five seasons in KenPom: 2024-25: 97 2023-24: 117 2022-23: 46 2021-22: 34 2020-21: 33 [PFB] • ICYMI – 10 thoughts on the Pokes’ loss to Houston (PFB) • Darn – Pokes lost commitment of four-star defensive tackle: BREAKING: Four-Star DL Tajh Overton has Decommitted from Oklahoma State, he tells me for @rivals The 6’3 275 DL from Owasso, OK had been Committed to the Cowboys since June Overton becomes the Top Available DL in the ‘26 Classhttps://t.co/omNYg4ghxD pic.twitter.com/K9qPnSHXe1 — Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) October 12, 2025 Non-OSU Bullets • Best family trip moments (WSJ) • Liked this lady’s advice for her kids • The logic of ‘9 to 5’ is creeping into…
I figured we would lose Overton. I’m predicting Beal from Arkansas is next….interesting that the Razorbacks are without a coach as well.
Losing Overton stinks - but not a giant surprise. Hopefully we’ll be able to re-recruit some of these guys when we hire the greatest coach in the history of the universe - whoever that is. But, truth be told - if Coach Lutz can kill it like he is, football has NO excuse! Let’s go get ‘em!
GO POKES!
Yeah, he might be just waiting it out to see where each school goes. I hate this stuff!! 