New Oklahoma State head coach Eric Morris leaned heavily into the transfer portal this offseason, but he didn’t ignore the recruiting trail. Morris brought in a talented class of true freshman, though the effort suffered as he inherited a program that went 4-20 the past two seasons.
One of the hardest parts of last season for Oklahoma State fans was watching how the offense fell apart as the season went on. Offense, in many ways, was former head coach Mike Gundy’s calling card.
With a team that has as much turnovers as Oklahoma State, it’s hard to pick one position battle that has the most value. New head coach Eric Morris has … well if you’re a Cowboys fan you know the drill.
New Oklahoma State head coach Eric Morris had to execute one of the most startling turnovers of talent in recent memory when he took over the Cowboys. It was a use of the transfer portal so overwhelming that it made what Colorado head coach Deion Sanders did with the transfer portal his first season look quaint.
The quality of the hire of Eric Morris as head coach at Oklahoma State isn’t in question. But things are about to start getting real. Morris enters his first fall workout at the helm of the Cowboys with a roster that looks like an episode of extreme home makeover.
The 2026-27 college basketball season is still months away, but teams are starting to prepare for the upcoming campaign. Programs around the nation have started practicing, and multiple teams have even played live games against international competition.
If the Oklahoma State Cowboys are going to be a better team in 2026, the defensive line is going to have to be much better than a season ago. Like most positions for the Cowboys, there is turnover and plenty of it.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys hope to defend their national championship in cross country while the Cowgirls seek a better finish than a year ago. In the hopes of getting back to the NCAA Championships, the Cowboys and the Cowgirls won’t have to leave Stillwater until the start of NCAA action.
When the Oklahoma State Cowboys start fall workouts, it will be a month of putting together a depth chart for their season opener. This is a team coming off a 1-11 season and a coaching change in 2025.
Audi Crooks is from Algona, Iowa. She committed to the Iowa State Cyclones out of high school and became one of the best college basketball players in the country.
One area where the Oklahoma State Cowboys could have increased talent during fall camp is linebacker and that’s for a key reason. In defensive coordinator Skyler Cassity’s 4-2-5 scheme, there are only two starting linebackers.
When the Oklahoma State Cowboys begin fall camp in August, they'll be sifting through a roster full of people that eight months ago didn't know each other.
For new Oklahoma State Cowboys head coach Eric Morris, the offseason was like drinking from a fire hose. Along with bringing over his staff from North Texas and signing nearly 90 transfers, he had to put a recruiting class of freshmen together.
Like most positions on Oklahoma State’s roster this season, the safety position is defined by turnover. The Cowboys have only three players returning that have logged time at OSU.
The Oklahoma State Cowgirls landing the No. 1 transfer portal class in the country this offseason was a bit of a surprise to some. Head coach Jacie Hoyt and her staff had to turn over nearly the entire roster, and former Iowa State center Audi Crooks was the centerpiece.
Chances are Oklahoma State football fans are not suffering from Caleb Hawkins fatigue just yet. But the buzz around the second-year collegiate back has been palpable.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys would like a secondary that can turn teams over in 2026. It was not something they excelled at last year. The secondary was among the worst teams in the Big 12 in interceptions.
It’s official — the Bedlam Basketball series is heading back to Oklahoma City. Oklahoma State and Oklahoma announced that the two schools will play a men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader at the Paycom Center on Dec.
Returning running back is a relative term in the Big 12 Conference. It’s a relative term in all of college football. Recently, Pro Football Focus posted its Top 10 returning running backs in the Big 12.
As a reminder, the last time the Oklahoma State Cowboys made a bowl game was in 2023. Fans could be forgiven for forgetting. That season, head coach Mike Gundy led the Cowboys back to the Big 12 championship game for the second time in three years.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys are in Puerto Rico for a team bonding trip that will allow them to play a trio of exhibition games against professional teams.
For Oklahoma State, its brave new world of college football begins with the first fall workout of the 2026 season. For the first time in more than two decades, Mike Gundy will not be running practice.
This is the biggest season of Oklahoma State Cowboys football in some time. But it’s the biggest for all the wrong reasons. The Cowboys jettisoned program legend Mike Gundy last season, and it didn’t help the team, as they finished 1-11 and winless in Big 12 play.
It’s not an overstatement to say Oklahoma State football should be miles ahead of where they were before Eric Morris arrived on campus late last year. The Cowboys already have their desired starting quarterback in North Texas transfer Drew Mestemaker, but he’s not the only one dealing heat in Stillwater these days.