Justin Blackmon tied a Fiesta Bowl record with three receiving touchdowns and announced he will enter the NFL draft and forgo his final season. After leading his team to a victory in Monday night’s Fiesta Bowl, earning MVP honors with a monster performance, Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon decided it was time to go pro. In a postgame interview following OSU’s 41-38 overtime...
We’re not quite sure why Oklahoma State’s cheerleaders wore bikini tops on ski slopes,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Jacksonville Jaguars offense struggled in 2011, that’s no secret.
Much of the blame was placed on rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert, but a closer look at some advanced statistics reveals that perhaps Gabbert was simply a victim of poor play from his receivers.
AdvancedNFLStats.com tracks the Win Probability Added (WPA) of each play throughout the season, and assigns the final...
IT'S GUNDY TIME
You didn’t think Mike Gundy would win the Big 12 title and earn a BCS bid without ending up... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon told NFL Network that he wont sit out any drills or tests at the Scouting Combine, which will be held Feb. 22-28 in Indianapolis. Blackmon said he will do it all and predicted he will run the 40-yard dash in 4.4 to 4.5 seconds. Sporting News draft Russ Lande ranks Blackmon (6-1, 211), who caught 122 passes for 1,522 and 18 touchdowns...
Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy has agreed to the framework of an eight-year contract that extends his current deal by four years. The school’s president Burns Hargis and athletic director Mike Holder announced the extension on Saturday, though details are not yet available as they are still being finalized. Gundy’s contract is still subject to the approval...
BCS BIG MOUTH
LSU receiver Russell Shepard responded to Mike Gundy saying Oklahoma State deserves a BCS Championship shot by tweeting that the Tigers would "smash" the Cowboys.
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
Former NFL QB great Warren Moon juxtaposed the career of Cowboys WR to the potential of Justin Blackmon, saying the incoming pro from Oklahoma State is "like Dez Bryant with all of his brain cells."
Oklahoma State star wide receiver Justin Blackmon is skipping his senior year and entering the 2012 NFL Draft. Blackmon's decision wasn't much of surprise considering he caught 38 touchdown passes over the last two seasons while totaling 3,304 receiving yards. However, what is surprising is how hall of fame quarterback Warren Moon compared Blackmon to former OSU receiver...
CAST OFF THE COWBOYS
The Crimson Tide head coach ranked Stanford ahead of Oklahoma State on his final ballot, which wasn't totally responsible but helped land Alabama a spot in the national championship game.
THE NEXT STEP
Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon is one of the best receivers in the country despite being a junior. He says he's leaning towards entering the NFL draft.
TALK MAN-TO-MAN
Oklahoma State's head football coach is known for his outburst four years ago, which he says actually helps him bring in players on the recruiting trail.
Ooh, must be chilly. While I cannot provide any context for the photos, I can extend my gratitude to College Cheerleader Heaven (by way of The Big Lead) for discovering these photos of the Oklahoma State cheerleaders enjoying themselves while hitting the slopes. That’s about it. I suggest you consider this an early Christmas gift [...]
ANGRY WORDS
This year’s Egg Bowl (Ole Miss-Mississippi St.) wasn’t exactly on the radar of the mainstream media so it makes sense that an f-bomb cleated into the MSU end zone was missed until today. Cow poke fans on Twitter claim that Ole Miss TE Jamal Mosley is responsible for that f-bomb you see in the pound sign that was painted especially for the 2011 Egg Bowl.
Guys, this is...
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy maintains his program has been cleared of any potential wrongdoing by a Perkins, Okla., man who has already provided at least one impermissible benefit to a Cowboys football player.
Gundy spoke confidently Friday about Oklahoma State's investigation into Gannon Mendez, who faces allegations of other violations involving OSU players such as star...
GOING PRO
After an impressive performance in the Fiesta Bowl Monday night, the Oklahoma State wide receiver announced his intent to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the NFL draft.
HEH...ORANGE
Kye Staley of the Oklahoma State Cowboys models the Tee-Shirt Of The Day as he celebrates afterhis Cowboys won 41-38 in overtime against the Stanford during the Tostitos (Nacho Cheese?) Fiesta Bowl on January 2, 2012 at University of PhoenixStadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
You would have thought more Oklahoma State players would be touting what at one time they thought they deserved.
But after Monday night's wild 41-38 overtime victory against No. 4 Stanford in the Fiesta Bowl -- in which the third-ranked Cowboys escaped with a win only after Cardinal kicker Jordan Williamson missed three field goals, including a 35-yarder on the final play of...
Oklahoma State won its Tostitos Fiesta Bowl showdown with Stanford, but did the Cowboys answer the burning question of the game?
That question: Does Oklahoma State deserve a shot at LSU and the national title?
The answer is a bit murky. Yes, Oklahoma State beat Stanford, 41-38, on Monday night. But the Cowboys needed overtime to do it.
And most of all, they needed a huge break...
Mike Gundy is a passionate, determined and winning coach for the Oklahoma State Cowboys and currently are ranked No. 2 in the BCS Championship Series awaiting a potential berth to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. It was only four years ago that Gundy’s famous “I’m a man…I’m 40!” rant became an instant classic with fans and radio hosts all over but...
Brandon Weeden isn’t your typical college quarterback. He’s 28 years old and playing college football after a failed professional baseball career. At 28, Weeden is actually older than eight of the quarterbacks who will be starting in the NFL playoffs. He’s also a married man, and his wife Melanie was in attendance for the Fiesta Bowl to cheer on her hubby.
The...
Want to catch up on Oklahoma State? Look no farther than Markelle Martin's wrists.
The senior safety from Wichita Falls, Texas, wears so many wristbands - 15 as of Monday - that it has become a bit of a joke among his teammates.
''There really is a story behind each of them,'' said Martin, a second-team All-Big 12 Conference pick for No. 3 Oklahoma State (11...
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December 23, 2011
Entering the 2011-2012 season, the Oklahoma State Cowboys appeared on paper to be one of the Big 12′s best teams.
Few expected Mike Gundy’s team to in fact be one of the country’s best teams.
With the combination of an explosive offense and solid defense, the Cowboys are undefeated halfway through the season, and with the wacky Big 12 continuing to surprise every...
In his corner on the far right side of the Stanford sideline, kicker Jordan Williamson ran through the routine at least a half-dozen times in the moments before he took the field. Two steps back. Two steps left. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Kick. Between two of the practice runs, Williamson, who had made seven of nine attempts between 30 and 39 yards, knelt to pray. The Fiesta Bowl...
Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon wasted no time in declaring himself eligible for the 2012 NFL Draft. In his post-game interview with ESPN’s Heather Cox, Blackmon said “I think I’m gonna go ahead and enter the draft and see what happens after that,” after helping the Cowboys win the 2012 Fiesta Bowl.
Blackmon ended his college career in the only...