As the Oklahoma State Cowboys prepare to face the Oregon Ducks in Eugene on Saturday, all eyes will be on a Cowboy defense that played well a week ago at home against UT Martin.
As Oklahoma State launches the 2025 season Thursday night against UT Martin at Boone Pickens Stadium, the Cowboy defense, under new coordinator Todd Grantham, is eager to rewrite last year’s awful narrative.
Oklahoma State’s defense will be in the spotlight in 2025, and its linebackers must perform to turn the program around. The Cowboys will have some massive shoes to fill in the linebacker department this season.
Oklahoma State’s Gabe Panikowski, Bryan McCoy, and Christian Fitzpatrick have earned well-deserved spots on the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 watch list, a prestigious catalog of college football’s top NFL Draft prospects.
Oklahoma State is getting some preseason recognition. On Wednesday, the Butkus Award watch list for 2025 was announced, and OSU linebacker Bryan McCoy made the cut.
Oklahoma State could have its next defensive star. On Sunday, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reported that Akron transfer Bryan McCoy is heading to OSU. The linebacker has spent his first three seasons with the Zips and grown into a star.