Daily Bullets: Here’s a good Q&A on Igor Ibaka

Football

Van Malone is a good quote. Here’s one from him on a new rule that allows coaches time with players in the summer. “To be able to work with these guys in the summer time takes the mental game to another level. Now, rather than relying on [true sophomore] Jordan Sterns to teach [true freshman] Dylan Harding, we have the opportunity to spend time, especially with this young team, to teach them both. It’s really only an hour a week but you get the opportunity to be around them and help them grow.” (ESPN)

Robert Allen interviews a high school WR that OSU offered. (Scout)

BYU is not getting in the Big 12, in case you were wondering. (CBS Sports)

Lorenzo Turner passed away. (okstate)

Kevin Peterson is on Mel Kiper’s list of top upperclassmen. As he should be. (ESPN)

OSU gets a new safety commit. (CRFF)

Speaking of, here’s how to follow recruiting without being an asshole. (11W)

Cool read on Justin Gilbert and JFF. Gilbert on a ball JFF floated the other day: “I should have picked it off. I told him after that play, after we went over to the sideline, I was like, ‘You’re welcome.’ It should’ve been my first NFL interception, but I didn’t make it.” (Muskogee Phoenix)

Hoops

Serge’s brother (it’s going to be tough to call him anything but that) got offers from ODU and Wichita State. Wait, he picked Oklahoma State over Wichita State? (ESPN)

Here’s much more on Igor. (PFB)

And even more from his coach, really good Q&A here with Anthony Slater on why he can’t play until 2015 (it’s pretty complicated). (NewsOK)

John Helsley on the Ford offseason grind. Big news on a potential LSU transfer but the bigger news is the first note at the bottom about two guys apparently struggling academically…? (NewsOK)

Antoine Mason picks Auburn, Bruce ain’t messing around. (Yahoo)

Kamari Murphy to The U. #closertohome (NBC)

Sacramento’s assistant GM: “He didn’t play football in high school. But, if this guy would’ve played football, he’d be a monster with his athleticism, strength and speed. I mean, he’s a great basketball player, too. But you don’t see many kids like him come out.” (Cowbell Kingdom)

Baseball

Jon Littell is going to play at OSU. And he’s probably going to start next year. (NewsOK)

Two OSU guys made Baseball America’s All-America team. (Big 12 Sports)

Holliday and his staff preach about the inevitability of failure. Their players learned to embrace failure and turn it into fuel for success. They came from behind to win 28 times. (O’Colly)

Amazing look at the progression of OSU baseball under Josh Holliday. (PFB)

Other

Berry Tramel predicts the US Open. (NewsOK)

Rickie Fowler dressed as Payne Stewart this morning as a tribute. It was awesome. (CBS Sports)

Awesome.