Daily Bullets (June 20)

Next Up in the Big D

With Jason Witten’s semi-abrupt retirement from the Dallas Cowboys, rumors are flying about a potential replacement in former Cowboy Blake Jarwin.

…Blake Jarwin has the athleticism and is a gifted receiver down the seam. We at least know they loved him enough to promote him from the practice squad to the 53-man roster to avoid him getting poached by the rival Eagles. Jarwin was one of four second-year players we discussed as having the most to gain during OTA’s and training camp. So far, it would seem as though he’s off to a great start. [BloggingTheBoys]

How impressive for a Stillwater walk-on to be lauded for his athleticism in the NFL? The offense in Stillwater hasn’t been able to effectively expose that tight end-on-defensive back mismatch since he left. That is until Jelani moved to Cowboy Back, right?

Summer Reads

Berry Tramel highlighted a read from an Iba-era player-turned-author, Gene Johnson, who covers some interesting parts of OSU sports history.

The basketball player on Henry Iba’s 1965 Big Eight championship team has authored his second book about the Cowboys. The first – Living My Dream – was published almost four years ago about Johnson’s days growing up in Seminole and then playing for Iba.

Now Johnson has written a second book, He Leads Me Beside Stillwater, a series of stories throughout OSU’s history. “A nostalgic look back at the way we were: Aggie/Cowboy athletes, teams, coaches and a handful of special people who supported them,” is how the book is subtitled. The book is available on Amazon. [NewsOK]

Color me interested – find Johnson’s second book here and his first here on the Big Eight championship team.

OSU and NCAA Notes

Athlon has Mike Gundy as the Big 12’s second-best football coach….Joe Bob Clements and Greg Richmond make for quite a pair of defensive line coaches….How Rickie and the Pokes finished up at the U.S. Open….Best game in college football every week in 2018….Cowgirl Soccer hauled in a really solid recruiting class

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Mike Stoops gets a $30,000 raise. Contract extended through 2020.

— John Shinn (@john_shinn) June 19, 2018

Congrats to a couple of Pokes qualifying for the Web.com tour:

Up in Wichita this afternoon, two @OSUCowboyGolf members Monday qualified for the @WebDotComTour Wichita Open. Kris Ventura (@krisventura95) tied for 1st, while Nick Heinen (@Nick_Heinen1) was just a shot behind. pic.twitter.com/Hwi6GuGjMT

— TJ Eckert (@TJEckertKTUL) June 19, 2018

Congrats to former Cowgirl guard taking over coaching basketball in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Congrats @CoachLoeck!!! https://t.co/6NgBm8gZtT

— Tyler Bredehoeft (@TylerBredehoeft) June 19, 2018

I’m a big Chris Pratt fan – what a guy.

Chris Pratt with all of the wisdom #MTVAwards pic.twitter.com/eu5cXU7WcQ

— FANDOM (@getFANDOM) June 19, 2018

What You Missed on PFB

• Doug Gottlieb publicly responded to Mike Holder’s comments
• A good looking 2019 athlete had the Pokes in his top-ten schools
• Cox posits that the next starting quarterback for the orange and black is hiding in plain sight
• Blake Jarwin’s in the mix to be Dallas’ starting tight end
• OSU releases the striping map for the Boise State game

Other Stuff I’m Reading

• Jon Hamm on a KD return to OKC is spot on
• I can’t get enough NBA draft talk, coming up on Thursday – here’s the Ringer’s latest mock
• Enjoyed this Ringer piece on a Netflix rom-com that I may or may not have watched