Notebook: Tylan’s Biletnikoff Chances, Chuba’s Thoughts on King’s Departure and Ry Schneider Lives His Dream

STILLWATER — Members of the Oklahoma State football team met with the media for the final time before their regular season finale against TCU on Saturday.

Topics discussed were the game against the Horned Frogs, Thanksgiving and these topics I’ve expanded on.

Hubbard Says Wallace Will Win Biletnikoff

Tylan Wallace was about to get a haircut when he got a phone call telling him he was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award.

Wallace, a sophomore, said he was constantly checking his phone throughout the day anxiously waiting on something before he finally got the call. Wallace has 1,344 yards and 11 touchdowns on 75 catches this season, which, with two games left, already puts him in contention with the best receiving season’s in school history.

“I was real happy, real excited,” Wallace said. “First thing I did, I went and called my family and told them about it.”

His teammate, Chuba Hubbard, is as confident as Wallace seems in single coverage.

“It’s awesome,” Hubbard said. “I know he’s gonna win, though. I know he’s gonna win. I said it first. He’ll win. He’s an awesome guy, obviously an amazing receiver. The things he can do is awesome, just like James (Washington). James was awesome, too. Tylan’s a great guy. He deserves it.

“I just know. He’s crazy. The things I’ve seen. He’s prime time. I know he’ll win. When he does, come back find me, say ‘You were right.'”

While OSU quarterback Taylor Cornelius didn’t declare Wallace the winner like Hubbard, Cornelius said he is ready to fill out his ballot.

“It’s awesome,” Cornelius said. “He deserves it. He’s got my vote, for sure.”

Chuba Hubbard Talks J.D. King’s Departure

Chuba Hubbard first met J.D. King on his official visit to Oklahoma State.

The two had messaged each other before that, Hubbard said. When Hubbard arrived to OSU late (because Canadian schools get out later) he said he was a little shy, but it was his position group that made him feel at home. On Monday, King announced he will transfer from OSU.

“I knew about it,” Hubbard said. “He told me about it. That’s my brother. That’s my best friend. I’m going to support him in whatever he does. He’ll be great wherever he goes. He’s an amazing guy. I just wish him the best.

“Sucks that he’s leaving. I love him. He’s my brother, but he has to do what’s best for him, and I support him in whatever he does. ”

Ry Schneider, The Pride of Minco

Ry Schneider’s favorite place to eat out when he is home in the metropolis of Minco is Sid’s Diner, one of “about three places” in the town.

Minco is a tiny town southwest of Oklahoma City that is home to less than 2,000 people. Coming out of high school, Schneider said he has his choice of Division II schools to attend on scholarship, but Schneider wanted to live out his dream in black and orange.

“Growing up, I’ve always been an Oklahoma State Cowboy fan,” Schneider said. “When I was a little kid growing up, I’d dress up for Halloween as an OSU football player.”

Schneider said he attended every camp in Stillwater he could until he finally got noticed and was offered a preferred walk-on spot. With the support of his grandparents and parents to help get him through school, Schneider’s childhood dream became real.

Saturday, Schneider started at center for the Cowboys in their game against West Virginia. The Cowboys knocked off the No. 9 Mountaineers after a 45-point outburst from the OSU offense.

“Just to put on that OSU jersey, even just to be able to travel and stuff like that, it meant a lot to me,” Schneider said. “To actually go out there and be the starting center for Oklahoma State, it was surreal. It was awesome.”