Daily Bullets (Jan. 24): Breaking Down OSU Football Press Conference

Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news.

OSU Bullets

• Mike Gundy and football leadership had a press conference yesterday (video in the article), Gundy opened up about the last couple of months (PFB)

• Who would be on OSU’s Mt. Rushmore of wide receivers? (PFB)

• The question of “how did Mike Gundy land on defensive coordinator Todd Grantham?” was answered yesterday.

“So, I visited with some pretty prominent coaches,” said Gundy of how Grantham got on his radar. “These guys have extensive background on the defensive side of the ball. So I asked them in particular, who would you hire if you were looking to hire a defensive coordinator? I trust these guys, and particularly, one who said, ‘If I was coaching, I would hire this guy to be my coordinator.’ That’s how it happened…” [PFB]

• Steve Lutz on the player’s humanity in the midst of struggles (HCS) • Couple of nuggets – Chi Chi Avery picked as the bench player of  the week, Trey Rucker is headed to the Senior Bowl (X)

• Cowboys clearly picked to win the Big 12 in the preseason:

Ladies and gentlemen… it’s ’bout time to play ball ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/nUl0rXRlOe

— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) January 23, 2025

Non-OSU Bullets

• Amarillo by morning

• Five healthy habits for believers (faith-based)

What a putt, get that guy on scholarship.

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GET THIS MAN HIS PORSCHE 📺: @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/luL60xsky2 — Nebraska Men’s Basketball (@HuskerMBB) January 23, 2025