Daily Bullets (Sept. 26): Pokes Land Top Oklahoma Player

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OSU Bullets

• Cowboy Basketball landed a commitment from the two-time Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year, a top-50 national recruit (PFB) Dad’s proud – hardly recognized the guy without a cutoff undershirt on:

How about this moment, huh? https://t.co/2iKDu4nbRn pic.twitter.com/w85asRpP2K

— BuffalOKstate (@BuffalOKstate) September 25, 2025

• A college football pundit spoke earlier this week with (perceived) details about the late Mike Gundy era, and it doesn’t sound fun (YouTube)

• This may be the single biggest reason Mike Gundy had to go, and a direction had to be established:

“I believe that we are in a window of time here that is critical,” (Chad) Weiberg said on Tuesday. “Television contracts for conferences will be coming up in the next five years, and that has typically been the trigger of the conference realignment.” [PFB]

• Lots of intel around the OSU coaching opening on this podcast (Apple Podcasts)

• Fun scene here for a former Cowboy: 

WHAT A FIRST TD @Kylerpearson2 🏴‍☠️ https://t.co/ptESIBx7mp pic.twitter.com/NS3pGBVslE

— ECU Football (@ECUPiratesFB) September 26, 2025

Non-OSU Bullets

• How to raise a reader • Helping someone see their anger when they can’t (faith-based)

Sam Presti: “In Oklahoma, we’re builders. Not guardians… If we want to pursue excellence, we have to let go of last year and start again.”

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) September 25, 2025