Daily Bullets (Oct. 9): Skill Player Exits, Can OSU Upset Houston?

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

OSU Bullets

• The Cowboy’s starting tight end entered the transfer portal (PFB)

• Jaylen Warren is trending towards being back this week after missing last week against the Vikings (CBS Sports)

•  The anatomy of an upset — can OSU upset Houston? (PF)

• Berry Tramel’s efficiency rankings have the Pokes last in the league in offense and defense – with the only surprising detail being that this defense is only marginally worse than last year’s (TulsaWorld)

• Personal opinion – I’ll acknowledge it’s completely irrational, but there’s some part of the Lincoln Riley-USC marriage that doesn’t feel right (and it’s low-key a dream of mine that he would come to OSU). Here, Riley is listed as a major overpay for the Trojans, where the return isn’t matching the investment.

Lincoln Riley, USC No. 3 ($11.5 million) Dan Lanning, James Franklin and Curt Cignetti all went to the CFP last season with Big Ten teams and make less than Riley, who finished 7-6 with a trip to the Las Vegas Bowl. This is an incredible amount of money to shell out for a quarterbacks coach who has rarely, if ever, fielded a team with the physicality required to compete for a national championship. [CBS Sports]

Non-OSU Bullets

• The failed amendments that almost reshaped America

• Why God made sheep (faith-based)