Daily Bullets (Oct. 13): Jim Knowles’ Boss Fired

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

OSU Bullets

•  Highlight of the weekend – shirtless guys cheering on a struggling (generous) Cowboy Football team (PFB)

• Jim Knowles’ boss at Penn State was fired yesterday (ESPN)

• An encouraging sign for Cowboy Basketball – the preseason for KenPom ranking has the Pokes moving up.

Oklahoma State opens the year as the No. 69 player in the country, per the K enPom rankings. For reference, here is where OSU finished the past five seasons in KenPom: 2024-25: 97 2023-24: 117 2022-23: 46 2021-22: 34 2020-21: 33 [PFB]

• ICYMI – 10 thoughts on the Pokes’ loss to Houston (PFB)

•  Darn – Pokes lost commitment of four-star defensive tackle:

BREAKING: Four-Star DL Tajh Overton has Decommitted from Oklahoma State, he tells me for @rivals The 6’3 275 DL from Owasso, OK had been Committed to the Cowboys since June Overton becomes the Top Available DL in the ‘26 Classhttps://t.co/omNYg4ghxD pic.twitter.com/K9qPnSHXe1

— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) October 12, 2025

Non-OSU Bullets

• Best family trip moments (WSJ) • Liked this lady’s advice for her kids • The logic of ‘9 to 5’ is creeping into the rest of the day