WATCH: Eric Morris Puts Three Oklahoma State Walk-Ons On Scholarship

No matter the era of college athletics, these types of videos don’t get old.

Eric Morris put Cooper Lai, Harrison Dempsey and Carson Kolb on scholarship this week, and the Oklahoma State social department captured the moment.

Scholarship. Earned. 🤩@CooperLai4 @HarrisonD2003 @CarsonKolb3 #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/V4FlVdlPyf

— OSU Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) June 19, 2026

“These three guys from this day on are going on scholarship” Morris told his team as they started to pile on the three players.

Here’s a little bit about each guy:

Lai: A Cascia Hall alum, Lai is a 6-foot, 199-pound redshirt junior safety. He has spent his entire college career in Stillwater, taking part in a dozen games across the past two seasons. He had four tackles in 2025.

Dempsey: A 5-foot-11, 205-pound redshirt senior safety, Dempsey has ties to Oklahoma State and Morris. Out of Gainesville, Texas, Dempsey began his career as a walk-on at OSU in 2022 before transferring to North Texas in 2023, Morris’ first year as the Mean Green’s head coach. He spent the past three seasons with Morris in Denton, playing in six games before returning to OSU with Morris.

Kolb: Out of Scottsdale, Arizona, Kolb is a 6-foot-4, 235-pound tight end. He transferred to Stillwater this offseason after spending the past two seasons at Oregon State. He played in 16 games across the past two seasons with the Beavers and is just a redshirt sophomore.