Daily Bullets (Apr. 19): Pokes Skunk Sooners, Miss on Pair of Recruits

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

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OSU Bullets

• The Cowboys skunked the Sooners last night, 19-8 while the Cowgirls dropped a game to Wichita State in extra innings, 3-1 (OKState.com)

• Mike Boynton’s Pokes lost out on a couple of key recruits yesterday – the UNT star that knocked them out of the NIT cut the Cowboys and the No. 1 Oklahoma player for 2024 committed to another Big 12 team (PFB)

• Mike Gundy zoomed in on the two positions OSU has had decimated by injuries over the last few years:

We’ve had two spots that have really made it difficult for us the last three years — O-line and wideout. We have not been able to stay healthy and I don’t know why. Up to this point, so far, we’ve been healthy. If we can stay healthy, we’ve got plenty to be successful. The issue that we run into is we lose two or three guys at one time, then we’re forced into playing young players that aren’t physically and maybe not even mentally ready to compete at this level. And that sets us back what we do for play calls.

[GoPokes]

• OSU landed one of the most decorated Middle Eastern wrestlers in history (PFB)

• It’s fun to hear Bryan Nardo talk and see how he thinks:

New #OKState defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo was available after practice on Monday for the first time this spring.

Nardo answered questions and provided some insight for a little more than 20 minutes, but this 48-second clip is must-watch: pic.twitter.com/D0UdrsV2Ea

— Cody Nagel 🇺🇸 (@CodyNagel247) April 18, 2023

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Non-OSU Bullets

• Why sleep matters more than we know
• The awkward duty of encouragement (faith-based)