Daily Bullets (Aug. 20): Jim Knowles is Raving About His Defense, NCAA Looking at a Free Year for Fall Athletes

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OSU Bullets

• Man, it was fun to listen to Jim Knowles talk about this defense – he’s the Ivy Leaguer in Stillwater that it’s going to work out for.

Oklahoma State defensive Coordinator Jim Knowles:
"It's been full speed ahead. I think we've got a real chance to be good." pic.twitter.com/obTvRiSFA8

— Bryan Keating (@KOCOKeating) August 20, 2020

• The NCAA is considering allowing players who play fall sports this year not to lose a year of eligibility  – a free year for Spencer Sanders and the rest of the conferences playing ball is really nice.

The next level of this is that teams will be allowed to exceed the scholarship limit next year as a result – and the joke here is that schools will have an extraordinary number of seniors next year.

Alabama football is gonna have 300 seniors next year https://t.co/da61fuKElR

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) August 19, 2020

• After chewing on the Pokes schedule this fall, I think the game I’m most excited to watch is Iowa State – just look at how many of these games have been decided by one score. It’s the newer version of the OSU/K-State games of the 2000s.

Iowa State has key returners on both sides of the ball, and Brock Purdy might be the best quarterback in the league. And each of the last five meetings have been decided by a touchdown or less. [NewsOK]

• Berry Tramel dives into Cowboy great Allie Reynolds’ case for Hall of Fame candidacy

• Former Cowboy offensive lineman Bryce Bray has found a new landing spot to play college football

• What Spencer Sanders had to say after practice yesterday

Non-OSU Bullets

• Amplify your strengths
• Good observation here on the difference between J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
• Tramel looked at what flummoxed the Thunder in Game 1 – also, no timeline for Russ’ return

Lu Dort unlikely to be back against the Rockets today (tipoff at 2:30pm on NBATV):

Video of Lu Dort today at #Thunder practice via the NBA Robocam. He has a heavily taped knee still but is in good spirits ahead of game 2. pic.twitter.com/YfYf6YpNep

— Dylan Buckingham (@DylanBuckingham) August 20, 2020