Daily Bullets (Dec. 19): So. Much. Portal. Activity.

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Scores

WBB: Cowgirls 87, UNLV 62

OSU Bullets

• It was a wild weekend of recruiting for Oklahoma State Football:

• OSU landed two portal commitments yesterday: a Sun Belt cornerback with two years left and a UNLV offensive lineman
• …and another late Saturday night in a TU defender with offers from bluebloods (more on him here)
• The Pokes offered a walk-on spot to Malcolm Rodriguez’s little (younger) brother

• Probably the most significant tidbit – Wisconsin landed a quarterback leaving the Pokes in the driver’s seat for Virginia QB Brennan Armstrong as one might assume that knocks out OSU’s greatest competition for Armstrong’s services

• OSU’s quarterback situation for the bowl sounds pretty clear.

It is expected that (Garrett)Rangel will start for OSU and that Gunnar Gundy also will get meaningful snaps. It’s an opportunity game for both guys.

This isn’t Mike Gundy’s first experience with significant quarterback disruption before a bowl game.

[TulsaWorld]

• Jelani McDonald talked about his visit to Texas – OSU’s still in the mix

• Is Bryce Thompson finally taking the next step that makes his game more dynamic?

Thompson led Oklahoma State with 19 points Saturday, going 5-for-9 from 3. He is stepping into his 3s more confidently as of late, shooting 14-for-32 (44%) over the past six games. He shot only 16 3s in OSU’s first five games — meaning he is taking, on average, 2.1 more 3s a game across the past six. If the 3 can fall consistently for Thompson, it opens up the mid-range and floater game that he plays so well.

[PFB]

• Lots of dudes coming in for the Pokes:

Non-OSU Bullets

• The World Cup Final yesterday was incredible – even for us non-soccer fans
• Woof – this dad processing his kids leaving home/moving out of the family home was good/brutal (faith-based)

Props to this OSU grad who called yesterday’s World Cup ending seven years ago: