Daily Bullets (Feb. 7): Pokes Return a Defender, Beat the Wildcats

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

Scores

Softball: Cowgirls 9, San Jose St 0 + Cowgirls 8, Cal 3
Wrestling: OSU 41, Little Rock 6
Equestrian: Cowgirls 10, Baylor 8

Three Thoughts

• Talk about an opportunity to boost your tournament resume – the Pokes head to Tucson to play No. 1 undefeated Arizona Wildcats this afternoon (PFB)

• This feels super helpful – OSU is returning a defensive back with serious playing time in Stillwater over the past five years (PFB)

• Big 12 pundits are talking about Steve Lutz’s Cowboys as having the best chance at the Big Dance beyond the seven super-talented Big 12 teams:

It seems like an 8th team is down to Oklahoma State, West Virginia or TCU, but the latter two feel like stretches at this point. But none of these programs can suffer bad losses to the bottom of the Big 12 over the next few weeks if they want to keep themselves in the conversation to go dancing. [HCS]

Two Quotes

• Pokes are on the first four out before today’s game: 

pic.twitter.com/rrMkGmJ98o

— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) February 5, 2026

• This was pretty good: 

I heard he was transferring to Oklahoma State https://t.co/hEib7TIOFV

— BuffalOKstate (@BuffalOKstate) February 5, 2026

One Question

• Discussed with a good friend yesterday – the current state of anticipation for this football season matches most closely with ____ season?

Our answers: 2015 and 2008. Both saw the return of talented quarterbacks (Mason Rudolph and Zach Robinson), giving a floor to the season, but were unsure about what the defense would allow for.

Non-OSU Bullets

• Here’s your Super Bowl cheat sheet with the big game coming up Sunday

• Valentine’s Day gift guide if you’re looking for items made in Texas

The psychology of people who don’t obsess over sports: