Daily Bullets (Jan.17): Late Night at GIA, Transfer Portal Closes

Are you up for a late night in Gallagher-Iba? The Pokes play Kansas State at 9pm CST this evening – the slumping Cats (0-4 in league play) are ripe for a get-right game (PFB)

LIVE from Stillwater… It’s Saturday Night! 🍿 pic.twitter.com/aOoa5uLdKE

— OSU Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) January 15, 2026

Three Thoughts

• Todd Monken could be following his boss to the New York Giants – is it reasonable to assume Eric Morris will be OSU’s best playcaller since him? (HCS)

• The transfer portal closed at midnight last night – meaning players can’t enter the portal now but can still commit to schools – here’s a wrap-up of OSU’s last day of activity:
– Former Cowboy Chandavian Bradley signed with a Sun Belt team and tight end Grayson Brousseau is headed to UCF 
– The Pokes added a MAC receiver (PFB)
– OSU added a tight end, a linebacker, and reclaimed a commitment from a cornerback (PFB)

• PFB’s Marshall Scott points out that OSU acquiring so many North Texas players is only an upside play at this point:

For starters, OSU was 1-11 last season, and while I understand that North Texas probably wouldn’t have gone 12-2 with a Big 12 schedule in 2025, I’m fairly confident that the Mean Green A, would’ve beaten Oklahoma State, and B would’ve finished much better than 1-11. (PFB)

Two Quotes

• Who knows if anything reported around the transfer portal is real – but OSU fans can be grateful Drew Mestemaker wasn’t thrown any kind of deal by Miami that looked like this, made to Duke’s quarterback:

Miami’s supposed desperation move for Mensah

Buyout his Duke contract and terminate it Pay around $10 mil total to make it happen Country Club housing Adidas deal + campaign ? Sister supposedly gets a full ride + NIL, current soccer player at Oregon https://t.co/JNd66gGdmI — Liam Blutman (@Blutman27) January 16, 2026

• Love this take on how Mike Gundy could have been successful with his strengths – if only he’d adjusted:

Like Cignetti, I always thought maybe Gundy’s greatest strength was evaluation in recruiting.

If he’d seen the NIL/Portal era as an opportunity as opposed to a burden, I think he could’ve found players who fit his program like Cignetti has at Indiana. Will be fascinated to hear… https://t.co/yLLAHKShLC — Cayden McFarland (@caydenmc) January 15, 2026

One Question

• OSU has two players in the National Football Hall of Fame (Barry and Thurman) with Kevin Williams knocking on the door – who else should be in the hall from OSU?

Non-OSU Bullets 

• Why Americans change or stay with their childhood religion

• NPR podcast on how to build community

High-level dad stuff here:

I’ve never seen this anywhere else.

When my grandpa built his house he made this command center where he could see what lights in the house were on, and turn them on or off with the click of a button. Ultimate dad mode unlocked! I want this. pic.twitter.com/455k2f7ydB — Chris Koerner (@mhp_guy) January 15, 2026