Daily Bullets (Jan. 21): JBC in the Portal, Defensive Coordinator Chatter

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OSU Bullets

• Bummer – starting cornerback Jarrick Bernard-Converse has entered the portal. Here’s Robert Allen’s take on his status:

(Allen) did hear that (Bernard-Converse) is not set on leaving. One person close to the situation said that Jarrick was told by another player that went into the portal that he should do it just to see what his options are. There is always the speculation out there that some schools are offering lucrative NIL deals.

[Pokes Report]

• Dueling reports: Derek Mason is “poised to be named (defensive coordinator)” at Oklahoma State while Robert Allen’s site is pushing back on that notion and saying he’s one of five candidates and no terms are being negotiated yet ($$$)

• What a legacy for this team to be the first OSU squad to beat a No. 1 team on the road:

Instead, OSU blitzed Baylor from the start, leading 15-4 and 29-11. 

The Bears made it close at the end, but the Cowboys made enough plays to hold on and beat a No. 1-ranked team on the road for the first time in school history. 

It’s not like Baylor caught the Cowboys on a hot day. Bryce Thompson led OSU with 19 points, but no other Cowboy scored in double digits. OSU made just five of 16 3-point shots. 

[NewsOK]

• Here’s a recruiting update for Cowboy Football – a slew of offers and visitors coming in

• Mason Rudolph talked about the challenge of (attempting to) replace Big Ben

• Cade is having a wonderful rookie season – hard to overstate how much he’s taken to the game.

• Seeing this team show spunk and fight is wonderful – all for each other and pride.

Non-OSU Bullets

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• I feel like this is a hot take from WSJ – that “We don’t talk about Bruno” is bigger than “Let It Go”
• This on decision making is great (faith-based)