Daily Bullets (Jan. 30): Drew Mestemaker’s Coming Wrestling Appearance, Holder Still Shaping OSU Athletics

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

OSU Bullets

•  World-bronze medalist Zahid Valencia and new quarterback Drew Mestemaker will be leading the Pokes out during their wrestling matches tonight and Sunday, respectively (PFB)

• Steve Lutz is keyed up to face an old player when the Pokes play Utah on Saturday (PFB)

• Missed this yesterday, but Mike Holder’s conversation with softball coach Kenny Gajewski was a masterclass on coaching (PFB)

• McClain Baxley over at 247 Sports reached out to OSU about the hockey rumors from earlier this week – “premature to say that OSU will be adding ice hockey as a varsity sport” (X)

• Pokes listed as portal “winners” in this On3 article that came out this week (On3)

• Three Cowboy golfers are on the Hogan Award watchlist (OKState.com)

• Pundits are raving a bit about the Pokes: 

Y’all need to keep a look out for @CowboyFB.

That portal class… new coach… hmm… pic.twitter.com/yJRyI2pYhx

— David Pollack (@davidpollack47) January 27, 2026

Non-OSU Bullets

• Fun concept – the old library in Stillwater is turning into a 15-room hotel 

• Thunder talk here – liked how this website pointed out Ajay Mitchell’s incredible value 

“Work is endless. Exercise is endless. Parenting is endless. Same with marriage, writing, investing, creating, and more. You get to choose the parts of your life, but many of the important things in life cannot be “finished.”

Do not approach an endless game with a finite mindset. The objective is not to be done, but to settle into a daily lifestyle you can sustain and that allows you to make daily progress on the areas that matter.

Embrace the fact that life is continual and look for ways to enjoy the daily practice.”

​James Clear