Daily Bullets (Jan. 8): Pokes Open with a Tough One, What Mason Rudolph Did Right

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

OSU Bullets

• The Cowboys will open the 2024 season against the reigning back-to-back FCS champions, South Dakota State Jackrabbits (PFB)

• OSU cornerback D.J. McKinney has landed after entering the transfer portal – and OSU will play him in the fall (On3)

• A little longwinded but this USA Today excerpt framed well what Mason Rudolph has excelled at – is it fair to say Rudolph is the Clint Chelf of the Pittsburgh Steelers?

The Steelers’ longtime QB3 is now 3-0 since getting inserted into the starting lineup in Week 16 … after Pittsburgh went 7-7 in its first 14 games. Rudolph had another highly efficient performance Saturday, completing 18 of 20 passes amid wet and windy conditions on the road at M&T Bank Stadium, 71 of his 152 yards coming on what turned out to be a game-clinching fourth-quarter TD pass to WR Diontae Johnson.

Rudolph’s 90% completion rate Saturday was a single-game franchise record. He’s had a passer rating of at least 110.0 in all three of his starts this season.

[USA Today]

Schools with a NFL Playoff Starting QB 🏈 pic.twitter.com/GzA6QReW7N

— College Football Report (@CFBRep) January 8, 2024

The year, portal math is working well for Mike Gundy (Sellout Crowd)

• I think a college football “NIT” would be lots of fun (CBS Sports)

• Congrats to Blaine Green on finding a new home: 

On to the next chapter! #AGTG 🙏🏽 @SFA_Football pic.twitter.com/iwOYAfPRos

— Blaine J Green (@blainejgreen) January 7, 2024

Non-OSU Bullets

• Chet Holmgren is historically killing it
• This “Civil War” movie looks fascinating

He’s not wrong: 

Pro tip: make the Valentine’s Day reservations this week and line up a babysitter.

— Yves Batoba (@YBatoba) January 8, 2024