Daily Bullets (July 18): Chewing on the QB Situation, Rickie Competing

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

OSU Bullets

• GoPokes 247 had some solid thoughts on the quarterback room in a recent piece: 

I expect one of Zane Flores and Hauss Hejny to be good. Are either of them going to win the Heisman Trophy or make First Team All-Big 12? I don’t think so. 

But I think they both have the capabilities to be decent, good quarterbacks for an Oklahoma State football program that is in a rebuilding stage. Throwing for 3,000 yards, limiting turnovers and providing a viable option in the run game should be enough for the Cowboys to stay afloat. 

[GoPokes 247 $$$]

• Rickie Fowler is the highest Cowboy on the leaderboard at T-10 at this year’s last major, Viktor Hovland is four strokes back from Rickie and T-70 (The Open)

• The annual article about the “blue-chip ratio” came out, and this comment on transfer portal-heavy teams was interesting. 

All elite programs recruit high school talent at a high level and use the portal to patch holes. Meanwhile, teams bringing in 30 or 40 transfers are trying to either jumpstart a rebuild or salvage a coaching tenure.

[CBS Sports]

• Steve Lutz’s crew scored well in the classroom this year (PFB)

• Fun idea – follow Rickie Fowler and Cowboy golfer Ethan Fang at the Open: 

Tee Time Round 2:

2:08 AM EDT
7:08 AM Local

Paired with Adam Scott and Ethan Fang (a)#rickiefowler #golf #pga #pgatour #cobragolf #pumagolf #cobrapumagolf pic.twitter.com/ruDLGHRkkc

— Rickie Fowler Tracker (@rickiefowler_tr) July 17, 2025

Non-OSU Bullets

• Ranking the best hot dog brands • Discipling the next generation (faith-based)

How the CIA makes quick decisions under stress: