Daily Bullets (June 30): Cowboy QB Commit is Turning Heads, Pokes Add a 2026 Football Opponent

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

OSU Bullets

• Cowboy commit Zane Flores is raising his stock with stellar QB play at the Elite 11 competition

• Cowboy Football added an FCS opponent to the 2026 schedule – the article speculates on when the Pokes and Sooners could schedule another non-conference game as well

• The Cowgirls added a SEC infielder earlier this week plus a new hitting coach after the last one went to Mizzou

• The Athletic did a “state of the program” piece on Cowboy Football yesterday, they highlighted how incredible the 2021 season was with some unique stats:

Gundy says the Cowboys easily could’ve started out 2-3 with all the injuries they dealt with at the beginning of the season. But they found ways to survive early and got better every week. They had the Big 12’s best defense in a decade, allowing just 15.9 points per game and 4.58 yards per play in conference games.

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• Brett Yormark is officially the fifth commissioner of the Big 12

• Bouncing back from the Billy Walton decommitment – here are some edge players that could fill the Pokes’ need

• Josh Holliday is following colleague Mike Boynton into coaching some Team USA:

Non-OSU Bullets

• 15 years ago the iPhone was introduced
• With the NBA’s free agency opening at 5pm, here’s The Ringer‘s preview
• Finished this read from the folks over at Magnolia in Waco – I love Chip’s stuff