Daily Bullets (Mar. 19): Maximizing Possessions

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

OSU Bullets

• Scores – Cowboy Baseball beat South Dakota State, 12-11, and Cowboy Golf got fifth at the Pauma Valley Invitational while Preston Stout finished in third (OKState.com)

• Five Thoughts from the Cowboys’ win over Davidson – the Pokes will take on Wichita State in Stillwater this weekend (PFB)

• This Eric Morris quote on maximizing possessions was fascinating – and sounds so different than the way Mike Gundy would have looked at it. 

“We were really intentional this year, going back and scouting ourselves. Our yardage was there and we weren’t really as good at scoring points. We wanted our red zone percentages to go up, and our third down and fourth down. We’re a big fourth down team. We want to be efficient on third and fourth, turning that 3rd-and-8 into a fourth down opportunity. We drastically improved in those categories…” [Football Scoop] 

• Fun read here on how PFB’s Marshall Scott fell in love with wrestling (as a previous non-wrestling fan (PFB)

An Arkansas defensive lineman announced a 7/4 commitment date 

•  Missed this earlier in the week, Malcolm Rodriguez got an extension with the Lions:

Welcome back, Rodrigo! pic.twitter.com/d9VqXBKeb0

— Detroit Lions (@Lions) March 16, 2026

Non-OSU Bullets

• The benefit of being bad at your hobby

• Deepening friendships (faith-based)