Daily Bullets (May 22): Pokes Advance to Big 12 Quarterfinals

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

OSU Bullets

• Cowboys got a crucial win for NCAA tournament purposes, take out the Baylor Bears in the first round of the Big 12 baseball tournament – take on No. 2 seed Kansas today (PFB) 

• The Pokes landed a commitment from a West Coast lineman on Tuesday night late (PFB)

• Cowgirl Golf’s Greg Robertson relieved of his duties (TulsaWorld)

• The Pokes are chasing a top-ten quarterback from California – competing against UCLA, Arizona, Colorado, and others. With a June 25th commitment date, here’s an update on Oscar Rios’ recruitment: 

Oklahoma State held significant buzz just a few weeks ago and the official visit to Stillwater was a big hit, but the Cowboys have to overcome four more trips and that’s always a difficult task. Offensive fit and the opportunity to compete for snaps early on are going to be important factors down the stretch for one of the nation’s top uncommitted quarterbacks. [247 Sports]

• Doug Gottlieb landed what could be college basketball’s oldest player yesterday (CBS Sports)

• A Travis Ford-era OSU big man made news with some serious legal trouble in the Far East (CBS Sports)

Non-OSU Bullets

• A look at the world’s longest train journey • A (humorous) graduation speech for parents

With all due respect and sensitivity to families who have participated in the program (and disrespect to OU, of course), this is high-level smack talk to an opposing player:

As a starter, I was asked by an Oklahoma fan if I was a part of the make a wish program…our whole sideline erupted in laughter..including coaches…to this day think it’s one of the GREATEST and creative sh*t talk of all time. God we are so soft now. Can we petition for more… https://t.co/Jk9GeXxZaj

— Robby Toma (@rtoma9) May 21, 2025