Daily Bullets (Sept. 18): Utah Appears to Get QB Back for OSU Game, How Analysts Are Picking the OSU-Utah Game

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OSU Bullets

• It appears that Utah’s quarterback Cam Rising will play in the OSU game on Saturday (PFB)

• A Cowboy offensive lineman announced his intent to transfer (PFB)

• Berry Tramel picks Utah by one (21-20) – and noted that it would have been perfectly reasonable for both college football shows (ESPN’s Gameday and FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff) to have been hosted by OU and OSU, respectively. 

Utah has been the hard-nosed program of the Pac-12 for going on a decade, which is not going to help solve the Cowboys’ puzzling problem of running the ball with tailback Ollie Gordon.

[Tulsa World]

• Two national analysts for 247 Sports pick the Pokes in a close one over Utah (247 Sports)

• A couple of college sports updates: the Georgia governor is blocking the NCAA’s authority to regulate NIL rules in-state, why Memphis should take the Pac-12 invite if it comes (CBS Sports)

• Liked seeing these percentages around chances for the Pokes to win – pretty wild, after Utah/K-State, five of seven games are more than a 70 percent chance for Cowboy wins:

(20) OKLAHOMA STATE pic.twitter.com/6U2yNEW0Dk

— Kelley Ford (@KFordRatings) September 16, 2024

• Stribling had himself a day Saturday: 

Highest Graded Wide Receivers from Week 3🔥 pic.twitter.com/B1Nr8JY3fF

— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 17, 2024

Non-OSU Bullets

• The autonomy trap – terrific article by an old friend about the lie of autonomy (faith-based)

• Will the OKC Thunder’s defense be historically good? It sure looks like it on paper.