Daily Bullets (Sept. 30): Looking at the Arizona Game, Cowboy Defensive Starter Expected to the Portal

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

OSU Bullets

• Doug Meacham previewed OSU’s game against Arizona – why he named Clint Bowen defensive coordinator (PFB)

• Kickoff time for OSU’s game against Houston was released (PFB)

• Cowboy safety Dylan Smith is expected to enter the transfer portal (PFB)

• Survey – what are you looking for in OSU’s next football coach? (PFB)

• Mike Gundy was on track to make $8m before he was negotiated down for the 2025 season – Matt Campbell and Chris Kleiman are at $5.5m or below.  While it might feel like OSU doesn’t have money, they’ve got plenty to compete with their peers. 

This is a guess: For its new head football coach. I’m thinking that Oklahoma State will want to set the first-season money limit at $5 million. If the new coach would happily accept $4.3 million as a starting figure, I think the university would happily oblige. [TulsaWorld]

• Doug Meacham put the fun back in Cowboy Football (PFB)

• Mike Gundy with sixth-best odds on the Arkansas job – the candidate I’m most intrigued by for Arkansas is Joey McGuire at Texas Tech, while whether it’s an upgrade from his current job is debatable.   

Betting odds on next Arkansas head coach pic.twitter.com/GxSvH3i9Qb

— BuffalOKstate (@BuffalOKstate) September 30, 2025

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