Q&A: Langston Anderson on Gundy’s Swagcopter and Why He Chose OSU

The Cowboys are stacked at wide receiver and look to be stacked for years to come.

Langston Anderson will be the Oklahoma State’s newest young, pass-catching star prospect once he gets to campus after graduating high school this year. Anderson is a four-star recruit from Midlothian Heritage in Texas. As the nation’s 255th-ranked recruit, Anderson is one of three four-star prospects in OSU’s 2019 class. I had the chance to talk with Anderson on Tuesday. Here is that conversation.

What made OSU stand out over Ole Miss and Baylor, who were thought to be two of your other top schools?

Going on a visit, I mean, Oklahoma State and Stillwater in general is just a nice town. It’s a nice campus, and overall the receiver coach, Coach Dunn, knows what he’s doing. He knows how to get the receivers out. I saw their drills and all that, and it was very good. Seeing the receivers as a group in the team room, they treat each other like family and brothers. They work hard together. They push each other to the limit. It was a pretty good experience overall.

How much has their recent success with receivers play into your selection?

It’s a huge success. You look at some of the other schools that were on my list, they have good receivers, but they don’t send them out and develop them like Oklahoma State does.

What is the whole Gundy helicopter experience like?

At first I didn’t know if he was gonna come. I heard he was coming in the helicopter, but I heard there was a rain delay in Allen. So, I didn’t know if he was gonna come, but they surprised me with it. I was shocked. I was like, ‘Wow, he really wants me at Oklahoma State.’ It was a big-time factor in my recruitment process.

You were a bit of a late addition to the class. Can you take me through your process and why it maybe took a little longer than other people’s?

At first I was narrowing it down. I had a top 10 then I narrowed it down to a top 5. I lived in Mississippi for a little bit, so I wanted to go back and see the if there was something. I was still interested in them. It was really between Baylor and Oklahoma State, so it was kind of between them. Then I just came up with my final decision. The home visits played a big role in the process.

What are some of your favorite things to do outside of football?

I would say I have a good friend of my dad, he owns a lot of land. He has a lot of horses and just that agriculture. Just enjoying nature. Oklahoma State’s big on that. Then just working out and training.

Do you have anything in mind on what you want to study at OSU?

Agriculture business.

Similar to what James Washington was doing?

Yes sir. I talked to him on the phone, and he gave me a lot of input on what to expect and how it helps out because you’re a big name-brand person at Oklahoma State. Once you’re done with football, people around that town would love for you to work for them and stuff like that. He gave me some good input on that.

What are you most looking forward to about the college experience? It doesn’t have to be about football.

Just developing me into what I’m going to be in the future. Maturing me in a new way. Just ready to set up a new way of life and ready to do my thing.

What are some of your goals on the field for your OSU career?

To win a Biletnikoff and be an All-American receiver and Big 12 and hopefully win a Big 12 championship.