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The Mike Gundy era is over. Gundy, one of college football's most colorful coaches over the last two decades, was fired by Oklahoma State on Tuesday. The 58-year-old Gundy had a career record of 170-90 at his alma mater, where he was a star quarterback in the late 1980s. He posted winning records every season from 2006 to 2023, but had losing records in his final two years. He entered the season ranked third among active coaches in victories at their current school, trailing only Iowa's Kirk Ferentz and Clemson's Dabo Swinney. In all, Gundy spent well over 30 years at Oklahoma State as a player, assistant coach and head coach. As a player, he was the undersized gunslinger who balanced the Cowboys' offense when it featured star running backs Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders.

He ended his career as the Big 8's all-time leading passer, then had several assistant coaching roles at the school before reviving the program as head coach. "Cowboy Football reached an unprecedented level of success and national prominence under Coach Gundy's leadership," Oklahoma State athletic director Chad Weiberg said in a statement. "I believe I speak for OSU fans everywhere when I say that we are grateful for all he did to raise the standard and show us all what is possible for Oklahoma State football." Gundy arrived as head coach in 2005, and the Oklahoma City native's charm and sense of humor appealed to fans and recruits and helped the Cowboys compete with and often surpass better-funded schools. As late billionaire T. Boone Pickens poured millions into the program, Gundy turned Oklahoma State into an unlikely powerhouse that often affected the national championship race. The Cowboys won the Big 12 in 2011 and played in the Big 12 title game in 2021 and 2023. He led the Cowboys to five New Year's Six bowl appearances and eight 10-win seasons. - AP College Football

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RB Freddie Brock IV, Oklahoma State
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08/28/25 - Hauss Hejny, rFr/2029, Oklahoma State, 6-0, 206 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Hauss Hejny threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score in one quarter before getting injured, and Oklahoma State defeated UT Martin 27-7 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Hejny passed for 96 yards and a touchdown and ran for 27 yards and another score before leaving the game late in the opening period with a lower body injury. Zane Flores passed for 136 yards for Oklahoma State. Terrill Davis, a transfer from Division II Central Oklahoma, had two catches for 75 yards for the Cowboys.

UT Martin running back John Gentry ran for 51 yards and had two catches for 45 yards and a touchdown for UT Martin, a FCS program that reached the second round of the playoffs last season. Oklahoma State held the Skyhawks to 225 total yards and shut them out after the first quarter. The Cowboys led 14-0 when UT Martin receiver Bryce Bailey connected with Gentry for a 39-yard score on a double-pass play. Oklahoma State led 17-7 at halftime. UT Martin drove deep into Oklahoma State territory early in the fourth quarter before Jacobi Oliphant Jr. intercepted a Jase Bauer pass inside the 10-yard line. Sesi Vailahi's 9-yard touchdown run for Oklahoma State later in the quarter put the Cowboys up 27-7. - Oklahoma State/AP College Football

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QB Hauss Hejny, Oklahoma State
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09/10/24 - Nick Martin, rJr/2025, Oklahoma State, 6-0, 221 (DS#9 OLB) + More +

WEEK 2 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Oklahoma State's Nick Martin was instrumental in OSU's double overtime win over Arkansas with 16 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss and a trio of quarterback hurries while playing in 91 of the Cowboys' 93 snaps on defense. His 4.5 tackles for a loss were the most by an FBS player in a game this season and the most by a Cowboy since 2018. Martin gave Oklahoma State a second 15+ tackle performance this season and secured the second consecutive defensive weekly honor for OSU after teammate Trey Rucker took home the award in week one. - Big 12 Football

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OLB Nick Martin, Oklahoma State
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09/10/24 - Obi Ezeigbo, rSr/2025, Oklahoma State, 6-2, 245 (DS#56 OLB) + More +

WEEK 2 BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Oklahoma State's second honoree of the week also came from the defensive side of the ball as Obi Ezeigbo amassed nine total tackles and a pair of sacks in the victory over the Razorbacks. The defensive end transferred to OSU this season from NCAA Division II Gannon University and was at his best in the second half on Saturday with seven of his nine tackles. His second sack of the day came on a crucial third down in overtime that backed up the Razorbacks before they missed a 46-yard field goal. - Big 12 Football

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OLB Obi Ezeigbo, Oklahoma State
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09/03/24 - Trey Rucker, rSr/2025, Oklahoma State, 6-0, 203 (DS#20 SS) + More +

WEEK 1 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: With 15 total tackles in Oklahoma State's win over South Dakota State, Trey Rucker posted the most tackles by a player from a Power 4 conference and the second most in FBS for week one. The 15 total tackles included nine solo tackles against the defending FCS national champions, which were both career-high marks for the senior safety. - Big 12 Football

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SS Trey Rucker, Oklahoma State
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08/31/24 - Ollie Gordon II, Jr/2025, Oklahoma State, 6-1, 226 (DS#25 RB) + More +

Alan Bowman threw three touchdown passes, Ollie Gordon II scored three times and No. 17 Oklahoma State ended two-time defending FCS national champion South Dakota State's 29-game winning streak with a 44-20 victory Saturday. Bowman, beginning his seventh year of eligibility at age 24, completed 24 of 33 passes for 265 yards in the opener for both teams. He threw scoring passes of 6 yards to Brennan Presley, 22 yards to Ollie Gordon II and 58 yards to Rashod Owens. Gordon, a junior who won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top running back last season, carried 27 times for 104 yards and two scores. His second touchdown, on a short pass from Bowman, covered 22 yards for a 24-6 lead with 10:46 left in the third.

South Dakota State answered behind quarterback Mark Gronowski, the reigning Walter Payton Award winner as the top offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision. He took the Jackrabbits 75 yards in three plays, capping the drive with a 21-yard scoring pass to Grahm Goering to make it 24-13. Oklahoma State responded with 17 straight points to make it 31-13. - AP College Football

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RB Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
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11/30/23 - Ollie Gordon II, Jr/2025, Oklahoma State, 6-1, 226 (DS#25 RB) + More +

2023 BIG 12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State, RB, So.,...Ollie Gordon II is the third Cowboy to capture Offensive Player of the Year, joining Chuba Hubbard (2019) and Justin Blackmon (2010)-all three of whom were honored in their sophomore season. This is the fourth time a running back has won the award in five seasons, joining Hubbard and Breece Hall (ISU, 2020 and 2021). - Oklahoma State Football

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RB Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
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01/18/23 - Arland Bruce IV, Jr/2024, Oklahoma State, 5-09, 190 (DS#143 WR) + More +

In the same week in which the Oklahoma State football program learned that three of its top five wide receivers were, in fact, transferring elsewhere, the Cowboys received a commitment from one of the top wideouts in the transfer portal. After nearly six weeks in the transfer portal, former Iowa wide receiver Arland Bruce IV, a former four-star prospect out of both Ankeny (Iowa) and Olathe North (Kansas), shared via Twitter on Saturday afternoon that he's headed to Stillwater.

The 5-foot-10, 198-pound pass catcher chose the Cowboys over offers from Tulane and Fresno State. He had 44 catches for 396 yards and four touchdowns in 25 games during his two years with the Hawkeyes. Bruce's limited action at Iowa came as a surprise after a high school career that included two all-state honors at running back in his junior and senior years - and, as a sophomore, second-team all-state honors at quarterback. - Stillwater Press

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WR Arland Bruce IV, Oklahoma State
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01/16/23 - Elijah Collins, rSr/2024, Oklahoma State, 6-0, 212 (DS#48 RB) + More +

Elijah Collins has found a new home at a Power Five school. The former Michigan State football and U-D Jesuit High running back plans to transfer to Oklahoma State of the Big 12, he revealed Saturday night on Twitter. Collins entered the NCAA transfer portal earlier this month and has one season of eligibility remaining thanks to the NCAA's waiver for the 2020 season.

Collins tied with Jalen Berger to lead the Spartans with six touchdowns on the ground in 2022 and was second on the roster with 329 yards and 70 carries. He also had 14 catches for 93 yards. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound Collins played in 41 games and finished with 1,506 rushing yards on 353 carries, one of just 46 Spartans to run for more than 1,000 yards and the 28th in school history with 300-plus rushing attempts. He finished with 11 touchdowns and four 100-yard games. - Lansing State Journal

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RB Elijah Collins, Oklahoma State
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01/15/23 - Tanner Brown, rSr/2023, Oklahoma State, 6-1, 177 (DS#10 K) + More +

Oklahoma State kicker Tanner Brown nailed a 27-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining in Saturday's Hula Bowl to lift Team Kai over Team Aina 16-13 in the college football all-star game at UCF's FBC Mortgage Stadium. More than 100 players from across the country participated in the Hula Bowl, which has been traditionally held at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, but took place in Orlando for the second straight year.

"It was great for the kids," Team Kai head coach Brian Billick told the Orlando Sentinel."The way it should be - a close-fought game. They worked through it and had a great week. Turnovers as usual dictate the outcome of the game." Brown's game-winning kick was set up by an interception from Arizona edge rusher Jalen Harris, who deflected and caught a pass from Fordham quarterback Tim DeMorat. DeMorat, who played high school football at Viera, finished 2 of 4 passing for 80 yards with the interception and 1 touchdown - a 75-yard pass to UAB wideout Trea Shropshire as the third quarter came to a close. - Orlando Sentinel

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K Tanner Brown, Oklahoma State
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01/13/23 - Sam Jackson V, rSr/2026, Oklahoma State, 5-10, 195 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Cal once again dipped into the transfer portal to find its solution at the quarterback position. The Bears will add quarterback Sam Jackson V at the start of the spring semester, with the third-year sophomore coming over from former Cal head coach Sonny Dykes' new school, TCU. "Sam is a young and talented athlete who is developing rapidly as a quarterback," Cal head coach Justin Wilcox said in a statement. "We are excited to get him started in our program and continue to accelerate his development." Jackson was a little-used backup for the Horned Frogs in his two years on campus, tallying two touchdowns rushing and completing all six passes he threw in parts of seven games.

Jackson was rated as a four-star coming out of Naperville Central High School in Illinois, where he was a wide receiver as a sophomore before moving to quarterback as a junior. Jackson will help fill the void left by Jack Plummer, the former Purdue transfer who started all 12 games for Cal this past fall, throwing for 3,095 yards and 21 touchdowns while completing 62.5% of his passes. But Plummer elected to transfer again and landed at Louisville for what will be his sixth collegiate football season. - Daily Californian

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WR Sam Jackson V, Oklahoma State
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01/12/23 - Alan Bowman, rSr/2025, Oklahoma State, 6-3, 220 (DS#60 QB) + More +

Oklahoma State's newest quarterback is quite familiar with the Big 12. In fact, he's had a good bit of success at Boone Pickens Stadium. The Cowboys landed a commitment from former Texas Tech gunslinger Alan Bowman, who spent the last two seasons at Michigan before entering the transfer portal in December.

Bowman, who has one year of eligibility remaining, announced his decision on Twitter on Monday afternoon. Originally from Grapevine, Texas, Bowman made 16 starts and threw for more than 5,000 yards over three seasons at Texas Tech from 2018-20. He appeared in seven games and attempted 11 passes the last two years as a backup at Michigan. Bowman has a career completion percentage of 67.1%, throwing for 5,329 yards with 34 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. - Daily Oklahoman

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QB Alan Bowman, Oklahoma State
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01/11/23 - JK Johnson, rSr/2026, Oklahoma State, 6-0, 185 (DS#999 CB) + More +

Former Ohio State redshirt freshman cornerback JK Johnson is expected to transfer to LSU after visiting over the weekend. He was the fourth transfer cornerback to choose the Tigers as they restock a depleted position with young talent. Johnson played in every game and made five starts in 2022 after missing almost his entire freshman year with a shoulder injury. He recorded 20 tackles last fall, and his starts came in the middle of the season when senior Cameron Brown was recovering from a knee injury.

Johnson, the No. 50 overall recruit in the 2021 class according to the 247Sports Composite, has three years of eligibility. He updated his Twitter profile Sunday with a picture of him in a purple LSU jersey and "Ohio State - LSU" in the bio, which is expected to be the extent of his public announcement. The addition gave LSU another connection to De Smet Jesuit in St. Louis. The high school produced sophomore defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo, four-star tight end signee Mac Markway, cornerbacks coach Robert Steeples and Johnson. - Baton Rouge Advocate

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CB JK Johnson, Oklahoma State
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01/09/23 - JK Johnson, rSr/2026, Oklahoma State, 6-0, 185 (DS#999 CB) + More +

Less than a week after entering the transfer portal, former Ohio State football cornerback JK Johnson has a new destination. Somewhat predictably, the former top-50 prospect is headed south. Johnson announced Sunday he will play at LSU. In doing so he joins Sevyn Banks as former Buckeye cornerbacks to head to the bayou in the past two years. Johnson started five games last season as top cornerbacks Denzel Burke and Cam Brown both dealt with injuries. He recorded 20 tackles and played in all 12 regular-season games but did not play a defensive snap in the Peach Bowl playoff semifinal against Georgia. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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CB JK Johnson, Oklahoma State
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01/08/23 - JK Johnson, rSr/2026, Oklahoma State, 6-0, 185 (DS#999 CB) + More +

JK Johnson started five games for Ohio State football this past season, but his next game will come in a different uniform. Johnson entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday. Cleveland.com confirmed the development, first reported by 247 Sports. Johnson, a redshirt freshman, started five games in a six-game stretch. The St. Louis native came off the bench to play 33 snaps against Michigan in the regular-season finale. However, he played no defensive snaps last Saturday in the playoff semifinal against Georgia.

Johnson was credited with 20 tackles, but no other pass defense statistics. Injury sidelined him for most of his true freshman season. However, he was one of the few members of the cornerback room to avoid injury issues in preseason camp and into the season, which opened up his larger role. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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CB JK Johnson, Oklahoma State
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