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Report: Three-Star Receiver Tyren Parker Includes OSU in Top 3 Set to Announce Decision Friday2/10/2025 ![]() After a busy portal window, it shouldn’t be long until the Cowboys start making some headway for their 2026 high school class. Tyren Parker, a 6-foot-3 wide receiver from Kansas, has Oklahoma State in his top three with Kansas and Iowa State, according to 247Sports’ Allen Trieu, with Parker set to make his college decision on Friday. It looks as if Kansas is the favorite, with a trio of 247 reporters predicting Parker lands with the Jayhawks. Parker announced his OSU offer in January — the most recent offer he has announced. Iowa State was his first offer, coming last May. The Jayhawks jumped in during June. In his OSU offer post, Parker mentioned new OSU quality control coach Clint Bowen. Bowen has deep ties to the state of Kansas. He was a longtime assistant at KU before being the head coach at Lawrence High School. Whether the Pokes land Parker or not, it appears through Bowen that OSU has a strong foothold in the Sunflower State. Playing at Shawnee Heights, Parker is a two-way star for the Thunderbirds. In his junior season, he caught 50 passes for 946 yards and 11 touchdowns, according to MaxPreps. As a defensive back, he made 48 tackles to go with a pair of interceptions. Parker is the No. 654 player in the 247Sports Composite ranking, which lists him as the No. 103 receiver in the class and the No. 9 prospect from the state of Kansas. Along with his top three schools, Parker also has an offer to Kansas State. The Cowboys don’t yet have a 2026 commit, but it’s still relatively early — especially considering all the work OSU’s coaches had to do in the portal during their first few weeks on the job. And OSU isn’t the only school without a commitment in the class, as Colorado and Utah are still after their first 2026 pledges. OSU has hit the recruiting trail hard since the turn of the calendar, with at least 50 2026 prospects announcing they received an offer from the Cowboys’ new staff since Jan. 1 (here are some from the offense and some from the defense).
![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() If you haven’t started paying attention to what Jacie Hoyt’s Cowgirls are doing this season, you probably ought to start. Oklahoma State is 19-4 and enters this week at No. 20 in the AP Poll. The Cowgirls are 9-3 in Big 12 play. There are three teams tied at 10-2 for first in the Big 12, and OSU has beaten two (Kansas State and TCU) of those squads. And the Cowgirls are making all of this noise while playing a super exciting brand of basketball. OSU averages 78.9 points per game. If the season ended today, that would be the most in a season in program history. The Cowgirls are shooting 46.7% from the field. If the season ended today, that would be tied for the best (with 1990-91) in a season in program history. It’s modern basketball, as well. OSU shoots 36.2% from 3. There have been only four seasons the Cowgirls have shot 36% or better from 3-point range. During the 1987-88 season — the first year of the 3 in women’s college basketball — OSU shot 40.6% from deep, a percentage that hasn’t been matched since. But, that number came on 165 3-point attempts. Basketball has changed a little bit since then, as OSU has already taken 555 3-pointers this season (and made 201). Only once has OSU shot 36% or better in a season where it attempted at least 350 3s. That season was Hoyt’s first in Stillwater, where her 2022-23 Cowgirls shot 36.6% from long range on a program-record 740 attempts. Here is a look at every season the Cowgirls have scored at least 75 points a game:
That list of six teams the Cowgirls are on par with offensively includes two of the program’s three Sweet 16 squads (1990-91 and 2007-08). It also includes two of the three total conference titles the Cowgirls have ever won, as the 1990-91 squad won the Big Eight regular season and conference tournament crowns. The scariest part about this team is this article could also be written about the Cowgirls’ defense. OSU is giving up 58.3 points a game while teams are shooting 35.1% against the Cowgirls. Only five times has OSU given up fewer than 60 points a game in a season, and that opponent field-goal percentage would be the lowest in program history if the season ended today. “To have all the records we’ve had this year, we’ve kind of had records in different ways, right?” said Hoyt after Saturday’s win against Kansas State. “We’ve had scoring records. We’ve had winning-type records. Today was our fans (a Hoyt era attendance record). … “All in all, we’re on the move. We’re on the rise, and we’re not going anywhere this season or even in the future. We had a lot of players on the floor (Saturday) that we plan on being back next year. I think it just speaks volumes to where our program is and how special everything is that we’re building.” The Cowgirls have six regular season games to play, starting with a 6:30 p.m. Wednesday game against Arizona in Gallagher-Iba Arena. ![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news. ScoresMen’s Basketball: Cowboys 86, Arizona State 73 OSU Bullets• The Cowboys took down Arizona State at Gallagher Iba yesterday – Steve Lutz outpaced Mike Boynton’s league record last year and it only looks encouraging moving forward:
• Which OSU athletes would have benefitted the most from NIL? (O’Colly) • The Cowboys’ only Super Bowl appearance last night came on a commercial highlighting Jimmy Johnson (X) • A little weekend recap in OSU athletics:
• Heck of work of art here:
Non-OSU Bullets• What’s taking up your mental bandwidth? • R.I.P. Roy D. Mercer • Feast on the Word, fast from the world (faith-based)
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![]() The Cowboys took care of Eddie Sutton Court on Sunday, downing the visiting Sun Devils as a nice aperitif for OSU fans before the Super Bowl. Also on his game was Pistols Firing photog Devin Wilber. Here are some of his best shots from the win. You can check out the complete album here. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog.
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![]() Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news. OSU Bullets• The Cowgirls housed No. 12 K-State on Saturday. [PFB]
• The Cowboys host Arizona State on Super Bowl Sunday. Here are four things you need to know. [PFB] • OSU’s softball team got blanked to finish out their time in Mexico. [PFB] • The Cowboys remain undefeated on the mat. [PFB] • Love this.
Non-OSU Bullets• Could the Flu take over the Super Bowl? [Forbes]
![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() On Friday night, the Cowgirls earned a run-rule win. On Saturday, they tasted their own medicine. No. 4 Oklahoma State fell to No. 9 Florida State 8-0, the perfect payback from the Seminoles. The Cowgirls finished the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with an 8-0 loss to Florida State, two days after they bested the Seminoles 9-6. Between the two meetings, the Cowgirls split a pair of games, falling to Louisiana Tech 6-1 before run-ruling Northern Colorado 8-zip. Less than 24 hours after exacting that fate, they suffered a run-rule themselves from FSU. It was quiet over the first two. Then Florida State’s Kennedy Harp rocked a three-run triple to right field in the third. The Seminoles added two more in the fourth, thanks to Jahni Kerr and Krystina Hartley, to make it 5-0 going into the fifth to give FSU the chance for the early finish. Kerr rocked a two-RBI single to push the lead to 7-0 and just a run away from the run rule before Isa Torres cracked a single to left field to finish it. OSU’s Katie Kutz fell to 0-1 on the year, pitching three innings, allowing two hits and three runs. RyLee Crandall spelled her but allowed five runs in one and two third innings, striking out two. The fourth-ranked Cowgirls are now 2-2 and will head to Florida to try to bolster their preseason hype. OSU will face UCLA 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14 at Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational in Clearwater, Florida.
![]() Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. ![]() The Cowboys are undefeated heading into a date with Iowa. Oklahoma State beat Little Rock 25-13 on Saturday in Arkansas. It was the No. 2 Cowboys penultimate dual of the season before they head to Iowa City in a few weeks to wrestle the No. 3 Hawkeyes. But this Little Rock dual is tougher than it may appear, a credit to former Cowboy and Little Rock coach Neil Erisman for the work he’s done. The Trojans have six ranked wrestlers, including three who came into Saturday’s dual in the Top 15. The match of the night came at 197 pounds, which featured No. 7 Luke Surber and No. 5 Stephen Little. Coming off an injury-riddled 2023-24 season, Surber entered Saturday night at 18-1 with top 10 wins against Trey Munoz (Oregon State) and Andy Smith (Virginia Tech). He added to his mantle Saturday by beating Little 5-4. Surber struck first with a takedown in the opening period, but Little answered with a takedown in the second. The match went into the third tied at 4. Little had the perceived advantage because he started the final period on bottom with the opportunity for an escape to take a the lead. But, Surber rode Little for the entire third period, earning a riding-time point and a 5-4 win.
It was another dual that the Cowboys won with the back half of their lineup. Little Rock had a 13-8 lead at intermission just for the Cowboys’ final five wrestlers to turn the tides. Troy Spratley started the dual with a tech-fall win for OSU, as he beat Jayden Carson 18-1 in the second period. Reece Witcraft got the start at 133 — his third straight, as he and Cael Hughes had been going back and forth. But No. 8 Nasir Bailey was a tough test for whichever Cowboy wrestled. Bailey won 13-0, making the team score 5-4 in OSU’s favor. Tagen Jamison made his return at 141 pounds after missing the Cowboys’ dual against Missouri. He won via an 8-2 decision, bringing up an intriguing match at 149. No. 12 Jordan Williams was the Cowboys’ starter at the weight last season, making the NCAA Tournament. He has since made his way to Little Rock. He took on No. 17 Carter Young on Saturday. The match went into sudden-victory tied at 1 and ended up needing ride outs. Williams got up in 13 seconds and was able to keep Young down past that, earning the decision and cutting OSU’s lead down to 8-7. Little Rock took the lead during the 157-pound match when No. 14 Matty Bianchi pinned No. 12 Caleb Fish in the third period. Bianchi led 2-0 going into the third, but Fish at 1:55 in riding time. The pin gave Little Rock a 13-8 lead.
But, the Cowboys upper weights proved too tough a test for the Trojans to overcome. No. 6 Cameron Amine, an expert in tight matches, beat No. 33 Joseph Bianchi 4-2. Unranked Tyler Brennan put up as solid a fight as any against No. 3 Dean Hamiti Jr., but Hamiti remained unbeaten with a 6-1 win. It was the first time in four matches Hamiti didn’t win via bonus points, so credit Brennan for hanging in there. Wyatt Hendrickson is the most recognizable of OSU’s transfers to the general OSU fanbase and for solid reason, but Hamiti is equally as incredible to watch with fluid sequences like these:
Dustin Plott beat No. 17 Brock DelSignore 7-2 ahead of Surber’s big win, and Wyatt Hendrickson closed the dual by doing Wyatt Hendrickson things. He beat KJ Miley with a 16-1 tech fall in the first period.
OSU is 13-0 this season and have a little time off between Saturday’s win and their next dual. The Cowboys go see the Hawkeyes in Iowa City on Feb. 23 to close the regular season. Iowa is 11-1, with the loss being to Penn State. The Hawkeyes still have duals against Minnesota and Northwestern before their meeting with the Pokes. Results
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