Locked On Oklahoma State - Daily Podcast On Oklahoma State Cowboys Football & Basketball

SEC's fear of Big 12 dominance? Conference rivalries heat up as scheduling debates intensify. Is the SEC's late-season "cupcake" strategy a sign of weakness? Jake Hatch and the Big 12 Squad dissect the growing tension between conferences, analyzing Brett Yormark's playoff model impact and Greg Sankey's response. The hosts explore how NIL deals are reshaping recruiting landscapes and team rankings....

Oklahoma State could bolster the inexperienced QB room with the possible addition of BYU transfer QB Jake Retzlaff. From Oklahoma State to UCF, Notre Dame & all the way down the Temple have expressed serious interest in this former BYU Cougar gunslinger. Mike Gundy isn't likely to have any new transfer portal window casualties, that doesn't mean we can't take a stab a potential fringe player who t...

Oklahoma State has completed its stranglehold of Oklahoma recruits joining the bright side of the right college football program. Edmond Sante Fe DE Landen Anderson has committed to this Mike Gundy led squad after new coaches Todd Grantham & Ryan Osborn have taken over on the recruiting trail. Mike Gundy is finally doing things the SEC way with an SEC staff and he's magically getting SEC sized rid...

Big 12 Media Days Shake Up College Football Landscape. Is a new era of NIL deals and conference realignment on the horizon? Parker Ainsworth, Jake Hatch, and JT Worcestershill break down the biggest stories from Frisco, Texas. The hosts analyze Joey Maguire's call for player contracts, Brett Yormark's firm stance on playoff formats, and the debate over Big 12's depth. Key topics include the enforc...

Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy has landed on his first ever Top 4 hottest seated coaches entering the 2025 season. Agree to disagree. Not after all of these massive changes. Mike Gundy & Doug Mecham bringing back the old school 11 personnel hit squad is such a breath of fresh air, Todd Grantham's defense being up to the task would make this team potentially dangerous. EA Sports has launched...

Oklahoma State has always played coy when it comes to finances utilized for football recruiting. The perception of Oklahoma State barely having enough NIL money to stay competitive is extremely misleading now a days. The Cross Canadian Ragweed - Boys In Oklahoma concert definitely helped, but several others are quietly stepping up behind the scenes in major ways. Mike Gundy delivers a wonderful do...

Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy all but completes the In-State Oklahoma recruiting lock down with the commitment of CB Braeden Presley on 4th of July weekend. Followed by more fireworks the very next day with the Kansas State flip of CB Brandon Ford to line up on Todd Grantham's new defense spearheaded by CB coach Jules Montinar. Mike Gundy has made the expectations and hopefully Mike Gundy expects th...

Oregon and Oklahoma State meet in week 2 in what will be the first real measuring stick game for the 2025 version of the Ducks. Oregon should handle the Cowboys at home. Today's episode of Locked On Ducks is a crossover with 'Locked On Oklahoma State' host Cody Stovall. He explains why he's confident that the Ducks could stumble--even at home. 11:33 Oklahoma State has had a good offseason followin...

Big 12 shakeup: BYU QB Jake Retzlaff exits, Texas State joins PAC-12. Is college football's landscape shifting dramatically? Host Drake Toll and the squad analyze Retzlaff's departure from BYU Football and its impact on the Cougars' upcoming season. The team dissects Texas State's surprising move to the PAC-12, exploring potential recruiting battles and conference realignment strategies. Discussio...

Mike Gundy certainly has Oklahoma State staring down the barrel of an exciting redemption tour! Double barrel style with all of the pre-season Big 12 polls adding to the pile that will fuel the fire. Mike Gundy has had some questions before, not to the levels currently being presented at the moment though. The more this Cowboys squad gets doubted the more pumped I get for this upcoming season. NCA...

Oklahoma State head man Mike Gundy has selected his trio of Big 12 representatives in DT Iman Oates, CB Cam Smith & TE Josh Ford. This group is all about the Cowboy Culture kind of way, love it! I only wonder if bringing some more guys to add layers to the ability in garnering a little more attention could have certainly help after a 3-win season. Having SEC style speed isn't the same without havi...

Mike Gundy's Oklahoma State squad went through almost a full rebuild after a disastrous 3-win 2024 campaign. Typically, in the past that would naturally mean several true freshmen would have the ability to compete for playing time very quickly. Unfortunately, in the new NIL / transfer portal era it's going to a take a Royal Capell sized effort to crack the 3 deep in Stillwater. This new OL group i...

Oklahoma State coaches clearly have the need for speed in both 2025 & 2026! New North Texas commit WR offer Daniel Berry has that for days. Daniel Berry could actually have close to a Tyreek Hill style of hidden ability unlocked in Stillwater. Cowboy basketball reaches into Israel to grab 6'2 guard Daniel Guetta and her very unironically has a comparable game to former Cowboy player Doug Gottlieb....

Mike Gundy, Todd Grantham & Doug Meacham are telling SEC schools to step aside for the new epic Oklahoma State recruiting ride. #1 In-State recruit and consensus 4-star Tajh Overton has committed to the Cowboys over Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Miami & LSU 48 hours after landing #1 recruit in Arkansas Danny Beale III. Could the 6'7 Arkansas beast Even Goodwin and Braeden Presley aka BP3 be next? Steve Lutz...

BYU Cougars Football lands 5-star QB sensation Ryder Lyons. Is this the game-changer that propels BYU to Big 12 dominance? Dive into the seismic impact of Lyons' commitment on BYU's football program and the Big 12 landscape. Hosts break down the significance of this rare 5-star recruit for the Cougars, exploring how it stacks up against rival Utah's recruiting efforts. The conversation tackles BYU...

Mike Gundy's new Oklahoma State staff have committed a crime! Sneaking into SEC country to steal consensus 4 Star DL Danny Beale III over the likes of Georgia, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, North Carolina and many many more of the heavy hitters in the SEC. New DC Todd Grantham & DL coach Ryan Osborn said hold me beer and watch this! Additionally, Oklahoma State's Boone Pickens Stadium finally garners some o...

The Oklahoma State vs Iowa wrestling rivalry is dying because Iowa wrestling is dying before our very eyes. Tom Brands is reeling as Hawkeye fans deal out serious amounts of copium trying to justify this miserable failure. David Taylor may not land Bo Basset, partially because Bo has a desire to start day 1, which is certainly not guaranteed in Stillwater Oklahoma or State College. LB Daquives Bec...

Bo Bassett is back on the board — and now the three-team race is on between Penn State, Oklahoma State, and Nebraska. In this Locked On crossover episode, Zach Seyko and Cody Stovall break down: Why Bo’s decommitment from Iowa has sparked national debate, what really happened between the Bassett family and the Iowa staff, why this recruitment could change the trajectory of college wrestling for a...

Oklahoma State has lost a couple commits and fallen into a dead spin the last couple weeks. Mike Gundy & Todd Grantham are very well aware of what Lake Travis TX DE Ben Duncum could be for this recruiting class. The lynchpin to the defensive class could hinge on the commitment of this 6'5 260lb product. Bo Bassett has reopened his recruitment after deciding the bounce from Iowa after disagreements...

Oklahoma State cracks the Final 4 for In-State legacy product Braeden Presley. Brennan Presley is the all-time receptions leader in Cowboy history while Braylin Presley played a season in Stillwater before moving on to Tulsa. Bring that man home, and let's reunite the family by bringing Braylin back home as well! Another ranking system projects a 3-win season again for Mike Gundy and the Big 1o is...

College sports face a financial reckoning. Are non-revenue generating programs doomed in the wake of the House settlement? Drake Toll and a panel of Big 12 experts tackle the controversial future of collegiate athletics. The discussion spans the viability of Olympic sports, donor influence on program decisions, and the cultural impact of diverse athletic offerings. Jake Hatch provides insights on...

Oklahoma State vs TCU might not be a rivalry yet... but maybe it should be. Does acquiring Doug Meacham, Hauss Hejny & Sam Jackson IV equal losing out of John Paul Richardson, Adam Schobel & Jason Bradford? Oklahoma State baseball coach Josh Holliday absolutely nails the new pitching coach hire. Oregon's Blake Hawksworth has so much upside that Clemson OF/P JT Wentworth transferred to Stillwater n...

Oklahoma State AD Chad Weiberg announces the 9 N.I.L era sports. Naturally football drives & deserves the massive chunk necessary to keep everything afloat. Basketball can definitely score some dough when things are rolling correctly.  Virtually all of it makes perfect sense. I just wonder if golf and cross country can continue winning National Championship's without at least some of the N.I.L. ab...

Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy & Doug Meacham are cooking with hot oil on this one! Broken Bow Savages QB, WR, DB, PG, OF, 400m, 200m workhorse Greydon Howell might be "that guy". If he runs like a savage, dunks like a savage, lays out on the diamond like a savage and jukes like one too... he might just be an actual Savage. Oklahoma State could lock down the in-state in a savage sort of way by acquir...

Oklahoma State can easily hit the 10-win mark in 2025. Mike Gundy rising to the occasion is almost commonplace yet some at Athlon sports seems to think otherwise. This LB core could be that X-Factor in accomplishing a massive year. Josh Holliday finally gets a big-time transfer into Stillwater.  Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download...