A final look at Weeden2Blackmon
The hopes of Oklahoma State fans for the Weeden2Blackmon combination to continue in the NFL–most likely with the Cleveland Browns–were squashed when the Browns traded up to draft Alabama running back Trent Richardson with the No. 3 overall pick.
But allow the OSU athletic department to help you take one final look back at the dynamic duo. Here’s all 39 touchdown passes that went from Brandon Weeden’s arm to Justin Blackmon’s hands.
Kudos to whoever edited all of this together, because it’s a great way to chronicle how Weeden and Blackmon grew individually and as a tandem–and how the OSU offense was slightly different under Dana Holgorsen and Todd Monken.
There’s a noticeable difference between the amount of deep touchdown connections–where Weeden just let it rip and Blackmon out-jumped, out-ran, out-grabbed or outsmarted the defender for the ball–from 2010 to 2011. As in there’s way fewer. That shows that Weeden had a deeper group of playmakers in 2011–he didn’t need to just throw it up to JB–and also that Weeden continued to improve his decision-making. Monken has also mentioned that he deliberately took some of the deeper, play-action passes out of OSU’s spread offense in favor of an even more tempo-oriented scheme.
That fade into the right corner of the end zone sure was something, wasn’t it? “Stealin’,” as Weeden liked to say. By my count, that accounted for six of the TD connections in 2011. But that obviously wasn’t the only route Blackmon could run near the end zone. That really shows in the 2011 clips.
The second touchdown of the Fiesta Bowl, where he sheds a tackle after the catch and sprints to the end zone, is probably my favorite from 2011. But I had forgotten about the play against Texas Tech, where he beat the corner on a quick slant and put on a wicked move on to slip a safety’s attempted tackle near the ankles and go to the house. Also, the stiff arm on the first score against K-State was nasty.
NFL.com shadows Justin Blackmon on draft night
NFL.com got some pretty great access to Justin Blackmon on draft day and captured it all on video.
The piece documents everything from Blackmon putting his suit on (notice how he’s still got Olivia Hamilton’s bracelet on his left wrist) to a pre-draft handshakes from Andrew Luck, Deion Sanders and Roger Goodell to getting “the call” from the Jacksonville Jaguars in the green room. Then, it follows Blackmon to Jacksonville on a private jet, where he meets with the media, signs autographs for fans and is proclaimed the “new king of Jacksonville” by Jags owner Shahid Khan.
Enjoy.
Suspended receiver Michael Harrison has not asked for release, plans to stay at OSU
Michael Harrison, who left the Oklahoma State football program before spring practice, remained in school this semester and has not asked for a release from the university.
“I do not have such a request,” OSU associate athletic director for compliance Kevin Fite said in an email Thursday. “It is my understanding he plans to stay at OSU.”
When asked if/when Harrison had been or would be taken off his athletic scholarship, Fite declined to disclose that information. I would guess Harrison remained on scholarship for spring 2012 since he left the team mid-semester.
Harrison, who would be a junior wide receiver, was suspended by the NCAA for the 2012 season for reasons that OSU coach Mike Gundy has not made public. It’s my understanding that the suspension would trickle down to any level of the NCAA (FCS, Division II, Division III), which would severely limit Harrison’s options for a transfer.
Gundy revealed in a pre-spring conversation in early March that Harrison had decided to leave the program following the suspension.
“The NCAA suspended him,” Gundy said then. “I never suspended him, and then he chose to not play football. He made that choice himself. My recommendation to him was to finish school (this semester), because that’s what you have to do. You can’t go anywhere at this particular time…and then if he chooses to (transfer), that’s his call.
“I don’t know what he wants to do. I just know that he’s decided he does not want to play football anymore.”
I have heard rumors that Harrison may want to try to come back to the football team at some point, but not from anybody I trust. It wouldn’t be the first time something like that happened during Gundy’s tenure as head coach. Former linebacker Jeremy Nethon was dismissed from the football program by Gundy in 2005 because of poor academics, but he returned as a walk-on in 2006, earned his scholarship back and finished his Cowboy career with 132 tackles.
But the difference between Nethon’s situation and Harrison’s is Harrison made the decision to leave. As far as I’m concerned, Harrison and the Cowboys have moved on.
But even if his football days are behind him, I think there’s something to be said for Harrison staying in school this semester. And it sounds like he’ll be back at OSU in the fall, too.
Revisiting Todd Monken’s pre-spring comments about his expectations for Wes Lunt
It’s been a little more than a week since true freshman Wes Lunt was named Oklahoma State’s starting quarterback. I thought it would be interesting to revisit a pre-spring conversation with Cowboy offensive coordinator Todd Monken, where he addressed the QB situation before practices began.
How far we’ve come in less than two months. Actually, how far Lunt has come.
Monken was asked how if there was a chance Lunt would come in and really impress (“light it up” was the phrase used). Here’s Monken’s response:
“He won’t. Not with our skill guys. There’s no way he can. Could he be better if he came in last year? Yeah, maybe, because you have Black (Justin Blackmon) and Coop (Josh Cooper) and Hubert (Anyiam) and everything looks better if you put him with the 1s. But the reality is that we’re not going to make those two-a-day, three-a-day, once-a-game, twice-a-game, bail-you-out kind of plays that a Ryan Broyles makes, that a Blackmon makes, that those guys make. They bail you out. They make plays that nobody else can. Quarterback aside, you can throw a slant to them and they run for 50 yards.
“I’ll be stunned if he’s our starter. No out of skill set, but just out of he’s got to learn. I’m hopeful. But the moment he goes out there, it’s not like we send in a runner to him, he gets the play and he verbalizes it back. We signal it to him, he has to get the signal and it’s a different verbiage and signal to our other guys…he has to tell the O-Line what to do, he has to tell everybody else what to do and then he has to be confident in what he has to do.
“I think where you’ll know is if after a couple weeks, how’s he throwing in 7-on-7? Because if he’s doing that and he has a clue, there’s less to do and the team’s not around, at least you have something to kind of go by. But the team thing, he’s going to struggle, just like J.W. did last year. Forget even just your skill set. It’s just getting everybody lined up.
“The reality is (with) Wes, we’re giving him an opportunity because the other guys haven’t shown anything yet. So you say that with, ‘OK, he’s going to get the equal reps. And that’s the problem. You try to figure out if and when do you pull back? Who has the measurable skill set that’s going to keep improving?”
Now look at Monken’s comments after the spring finale nearly two weeks ago. He was right in that Lunt didn’t “light it up” right away. But he picked things up quickly, and clearly answered the call of being able to get all the pre-snap stuff figured out in a short amount of time. That impressed Monken, and ultimately led to him being named the starter.
“Wes has continually, which you would expect, gotten better. He’s throwing more confidently, he’s grasped things…all the signaling, all the processing, getting guys lined up, those things, in such a short time. Once he got through about the first week, he’s been steady throughout.
“What’s interesting is you never know until a guy gets here. You think you know, but how much time do you really get, when a kid decides to commit, that you understand a guy’s poise and calm demeanor and the way he handles being in meetings and the players and all of that? That was probably the most impressive of anything. Through me dog-cussing the crap out of him and screwing stuff up, he was able to function without basically just going in the tank and quitting…His body language doesn’t change. It’s so similar to Brandon in that regard that it’s just everything just kind of goes. When he gets excited, you hardly even know it.
“By middle of the spring, it started to be apparent that there was a possibility he could be our starter.”
Here are some other quotes from that March conversation about the quarterbacks that I thought would be interesting to look at again. Some have shown up in previous stories, while others were left on the cutting room floor.
On what he expected from the quarterbacks at the beginning of spring:
“Chelf’s at an advantage because he played more, so he’s going to be more efficient in what he does. I don’t know if, at any point, are you going to in 15 practices say you know for sure that J.W. or Wes Lunt is better than Clint? You’re probably going to have to guess some, because it’s not like we’re in contact (drills).
“We try to do this at every position — (find out) what’s their dominant trait? You either better be a damn good runner at quarterback or a damn good thrower. If you’re just kind of OK at everything, do we have enough other good skill guys around to make you look better? No, probably not. So how do you change the game with a certain skill set? With J.W., it might be running. It might be his ‘it’ factor. He has that. Wes might be with his throwing, but he was just playing for Rochester High School, and that wasn’t even the highest level of football against the highest level of competition.”
On the likelihood of naming a starter at the end of spring practice:
“We definitely have to have it down to two. You definitely, at that moment, would have to say ‘OK, here’s where we’re at, here’s what we’re going with.’ You may not say that to the guys, but you definitely would have to have it somewhat pared down.
“No one has three quarterbacks that they really like. I don’t give a (expletive) what anybody says. You might have two that you think are pretty damn good. You might have a third that’s a backup. You could never go (into fall camp) and say, ‘Guess what? We’re going to go ahead and give everybody equal reps.’ There’s just no way. So by (the end of spring ball), somehow, you would have had to evaluate everything and say ‘OK, Wes isn’t ready’ (or) ‘Wes we think is somewhat ready.’ But someone’s got to be able to be the third and take the third reps and hope that it works out.”
Some more on the quarterbacks’ traits:
“If you don’t separate yourself (if you’re Chelf), the guy with the ‘it’ factor you have to go with. That’s the reality of it. The guy I know right now that has the it factor is J.W. He works harder than anyone else he has, he’s always out front, he’s got it. Now, there’s kids that play Division III football that have it, but they don’t have the skill set to play higher.”
“Clint’s a good kid. He throws it pretty good. He’s gotten a lot better. He understands what we’re doing. Does he have a moxie? Does he completely believe in himself? Does he take the field and it just shows? No. It doesn’t. And you’re talking to him about it and whatnot, but can you teach that? I think you can polish it, but I’m not sure, I don’t think it’s teachable.”
“Clint, to me, is going to have to come out and really play well early. Because he’s going to keep getting better, but it’s not going to grow like the other two will. He’s been here…if he’s not measurably better you’re going to have to say, these guys are eventually going to pass him.”
Another random note: Monken mentioned Charlie Moore twice as a receiver that would really need to step up and that had done well during winter workouts. He sure was right about that.
Oklahoma State recruiting class beginning where 2012 class ended–with wide receivers
Marcell Ateman, a four-star wide receiver from East High School in Wylie, Texas, announced on Twitter Wednesday night that he had committed to Oklahoma State.
That now makes six wide receivers that have committed to the Cowboys since the calendar turned to 2012. Three were late additions to the 2012 class that signed with the Cowoys–Jhajuan Seales, Austin Hays and Jesse Vester. One was Chance Allen, who committed to OSU in January before switching to Oregon on Signing Day. Then there’s Ateman and Fred Ross, another four-star receiver from Tyler, Texas who was the first 2013 commit.
Those figures don’t include C.J. Curry, Brandon Sheperd and Blake Webb, receivers who all committed in 2011 and signed with OSU as part of the 2012 class.
This all emphasizes the importance of receivers in the Cowboys’ spread offense. Eight receivers caught at least 10 passes for the Cowboys last season, and it’s fair to say that they will need a greater contribution from more players in 2012 after losing Justin Blackmon and Josh Cooper.
Even when OSU only loses two receivers following the 2012 season–Tracy Moore and Isaiah Anderson–consistently reloading is still necessary. Michael Harrison’s unexpected suspension and departure is a perfect example of why.
But the biggest difference between the receivers that signed at the end of the 2012 recruiting season and the ones that have committed early for the 2013 class?
Seales, Hays and Vester were all two-star players, while Ross and Ateman are four-star players. We knew the 2013 class is really where we’d see how OSU’s historic 2011 season would affect recruiting, and so far it’s been understandably positive.
The Cowboys signed three four-star players in February (Curry, quarterback Wes Lunt and linebacker Seth Jacobs). They’ve already got two committed–and at the same position.
Wide Receiver U?
Justin Gilbert a first-round pick in first Sports Illustrated’s first 2013 mock draft
The 2012 NFL Draft just ended, which means it’s the perfect time to already predict where players will get selected in 2013, right?
Sports Illustrated thinks so.
Andrew Perloff came out with his first 2013 mock NFL Draft Tuesday, and Oklahoma State cornerback/kick returner Justin Gilbert is projected to go off the board at No. 14 overall to the Tennessee Titans. There he could reunite with Cowboy teammate Markelle Martin, who was drafted by the Titans in the sixth round Saturday.
Here’s how he projects the first round:
1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Tyler Wilson, QB, Arkansas
2. Indianapolis Colts: Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: David Amerson, CB, NC State
4. Oakland Raiders: Tyler Bray, QB, Tennessee
5. Minnesota Vikings: Robert Woods, WR, USC
6. Cleveland Browns: Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU
7. Miami Dolphins: Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State
8. Seattle Seahawks: Matt Barkley, QB, USC
9. St. Louis Rams: Barrett Jones, OT, Alabama
10. Carolina Panthers: Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia
11. St. Louis Rams: Jonathan Banks, CB, Mississippi State
12. Buffalo Bills: Chris Faulk, OT, LSU
13. San Diego Chargers, Keenan Allen, WR, California
14. Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
15. Detroit Lions: Marcus Lattimore, RB, South Carolina
16. Dallas Cowboys: Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
17. Denver Broncos: Alex Okafor, DE, Texas
18. Cincinnati Bengals: Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee
19. Arizona Cardinals: Brandon Jenkins, OLB, Florida State
20. New York Giants: Ricky Wagner, OT, Wisconsin
21. New York Jets: Jonathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State
22. Atlanta Falcons: William Gholston, DE, Michigan State
23. Kansas City Chiefs, Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma
24. New Orleans Saints: Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU
25. Baltimore Ravens: Ray-Ray Armstrong, S, Miami
26. San Francisco 49ers: D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama
27. Houston Texans: Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor
28. Chicago Bears: Cyril Richardson, OT, Baylor
29. New England Patriots: Star Lotulelei, NT, Utah
30. Philadelphia Eagles: Eric Reid, S, LSU
31. Pittsburgh Steelers: John Jenkins, DT, Georgia
31. Green Bay Packers: Sean Porter, OLB, Texas A&M
Obviously, it’s way too early for these types of predictions. But they’re fun. Here’s a look back at his first 2012 mock draft.
1. Buffalo Bills: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
2. Carolina Panthers: Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State
3. Cleveland Browns: Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma
4. Tennessee Titans: Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina
5. Seattle Seahawks: Matt Barkley, QB, USC
6. Denver Broncos: Matt Kalil, OT, USC
7. Cincinnati Bengals: Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa
8. Oakland Raiders: Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama
9. Minnesota Vikings: Jonathan Martin, T, Stanford
10. Washington Redskins: Jared Crick, DT, Nebraska
11. Dallas Cowboys: Cliff Harris, CB, Oregon
12. Detroit Lions: Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina
13. Miami Dolphins: Jerel Worthy, DT, Michigan State
14. Kansas City Chiefs: Nate Potter, OT, Boise State
15. Jacksonville Jaguars: Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama
16. Houston Texans: Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU
17. San Francisco 49ers: Knile Davis, RB, Arkansas
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Courtney Upshaw, LB, Alabama
19 Arizona Cardinals: Kelechi Osemele, T/G, Iowa State
20. New York Giants: Mike Adams, OT, Ohio State
21. Baltimore Ravens: Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina
22. Chicago Bears: Dont’a Hightower, LB, Alabama
23. New England Patriots: Kheeston Randall, DT, Texas
24. St. Louis Rams: Travis Lewis, LB, Oklahoma
25. Indianapolis Colts: Ray Ray Armstrong, S, Miami
26. Philadelphia Eagles: Brandon Jenkins, DE, Florida State
27. San Diego Chargers: Devin Taylor, DE, South Carolina
28. Cleveland Browns (via Atlanta Falcons): Vontaze Burfict, LB, Arizona State
29. New York Jets: Robert Griffin, QB, Baylor
30. Green Bay Packers: Cyrus Gray, RB, Texas A&M
31. New England Patriots (via the Saints): Matt Reynolds, OT, BYU
32. Pittsburgh Steelers: Alameda Ta’amu, DT, Washington
Hey, at least he predicted the No. 1 overall pick right.
But what does this mean? Expectations are high for Gilbert, an exceptional athlete known for his dymanic returns but who also developed into a solid cornerback in his sophomore season. He had five interceptions and 10 pass break-ups in 2011, as well as 59 tackles.
Cowboys Right Themselves In Time For Bedlam
Frank Anderson's Cowboys have won eight straight.
By John Helsley
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For Cowboys coach Frank Anderson, surviving the early stages of the Big 12 schedule was always the goal.
Anderson wouldn’t limit expectations for success, preparing his club to go win during that first month of conference play. And “go win” are the operative words, as OSU found itself on the short end of an opening league schedule, facing three road series among the first four weekends.
And yet, it’s tough to win on the road in the Big 12, especially in places like Waco and Austin and even Columbia, which presented the early road challenges for the Cowboys. So when the Pokes went 1-5 the first two Big 12 weekends at Missouri and Baylor and 2-7 in the three road series overall, Anderson kept his team playing hard and pushing.
Now they’re 11-7 in the league and tied for third in the conference standings with Texas A&M, following a weekend sweep of Kansas State in Manhattan.
And just in time for Bedlam.
Oklahoma climbed back over .500 with a weather-shortened, two-game road sweep of Kansas, moving to 9-8 in the league, alone in fourth place.
The Cowboys already own a win over the Sooners, after taking last week’s non-conference clash in Stillwater. But this weekend’s Bedlam series counts in the standings and carries heavy intrigue into each team’s postseason hopes.
A month ago, Anderson and the Cowboys couldn’t count on that.
Now they’ve won a season-best eight straight games and have swept back-to-back Big 12 series for the first time since 2008.
Oklahoma State connections on Day 3 of NFL Draft
Spent the majority of the day on the couch watching the NFL Draft. There are worse ways to spend a Saturday.
Here’s what I was keeping track of:
How many former Cowboys got picked? None were selected in Friday’s second or third round. Markelle Martin, Jamie Blatnick, Johnny Thomas, Levy Adcock, Josh Cooper and Grant Garner were possible draftees.
Martin’s name finally popped up on the screen in the middle of the sixth round, getting selected by the Tennessee Titans with the 20th pick (No. 190 overall). His fall was a big shock to me. I thought the knee injury that kept him from working out at the NFL Combine and OSU’s pro day in March could drop him from the third round (where he was projected by many to get selected), but I did not think he’d fall this far. Safeties that were picked before him: South Carolina State’s Christian Thompson (fourth round-Ravens), Maine’s Jerron McMillan (fourth round-Packers), Samford’s Corey White (fifth round-Saints). The Titans were one of the teams at Martin’s individual pro day two weeks ago, so this landing spot made sense.
I was also surprised that neither Blatnick nor Thomas were drafted. I expected Adcock, Cooper and Garner to need to go the free-agent route. It will be interesting to see which teams they sign with.
Like last night, I’m also curious to see what pieces the Browns and Jaguars add to complement Brandon Weeden and Justin Blackmon. Here are the picks those two teams have (as of now):
Browns
Round 4 No. 5: Travis Benjamin, WR, Miami
Shall we start the hashtag #Weeden2Benjamin? Many thought the Browns would add a wide receiver on Day 2, but they go with Benjamin with their first pick on Day 3. Benjamin ran a 4.36 40-yard dash at the Combine–on par with second-round pick Stephen Hill–and tallied 41 receptions for 609 yards and three touchdowns in 2011. He can also return punts.
Round 4 No. 25: James-Michael Johnson, LB, Nevada
Browns go back to defense with their second pick of the fourth round. He amassed 100 tackles (6.5 for loss), three pass break-ups and one forced fumble last season. Mel Kiper liked his work ethic and size (6-2, 240) and said he was one of the big risers during the pre-draft process.
Round 5 No. 25: Ryan Miller, guard, Colorado
More protection for Brandon Weeden, following the Browns’ selection of Mitchell Schwartz in the second round. Miller, who stands 6-7 and weighs 320 pounds, started 48 games for the Buffaloes and was rose from a late-round/free agent prospect to a mid-round prospect during the pre-draft process.
Round 6 No. 34: Emmanuel Acho, LB, Texas
Fans around these parts have seen plenty of Acho at UT. The All-Big 12 first team selection tallied 117 tackles (14.5 for loss), three sacks, seven quarterback hurries, five pass break-ups and a forced fumble in 2011.
Round 6 No. 35: Billy Winn, DE, Boise State
Browns go defense again after addressing the offense so heavily earlier in the draft. He had 33 tackles (eight for loss) and three sacks in 2011. Winn was once projected as an early-round pick, but he struggled at the Senior Bowl and combine.
Round 7 No. 38: Trevin Wade, CB, Arizona
Three straight defensive picks now for the Browns. Wade was a second-team All-Pac-12 selection after compiling 52 tackles, two interceptions and 13 pass break-ups in 2011.
Round 7 No. 40: Brad Smelley, FB, Alabama
And here’s Trent Richardson’s lead blocker. That nearly completes the revamped Browns’ offense, which added a running back, quarterback, wide receiver, fullback and two offensive linemen.
Jaguars
Round 5 No. 7: Brandon Marshall, LB, Nevada
Still no more offensive players selected by the Jags after Blackmon. Marshall, who impressed at the combine, compiled 102 tackles (7.5 for loss), two sacks, four pass break-ups and one forced fumble in 2011.
Round 6 No. 6: Mike Harris, DB, Florida State
The Jaguars continue to focus on the defense in this draft, a unit that ranked sixth in the NFL in total defense (313 yards allowed per game) a season ago. The former junior college transfer had 58 tackles (six for loss), nine pass break-ups and an interception in 2011. He projects as a nickelback in the NFL.
Round 7 No. 21: Jeris Pendleton, DT, Ashland University
Ah, a late-round small school pick. That’s pretty much all I have to contribute there.
So, the only offensive player the Jags selected was Blackmon.
Oklahoma State connections on Day 2 of NFL Draft
I watched the second and third rounds of the NFL Draft from my apartment in Stillwater Friday night. Not nearly as glamorous as being at the Weeden crib last night. Oh well.
Two things I was monitoring:
If Markelle Martin was selected. He wasn’t. He was projected by many to go in the third round, but I’d imagine the knee injury that kept him from working out at the NFL Combine and OSU’s pro day last month was a factor in him slipping to the fourth round. The Titans, Colts, Jaguars, Patriots, Buccaneers and Falcons were at Martin’s individual pro day two weeks ago, so I’d most expect him to go to one of those teams.
I was also paying attention to who the Jaguars and Browns added to complement Justin Blackmon and Brandon Weeden. Here’s a breakdown of those picks.
Jaguars’ second-day picks
Second round No. 6 (No. 38 overall): Andre Branch, DE/OLB, Clemson
The Jags went defense with their second selection, upgrading their pass rush by taking the versatile Branch. He tallied 77 tackles (16 for loss), 9.5 sacks and five quarterback hurries in 2011.
Third round No. 7: Bryan Anger, P, California
Well this is interesting. Anger ranked 13th in the nation in punting yards per game (44.25) last season and made the All-Pac-12 First Team.
So, no offensive complements for Blackmon on Day 2.
Browns’ second-day picks
Second round No. 5 (No. 37 overall): Mitchell Schwartz, OT, California
Surprised the Browns didn’t go wide receiver here, but Schwartz is a key part of the continued overhaul of the Cleveland offense. And I’m sure Weeden, should he become the starter, will appreciate the protection. The 6-5, 315-pound Schwartz started 51 games at Cal, at both tackle positions, and especially impressed at the Senior Bowl during pass-blocking drills. He told reporters at the Senior Bowl that Cal’s diverse blocking schemes helped him prepare for the pros.
Third round No. 24: John Hughes, DT, Cincinnati
The Browns decided to address the defense after making a trade with the Broncos to move down in the third round. Hughes tallied 51 tackles (12.5 for loss), five sacks and two quarterback hurries in 2011.
Cleveland will have two picks in the fourth round. Perhaps we’ll find the second part of the next #Weeden2 hashtag then?
The draft resumes at 11 a.m. Saturday. Martin will surely come off the board at some point. Jamie Blatnick and Johnny Thomas could go in the late rounds. There’s also a small chance guys like Levy Adcock, Josh Cooper and Grant Garner could be selected late, but they’ll likely need to join a team as an undrafted free agent.
Wes Lunt’s high school coach reacts to Lunt being named Oklahoma State starting quarterback
I spoke to Derek Leonard, Wes Lunt’s former coach at Rochester (Ill.) High School, Thursday evening about Lunt being named Oklahoma State’s new starting quarterback. He was clearly excited, saying, “If he wins the job, we all win the job.”
Obviously, this was a big deal with local media that part of Illinois. Here’s a clip from Sports Radio 1450 in Springfield.
