- Cowboy Brew
- Posts
- Cowboy Brew 8/6: Go Long
Cowboy Brew 8/6: Go Long
Shea Freibaum lands on the Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List!

Good Morning, OSU Fam! The Cowboys are working, day in and day out.
What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!
🏆 Mannelly Award Watch List
⚽️ Preseason praise
🐻 And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Go Long. Cowboy long snapper Shea Freibaum was named to the Patrick Mannelly Award Preseason Watch List! He’s one of just three players from the Big 12 on the list for the award that’s presented to the best FBS long snapper. He enters the season with 173 career long snaps without an incident.

🔼 Terrific Trio. Three Cowgirls made the 2025 Preseason All-Big 12 soccer team! Midfielders Xcaret Pineda and Laudan Wilson made the list, along with defender Jazmin Brown. The Cowgirls are coming off a 2024 season where they finished 14-5-3 overall. They return seven players who started at least 10 games this season.

🔼 A Dozen Honors. Cowgirl softball placed 12 on the spring Academic All-Big 12 list! Since the Gajewski era began, OSU has had at least 10 Academic All-Big 12 honorees in nine of the last 10 seasons.
⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 2️⃣2️⃣ DAYS
22 days away from kickoff…

Oklahoma State football has 2️⃣2️⃣ total bowl wins in school history! The Cowboys have the highest winning percentage (.627) among the 66 teams with at least 20 bowl appearances. The first bowl game the Pokes played in was the 1945 Cotton Bowl when they beat TCU 34-0.
🤔 POKES TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…
How many bowl wins is Mike Gundy responsible for?
Got the answer?
Scroll to the bottom to find the answer!
📅 COMING SOON…
August 14
⚽️ Soccer vs. Mercer @ 7:00 p.m. | ESPN+
August 28
🏈 Football vs. UT Martin @ 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Do you know a friend or family member who is a Pokes fan?
Simply forward them this email and they can sign up to receive the brew by clicking the link below to subscribe. The Brew is sent every weekday and is completely free!
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 12
🤠 Enjoy your Wednesday, y’all!