Cowboy Brew 12/12: Best Of The Best

Gordon II Becomes OSU's First Consensus All-American Since 2019

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Cowboy Brew Crew
December 12, 2023

Happy Tuesday Cowboys and Cowgirls. Being at running back at OSU means a little more.

The long line of stars that have touted the rock for the Orange & Black goes back through many generations.

That list got longer this season with Ollie Gordon’s breakout season and now, he’s being recognized by the nation for his stardom.

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew! Check it out below!

🎧 Brand New Pokes Pod with Izzy Diaz
🏈 Best Of The Best
✍️ Etching His Name
🤠 And so much more!

🎧 OSU MAX PODCASTS

Isabel Diaz is on a mission to become the first female head coach in NFL history. 

Her journey began from a young age watching football with her grandfather.  The coaching aspect of her career began in high school and led her to forge a relationship with Oklahoma safeties coach Dan Hammerschmidt.

Isabel attended OSU working on the football film crew before getting a chance to become a student assistant coach.  Now she is in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts as the inaugural Harriet P. Irsay Fellow.

Learn more about Isabel and her journey in this episode of the Pokes Pod.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Best Of The Best. The 2023 portion of Ollie Gordon II’s resume may end up being longer than War and Peace.

That resume grew even more on Monday when Gordon became OSU’s first consensus All-American since Chuba Hubbard in 2019.

Monday morning, Gordon received first-team honors from both the Football Writers Association of America and the Associated Press. The addition of those two selections combined with the Walter Camp Football Foundation honors he received Friday night gives him first-team All-America accolades on all three of the teams released to this point that are official selectors designated by the NCAA.

If he is included on the first teams of both the American Football Coaches Association and The Sporting News released later this week, then he will become Oklahoma State's first unanimous All-America selection since Chuba Hubbard in 2019.

In addition to the AP, FWAA and Walter Camp honors, Gordon has also been named first team All-America by Pro Football Focus, The Athletic, CBS Sports/247Sports, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports, Bleacher Report, Action Network and others.

🔼 Stardom in Stillwater. After a stellar career at Northern Illinois, Izzak Olejnik arrived in Stillwater with one mission.

Etch his name in Cowboy history. 

Olejnik is well on his way with a red-hot start to his 2023-24 season with the Orange & Black.

🎥 OSUMAX: ACCESS

What a weekend it was for OG2. 

Ollie Gordon II added to his historic season by becoming the first Cowboy in program history to win the Doak Walker Award.

Go behind-the-scenes and watch how Ollie, his coaches, his family and his teammates celebrated. Hear from Ollie himself about what it means to him. 

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

Sunday was another chapter in the legendary tale of head coach John Smith.

In Norman, Smith and the Cowboys won Bedlam for an 18th straight time.

Overall, Smith has faced off against OU 66 times, how many of those has he and OSU won?

Got a guess?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

📅 COMING SOON…

Sunday, December 17
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Southern Illinois @ 1pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Oral Roberts @ 4pm

Tuesday, December 19
🤼‍♂️ Wrestling at Wyoming @ 7pm

Wednesday, December 20
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Wofford @ 2pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Utah Tech @ 3pm

Thursday, December 21
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Oregon @ 3pm (St. George, Utah)

🎟 SECURE YOUR SEATS

The Cowboys are going bowling yet again to extend their consecutive bowl appearances to the sixth-longest active streak in the country.

On December 27th, the Orange & Black will heat to NRG Stadium in Houston to battle out rival Texas A&M in the 2023 Texas Bowl.

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 57.

During Smith’s tenure at the helm, he is 57-6-3 against the Sooners all-time. overall, the Cowboys lead the head-to-head series, 150-27-10.

🤠 It’s a great day to be a Poke!