Happy Thursday OSU Fam. You don’t even have to have volume, you can just hear the voiceover from your days as a youth.

Now, college football fans are AMPED for a much anticipated return and Pokes fans, we can’t wait to hit the field with our Cowboys at BPS.

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🎮 It’s In The Game!
👏 A Seat At The Table
🤼‍♂️ Howdy, Cowboy!
🤠 And so much more!

🎮 IT’S IN THE GAME!

The hype is building as the highly anticipated return of EA College Football is just weeks away.

This week, EA Sports announced the Top 100 players in this year’s game, which features ✌️ Cowboys on that list.

Ollie Gordon sits at a 96 overall rating, good for the third highest player in the game, while Nick Martin earned a 90.

👏 A SEAT AT THE TABLE

The Big 12 announced some exciting news this week as it unveiled the first-ever Big 12 Alumni Council that will begin for the 2024-25 athletic year.

At the table will be former OSU standout Tiffany Bias Patmon, who starred on the Cowgirls’ basketball squad from 2010-2014. She was a two-time All-American and three-time All-Big 12 pick during her time in Stillwater.

The Big 12 Alumni Council is comprised of 32 former student-athletes from men's and women's programs across each Big 12 institution. The Council was created to leverage the experience and expertise of some of the Big 12's most notable student-athlete alumni as the Conference enters a new era.

These alumni will provide guidance and insights surrounding a variety of topics, including brand building, athlete relations, storytelling, digital content and much more.

🎥 OSUMAX: COACH TALK

As the college football world turned its attention to Vegas this week, Coach Gundy and some of the fellas took on Big 12 Media Days at Allegiant Stadium.

OSUMax takes you inside the stadium and brings you Coach Gundy on the podium as he’s set to take on his 20th season at the helm of the Cowboys.

🤠 HOWDY, COWBOY!

New OSU head coach David Taylor continues to reload the Cowboys roster with more and more talent.

This week, Taylor announced the addition of three-time All-American Cameron Amine, who comes to Stillwater with one year of eligibility left after a standout career at Michigan.

Throughout the past five years at Michigan, Amine played a vital role in the Wolverine lineup and proved to be one of the top 165-pounders in the country. Amine produced a 66-25 record following his redshirt in 2020 and consistently delivered deep runs at both the conference and national tournaments.

A four-time placer at the Big Ten Championships, Amine finished fourth or better in each of his appearances at the event, including a run to the finals in 2022 as Michigan claimed the team title. He also owns a 15-8 career record at the NCAA Championships, placing seventh as a freshman prior to back-to-back fourth-place results the following two seasons.

🤼‍♂️: More On The Newest Cowboy

⏱ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 51 DAYS

Number of the Day: 51

51 is the program record for career starts and that belongs to Andre Sexton.

A native of Houston, Sexton accumulated several awards and achievements while playing at OSU. Those awards include 2006 Freshman All-American, 2006 Big 12 Defensive Freshman Newcomer of the Year, 2008 All-Big 2nd Team Linebacker, 2009 All-Big Honorable Mention, 2008 & 2009 Team Captain, and finished off his career as the Cotton Bowl Defensive MVP.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

Earlier this week, former Cowboy Cade Cunningham signed a five-year, $224 million dollar extension with the Detroit Pistons.

In his second full NBA season, how many points per game did Cade average this past year with Detroit?

Got a guess?

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

🎥 OSUMAX REWIND: FACE-TO-FACE

Earlier this week, it was announced that this upcoming fall Leslie O’Neal
will join the exclusive group of Cowboys to earn a spot on the
Ring of Honor at Boone Pickens Stadium.

Last year, O’Neal returned to Stillwater to enjoy the 40th anniversary and reunion of the 1983 Bluebonnet Bowl team.

While the OSU legend was in town, Tom Dirato caught up with O'Neal to discuss his time in Stillwater and what it is like being back after 40 years.

📅 ON THE DOCKET

We’ll see you in August!

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 22.7.

After returning from a season-ending injury that limited him to just 12 games in 2022-23, Cunningham returned to average 22.7 ppg with the Pistons this past year. His average was the highest for any player in their second year in the league and 21st highest of all players.

🤠 Enjoy your day, y’all!