Good Morning Pokes. There are over 130 schools playing at the FBS level.

On Sunday, OSU made it officially 18 straight bowl games, which puts them sixth in the country amongst that group of 130+ for active bowl streaks.

That bowl game will take them to Houston for the TaxAct Texas Bowl against an old friend.

Plus, the Cowgirls stayed hot on the court and a champion was crowned in Vegas.

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

🎳 H-Town Bound
🏀 Cowgirls, STAND UP
🎥 Brand New Pokes Pod: Coleman Scott & John Smith
🤠 And so much more!

🎳 H-TOWN BOUND

The sixth-longest active bowl streak in the country is set to take on the Texas Bowl for the second time in program history.

On Sunday, the Cowboys were selected to take on Texas A&M on December 27th at NRG Stadium in Houston. Game time is set for 8 p.m.

It will be OSU's fourth bowl game played in Houston, as the Cowboys have a 2-1 bowl record in the city with appearances in the 1983 Bluebonnet Bowl, the 2002 Houston Bowl and the 2019 Texas Bowl.

The Cowboys have won five of their past seven bowl games, with the most recent win coming via a 37-35 defeat over then No. 5 Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl at the end of the 2021 season.

The 2023 Texas Bowl marks the 29th meeting between Oklahoma State and Texas A&M, with the series dating back to 1913. The teams played each other every year as members of the Big 12 Conference from 1996-2011 and faced each other twice before in bowl games, including a 1981 Independence Bowl matchup and a 2019 Texas Bowl matchup. The Cowboys have won four of the past five meetings between the two schools.

🎧 OSU MAX PODCASTS

Oklahoma State head wrestling coach John Smith is in his 33rd season leading the Cowboys wrestling program. 

Associate Head Coach Coleman Scott is back in his new role after eight seasons leading the North Carolina wrestling program. Smith and Scott along with the rest of the coaching staff are hoping to get the program they love back on track and in the national title hunt. 

Learn more on the move to bring Scott back to OSU and what the expectations are for the 2023-24 season in this episode of the Pokes Pod.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Izzak on the Attack. While most people don’t want to remember the details of their trips to Vegas, OSU’s Izzak Olejnik definitely does.

Olejnik highlighted a busy weekend on the mats for the Cowboys at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational with a perfect 6-0 ledger and capturing the 165-pound title against some of the best the country has to offer.

On the season, he is now a perfect 11-0 with five of those victories coming over ranked opponents.

As a team, the Orange & Black finished ninth with 78.5 points.

📝: Recapping the Full Weekend In Vegas

🔼 Cowgirls, STAND UP. One thing was for certain, the Cowgirls were definitely going to win on Sunday.

However, the Orange & Black made sure it was them and not the visiting Cowgirls of Wyoming as OSU used hot shooting to capture the 78-62 victory.

Behind season-best performances from Lior Garzon and Stailee Heard, OSU won their second straight and have started the current four-game homestand with back-to-back wins.

Garzon finished with 24 points, coming up two shy of a career high, while shooting 7-13 from the field and 4-8 from three. Heard posted her highest scoring output of her young career, finishing with 19 points and seven rebounds.

📝: Recapping Win #4
🔢: Inside the Boxscore

🎙: What They Said - Postgame Presser

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

This month, the Cowboys will make their 34th all-time bowl game appearance when they take the field at NRG Stadium for the TaxAct Texas Bowl against former Big 12 rival Texas A&M.

There are 41 FBS programs with 30 or bowl appearances. Where does OSU rank in winning percentage amongst that group?

Got a guess?

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

🎥 OSU MAX: LET’S RIDE

Pokes fans will talk about the thriller against BYU for years to come.

Relive a magical week, both on and off the field for the Cowboys, which led up to an incredible Senior Day at BPS.

📅 COMING SOON…

Tuesday, December 5
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Southern Illinois @ 8pm

Friday, December 8
🤼‍♂️ Wrestling vs. Lehigh @ 7pm

Saturday, December 9
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Texas State @ 2pm

Sunday, December 10
🤼‍♂️ Wrestling at Oklahoma @ 2pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Tulsa @ 5:30pm (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: #1.

With a .636 winning percentage in bowl games, OSU is tops among the 41 FBS teams with at least 30 bowl appearances.

🤠 Let’s Have A Great Week, Y’all!