Daily Bullets (August 25)

Football news

Offensive hype video will have you wishing it was September 3. (PFB)

Vincent Taylor on his role this season: “I don’t really feel it because we have a lot of players, along with myself, that can help out. But it is something where you always want to be in the big moment. And I want to fill the shoes.” (NewsOK)

You know me. I’m a proponent of quality scheduling. But OSU playing so many season openers on the road has been crazy. (NewsOK)

Robert Allen has some good info here on who’s going to kick and return kicks this season. (Go Pokes)

The 20 most important people to the 2015 season (No. 10). (PFB)

Devon Thomas found out he’s facing armed robbery charges on Twitter. (PFB)

Really cool Brandon Sheperd profile here. Great exchange between him and Glenn Spencer. (Stillwater Newspress)

Zac Veatch: “When I first started putting the weight on, I noticed my back started hurting, knees started hurting because I couldn’t really carry it as well as most guys. But it was kind of nice getting to go to Whataburger whenever I wanted to.” (Tulsa World)

Recruiting news

Solid 4-star receiver has OSU in his top 10. (PFB)

And OSU picked up its fourth CB for next year’s class as Aaron Green chose Stillwater over going to play for Bob Stoops in Norman. (PFB)

Around the league

The breakout Big 12 players of the fall. (ESPN)

Blake Bell photobombed Dez Bryant and Kendall Hunter recently. (PFB)

OU and Kansas name their QBs. If it comes to a dance off, OU is going to be good to go. (LGG)

Preseason All-Big 12 team. Two Pokes. (ESPN)

The Sam Ukwuachu case

Mike Gundy and Art Briles chose opposite sides to err on in similar cases. (PFB)

Robert Whetsell wrote on why nobody is taking responsibility here. (CRFF)

Here’s Charlie Strong throwing some shade towards Waco. (Barking Carnival)

Here’s a case where kicking the player off would have been unfair (probably). Coaches are put in impossible situations with some of this stuff. (Yahoo)

Uniform chatter

I like these NIU throwbacks. (Yahoo)

These black New Mexico helmets are pretty nice. (Yahoo)

Hoops news

Five thoughts on the OSU basketball schedule for 2016. (PFB)

OSU added a new coach from San Diego St. (okstate)

Gottlieb approves.

Great hire! Congrats to all!!! https://t.co/4Aj1PnggJj

— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) August 24, 2015

More stuff I’m reading

Dinner and deception (NYT)