STILLWATER — Coming off a 10-win season, the Oklahoma State football team enters spring practice with few changes on the roster.
Only seven scholarship players transferred out, and five came in — a far cry from what the Cowboys were facing at this time a year ago. So the uncertainty of the team is less severe.
The Pokes open spring ball Tuesday afternoon, with three practices a week for the next five weeks to reach their 15-workout limit.
With the south side of Boone Pickens Stadium under construction, OSU won’t have a spring game for the second straight year.
The spring will be a season of fine-tuning and depth development, which is the ideal situation.
Here are three questions examining the potential growth ahead for the Cowboys in spring:
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Sep 2, 2023; Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma State’s De’Zhaun Stribling (88) jumps for a catch for a first down and is brought down by Central Arkansas’s T.D. Williams (6) in the first quarter during an NCAA football game between Oklahoma State and Central Arkansas at Boone Pickens Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan J. Fish-USA TODAY Sports
Which returning offensive player has the most to gain in spring?
De’Zhaun Stribling. The Washington State transfer looked to be emerging as a prime target at outside receiver last year before a wrist injury ended his season. With limited openings to fill in the starting lineup, spring is more about depth development for the offense.
Yet Stribling, a redshirt junior, has a wide-open path back to his starting job, and if he returns to the track he was on last September, he will be the perfect complement to the group with Brennan Presley and Rashod Owens.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Stribling has an NFL body with good speed and hands. He really only played in…
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Publish date : 2024-03-26 11:15:04
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