@JustinSouthwell@KOCOKeating I love that the Osage has our same color scheme and I view it way broader than a casino. I’m excited about the partnership.
Oklahoma State vetted a number of private companies before connecting with the Osage Nation.
Coincidentally, Osage Nation Principal Chief-Elect Joe Tillman played football for the Cowboys from 1978 to 1981.
More details here:
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An obtained letter from Larry Ferazani, General Counsel of the NFL Management Council.
Dear Mr. Sorsby:
We are in receipt of your Petition for Special Eligibility, dated June 16, 2026 (“Petition”). As announced earlier today, the League has elected not to conduct a Supplemental Draft this year.
Under our Collective Bargaining Agreement, the League retains sole discretion to determine whether it is appropriate to conduct a Supplemental Draft in any given year. The League has not conducted such a draft for several years and, prior to your submission, the League had no plans to do so this year, as no other player has sought entry. Your Petition—filed three business days before the deadline, without any supporting information or documentation, and only after abandoning your recent litigation efforts to avoid NCAA sanctions—does not provide a basis for the League to alter those plans. The issues presented by your Petition are too significant, and too closely tied to the League’s core integrity interests, to permit meaningful review within the timeline presented.
The sole reasons identified in your Petition for seeking entry into the Supplemental Draft are that you have been “declared ineligible” by the NCAA, have “exhausted all of [your] avenues to continue in the NCAA,” and “want to now play in the NFL.” The Petition provides no information regarding the basis for, or timing of, the NCAA’s decision. Public sources, however, indicate that in May 2026 the NCAA issued a determination declaring you permanently ineligible from participation in college athletics, based on a sustained pattern of improper gambling activity during your collegiate career at three different universities.
The League does not have the complete record of the NCAA’s investigation, and you did not provide any such materials with your Petition. Available information nonetheless indicates that, over the course of your collegiate career, you knowingly engaged in repeated and significant violations of NCAA rules designed to preserve the integrity of athletic competition. Reported conduct includes placing wagers on your own team and teammates and, to avoid detection, establishing or funding accounts in the names of intermediaries who placed bets on your behalf. There are also reports that you may have violated state criminal law.
Your Petition does not address these matters. Nor does it demonstrate accountability for your conduct or indicate whether, or how, you would adhere to the League’s rules and policies governing the integrity of competition. Instead, even after receiving notice of the NCAA’s decision rescinding your college eligibility in May, you sought to avoid the consequences of that determination through litigation rather than accepting responsibility for your actions, and you pursued entry into the NFL only after abandoning those efforts.
As Commissioner Goodell has emphasized, participation in the NFL is a privilege that carries with it significant responsibilities, including accountability. By all accounts, you are a talented player with the potential for future success. We encourage you to focus on preparing for possible entry into the NFL through the 2027 NFL Annual Draft.
Sincerely,
Lawrence P. Ferazani, Jr.
@BuffalOKstate That was a GREAT day! The best day since Barry Sanders was playing for the Pokes. What a long ride it took for us to get back to some glory days!
Of note: The Big 12 is projected to reach $700 million in revenue next year. The ACC is already there.
The language freezes conference membership if the bill becomes law.
Who are the top 10 RBs in college football?
@ByEliLederman and I continue our series surveying GMs, scouting directors and personnel staffers across the sport.
Here's how they ranked the best backs in CFB: https://t.co/v0b59LzsRw
Oklahoma State Football countdown to kickoff: 87 days
Bob Simmons went into Norman his first year in 1995 & won a defensive battle 12-0. Cowboy fans stormed the field. He went onto win 3 of his first 4 Bedlam games.
He did a great job of waking this program up & recruiting well to lay the foundation for success to come. RIP Coach 🙏
* Tech would've been favored w/o Sorsby
* Bad news for BYU: I like BYU
* Do new coordinators ruin Dampier or fix Avery Johnson?
* How the hell do you project OSU?
* Favorite dark(ish) horse: Arizona, TCU, Houston or ASU? (I lean UH)
2026 BIG 12 PREVIEW: https://t.co/Aeupf1IR4h
If we’re playing the NCAA’s greatest hits today, nothing beats Dez Bryant being suspended a year for lying to the NCAA about hanging out with Deion Sanders.
That meeting was NOT a violation. But the NCAA ended his career anyway because he lied.
True integrity means holding your program accountable when things go wrong, not buying custom legislation or running to a local courtroom to bypass the rules.
Big 12 ADs tell @YahooSports they’ve had “serious” talks on not playing Texas Tech. One SEC AD says there should be conversations about not playing Tech “in any sports.”
The Brendan Sorsby ruling has left an industry jarred.
“It’s total f***** bullshit.”
https://t.co/OjjQl7AlhW