This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/oklahomastate as Oklahoma State Tabbed Dark Horse Big 12 Contender in 2026.

A great performance by Kentucky to stay in the SEC race.

The Cowboys secured an exciting home win against the Cougars.

State leaders are racing to fix payment errors as families fear losing critical food assistance and taxpayers face the risk of covering future funding gaps.

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The Sooners signed three offensive linemen from the portal after the 2025 season, and one of them has notable SEC experience.

Complete list of players who have signed with the Cowboys (all rankings from 247Sports): Taurean Davis; LB; 6-2; 230; 3 stars; (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC/Perkinston, MS)

National signing day was Wednesday, and high school athletes throughout Oklahoma made things official with their future colleges.

State officials say federal rule changes could force Oklahoma taxpayers to cover hundreds of millions unless payment errors are reduced.

After struggling in its first SEC season, Oklahoma bounced back for a 10-win campaign in 2025 that ended with a College Football Playoff appearance. While the Sooners made it to the end-of-season tournament,

Oklahoma State turned up the defensive heat in the second half to roll to an 81-69 victory at Utah that ended a two-game losing slide and improved the Cowboys to 3-5 in the Big 12. Anthony Roy poured in 26 points in the win, with Christian Coleman going for 14 points and 10 rebounds and Parsa Fallah scoring 13 points.