OSU'S QB DILEMMA
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Oklahoma State students can compete for a walk-on spot next week
With school set to begin Monday at Oklahoma State, the Cowboys can add additional walk-ons to the roster from the student population.
With only 82 scholarship players in camp, along with the regular group of preferred walk-ons, OSU will use a few capable bodies to fill out the scout team throughout the fall.
A walk-on tryout meeting will be held Monday, with onfield drills set for Wednesday.
The meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Monday in the team room in the west end zone of Boone Pickens Stadium. Any current OSU student hoping to try out must attend the meeting.
Interested students must contact OS U director of recruiting Mike Groce via email at mike. groce@ okstate. edu with the subject line “2019 fall walk-on tryout”.
Without knee brace, McKaufman feeling strong
The tor nACL suffered roughly one year ago kept OSU junior receiver Patrick McKaufman working through
rehab when he was expecting to be on the field with his team last fall.
The knee brace he wore through spring practice was a reminder of the missed opportunity. The 6-foot-6, 200-pound McKaufman was
cleared to remove the brace at the start of summer workouts.
McKaufman is part of the trio of receivers, all 6-foot-5 or taller, who call themselves the Dream Team. The group consists of McKaufman, senior Jordan McCray and freshman
C. J. Moore, all of whom are competing for playing time at an outside receiver spot.
“We're all learning different things from each other, taking aspects of each other does and putting it out on the field,” McKaufman said. “It's real competitive.”
McKaufman says he's 20 pounds heavier than when he arrived two years ago from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.
“That's helped a lot ,” he said. “When I first got here, guys would jam me and take me over to the sideline. Now, I can be more physical, because I got more weight, got bigger, stronger and faster.”
Cameron Murray sees opportunity ahead
Defensive tackle Cameron Murray pushed hard for playing time last year, but he saw the veterans blocking his path.
No obstacles remain for the junior from Bryant, Arkansas, who will have the opportunity to earn a starting job with his performance in preseason camp.
The 6-foot-2, 290-pound Murray played in all 13 games as a backup last season, recording half a sack, but the door is open for a much larger role as OSU rebuilds its defensive front.
“I changed my whole vibe,” Murray said. “I prided myself in the offseason when they told me I had to be a guy this year, step up and maybe come into a starting role. I took that to heart coming to work every day, not settling for less.”