Mason Rudolph, Tylan Wallace and Emmanuel Ogbah all have one thing in common: They all made star turns in their second year at Oklahoma State.
For Rudolph, that was starting as a sophomore after a steady rise to end his freshman season, culminating with Bedlam and Cactus Bowl wins. For Wallace, it was stepping into the spotlight post-James Washington after playing sparingly in Year One. And for Ogbah, that was coming off a redshirt freshman season to tie for the team lead in sacks.
The second year is often a measuring point to how bright a player’s star can truly shine.
Four-star running back recruit Reuben Owens, a Class of 2023 prospect ranked by 247Sports as the No. 1 recruit in Texas and the No. 2 running back in the country in his classification, quietly trimmed his list of schools last week in the midst of early signing period hubbub.
Owens’ list included four Big 12 schools (OU, Texas, OSU and Baylor) as well as LSU, Florida, USC, Texas A&M, Houston and Georgia.
The 5-foot-11, 187-pound sophomore is well ahead of the recruitment curve having already garnered two dozen scholarship offers from high-major programs ahead of his junior season, so whittling his list isn’t a surprise. Here’s what he said of Oklahoma State (via 247Sports) about why he’s digging OSU and decided to name the Cowboys in his cut.