BIG 12 FOOTBALL COMPANION GUIDE • ALPHABETICAL 11 OF 16
2026 Season Snapshot • Stillwater, Oklahoma
1-11 (0-9 Big 12)
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HEAD COACH
Eric Morris — 1st season at Oklahoma State
LIFETIME COACHING RECORD
30–21 (4 seasons, Incarnate Word & North Texas)
Built North Texas into an 11-1 American Conference title-game team in 2025 before Oklahoma State hired him away. A former Texas Tech receiver and NFL practice-squad player, Morris inherits a program in genuine crisis after firing the winningest coach in school history mid-season.
OKLAHOMA STATE ATS RECORD
No single published career ATS figure
2025 finished 1-11 (0-9 Big 12), the worst season in modern program history, including a 69-3 loss to Oregon and a home loss to Tulsa that ended Mike Gundy's 21-year tenure. Oklahoma State was last in the Big 12 in total offense and scoring at the time of the coaching change.
HEAD COACH SALARY (2026)
$3.8M
TEAM NIL VALUATION (EST.)
Not disclosed
PRIMARY NIL COLLECTIVE
Not publicly named
Coach salary per The Oklahoman/247Sports (5-yr deal through Jan. 2031, $100K annual raises, bonuses that could push total comp above $4.5M). Oklahoma State paid a $2.377M buyout to North Texas for Morris and still owes Mike Gundy the full $15M remaining on his contract — the program is paying three coaching regimes' worth of money in 2026 alone. Oklahoma State has not disclosed a team NIL figure.
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Eric Morris (play-caller) • Air raid
Morris calls his own plays, importing the system that made North Texas one of the most explosive offenses in the country (512.4 total yds/game, 45.1 ppg in 2025). Mestemaker anchors it after following him from Denton.
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Multiple • Full staff rebuild
Oklahoma State's defensive staff was rebuilt from scratch after the Gundy- era unit collapsed alongside the offense in 2025; real installation risk for a defense with almost no returning continuity.
2025 RECORD
1–11 (0–9 Big 12)
The worst season in modern program history, ending Mike Gundy's 21-year tenure after a 69-3 loss to Oregon and a home defeat to Tulsa. Doug Meacham went 0-9 as interim before Morris was hired in late November.
HOME FIELD
Boone Pickens Stadium
Artificial turf (Astroturf 3D), Stillwater. A program at its lowest point in decades entering 2026, with a genuinely fresh start under Morris after the most turbulent single year in school history.
| SLOT | PLAYER | YEAR | HS Stars | NOTES / NFL OUTLOOK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB1 | Drew Mestemaker | — | ★★★★★ | TOP TRANSFER North Texas transfer who followed Morris to Stillwater; led all of FBS in passing yards (4,379) and touchdowns (34) in 2025 as a first-year starter, No. 3 overall transfer in the 2026 cycle per 247Sports. A former walk-on defensive back convert. |
| RB1 | Room rebuilt | — | ★★★★★ | Oklahoma State's backfield turned over significantly after Kalib Hicks (128 rush yds in 2025) entered the portal; confirm specific 2026 starters closer to Week 1 as Morris' staff finishes its rebuild. |
| WR1 | Receiving corps rebuilt | — | ★★★★★ | Part of a roster that sought up to 60 new players in the 2026 portal cycle; confirm specific starters as fall camp settles the new-look room. |
North Texas transfer who followed Morris to Stillwater; led all of FBS in passing yards (4,379) and touchdowns (34) in 2025 as a first-year starter, No. 3 overall transfer in the 2026 cycle per 247Sports. A former walk-on defensive back convert.
Oklahoma State's backfield turned over significantly after Kalib Hicks (128 rush yds in 2025) entered the portal; confirm specific 2026 starters closer to Week 1 as Morris' staff finishes its rebuild.
Part of a roster that sought up to 60 new players in the 2026 portal cycle; confirm specific starters as fall camp settles the new-look room.
| PLAYER | POS | YEAR | HS Stars | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Magiya | LT | — | ★★★★★ | North Texas transfer who followed Morris to Stillwater; projected starting left tackle protecting Mestemaker in his new system. |
| Jacob Sexton | RT | — | ★★★★★ | Oklahoma transfer and a fifth-year veteran, part of the retooled line alongside fellow newcomers Johnny Dickson III (North Texas), Tyler Mercer (Kansas), and Joseph Hanson (Coastal Carolina). |
North Texas transfer who followed Morris to Stillwater; projected starting left tackle protecting Mestemaker in his new system.
Oklahoma transfer and a fifth-year veteran, part of the retooled line alongside fellow newcomers Johnny Dickson III (North Texas), Tyler Mercer (Kansas), and Joseph Hanson (Coastal Carolina).
| PLAYER | POS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Front seven rebuilt from scratch | DL | Oklahoma State's defensive front turned over almost entirely after the winless Big 12 season; specific 2026 starters still being determined through fall camp under a new staff. |
Oklahoma State's defensive front turned over almost entirely after the winless Big 12 season; specific 2026 starters still being determined through fall camp under a new staff.
| PLAYER | POS | HS Stars | NOTES / NFL OUTLOOK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary rebuilt from scratch | DB | ★★★★★ | Part of the wholesale defensive reset under Morris' new staff; specific 2026 starters to be confirmed closer to Week 1. |
Part of the wholesale defensive reset under Morris' new staff; specific 2026 starters to be confirmed closer to Week 1.
2025 ATS
5-7
41.7% cover rate — 55th of 82
2025 Straight up
1-11
Point differential -230
Scoring environment
47.5
Combined points per game — 67th highest of 82
Home / road ATS
3-4 · 2-3
Totals 5-7 O/U (3-4 home, 2-3 road)
Points scored / allowed
14.2 per game scored (80th) · 33.3 allowed (78th)
Margin & schedule
Margin of victory -19.2 (82nd) · Strength of schedule +4.6
SRS power rating
-10.2
70th of 82 — projected points vs. a league-average team on a neutral field
Offensive SRS
-8.9
74th of 82
Defensive SRS
-5.7
69th of 82
Points (margin of victory)
-19.2 · 82nd of 82
Against the spread
5-7 (41.7%) · 55th of 82
Totals (combined PPG)
47.5 · 67th of 82
Computed from CollegeFootballData 2025 results and closing consensus lines.
Saved Just J research for Oklahoma State.
OSU spent $16M rebuilding the roster in 2025 (60+ newcomers, 35 arriving after June) under an isolated head coach — a real, documented cautionary tale about roster construction, not just bad luck.
Drew Mestemaker, who led all of FBS in passing yards (4,379) and TDs (34) at North Texas in 2025, followed Morris to Stillwater — a rare case of a program importing a proven system and its best player together.
Gundy's $15M owed balance, Morris' buyout to North Texas, and Morris' own new contract all hit simultaneously — a real financial hangover on top of the on-field rebuild.
Given the scale of last year's disorganized 60-player roster overhaul, treat every position group — especially the line — as a genuine unknown until it shows up on tape in 2026.
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