Doug Meacham admits 'I don't know' regarding Oklahoma State QB situation

Oklahoma State will have a new starting quarterback in 2025 as Alan Bowman is out of eligibility. The Cowboys also have a new offensive coordinator for the 2025 season in Doug Meacham, who was previously an assistant at TCU.

Meacham was asked recently about the Oklahoma State quarterback situation and how he feels about it going into next season. He admitted that he is unsure how everything will play out.

“Again, with the quarterback stuff, like, I don’t know, you know,” Doug Meacham said. “We’ve kind of met them and talked to them and there’s not a ton of film on any of them, particularly. So it’s going to be fun to watch it sort itself out.”

Oklahoma State currently has four quarterbacks on its roster in Zane Flores, Hauss Hejny, Garret Rangel and Maealiuaki Smith.

Flores is a former three-star recruit who signed with Oklahoma State in the class of 2023. He has yet to attempt a pass in college.

Hejny transferred to Oklahoma State from TCU this offseason. He played in four games for the Horned Frogs in 2024, but did not throw a pass. He was utilized as a runner, carrying the football 15 times for 65 yards.

Rangel is a former four-star recruit who has the most experience of the group. He has thrown for 1,075 yards and eight touchdowns, with seven interceptions across his three seasons at Oklahoma State.

Smith is a former three-star recruit who threw for 489 yards and two touchdowns, with four interceptions last season.

While Doug Meacham is unsure how the Oklahoma State quarterback battle will unfold, he did provide some insight as far as what he looks for in a quarterback.

“If you’ve got a pocket guy, you’ve gotta have that one receiver that can make it happen. … If you’re not particularly dominant in that area, you’d probably like a guy that can move around a little bit,” Meacham said.

However, ideally, he would like to have an outstanding receiving corps with a quarterback who can make players whether he is inside the pocket or on the run.

“If you’ve got both then that’s lightning in a bottle. So that’s kind of what we had at TCU those couple of years,” Meacham said. “That’s ultimately what you want, a guy that can process, throw it from the pocket and assess secondaries and whatnot and get you in and out of correct plays. But also can take off and ad lib and make stuff happen.”