Oklahoma State star wins most inspirational freshman national award

Oklahoma State freshman defensive end Collin Oliver had a strong debut season for the Cowboys, registering 11.5 sacks to lead all freshman from Power Five programs. After being named the Big 12 Conference’s Defensive Freshman of the Year, Oliver added another accolade to his resume on Monday – receiving the Football Writers Association of America’s Most Inspirational Freshman award for 2021.

A 6-foot-2, 225-pound defender who was an On3 Consensus four-star recruit, Oliver helped Oklahoma State lead the nation with 4.0 sacks per game this past season. While tallying 11.5 sacks, Oliver also finished the year with 29 total tackles and a forced fumble while playing in all 14 games.

Oliver’s best game of his freshman season came against Baylor in the Big 12 championship game on Dec. 4, when he made three total tackles, two sacks and forced a fumble in the Cowboys’ heartbreaking 21-16 loss.

Oliver is a native of Oklahoma City and prepped at Santa Fe High School.

Oklahoma State offensive lineman enters the transfer portal

According to Matt Zenitz of On3, Oklahoma State Cowboys offensive lineman Tyrese Williams has entered the transfer portal. He played in 10 career games during his time in Stillwater.

Williams arrived on campus for the 2018 season where he only saw action during the season opener and took a redshirt. He played at center for Mike Gundy’s offense and was listed as the backup all during the 2020 season. Not being able to break through this year, Williams will be looking for a new home with at least two years of eligibility remaining.

Coming out of high school, Williams was a three-star prospect according to the On3 Consensus. He was a top 100 player within the state of Texas at No. 95, being a native of Houston. Williams was classified as an interior offensive lineman and ranked as the No. 42 prospect at the position.

On3’s Griffin McVeigh contributed to this report.