What will 2026 bring for Oklahoma State athletics? We make 26 bold predictions

STILLWATER — The 2025 calendar year was one of quite varied results across the board for Oklahoma State athletics. The highest of high points was wrestler Wyatt Hendrickson’s massive upset of Minnesota’s Gable Steveson in the heavyweight national title match, a moment that had ripples throughout the sports world. But OSU also won team national championships Nos. 54 and 55, with men’s golf surging to claim a crown at the end of spring and men’s cross country bringing one home in the fall. Of course, the low points were the firing of Mike Gundy three games into his 21st season as the Cowboys’ head coach, as part of a one-win season and a second straight winless year in Big 12 play. While 2026...