Our next Cowboy is a three-year starter and leader on the defense. And he just so happens to be representing Oklahoma State at this week’s Big 12 media days.
How he got to OSU
Whitener started his college career at Cal, just over 1,700 miles from his home in Mansfield, Texas. He played twelve games as a true freshman for the Golden Bears. But after one season of the west-coast life, Whitener sought a chance to play a little closer to home. He walked on at Oklahoma State and after a redshirt season in 2014, quickly earned himself a scholarship.