STILLWATER — Mason Rudolph walks tall. He’s 6-foot-4, talks softly and doesn’t say much out of turn. But only 10 1/2 months past his high school graduation, Rudolph carries himself with a presence that impresses his elders on the OSU football team.
Rudolph is more than just the Cowboy quarterback. At age 19, he’s the Cowboys’ offensive leader.
“The way Mase carried himself, the way Mase conducted himself, there was no doubt,” said offensive tackle Zach Crabtree.
A swagger, his teammates call it. Not a Joe Namath swagger. A Marlboro Man swagger. A confidence that belies Rudolph’s experience, which extends to three college football games, not counting the Orange-White Game on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium.