STILLWATER — Oklahoma State enters the 2016 season without both its starting defensive ends from a season ago, but don't expect much panic from coach Mike Gundy.
It's unknown if the Cowboys' four sophomore-to-be defensive ends — Jarrell Owens, Jordan Brailford, Trey Carter and Cole Walterscheid — can match the production of Emmanuel Ogbah and Jimmy Bean. But each possesses the frame to potentially fill their shoes.
“Size wise,” Gundy said, “they are further along than what we’ve had."
Prior to another offseason working with strength and conditioning coach Rob Glass, Owens checked in at 6-foot-3 and 265 pounds, Brailford at 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds, Carter at 6-foot-4 and 267 pounds, and Walterscheid at 6-foot-6 and 242 pounds.