Tyler Buffett is the man people came to see.
Sitting atop the wooden bench in his home dugout, he leans against the back wall, a throng of reporters surrounding him. He’s completely at ease. If he’s not, he doesn’t show it. To his right, a handful of his friends and teammates answer questions from newsmen seeking other stories, patiently waiting their turn for an audience with Buffett, the Oklahoma State baseball team’s newly minted staff ace.
As conversations buzz through the Cowboys’ preseason media day, a biting February wind slices through Allie P. Reynolds Stadium, stealing away whatever warmth the sunny afternoon has to offer.