STILLWATER – With three starting caliber wide receivers having gone in the NCAA Transfer Portal in the past 24 hours as of midday on Jan. 4 there likely weren’t going to be any trumpets for the commitment from a preferred walk-on candidate at the position. I can tell you that Cason Cabbiness is quality prospect that did have offers from multiple Division II schools and if his brother is an indicator then he will be welcomed and appreciated inside the Cowboys program.
The 6-2, 175-pound Cabbiness is the younger brother of Oklahoma State red-shirt sophomore Cale Cabbiness, who has three career receptions for 61-yards and a touchdown. His most important reception was the 24-yard catch for a first down on the blue turf at Boise that clinched a 21-20 Cowboy win in the 2021 season.
Cason is similar in size coming out of Norman North High School at 6-2, 175-pounds. He is athletic, good speed, and was productive for the Timberwolves with over 600-yards and seven touchdowns as a junior and this past season had 54 receptions for 893-yards and nine touchdowns.
“I’ve known for awhile,” Cabbiness said of joining his older brother in Stillwater. “I kept it a secret because I wanted to leave my options open before putting it out in public. (Joining my brother) had a good amount to do with it. But it is also the program. It has everything I want. Oklahoma State football made it a pretty easy choice.”
Cabbiness is the grandson of the late Billy Tubbs, a longtime Oklahoma basketball coach. His uncle is Tommy Tubbs, who played guard and coached with Sooners basketball. His mother, Taylor, was a pom for Oklahoma. The family has done a turnaround enthusiastically attending Oklahoma State football.
I asked Cason about making his commitment to Oklahoma State public on a day where so many were discussing players (three wide receivers) leaving the program via the portal, how he felt.
“I know this, I am solid for what Oklahoma State can do for me,” he said. “The facilities, the coaching staff, the gameday atmosphere, and the school in general will help me reach my ceiling. I can reach the best I can be at Oklahoma State.”
His brother has become a fan favorite playing some on offense and consistently on special teams. I think Cason has a chance to do that as well.
