Nick Martin had the hit of the day and he is progressing fast at linebacker as the Cowboys held practice No. 5 of fall camp.

The linebackers will have one of the top stars on the Oklahoma State team, but they will also have good depth.

This is always fun to do. It is hard to do and as much as I tried to stay balanced, I couldn't. My list is defensive dominated.

These are the two young Cowboys that I predict will have the most immediate impact that you might not have been banking on all summer.

Oklahoma State working on the weekend in anticipation of season opener this week on Thursday with Central Michigan.

Here is a list of guys that have jumped on the radar and put themselves in a position to be a factor this fall.

Oklahoma State is missing Malcolm Rodriguez and Devin Harper as they combined to play well in their first NFL preseason games. However, the current linebackers and a big defensive end are progressing just fine in fall camp.

How about a little fun this weekend. It is too early for fireworks, but on the football field we have five players that aren't brand new, just kind of new.

Spring football is still three weeks plus away and that will be the first time that new defensive coordinator Derek Mason will see the parts to his defense come together in consistent looks. Why does he seem excited about what he has?

We pick back up with our postseason series on Oklahoma State football as we needed to wait until head coach Mike Gundy hired a defensive coordinator to look under the hood of the defense.

Because of Mike Gundy attending the funeral of former teammate and Oklahoma State tight end J.R. Dillard the Pokes Saturday practice was moved to the afternoon, Fall camp will wrap up with practice on Sunday morning

Pokes Report catches up with the Cowboys defensive coordinator in the early stages of summer and find him feeling even more confident than he was early on in spring practice.

Oklahoma State is loaded at a number of positions, several on defense, but maybe as loaded as any with ability and experience at linebacker.

The team captained by running back LD Brown and defensive tackle Brendon Evers battled the team captained by Hunter Woodard and Sean Michael Flanagan to a nail biting conclusion.

Oklahoma State is heading into week three of the offseason football program and it is off to a good start. Highlights range from old timers to the new arrivals. Meet the new arrivals pictured above. There are still five weeks to go before spring football is set to commence.