Last year's team just missed it finishing 29-1, but this group of mostly gritty newcomers have launched a roll that landed them in Waco for the NCAA Elite Eight.
Jax Forrest, Joey McKenna, Zahid Valencia, and Wyatt Hendrickson have all punched their tickets to Final X, now some other Cowboy connections will try in Louisville.
Oklahoma State has 17 new players coming to Stillwater from the spring portal window and one from December that arrives with them. That's 18 that could compete for a spot.
Patterson isn't nearly as complicated or ego-driven at you might expect a once top 20 and five-star recruit to be. He is just hungry to win games and win championships.
It sure looked like the Greenwood Tennis Center was just a practice site the remainder of the season, but now it is No. 20 Oklahoma State hosting No. 25 Stanford.
One of the highlights for the highly-regarded offensive tackle prospect was meeting the NCAA and Senior U.S. Open wrestling champion Wyatt Hendrickson.