Kirkland is from Roy, Utah a pretty good football town and he was a pretty good prospect but Utah was a school that wasn't interested when he came back from his mission.
Head coach Mike Gundy met with the media on Monday to discuss the upcoming matchup. He also was pressed into duty to stop a press conference interfering noisy cooler.
There were some simple explanations for some of the concerns coming out of a 45-10 win over Tulsa, but more important the final tune-up for Big12 and opener with Utah.
Oklahoma State took what Tulsa gave them and that was a lot in the way of 560-yards, 431-yards passing, but it is the player's and the unselfish joy that makes this team.
The redshirt sophomore out of Edmond, OK, posted three catches for 110 yards and one touchdown, which included a career-high 78-yard reception for the score.