Bleacher Report: 2011 NFL Draft: Should WR Justin Blackmon of Oklahoma State Declare Early?
Coming into the 2010 season, there weren’t many preseason prognosticators around college football who were predicting great success for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The common conception was that the loss of quarterback Zac Robinson, wide receiver Dez Bryant, offensive tackle Russell Okung and cornerback Perrish Cox—all NFL Draft picks—would be just too much for the team to recover from. Many picked Oklahoma State to finish fourth or fifth in the Big 12 South behind the usual suspects Oklahoma and Texas, as well as an improved-looking Texas A&M squad. So far, the Cowboys have outshined their dim expectations for the season ...