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Oklahoma State’s Brennan Presley joins two illustrious lists
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Oklahoma State’s Brennan Presley joins two illustrious lists

Oklahoma State’s 2024 football season will likely be remembered for all the wrong reasons. The Cowboys are on the fast track to finishing dead last in the Big 12 Conference and with just two games left in the regular season, O-State could finish the season with nine straight Big 12 Conference losses.

What should be remembered about the Cowboys is the tremendous football season and career put together by senior wide receiver Brennan Presley. In the loss to the TCU Horned Frogs, Presley had a team-high 10 catches along with 75 receiving yards, but it was the receptions that set him apart from everyone else.

When the dust settled on the game, Presley accumulated 297 career receptions during his career with the Cowboys. He passed Oklahoma State legend Rashaun Woods on the all-time receiving list in school history. Presley outperformed Woods, Justin Blackmon and James Washington.

With two games left in the regular season, Presley could easily become the first Oklahoma State Cowboy to cross the 300 career reception mark. He will remain the greatest possession receiver to ever wear the orange and black Cowboy.

Another milestone Presley reached in the game against TCU might be even more impressive than his 297 career receptions. With his 5-yard grab with just over three minutes left in the football game, Presley became the fourth Cowboy in school history to reach 5,000 career all-purpose yards.

To the average person, career success may not be so impressive until one mentions the names Presley joined on the illustrious list. Presley joins three College Football Hall of Famers in the 5,000-yard club. Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas and Terry Miller are the only former Cowboys to accomplish the feat and welcome Presley with open arms.

The 5-foot-8, 175-pound senior from Tulsa, Oklahoma, may not be as imposing as the other three members of the 5,000-yard club, but what he makes up for in pride and heart of school. The 2024 season may not be the one Presley wants to remember, but what he did on an individual level during his career will forever be immortalized in the record books.

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