Five Predictions for Oklahoma State Athletics in 2026

We’ve just about made it around the big fiery ball in the sky again.

With 2025 exiting stage left, here are five predictions for Oklahoma State athletics in 2026.

1. Cowboy Wrestling Beats Iowa

It’s hard to imagine, but the Cowboys haven’t beaten the Hawkeyes on a wrestling mat since 2019 — the Nick Piccininni pin dual.

OSU has been pulling closer of late, though. After the Hawkeyes won by an average of 19 team points between 2020 and 2023, David Taylor’s Cowboys lost by five in his first year at the head of the program.

Then the Cowboys and Hawkeyes met at National Duals in November and lost by two (made perhaps slightly closer by a forfeit at heavyweight).

Penn State is still atop the modern…