A pair of Oklahoma State eras crossed paths Monday at the Sherman E. Smith Training Center, where the Cowboys brought in Brandon Weeden and Terry Brown to speak with the 2026 team after practice.
OSU posted video of the visit, showing the former Cowboys from two very different generations addressing the group. The school’s message on social media framed it as “Playing together and honoring the past, present and future 🤠 @bweeden3 | @OkFordDealers pic.twitter.com/Dw34bQsD1n”
Weeden, who played at Oklahoma State from 2007-11, told the team he felt the energy in the room and especially liked what he saw from the defense.
“I’ll tell ya what, I loved the juice, man,” Weeden told the team. “Loved the juice.
Defense, I haven’t seen that juice around here in a few years. I love to see that, and offense, same deal, man.
That’s what it’s all about. You’re gonna look back two, four, five years from now and be like, ‘Daggum, I wish I could go back and do it again.’
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“It goes fast, fellas. It goes so fast.
Enjoy this time with your buddies. When you guys are done here - I was talking to somebody earlier, Coach G, he said we haven’t had a team like this that’s been this close, offense, defense, special teams - everybody’s one the same page and looking for one ultimate goal, right?
Let’s go win a championship. Whatever that championship may be, let’s go win one.
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“You get this place rocking, you get Boone Pickens Stadium rolling, you get a little juice in here, you’re gonna love playing at Oklahoma State - I promise you. When we won 12 games my senior year, I mean, it doesn’t get any better than that, fellas. …
“It doesn’t get any better than that, but do it for the guy next to you. Stay cohesive good, bad or indifferent.
Stay together and have fun, man. I look forward to watching you guys in the fall.”
Brown, whose career at Oklahoma State stretched from 1966-68, looked back to a much different Stillwater before turning the focus to the current roster.
“When I came, Perkins Road was dirt,” Brown said. “Highway 51 was two lanes.
Freshmen dressed in the bottom of Gallagher-Iba. We didn’t get to play with the varsity.
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“I see it in your attitude, I see it in the way you’re practicing, I love your practice. Coach, I don’t think you wasted a second.
I was always looking for a break. …
“You guys can show this whole country what you got. Just keep that unity.
That’s so important in teamwork. Keep that feeling of liking each other and liking to work with each other and getting the job done.
Weeden’s resume still puts him near the top of Oklahoma State’s record book. He ranks third in school history with 9,260 passing yards and second with 75 touchdown passes. His 69.5 completion percentage is the best in program history among quarterbacks with at least 200 attempts.
He was the quarterback of the Cowboys’ 2011 run, when Oklahoma State won its only Big 12 title and took home the Fiesta Bowl.
Brown’s Oklahoma State career came in a different era, but it packed plenty into it. He played offense, defense and special teams, finishing his sophomore season in 1966 with 57 tackles, three fumble recoveries, six pass breakups and three interceptions.
As a junior, he moved to offense and caught 34 passes for 425 yards and two touchdowns while averaging 35 yards on 17 punts. As a senior, he finished with 54 catches for 688 yards and two touchdowns.
After college, Brown played in the NFL and became the first Oklahoman to score a touchdown in the Super Bowl. With the Minnesota Vikings, he appeared in Super Bowl VIII and IX, and in Super Bowl IX he recovered a block punt in the end zone.
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