Oklahoma State football LB Trip White explains why he stuck with Cowboys
Trip White is one of 24 Oklahoma State football players who remained with the program after last year, but he feels 'like the new person on the team'
STILLWATER — Trip White ranks in the top 20% of longest-tenured Oklahoma State football players, yet for much of the last three months, it hasn’t felt that way. “Since it’s, like, 87 new people, I kinda feel like the new person on the team,” White said Wednesday after the Cowboys completed their fourth spring practice under new coach Eric Morris . “If you’ll just be a good teammate, you’ll fit right in.
Everybody will want to know you. “I know most of the defense, so that’s the good part. I just need to get to know more of the offensive guys.
” A linebacker whose role grew throughout last season, White is one of the 24 players who remained after the disaster of 2025, and his desire to see OSU football succeed was one of the key pieces that kept him in Stillwater. “I really love the OSU culture,” he said. “I wanna see us win, and I know this is gonna be the season.
” White is part of a linebacker group that is full of experience, and his desire to put a better product on the field this year has been evident since the new staff arrived. More: An unexpected twist put Wyatt Young on path to Oklahoma State football “He was sold on what Coach Morris was bringing, and he wanted to stay and compete,” linebackers coach Reggie Johnson said. “You look at him, gah, he’s a good-looking rascal.
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