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Homegrown or Texas: Where Have the Cowboys Found Their Best Running Backs?

Part two of our new series and the answer could be swayed by a new addition.
By Robert Allen
June 14, 2026
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STILLWATER – I can see you. Right now you are screaming blasphomy, how can Pokes Report write a story about Oklahoma State running backs and have newcomer Caleb Hawkins on the cover and not Barry Sanders or Thurman Thomas. Let us explain, this series is about deriving where the greater percentage of Cowboy football great came from, the north or the southside of the Red River. Hawkins presence in Stillwater after rushing for 1,434-yards, 25 touchdowns, and an average of 6.

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