Oklahoma State names Hauss Hejny starting quarterback ahead of 2025 season

After a long quarterback battle this offseason, Oklahoma State Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy has named TCU transfer Hauss Hejny as the team’s starting quarterback, a source tells On3. Both he and Zane Flores are expected to see playing time on Thursday night against UT Martin, per a source.

Hejny was a four-star recruit in the 2024 cycle and played in four games a year ago before taking a redshirt. Now a rising redshirt freshman, he has 65 career rushing yards but has yet to attempt a collegiate pass. Flores was the lone returning player from last season, though he has not made any appearances through two seasons with the program.

Banks Bowen was a three-star recruit in the Class of 2025 who initially went to Tulsa and was a factor in the competition, but is expected to be a depth option. Oklahoma State is coming off a 3-9 season that saw the Cowboys go winless in the Big 12.

The quarterback position has been one that has thrived in the past at Oklahoma State under Gundy. But Oklahoma State struggled at quarterback in 2024 as Alan Bowman threw for 16 touchdowns to 12 interceptions.

“Well, obviously it’s different. We don’t have a quarterback that’s ever played a snap for us at Oklahoma State,” Gundy recently said. “We’ve got a little bit of familiarity with a couple of guys coming through spring. But, it’s one of the things in the future of college football that’s a little bit scary, is you don’t have as many guys in that room as you’d want to. I think that Coach [Doug Meacham] and our staff understand the importance in finding out who gives us the best chance to win and building our offense around that system.”

Oklahoma State hosts UT Martin on Thursday night in Stillwater. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Cowboys visit Oregon in Week 2.