Jax Forrest Delivers Voltaic Debut as Cowboys Blank Sooners 37-0

Sold-out Gallagher-Iba crowd erupts as generational talent fulfills the hype in Bedlam rivalry

Daniel Allen

Jan 12, 2026 - 8 min read

Oklahoma State freshman Jax Forrest celebrates his 47-second pin of Oklahoma's Carter Schmidt during the Cowboys' 37-0 Bedlam victory Jan. 11, 2026, at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Forrest, the No. 1 pound-for-pound recruit in the 2026 class, made his collegiate debut before a sold-out crowd of 12,549. – Photo by Bruce Waterfield/OSU Athletics

Jax Forrest Delivers Voltaic Debut as Cowboys Blank Sooners 37-0 — Oklahoma State freshman Jax Forrest celebrates his 47-second pin of Oklahoma's Carter Schmidt during the Cowboys' 37-0 Bedlam victory Jan. 11, 2026, at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Forrest, the No. 1 pound-for-pound recruit in the 2026 class, made his collegiate debut before a sold-out crowd of 12,549. – Photo by Bruce Waterfield/OSU Athletics

The moment the lights darkened ahead of the 133-pound bout, cheers erupted.

Lipps Inc’s “Funkytown” echoed through the Gallagher-Iba Arena sound system as the crowds grew louder by the second. The only thing that mattered to all 12,549 fans present for No. 5 Oklahoma State’s 37-0 win against No. 15 Oklahoma — the lone edition of Bedlam wrestling this season — was the name appearing on the videoboard.

“Jax Forrest.”

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