▁R uther ford ▁signed ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁intent ▁with ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁State ▁Cow bo ys . ▁However , ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁at ▁Bro ken ▁Bow , ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁qualified ▁academ ically ▁for ▁Division ▁I ▁after ▁not ▁meeting ▁Proposition ▁ 4 8 ▁gu idel ines . ▁R uther ford ▁initially ▁indicated ▁he ▁would ▁attend ▁OS U ▁and ▁sit ▁out ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 – 9 1 ▁season ▁after ▁learning ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁one ▁point ▁sh y ▁of ▁the ▁necessary ▁ 1 8 ▁on ▁his ▁A CT . ▁But ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁making ▁his ▁decision ▁public , ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁mind . ▁R ather ▁than ▁miss ▁a ▁season ▁of ▁basketball , ▁R uther ford ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Ba con e ▁College . ▁His ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁Ba con e ▁in ▁three ▁sem esters ▁and ▁then ▁transfer ▁to ▁OS U ▁mid way ▁through ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁year . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 – 9 1 ▁season , ▁R uther ford ▁aver aged ▁ 1 7 ▁points ▁and ▁five ▁reb ounds ▁for ▁the ▁War riors . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁R uther ford ▁signed ▁a ▁financial ▁aid ▁agreement ▁with ▁OS U . ▁He ▁successfully ▁transferred ▁to ▁OS U ▁mid term ▁and ▁red sh irt ed ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁maintain ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁el ig ibility . ▁ ▁R uther ford ▁was ▁a ▁three - year ▁letter man ▁for ▁Oklahoma ▁State