Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022

Big 12 Power Rankings

Why Kansas is No. 1 in week four

The O’Colly will give a recap and preview of each Big 12 team and give reasoning as to why a team is ranked at a spot.

Davis Cordova Staff Reporter

This is the fourth edition of the Big 12 football power rankings from The O’Colly. Each week,

No. 10 West Virginia (Last week’s rank: No. 10)

Sure, West Virginia beat Virginia Tech on the road, but how impressive was it? Not that impressive considering the Hok ies’ only FBS win was against then-winless

Boston College. The WVU offense scored just two touchdowns and Mountaineer kicker Casey Legg (great name) went 4-for-4 on field goal attempts. The Moun taineer defense is what defeated the Hokies, allowing just 10 points and scoring a pick-six touchdown.

For WVU, the offense will need to find consistency if the Mountaineers want

to win at Texas this weekend.

No. 9 Iowa State (Last week: No. 7)

Iowa State couldn’t pull off the upset on Saturday, falling to Baylor 31-24. Iowa State also has a lackluster nonconfer ence schedule despite its big win over Iowa. The Cyclones looked decent versus Baylor. Quarterback

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Wrestling is more than a month away.

OSU released its schedule Tues day and it features 11 ranked duals.

Here is a look at the Cow boys’ schedule.

Toughest road dual: Iowa, Feb. 19

Easy answer. No team wants to invade the Iowa Hawkeyes’ place in late February.

A sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena where “Stallwater” chants will pour from the stands.

If the 2022 version of IowaOSU is any indica tion, it could be ugly. Iowa won 23-9 at the Bout at the Ballpark. The Cowboys lost four of their last five meetings in Iowa City with its most recent win in 2012.

Best home dual: Missouri, Feb. 5

Oh, yes. This is good stuff. Cow boys vs the 2022 Big 12 champions. The Tigers used two pins to defeat OSU, 21-20, a sea son ago.

Critical stretch: Jan. 28Feb. 5

Iowa State, Northern Iowa, Michigan and Mis souri. All ranked in Intermat’s top 20. Only Missouri is a home dual. That’s a test.

A year ago, the Iowa schools swept OSU for the

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first time. North ern Iowa barged into Gallagher-Iba Arena for its first win in Stillwater. A day later, Iowa State stopped OSU, 20-12. OSU lost back-to-back at home for the first time since 2009. Iowa also disman tled the Cowboys at the Bout at the Ballpark.

Iowa State returns its three All-Americans from 2021-22 — David Carr, Mar cus Coleman and Yonger Bastida. Parker Keckeisen, UNI’s 184-pound er, placed third at the NCAA Cham pionships in 2022.

Michigan fin ished second at the NCAA Champion ships and return two All-Ameri cans — Cameron Amine and Mason Parris.

Missouri won the Big 12 in 2022 and return a stacked roster with defending national champion Keegan O’Toole.

Trap dual: Minnesota at OSU, Dec. 4

Although OSU defeated Minnesota 23-10 in 2021, several bouts could’ve flipped results. This year, Minnesota returns eight of its 10 starters. Gable Ste veson, Minnesota’s two-time national champion heavy weight, left for the WWE.

Here are a few matches to watch in this one.

125: Trevor Mastrogiovanni vs Patrick McKee of Minnesota. In 2021, Mastro giovanni upset McKee, an AllAmerican, 10-6. McKee returns after finishing

fifth at the NCAA Championships. He eliminated Mastrogiovanni in that tournament with a 9-1 major decision.

141: Carter Young vs Jake Bergeland of Min nesota. A year ago, Bergleand beat Young 6-4 but the two drilled togeth er this summer at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This will be a fun scrap.

Oklahoma State Wrestling 2022-23 Schedule Nov. 12 – at Lehigh, at Buck nell Nov. 18 – Wyo ming Dec. 4 – Min nesota Dec. 11 – at Oklahoma Jan. 1-2 – South ern Scuffle (Chattanooga, Tennessee) Jan. 8 – at Or egon State Jan. 15 – at Columbia Jan. 20 – North ern Colorado Jan. 22 – West Virginia Jan. 28 – at Northern Iowa Jan. 29 – at Iowa State Feb. 3 – vs. Michigan (TBA) Feb. 5 – Mis souri Feb. 10 – at South Dakota State Feb. 12 – Stan ford Feb. 16 – Okla homa Feb. 19 – at Iowa March 4-5 – Big 12 Champion ships (Tulsa) March 16-18 –

NCAA Champi onships (Tulsa)

Cowboy spotlight: Quetta Woodall shares OSU experience

Mallory Pool Assistant News Editor

Oklahoma State University is home to more than 25,000 students. Every single one of them has a story. This week’s Cowboy spotlight highlights agricultural educa tion major, Quetta Woodall.

Woodall grew up in a small town in northeast Okla homa called Afton.

From a young age she loved all things

agriculture, out doors and Jesus. As she got older, she joined the National FFA Organization where she found her passion of wanting to teach agricul ture in local high schools.

“From about freshmen year of high school, I knew I wanted to teach ag,” Woodall told The O’Colly. “I love the industry; I love the kids in it, and I love bringing the same passion to oth ers at it did for me.”

Woodall de cided senior year of high school that she would run for state FFA office. She suc ceeded and served her freshmen year here at OSU as the

northeast area vice president for the organization.

“I will say, as a sophomore now, I was so busy last year,” she said. “Freshmen year is hectic for all stu dents, so adding being a state officer on top of that was a learning curve. It was so rewarding, but I am so happy to be able to go into this year and focus on being just Quetta, the col lege student. I get to devote myself to leadership, my faith and my friends.”

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Kansas is 4-0 and is solely sitting atop the Big 12 standings after week four.

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Quetta Woodall volunteers in her hometown for a special needs stock show.

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Quarterback Hunter Dekkers threw for more than 280 yards and two scores, but threw two interceptions in the process. Iowa State lost a lot of ex perience from the previous season and it’s going to take a lot for the Cyclones to go further on this list.

No. 8 Texas (Last week: No. 3)

The Longhorns deeply miss quarterback Quinn Ewers and it shows. Replacement quarterback Hudson Card threw one interception in Saturday’s 37-34 loss at Texas Tech while star running back Bijan Robinson fumbled in overtime to give the Red Raiders an opportunity to win. It will be different once Ewers is back from his left shoul der injury, but nobody really knows when that will be. Texas hosts WVU in a game where the Longhorns could get back on track before the Red River Rivalry.

No. 7 TCU (Last week: No. 9)

TCU could see itself higher on this list if it can pull off the big up set versus Oklahoma on Saturday. The Horned Frogs have had one of the weakest schedules in the Big 12, playing arguably the worst Power Five school in Colorado and having the highlight of the nonconference be rival SMU. But, TCU has shown its worth amongst its foes as the defense has looked sharp and quarterback Max Duggan is playing his best football. Duggan could be a problem for OU’s defense, who has had trouble with dualthreat quarterbacks.

No. 6 Oklahoma (Last week: No. 2)

Oklahoma couldn’t stop Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez. Martinez torched the OU defense, scoring five touchdowns and over 350 all-purpose yards.

The defense is the most concern ing part of this team because one, there are many dual-threat quarterbacks in the conference and two, the offense looks good. Quarterback Dillon Gabriel recorded four passing touchdowns and running back Eric Gray had over 100 rushing yards.

The defense will continue to im prove as the season progresses, but with a 3-0 TCU team that has dual-threat quarterback Max Duggan, it’s hard not to think the OU defense will have the same struggles come Saturday.

No. 5 Texas Tech (Last week: No.

6)

Texas Tech did something it hasn’t done since 2008, that’s beat Texas at home.

The Red Raiders impressed many with their win, but weren’t able to crack the AP poll. TTU is now 2-1 versus ranked teams, with a win over Houston and a loss at NC State. Texas Tech has played well with backup quarterback Donovan Smith while the defense con tinues to improve each week.

No week is an off week in the Big 12, especially for the Red Raiders as they will face two ranked teams the next two weeks, on the road, at Kansas State and Oklahoma State.

4. Baylor (Last week: No. 4)

Baylor found a way to win on Saturday at Iowa State, 31-24. Baylor led most of the game and quarterback Blake Shapen played well. Shapen threw for more than 200 yards and three touchdowns. Baylor owned the time-of-possession, holding the ball for about 35 minutes of the game.

Baylor sits at 3-1, with a doubleovertime loss at ranked-BYU, but Baylor has its biggest test as of yet this weekend, as the Bears host OSU. The biggest question going into the game will be who wins the battle up front,

OSU’s top-ranked defensive line or Baylor’s top-ranked offensive line?

3. Kansas State (Last week: No. 8)

Adrian Martinez. That’s it, that’s the sentence.

Martinez, Kansas State’s quar terback, toasted the Sooners’ defense, scoring five touchdowns (four on the ground) in a 41-34 win at then-No. 6 Oklahoma. The Wildcats have now defeated OU three out of the past four times, with two of those wins on the road.

Some may think, ‘Why is Kan sas State so low?’ Well, let’s not forget what happened vs Tulane (a loss) in week three and how poorly Martinez performed leading up to OU. Sure, the OU win was impressive, but in order to be higher on this list, the performance vs OU will have to persist.

2. Oklahoma State (Last week: No. 1) OSU had a bye before it opens conference play this week, but it was moved down a spot in place of a team with a better resume. OSU has played as expected through the first three games, especially against teams who have not lived up to expectations. Central Michigan is 1-3 while Arizona

State fired its head coach following a week three loss. This has led to OSU ranking No. 70 in the nation in strength of its nonconference schedule.

The Cowboys will truly be evalu ated on Saturday, when they travel to Waco to play No. 16 Baylor. The last time OSU beat a top-20 team on the road? 2014 Bedlam.

1. Kansas (Last week: No. 5) Kansas, yes Kansas football, is No. 1 on this list. Here’s why. No other Big 12 school can say they have two wins over Power Five programs while remaining undefeated, only Kansas can wave that flag. Kansas has the most impressive resume amongst the schools and is also seventh in the nation in scoring offense with 47 points per game.

Kansas also has the most under rated playmaker in the nation on its team, quarterback Jalon Daniels. Dan iels has 890 passing yards, 320 rushing yards and 15 total touchdowns, which leads the Big 12.

If Daniels and the Jayhawks can continue to soar and defeat Iowa State at home this weekend, Kansas will be ranked in the AP Poll for the first time in over 10 years.

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Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels has emerged as one of the conference’s best.

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In her first race, freshman Natalie Cook finished her first 6K race with a time of 20:17.1. Her time was the sixth fastest recorded time on Greiner Family OSU cross country course since its opening.

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OSU Center for Health Sciences awarded multimillion dollar grant for Native American students

Mallory Pool, News Editor

OSU Center for Health Sci ences was recently granted an award of $3.5 million to fund new programs and help existing ones focused on retain ing, recruiting and preparing Native American under graduate students who plan to apply to medical school.

Kent Smith, Ph.D., is the as sociate dean of the Office of American Indians in Medi cine and Sciences at OSU-CHS. He shares the impor tance of Native American represen tation in medicine.

“Less than 0.2 percent of physi cians are Native American in the U.S., even less in STEM careers,” he said. “If students can see someone like themselves in medicine, and a pathway for them selves, they can create a vision for themselves in the future.”

The Health Resources & Services Admin istration Centers for Excellence gave this grant to establish a Native American Primary Care Center for Excellence.

The grant is being managed by Smith and Denna Wheeler, Ph.D.,

who serves as the director of research and evaluation at the OSU Center for Rural Health. It is a renewable grant that will be distrib uted over the course of five years.

The new grant will also provide resources and scholarship oppor tunities for Native American medical students, postdoc toral fellows and faculty.

“Ultimately, we want to increase the number of competitive Native American appli cants by provid ing training and resources to those students applying to admissions at the OSU College of Osteopathic Medi cine,” Smith said.

The grant will also give fund ing toward Native Pathways, a new pipeline in develop ment which helps the transition from undergraduate college to medical school for Native American students. It will use new and existing programs like in-person recruitment events that travel to tribal communities and admissions work shops designed specifically for American Indian students.

Smith said building and devel oping partnerships with Oklahoma’s tribal governments

and their health systems is vital to the success of American Indian students in medical school. He also said that those tribes provide residency, rotation and extern ship opportunities for students.

“We want to identify students who are committed to giving back to their communities,” he said. “Tribes want their own citizens to return home. That’s what this grant will help us do. Physician and patient trust and communication is so important, this is why we’re help ing the tribes grow their own physi cians, so to speak, and expand capac ity for the tribal physician commu nities.”

Smith said the grant will also have a positive impact on the current Native American medical students attending OSU College of Osteopathic Medi cine.

“We want to ramp up academic support for medi cal students who are struggling and make sure our Na tive students don’t fall through the cracks,” he said. “That they have the resources and sup port they need to be successful at the end of the day.”

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Kent Smith gives a presentation over Native American cultural medicine at the OSU-COM on the Cherokee Nation campus.

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Woodall is also a member of Kappa Delta here on campus. She said she loves getting closer with the girls every day and the house helps her keep accountable with her faith.

“My faith is a huge part of who I am, and I love that the women of Kappa Delta understand and value that,” she stated. “It is kind of hard to navigate college and keep up with your faith, but with my friends by my side, and while also keeping myself accountable, I have been able to grow and learn things about myself and my values.”

Woodall said her experience at Oklahoma State has been amazing so

far and she can’t wait for the next three years. The Cowboy family is one that she had wanted to be a part of for a long time and is so happy that goal has come true. When asked about advice for in coming freshmen, Woodall spoke about following your passions in life.

“I would just say, if you are pas sionate about something, do it,” Wood all said. “Don’t hold yourself back and follow what you love. You only get

one shot at this life, and you should live it the way you want. I know I am, and I am the happiest I’ve ever been. Everyone has a passion and a story. I just hope the incoming freshmen find theirs.”

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Quetta Woodall (left) helped recruit for Kappa Delta during formal recruitment at the beginning of the semester. Woodall...

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Endure and survive: ‘The Last of

Us’ HBO series gets first trailer

Connor Gray Staff Reporter

HBO revealed the first official trailer for its TV adaptation of the be loved PlayStation game, “The Last of Us,” on Monday. The release of Naugh ty Dog’s “The Last of Us” in 2013 was met with critical acclaim as one of the best narrative-based games of all time. The announcement in 2020 of a TV se ries based upon the game was initially met with skepticism by some because of how inherently cinematic the game already is, but with the release of the first trailer, much skepticism appears to be gone.

With headline actors Pedro Pas cal and Bella Ramsey leading the cast as Joel and Ellie, they both have prov en to be exceptional at what they do. Our first look at footage from the show seems to reaffirm this fact. With a dark and gritty atmosphere throughout the trailer, there are many scenes that look to be taken straight from the game as well as new additions that could fill out some of the areas not in the game. With Craig Mazin, the writer of HBO’s “Chernobyl,” attached to the show as well as the creator of the game, Neil Druckmann, I am incredibly optimistic that the series will not only be a faith ful adaptation, but also could include some great additions.

Some key inclusions into the cast that have been confirmed so far in clude Gabriel Luna (“Terminator: Dark Fate”) as Tommy, the brother of Joel, and Nick Offerman (“Parks and Rec reation”) as the irritating but lovable Bill. Video game voice actors Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson have also been confirmed to have an unspecified role in the show.

There is no official release date for HBO’s “The Last of Us” yet, but we do know that the series will be released in 2023, a decade after the game’s release.

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On Monday, HBO released its trailer for “The Last of Us” a TV adaption of the 2013 video game with the same name.

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Daily Horoscope

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Linda Black Horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (09/28/22). Together, you’re unbeatable this year. Maintain faithful routines to energize fun, passion, creativity and romance. Autumn winds inspire creative breakthroughs, before winter investigations shift direction. Con serve springtime shared profits, before summer’s editing, clarification and revision phase. Love fuels your mutual contribution.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most chal lenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Manage financial obligations and agreements. Keep your word or change it when needed. Collaborate for shared gain. Bring home your contribution to the pot.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Support each other with love and encouragement. Work with your partner to generate satisfying results. You’re a powerful team. Build your wonderful enterprise together.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Maintain healthy practices and routines. Physical action gets results. Put your heart into your work. Moderate the pace to suit the terrain. Stretch your capacities.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Prioritize fun. Play sports, music and games. Conversation can spark into romance. With mutual respect, love blos soms. Speak from the heart. Express creativity and passion.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Your home and family require more at tention. You’re good at solving problems. Combine two old ideas into a new one. The gentle approach works best.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Creative projects blossom. Words come easily. Write your story. Practice your arts and crafts. Illustrate with interest ing style, color and design. Express and share.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Focus on making money. It can slip through your fingers. Pay expenses and bills before indulging in treats. You can get what you need.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Tap into your own power and con fidence. What will you create? Develop a possibility that calls to you personally. Contribute for common good.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — Relax. Hide from noise, crowds or chaos. You may feel sensitive. Enjoy contemplation, reflection and self-care. Recharge as you plan your next steps.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Reconnect with people you love and admire. Your friends are your inspiration. Share acknowledgement and ap preciation. Discuss what you can generate. Celebrate together.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Develop professional opportunities into projects. Put the puzzle pieces together. Assemble the necessary elements. Put your heart into your work and demand rises.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Enjoy an adventurous expansion phase. Explore uncharted terrain. Do the homework. Carefully note your investi gation and summarize discoveries. Valuable solutions could hide in plain sight.

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5 Embarrass 10 Member of an ancient religion that values nonviolence

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15 “__ Man”: Village People hit 16 High ponytail, e.g. 17 WNBA alum Barnes who coaches the Arizona Wildcats 18 Skateboard stunt 19 Baby bird’s home 20 Fudge-andcaramel ice cream dish

23 Bubble tea pearls 24 Abu Dhabi’s country: Abbr. 26 Regulations for a big contest 34 “Tomorrow” musical 35 Branch of Islam

36 Body spray brand 37 500 sheets of paper 38 Plenty of 40 Organ component 41 Note-taking aid 42 Auth. unknown 43 Ready to play, in a way 44 Gradually and reliably 48 Agree silently 49 Units of resistance 50 Ambiguous outcome, and what the circled letters literally contain 57 Dreary and dull 60 Beyond mad 61 Ames’s state 62 Coffee, in slang 63 Golf course halves 64 Pre-calc math course 65 Petty quarrel 66 Grind, as molars 67 Creator of a Sonic boom?

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Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle

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‘Don’t Worry Darling’: Review

Jaycee Hampton Staff Reporter

One of the most anticipated films of 2022 hit the theaters on this previ ous Friday. “Don’t Worry Darling” from director Olivia Wilde, is a psy chological thriller all about control.

The film seems to be set in a di verse 1950s suburbia. Alice (Florence Pugh) and Jack (Harry Styles) are one of the few married couples who live in Victory, an experimental society in the California desert. All the men who reside in Victory work together on a top-secret project, leaving the wives to conform to a housewife lifestyle in an almost identical manner. The women are told to not ask questions about their husband’s jobs. They must simply cook, clean, please their husbands and are not to leave the safe neighborhood. Alice and Jack’s lives seem

perfect. They are always intimate, and they have a tight group of friends and neighbors. They seem to be on the same page and are happy with how their life together is going. It is por trayed to be a beautiful relationship.

As the film progresses, things start to shift when a friend of Alice, Margaret (Kiki Layne), starts to speak against Victory. Everyone dismisses her, except for Alice, who also starts to question the authenticity of Frank (Chris Pine), the creator of the Victory project. Alice believes something is terribly wrong, and everyone gaslights her into believing everything is fine.

Pine gives a chilling performance as he steps into the role of running this cult-like society. His talent could have been used to explain many vague de tails about Victory, there was a lot left unexplained that would have benefitted the film to tie together. It was a missed opportunity.

Nick Kroll and Olivia Wilde gave

the right amount of comedic relief in their supporting roles. It is refreshing to see Kroll take on a more sinister role and show what he can really do as an actor, even with limited scenes.

Lead actors Styles and Pugh are two different tastes. Styles took on his first lead role and it was obvious. Surely stepping into this role to replace Shia LaBeouf can be intimidating as inexperienced in acting as Styles is, he still gave an OK performance. Pugh always shines with talent, there is no body doing it quite like her in the film industry. She has an elegance to her that can’t be copied, and watching her work on screen is breathtaking. Pugh’s persistent, captivating performance is admirable.

“Don’t Worry Darling” is a visu ally pleasing film. Cinematographer Matthew Libatique did a wonderful job. The choreography and costume design was intriguing, despite the confusing plot. There should have

been just as much focus on filling plot holes as there was on making the film pleasing to the eye. The pacing of the film was unsteady and it had an abrupt ending with no explanation at all. It was rushed. The story could have been more successful if there were more questions answered.

Despite all of the behind the scenes drama and bad press during production, everyone came together to make an exceptionally well-made film and that deserves praise. Unfortunate ly, the story was disappointing. I don’t think asking for clarity with psycho logical thrillers is absurd, it is neces sary to understand the development of the film. There were many loose ends I would have enjoyed seeing tied up. There is just something missing with Wilde’s sophomore film.

“Don’t Worry Darling”is in the aters now.

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KiKi Layne as Margaret, left, and Florence Pugh as Alice in “Don’t Worry Darling.”