Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Saying goodbye to the sunlight Column months is off by an hour — and that does not Kennedy Thomason sit right with me. Yet, I relinquish my News & Lifestyle control and embrace the Editor new schedule, not out of choice, but necessity. I take comfort runI can live with seeing ning in the thinning the sun earlier each day. blanket of darkness each I welcome a change in morning. the weather. But with an But now, as I pound earlier sunrise, comes an the concrete up and over earlier sunset. Most days, Stillwater’s sidewalks, the sun will be on its the sun will be on its way way out of the sky before to greet me at the end of I return home for the my runs. evening. Although I’m grateful It seems bleak to for the changing seasons know that a majority of and the relief that temmy days will be spent in peratures will be below darkness. That the only ninety degrees, I can’t time I have set aside will shake the uneasy feeling now be lit by the moon of a schedule shift. and its accompanying Suddenly, the sched- stars. ule I have abided by for See Sunlight on 8
Ethan Scott Alan Bowman threw for 334 yards on 42 pass attempts without any turnovers in Saturday’s game versus Oklahoma.
Bowman, without mistakes, finds Owens to lead OSU to Bedlam win a quarterback and wide receiver who were competing for playing time at the start of the season. OSU quarterback Bowman finished the game Davis Cordova with 334 passing yards on 28 completions and a 13Staff Reporter yard rushing touchdown. Bowman had to compete The Sooners chalthe first three games of the lenged Alan Bowman by season to get the chance to taking away the run game play in the state’s biggest – he rose to the occasion. Bowman led the OSU rivalry and showed why he’s the guy. offense on key drives On OSU’s eight-play, and big plays in No. 22 97-yard touchdown drive OSU’s 27-24 Bedlam victory over No. 9 Okla- in the fourth quarter, Bowhoma on Saturday in the man had three-straight final scheduled Bedlam passes completed for 10 matchup. or more yards. Those pass History tells OU plays set up the Cowboys dominates the series, with inside the red zone for a 91 wins in 118 games, but 1-yard touchdown that OSU got the last laugh, with performances from gave the Cowboys the
lead. Bowman said there are many talented players on the team, and he feels the Cowboys are hard to conquer if he stays true to his game. “As long as I don’t mess it up and facilitate the ball, throw it to the open guy, take care of the football and lead the offense. We’re really, really, really hard to beat.” Last week, Bowman had a favorite receiver in Leon Johnson III, this week, Rashod Owens exploded on the scene, again. Owens got targeted 17 times and caught 10 passes for 136 yards. Owens had to wait patiently for his time to shine. He’s been injured,
redshirted or buried down the depth chart in his four years in Stillwater, but with him waiting, OSU coach Mike Gundy is thankful he did. “I don’t know what to say about Rashod Owens,” Gundy said. “He’s a perfect example of you never know what you have in a young man until you give them a chance. It’s pretty cool when a young man gets a chance to play and is willing to step up and make plays. “Those guys are special to me. I have a special place in my heart for men like that.” File Photo
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Daylight savings comes twice each year, and it derails schedules every time.