Monday, Oct. 17, 2022

Homecoming begins with fountain dyeing

Kennedy Thomason Staff Reporter

America’s Greatest Homecoming has officially commenced.

The famous orange fountain dye ing, the ceremony that starts the weeklong Homecoming festivities occurred at 6 p.m. Sunday night on Library Lawn.

The 15-minute ceremony and fea tured a plethora of alumni of students gathered to watch the fountain’s water turn to America’s Brightest Orange.

Children were placed on shoulders and students gathered with their friends.

Upbeat music played, setting a fun and family-friendly environment for the ceremony. People crowded around the

Breaking down the numbers: OSU often stalled in redzone in loss to TCU

fountain and the crowd spilled down onto Library Lawn.

A few students could be seen peeking down at the ceremony from the windows of Edmon Low Library’s fourth floor, taking advantage of the bird’s eye view.

A few short speeches were made prior to the fountain dyeing.

Ann Caine, the president of the OSU Alumni Association, addressed the crowd. She welcomed the alumni and donors and thanked the students for the hard work that they put into Homecom ing each year.

President Kayse Shrum also spoke at the event, firing up the OSU crowd.

The coronation of the 2022 Home coming King and Queen also took place before the fountain turned orange.

Braden Bush Staff Reporter

The biggest number of the day was the final score.

But here’s a look at some other key numbers in No. 8 OSU’s (5-1, 2-1) 43-40 overtime loss at No. 13 TCU (6-0, 3-0) on Saturday afternoon.

3: Number of OSU field goals kicked in the red zone

Twice, OSU began at its own 25 and drove inside the TCU redzone – 117 yards of offense that got the Cowboys to the 18 and 15-yard line. After that?

Six plays for one yard.

In the second quarter, OSU recovered a muffed punt at the TCU 24, setting the Cowboys up near the red zone. Three plays and seven yards later, the Cowboys trotted reliable kicker Tanner Brown onto the field.

OSU’s offense was fairly ef fective between the 20-yard lines for much of the game, but the of fense stalled when threatening to score. This time, Brown’s field goals couldn’t save the Cowboys.

261: TCU yards in fourth quarter and overtime

Through three quarters, OSU did a respectable job defending the TCU offense, holding them to 249 yards. That didn’t hold.

Alumni Association to host Homecoming tailgate

Calif Poncy and Gina Foster Staff Reporters

The Homecoming Tailgate is an event that aims to bring all students together and create a welcoming envi ronment to enjoy an early tailgate.

The tailgate will be held at ConocoPhillips Alumni Center on Monday from 5-7 p.m. Activities will be inside and outside on the patio.

Free drinks and food will be provided for the students. Everyone will be wel come to indulge in many games and activities.

Memories are meant to be made in college and students will be able to reminisce on the evening through taking an abundance of pictures with friends in the photo booth. Raffles will be drawn during the tailgate where students have the possibility of winning prizes from gift cards or Kicker speakers.

“This year, students can look

forward to lots of free treats and entertainment, including food from Del Taco, The Curty Shack, Red Bull, HTea0, and Love’s Travel Stops,” said Carter Chase, senior director of marketing for the OSU Alumni As sociation. “There will also be yard games and even be a bounce house for students to enjoy.”

This is definitely an event that you don’t want to skip.

While each college is set to have its own tailgate later in the week, this tailgate is for students of all majors to enjoy, so whether you major in aerospace science and technology or zoology, you are welcome to hang out with friends and get some free food at this homecoming tailgate.

This tailgate has been going on for more than 15 years, and it has become a staple of Oklahoma State’s fabled homecoming celebration. This event was originally created to bring on-campus students together but has now evolved to give all students exposure to the homecoming spirit, no matter where they live.

With the tailgate coming right

after the famous fountain dyeing, it is the first event where the homecom ing spirit is truly in the air. Students are able to take the evening off, relax after a long day of classes, and come together with fellow peers to enjoy the tailgate atmosphere.

This night of fun, food, and friends doesn’t come without its fair share of planning.

“The Homecoming Tailgate is one of more than a dozen events planned by our Homecoming Execu tive, Steering, and Big committees,” a spokesperson from the OSU Alumni Association said.

This extensive planning begins right after the event is over each year, picks up more in the spring, and then the details are finalized in the months leading up to the big event. There is something at the Homecoming Tail gate for every student to enjoy, so it is highly recommended to join in on the excitement and begin cheering on the Cowboys on a not-so-simple Monday evening.

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The Homecoming executive team pours the first round of orange dye into the fountain.

Courtesy of the OSU Alumni Association

Students can participate in several Homecoming tailgates throughout the week.

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Cowboy Stampede back in Stillwater

Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter

The rodeo returned to Stillwater.

The ninth annual Cow boy Stampede took place last weekend at the Payne County Expo Center. It’s a marquee event for the OSU rodeo team and the Ferguson College of Agriculture. The event featured athletes from all across the Central Plains region, including athletes from OSU.

The three-night event was paired with cool autumn weather, a packed audience and three food trucks right behind the venue’s bleachers.

Before Saturday night’s finals, the OSU rodeo team paid tribute to the late Lariat Larner, a teammate and assistant rodeo coach for the OSU rodeo team, who died a year ago, with a mo ment of silence.

There were nine events during the rodeo that studentathletes from across the Central Plains region competed in. These events ranged from calf roping to bull riding and many more.

The night started off with the bareback bronc rid ing. Quintonn Lunsford of Fort Scott Community College won the event with 148 points on two rides.

The rodeo proceeded with breakaway roping and tie-down roping events. The events con sisted of the rodeo athletes rid ing their horses and attempting to rope a running calf. OSU’s Kade Williams earned the tie-down roping championship belt buckle with two attempts in 18.4 seconds.

Torri Kunz of Oklahoma Panhandle State won the breakaway roping event with two runs of 2.8 seconds.

The rodeo continued with the saddle bronc event, which was similar to the first event but this time the athletes got a saddle onto their horse. Okla homa Panhandle State added

another championship with Brett Coffman in saddle bronc riding. He scored 149 points on two rides.

Steer wrestling, the next event, drew the most crowd noise to that point. Whenever an athlete would grab the steer and bring it down, the crowd cheered. Quade Potter of North western Oklahoma State earned the win.

The goat tying event brought some laughs from the crowd. It might just be goats in general, but whenever the goats would run away from the athlete trying to tie them up the crowd would be in laughter. OSU’s Cheyenne Bartling won the event.

In team roping, two ath letes would ride on their horses

and attempt to rope a steer around its neck and by its hind legs.

Athletes from two schools could be on the same team.

Zane Kilgus and Shane Jenkins of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M won the event.

Barrel racing was the second to last event. This event was a fun complement to the other events because of its high speed nature versus the more meticulous and aggressive events. Abby Hepper of South western Oklahoma State earned the championship belt buckle.

The night ended on a crowd pleaser with bull riding.

The high energy and power of the bulls matched with the de termination and passion of the athletes made for a spectacular close for the evening. Lalo

Aguilar of Oklahoma Pan handle State won the event with 150 points on two rides.

Garrison Panzer, the ro deo announcer, kept the crowd entertained between the events. Panzer involved the crowd in the rodeo. Whether it be having the fans sing along to the songs played on the sound board or getting them yelling out rodeo phrases, Panzer had the whole audience’s attention throughout the night.

The rodeo was paired along with some great cuisine options as well. The rodeo was supplied with three food trucks: Lalo’s Grill, Purdy Q, and Mom’s Cool Bus. Purdy Q in particular had an amazing BBQ pulled pork sandwich that fit in perfectly with the rodeo’s

atmosphere.

OSU’s men finished third in the team standings while the women earned sixth.

Kennedy Willingham, an audience member and former rodeo competitor, said she came because of her previous involvement with the rodeo and because the rodeo is always fun.

“It’s fun to watch and everything but it’s cool to see different athletes to see dif ferent athletes from different rodeo teams come together and compete with one another,” Willingham said.

See more photos from the weekend on page 6

Karlie Boothe

The OSU rodeo team and the Ferguson College of Agriculture hosted the Cowboy Stampede last weekend.

Shrum crowned the 2022 Homecoming King and Queen. Breland Steward won Homecoming King and Mia Rooker became the Homecoming Queen.

“I didn’t know that they crowned royalty here, but I thought that was cool that they kind of start ed off with that,” Addison Luther, a freshman at OSU, said. “Every homecoming I’ve experienced has always had that at the end of the week, so I thought that was cool that they did it earlier.”

Members of the Homecoming Executive Committee who poured small cups into the 5,000 gallon fountain’s basin.

The Grand Marshals led the countdown and the OSU fight song played as the orange dye was poured into the fountain.

The cheerleaders stood behind the fountain, leading the crowd and bringing up the energy.

Many drones zipped overhead, taking pictures and live streaming the event.

The event happened amongst the sign competition, which features signs from lots of campus organiza tions. The signs all feature elements of “Hats Off to Cowboy Heroes” and will be available all week for stu dents to view.

Many families and students took pictures with the signs as they waited for the ceremony to start. The judges could be seen taking notes of all of the signs to choose the win ners.

“I wanted to come out to check out all the signs and check out ev erything going on,” Kennedi Rapier, another freshman, said. “I mean, it’s all new to us.”

The fountain dyeing officially kicks off Homecoming week. You can download the Cowboy Legend app to keep track of all the events happening this week.

Enjoy Homecoming, Cowboys.

All photos by Jaiden Daughty

3 takeaways: OSU slumped in second half

Gina Foster Staff Reporter

The OSU offense came out on the field full of power with two rushing touchdowns from quarterback Spencer Sanders to take an early lead.

The Cowboys’ faced their first loss of the season against TCU, 43-40 in two overtimes in Fort Worth.

Here are three takeaways from the game.

Second half momentum lacked during this week’s matchup

The Cowboys’ offense did not show up with the same fire that they started out with. Sanders helped TCU gain more momentum when he threw a fourth quar ter interception to Bud Clark at the TCU

8-yard line. This then continued into TCU thriving, and OSU not being able to get in the end zone.

In the second half, the Cowboys were only able to score six points, both being field goals in the third quarter.

Overtime was a different story for both teams, but TCU offense was more power ful than OSU’s defense could handle.

Defense began better than ever, but gave up too many points after halftime

TCU was not going out without putting up a fight. After halftime, it came out stronger, while OSU’s defense went back to its old, inconsistent ways and gave up 17 points only in the second half, leading to a tied game and two overtimes.

The offense was not able stay on the field long and the defense was clearly wearing down. The ball was at the 3-yard line and Kendre Miller easily rushed into

the end zone for a touchdown. The fight was not nearly as strong as it should have been for it to be a second-and-goal situ ation.

Special teams kept OSU in the game

On fourth-and-13, OSU had to punt the ball with five seconds left in the first quarter. TCU’s Derius Davis muffed the punt and Jaden Nixon recovered it on the TCU 24-yard line for the Cowboys to start the second quarter with possession.

The special teams continued to make several plays, including a 100% field goal and extra point completion rate. The consistency was there through every kick-off reception or quick tackle against the receivers, such as when Lamont Bish op tackled Emari Demercado at the TCU 19-yard line during his return attempt.

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The TCU offense exploded for 27 points and 261 yards in the fourth quarter and overtime, including a touchdown catch from Quentin Johnston, who finished with 180 receiving yards on eight catches.

4: Number of games OSU has been outgained on offense Central Michigan, Baylor, Texas Tech. All have outgained the Cowboys.

After a 510-386 advantage for TCU, add them to that list.

The Bears, Red Raiders and Horned Frogs have done it in consecutive games. OSU has got out to hot starts in all three: 23-3 against Baylor, 21-7 to Tech, and 24-7 Saturday against TCU. After those starts, teams have found rhythm and made ballgames close, outgaining the Cowboys from there.

This time, it caught up to OSU.

10: Points scored after big TCU punt returns

In the second quarter, Derius Davis returned a Tom Hutton punt 27 yards, putting TCU at the OSU 31. The result was a field goal. In the fourth quarter, Davis did it again, this time an 18-yarder that put TCU at the OSU 47 in an eventual touchdown drive.

It was just 45 return yards, but it flipped field position – av erage starting position of those drives was the OSU 39 – and gave TCU extra life and field position that led to 10 points and kept them in the game.

38: Gain on completion to Braden Cassity

Before that completion, Cas sity, a cowboy back, had just one reception on the year for -5 yards. Up to that play, the entire cowboy back position had been virtually nonexistent in the passing game, combining for three receptions for 11 yards in the first five games.

The cowboy back position has mainly been used in protec tion, so showing the ability to involve it in the passing game is a bonus for the offense.

ETERNITY IN MIND!

“ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be stead fast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”

(1 Co.15:58 NKJ)

Just about everything in this life is tempo rary. Yet, most people work very hard to have a pleasant few years in their lifetime. I would like to remind the true Christians that God is offering us an eternity of bless ing as we serve him and his purposes now.

In 1 Co.15 the Apostle Paul is reminding these believers of Christ’s resurrection and how true and real it was. He continues by emphasizing the sure promise of God that we are going to share in that resurrec tion one day. We will have a new, eternal body like Jesus has now. As we help in the work of God, furthering his kingdom;

demonstrating the love of God in blessing and serving others; as you and I get involved with helping missionary work, even going to help in short term mission trips or providing finances for others to go, we are laying up treasure in heaven “where moths cannot corrupt and thieves cannot steal.”

Actually, this kingdom of God, with forgive ness of all our sins and a new relationship with God as our Father, is offered to all mankind. If you have never opened your heart to Christ, asking for a clean heart and a new life; the door is open wide for you to come. You will not be turned away.

Then you too can begin to live for the eternal: laying up treasure in Heaven. I en courage all to consider these words, no matter your age, and choose the best and most satisfying life. It is a life following Christ as your Lord, and going for God’s best in eternity. It is a great and sure future!

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OSU’s offense did not score a touchdown in the second half of play vs TCU on Saturday.

Big 12 performances: TCU tops

OSU, Sooners snap losing streak

Wayland Caffey Staff Reporter

After another wild week in the Big 12, including a top 15 matchup and a down to the wire contest, there was a lot that happened.

Here’s a recap of the conference this weekend.

Baylor Bears Baylor dropped to 3-3 af ter a road loss to West Virginia on Thursday night, 43-40.

Blake Shapen had a great day, throwing for 326 yards, a pair of touchdowns and no inter ceptions before he suffered a head injury in the third quarter when Andrew Wilson-Lamp targeted him.

West Virginia West Virginia, after starting 0-2, have now won

three of its past four games. West Virginia’s offense was rolling from the get-go.

Sophomore running back Tony Mathis Jr. led the charge with a career high of 163 rushing yards on 22 carries. He added a pair of touchdowns.

Texas Quarterback Quinn Ew ers remains undefeated when he plays the entire game after Texas scraped past Iowa State in a 24-21 home win, but it was Texas’ running back room that stole the show in Austin. Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson combined for 206 yards rushing on the day. Another great performance from these two, who have each done an excellent job to boost their draft stocks in their final season.

Iowa State Iowa State’s three-game winning streak came to an

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end on Saturday, after losing a nail biter to Texas. Sophomore quarterback Hunter Dekkers went blow for blow with Ew ers, throwing for 329 yards, a pair of touchdowns and one interception. He was also the teams leading rusher with 30 yards and a touchdown on eight carries.

Kansas Kansas is now on a twogame losing streak after losing quarterback Jalon Daniels to a right shoulder injury. Kan sas lost at Oklahoma, 52-42.

The Jayhawks’ receivers kept backup quarterback Jason Bean afloat. Mason Fairchild and Lawrence Arnold com bined for 219 yards and four touchdowns on just 11 catches.

Oklahoma The Sooners finally snapped their three-game los ing streak against Kansas on Saturday, and their offense was

firing on all cylinders scoring 52 points in their home win. Ultimately it was the rushing attack that got them the win, going for an astounding 298 yards and five touchdowns, the overwhelming majority of which came from Eric Gray and Jovantae Barnes.

TCU TCU had a rough start to the game on Saturday, but made a remarkable come back to pull on a win over the higher-ranked OSU Cowboys in the second overtime, a comeback that was made pos sible by TCU’s incredible of fensive trio. Starting with stud quarterback Max Duggan, who had a total of 343 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns.

Junior running back Kendre Miller racked up 121 total yards and two touch downs, one to tie the game in the fourth quarter and the

other to win it in overtime. Fi nally, junior receiver Quentin Johnson finished the day with eight catches for 180 yards and an overtime touchdown.

Oklahoma State OSU took their first loss of the season down in Fort Worth this Saturday, to an un defeated TCU team. In an upand-down game, senior safety Jason Taylor II was the rock that kept them in it. He had only six tackles and two passes defended on the box score, but the numbers don’t do justice to the impact Taylor had on the final score.

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Daily Horoscope

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Today’s Birthday (10/17/22). Work together and win this year. Disciplined coor dination raises the fun level of your game. Write, broadcast or illustrate your story to great autumn acclaim, perhaps motivating changes in winter adventures. Shared accounts grow fatter this spring, before summer creative challenges require adap tation. Entwine hearts.

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 a 7 — Keep cleaning domestic messes. Focus on short-term priorities. Your actions make a positive impact. You can see what wasn’t working. Put in an improvement.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Find a quiet spot to write. Avoid controversy or confrontations. Edit and clarify the message. A situation could feel sensitive. Quick action gets results.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Focus on generating short-term cash flow. Costs may be higher than expected. Priorities could change. Get imaginative. Sell extra stuff. Tailor your marketing campaign.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Keep personal objectives in mind. Distractions and interruptions abound. Work could interfere with playtime. Try and try again. Discover hidden symbolism and absurdity.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Think over recent situations. Avoid noise or crowds and find a peaceful spot. You can get especially productive behind closed doors. Adapt plans for changes.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Pull together to address a commu nity mess. With help from friends, big problems seem smaller. Action now gets satisfying results. Connect and go.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — You’re gaining influence, despite a setback. Don’t take on more work than you can handle. Keep existing commit ments. Go the extra mile. Win glowing testimonials.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Take it easy. Adapt plans around traffic, delays or closed doors. Take the road less traveled. Or find a quiet place to watch the river.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Collaborate to resolve a finan cial breakdown. Address the issue at its source. Plug budgetary leaks. Reduce expenses for balance. Contribute to raise resources.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Share support around a transi tion or change. Things may not go as planned. Old assumptions get challenged. Consider new ideas and directions. Deepen collaboration.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Juggle work and health priorities. Schedule carefully. Avoid unstable terrain. Nurture your strength and energy while managing immediate needs. Eat well, hydrate and rest.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — You can have fun despite chaos. Clarify misunderstandings. Ignore distractions. Practice makes perfect. It could get messy. Put in the work to create something beautiful.

Solution to Saturday’s puzzle

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

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Homecoming Schedule

Monday

Homecoming Tailgate, Alumni Association, 5-7 p.m.

Tuesday

Harvest Carnival, PayneCounty Expo Center, 6-8 p.m.

Chili Cook-Off, Payne County Expo Center, 6-8 p.m.

Wednesday

Hester Street Painting, Hester Street outside of Spears School of Business, 5-7 p.m.

Thursday

Orange Reflection, Residential Life Buildings, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.

All Night Pomp, Greek Neighborhood, 3 p.m. Oct. 20-3 p.m. Oct. 21

Friday

Homecoming Dec Walkarounds, Greek Neighborhood, 5:30-9 p.m.

Homecoming Registration, Alumni Association and South Library Lawn, 3:30-8 p.m.

Homecoming & Hoops, Gallagher-Iba Arena, 9-9:45 p.m.

Comic by Annemarie Chaney

Photo Credit: Cole Gueldenzoph