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OSU rises to No. 5, Barta explains path to CFP for Cowboys a lot about the character of the team under pressure. “Oklahoma State showed the committee that in a playoff-like environment against Oklahoma in a rivalry game, they really found a way Ben Hutchens to win.” Digital Editor The team ahead of the Cowboys, the No. 4 CincinOklahoma State keeps nati Bearcats, will play No. 21 moving on up. Houston in the AAC ChampiWhen the season began, onship. the Cowboys were unranked, There is some belief but have fought their way to that because of Cincinnati’s No. 5 in the College Football relatively weak conference Playoff rankings. OSU (11-1 championship matchup they overall, 8-1 Big 12) has one could get jumped in the rankremaining contest, the Big 12 ings. Championship Game, against When asked if the No. 9 Baylor and needs to Bearcats might get overtaken, climb one spot to make the Barta reiterated in a Tuesday four team College Football conference call the committee Playoff. doesn’t project. It only evaluThe Cowboys are com- ates games that have been ing off a 37-33 victory over played. Oklahoma. According to CFP “Georgia and Alabama Selection Committee Chair are going to play. Michigan Gary Barta, the rivalry win and Iowa are going to play. showed the committee OSU Oklahoma State and Baylor. could handle pressure well. We’re going to watch all those “We just learned that games. And then until that two really good football occurs, until the last game is teams, but Oklahoma State played, we won’t be having came out on top,” Barta said. any conversations about who “They were able to score is going to be one, two, three, some points. The defense four, five et cetera, and that is continues to play well. I don’t the way we go about it,” Barta know if we learned anything said. specifically about offense or defense, but certainly learned sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Julia Cottrill left Stillwater for Florida. As a teenager, she’d collected all-state honors, championships and a gold medal to her name. After two years in Gainesville, Florida, Cottrill transferred from the Gators, and now will be behind the plate for her hometown Oklahoma State Cowgirls. Cottrill was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and attended Stillwater High School, where she was named the Central Oklahoma Offensive Player of the Year, along with all-state honors in 2018. In 2019, Cottrill was a part of Team USA’s under-19 team in the Women’s Softball World Cup, where she won a gold medal. Cottrill committed to the University of Florida and started 74 of her 75 collegiate games as the Gators catcher. In her two seasons, Cottrill batted .309, had 37 RBIs and five home runs. In the Cowgirls fall ball schedule, head coach Kenny Gajewski used many players, even some with little or no experience as catchers due to injuries and for players to compete for a starting job. Cottrill said she is proud to return to Stillwater and play at the collegiate level in her hometown. “It’s good to be home,” Cottrill said. “I have always admired the culture and atmosphere at Oklahoma State and I’m grateful to get to be a part of it.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Cowboy wrestling remains No. 5 in latest poll Adam Engel Staff Reporter New week, same ranking. Oklahoma State’s wrestling squad remained No. 5 in the NWCA D1 Wrestling Coaches Poll announced Tuesday afternoon. The Cowboys (3-0) crushed Drexel 45-0 Sunday afternoon in Stillwater and will dual Oklahoma in Norman Dec. 12. Coach John Smith said several reserves, including two or three starters, will compete at the RWC-Jet Open at Newman University in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday. Individually, Carter Young and Dustin Plott were the only Cowboys to see movement in the weekly Intermat rankings. Young moved two spots to No. 26 in the 141-pound weight class after defeating Drexel’s Kyle Waterman 6-3. Plott jumped five spots in the 174-pound weight class to No. 11 after beating Mickey O’Malley with an identical score. sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Notebook: Michalski performing above expectations in Godlevske’s absence
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Ben Hutchens Digital Editor Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy addressed the media in his weekly press conference Monday. Here are three notes from the conference: Lincoln leaving The most talked about college football story in Oklahoma today does not involve the 11-1 seventh-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. On Monday, the University of Southern California
hired former OU coach Lincoln Riley. “No, I hadn’t even thought about (the move),” Gundy said. “I mean, I obviously hadn’t talked to (Riley) about it. At some point I will, but it’s hard to predict nowadays with what goes on.” One person Gundy did have a chance to speak with was his brother, Cale Gundy, who is on the OU football coaching staff. “I mean, he was as shocked as you and I are,” Mike said. “They did a good job of keeping it under hat. It was a nice job.” Arlington atmosphere For the first time in program history, the Cowboys will be playing in the Big 12 Championship Game. It is new territory for Mike Gundy, players, administration and fans.
Gundy said he is sure the school will sell out of its allotted tickets to the game, as they are already hard to come by. He said if the Cowboy football program wants to take the next step, fans will have to support the team in Arlington like they did in a raucous Bedlam matchup. “I’m guessing that all of our seats down there will be full, and everybody will be excited and ready to watch us play again because that’s kind of been the attitude of the fans and the team both this season,” Gundy said. Because many fans will arrive in Arlington Friday night and wake up early for an 11 a.m. kickoff, Gundy anticipates the crowd will provide a good atmosphere. “They’ll be ready to roll,” Gundy
said. “I would guess it would be a pretty cool environment from that standpoint.” Center frame Redshirt sophomore center Joe Michalski had nowhere to hide last Saturday. He replaced Danny Godlevske, ruled out with an undisclosed lower body injury, in a primetime Bedlam game. Mike Gundy said Michalski has done “good” in the role. “He will show signs of youth and inexperience, but he’s performed at a higher level than what I thought he would have” Gundy said.
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that they are the real Santa and Mrs. Claus,” Dr. Shrum said. The lights were bright orange and will remain lit throughout the holiday season. The Stillwater Junior High choir Ellen Slater sang carols to start off the event. They were followed by the OSU trumpet stuLifestyle Editor dio who performed popular festive songs for the crowd of students and commuAs many students were tucked nity members. away in Edmond Low Library studying Doug Hallenbeck, the vice presiaway for Dead Week, right outside was dent of student affairs, acted as the emtoiled with performers, Santa and a hot cee of the event, introducing all of the chocolate bar alike for the kickoff of the special guests throughout the night. Holiday season on Library Lawn. The Prairie Arts Center provided The Fanfare of Lights was held arts and crafts for the community after on Tuesday night in order to celebrate the lighting, which was one of the many turning on the light display on Library festive events in the Student Union. The Lawn. free gift-wrapping in the Student Union Oklahoma State president Dr. store and free pictures with Santa and Kayse Shrum, who will be celebrating Mrs. Claus were other festive features of her first holiday season in office, and the night to celebrate the kick-off of the First Cowboy Darren Shrum counted season on campus. down the lights turning. They were The annual event was put on by joined alongside Santa and Mrs. Claus, the Student Union Activities Board, who were of course wearing their tradi- after it was cancelled in 2020 due COtional uniforms in the festive shade of VID-19. America’s brightest orange. “Since they know the right colors to wear for the holiday season we know entertainment.ed@ocolly.com
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Oklahoma State students call alumni to raise money for initiatives.
the foundation’s goals include adding donors for the new frontiers campaign and raising money to combat food insecurity in a dollar-for-dollar match up to $25,000 through an anonymous donor. For Phillips, helping students is Anna Pope the most meaningful part of her job. “For me personally, I am a firstNews Editor generation college student,” Phillips said. “My parents really had to work Shania Phillips started in Oklahard to help me get through college at homa State’s Foundation call center 7 times. I worked through college but years ago as a student working to raise there were times when I did not know if funds for scholarships and gift opporI was going to be able to eat that week, tunities. make rent or pay for school.” Phillips is now the assistant She said trying to pay for school director of annual giving at the founda- is challenging for some students. tion where she manages the call cenAlthough she had the support of her ter’s student employees and helps plan parents to help her achieve her eduthe center’s program. Yesterday was cational, and eventually, her career Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving goals, Phillips said she knows not every recognized by charities and nonprofstudent has that background. its like the OSU Foundation. Phillips “I want to be able to help other said during this day of giving, some of students achieve their goals and the
more money that we raise for scholarship opportunities, means the more scholarships that are being handed out,” Phillips said. Shelby Gentry, a senior pre-med biology major, started working at the center after her morning classes. Gentry, along with other students, work in shifts making multiple calls to alumni to raise money for the foundation. On the calls student callers sometimes hear stories from alumni. Gentry said on one of her calls she met a person who donates yearly to a scholarship that was created in memory of his or her friend who died of brain cancer. For her, meeting new people and learning about their stories not only on the phone but also in the office is rewarding. “We’re really diverse here (the call center) so it allows me to meet other students I probably wouldn’t have seen before, get to talk to alumni
members who I probably would have never gotten to talk to, and get to meet some cool people. So, it’s really fun,” Gentry said. This is not the first Giving Tuesday for the foundation. Anna McCrarey is the director of annual giving at the foundation, and she said this past year the foundation broke its record of money raised. She said the organization received over $600,000 from about 2,000 donors. McCrarey said the foundation starts planning for this event back in July and combating food insecurity is the focus. “That’s kind of our big push, to try and help students who don’t know where their next meal is going to come from,” McCrarey said.
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Today’s Birthday (12/01/21). Communication is your golden key this year. Unlock doors through networking, coordination and connecting with others. Personal breakthroughs this winter inspire flowering health, energy and vitality next spring. Summer transitions require contemplation, motivating a dreamy, imaginative and inspired autumn. Develop creative possibilities in conversation. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Collaborate for shared gain. Fantasies clarify, becoming tangible and achievable. With Neptune stationing direct, you can see the way forward. Dreams spark insight and motivation. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Reconnect with a partner. Group projects gain forward momentum, with Pisces Neptune direct. Strange powers of attraction are at work. Enjoy socializing. Invent possibilities together. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — It’s easier to rise professionally now that Neptune is direct. Career decisions gel and you can advance. Opportunities that seemed illusive come into focus. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Barriers to travel are dissolving, with Neptune stationing direct today. Adventures beckon, and the road to take becomes clear. Discover the missing puzzle pieces. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Financial confusion or vagueness solidifies into a working budget now that Neptune is direct. It’s easier to save money. Firm up the numbers. Sign contracts. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Discuss possibilities. Work together for shared dreams. Partnerships strengthen and solidify, with Pisces Neptune direct. Collaborative ideas that seemed illusive come together. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — Work can get lucrative. It’s easier to tell fact from fantasy, with Neptune direct. Streamline practices. A barrier around health and well-being dissolves. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — You’re attractive, and attracted. Romantic fantasies become more achievable, with Neptune direct. Express your heart, passions and dreams. Creativity comes naturally. Sing with your muse. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Make plans for upgrades. Conditions at home are improving. Your household beauty and comfort levels increase, with Neptune direct. Make your place even more dreamy. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Things start making sense. With Neptune direct, abstract subjects seem simpler. It’s easier to see hidden machinery. Communications gain clarity, impact and effectiveness. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — A nebulous source of income actually materializes. Now that Neptune is direct, it’s easier to collect on promises and increase your financial strength. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Adventures are possible. A fantasy approaches reality. Personal goals clarify, with Neptune stationing direct in your sign. What seemed impossible becomes a vision to realize.
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