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  • The OSU students speak: Reaction to Texas A&M leaving Big 12

    Gina Mizell | Published: Wed, Aug 31, 2011

    I spent much of the afternoon on the OSU campus, chatting with students about Texas A&M’s announcement that it plans to leave the Big 12. I got a wide range of answers. About the Aggies. About the future of the Big 12. About what this all means for OSU and what the school should do from...

  • Twitter reaction to Texas A&M leaving the Big 12

    Gina Mizell | Published: Wed, Aug 31, 2011

    Ah, Twitter world. You knew I wouldn’t forget about you, right? Once the news came down this morning that Texas A&M is officially planning to leave the Big 12, I threw out three questions on Twitter: What is your reaction? What does this mean for the Big 12? What does this mean for...

  • Dynamic Duos: Where Do Weeden/Blackmon Rank?

    John Helsley | Published: Tue, Aug 30, 2011

    By John Helsley jhelsley@opubco.com follow on twitter @jjhelsley We published our annual football preview on Sunday — if you didn’t get one, rush out and find one, it’s worth it — and the theme was Dynamic Duos. At OSU, of course, we focused on the duo of Brandon Weeden and Justin...

  • Power Lunch chat with Gina Mizell

    John Helsley | Published: Tue, Aug 30, 2011

    Power Lunch: Chat with OSU writer Gina Mizell

  • At the movies with the Cowboys

    Gina Mizell | Published: Mon, Aug 29, 2011

    No, I wasn’t invited. But I thought this clip was entertaining, courtesy of the OSU athletics Twitter feed. And it’s always good to see a team hanging out away from the field.

  • Walk-ons Colton Chelf, Casey LaBrue, Kyle Hale awarded scholarships

    Gina Mizell | Published: Fri, Aug 26, 2011

    Three Oklahoma State football walk-ons–senior wide receiver Colton Chelf, senior offensive lineman Casey LaBrue and sophomore safety Kyle Hale–have been awarded scholarships, the program announced Friday. “Young men that walk on to our program and work extremely hard will have an...

  • Justin Blackmon’s ESPN Sport Science segment

    Gina Mizell | Published: Fri, Aug 26, 2011

    Earlier today we told you about how Justin Blackmon will soon be featured on ESPN Sport Science. Well, the clip was posted on ESPN.com Friday evening. The segment focuses on Blackmon’s range, how he adjusts to the ball and his ability to catch just about any pass that is thrown remotely...

  • Justin Blackmon to be featured on ESPN Sport Science

    Gina Mizell | Published: Fri, Aug 26, 2011

    We all know that Justin Blackmon is one of the best, if not the best, wide receiver in college football. But what, scientifically speaking, makes him such a beast? Looks like we’re about to find out. ESPN Sport Science producer Annie Tang tweeted this morning that Blackmon has filmed a...

  • Chatting with Pat Jones

    Gina Mizell | Published: Fri, Aug 26, 2011

    OSU head coach Mike Gundy, right, talks to former OSU head coach Pat Jones before Oklahoma State University college football practice in Stillwater, Okla., August 7, 2006. The Oklahoman file photo. One of the most important, yet sometimes very challenging, parts of walking into a brand new beat...

  • Ex-Oklahoma State assistant battles cancer: Why Gunter Brewer always dresses for winter

    Michael Sherman | Published: Fri, Aug 26, 2011

    Even in the August heat, Oklahoma State assistant coach Gunter Brewer dresses for winter. Long pants. Hat, long-sleeve shirts. Several layers of shirts, three at a minimum. It’s what you do when you’ve had seven to 10 surgeries to combat skin cancer. This isn’t something Brewer, now...

  • Brandon Weeden, GQ as in *Gentleman Quarterback

    Michael Sherman | Published: Fri, Aug 26, 2011

    Brandon Weeden is raising his profile — and changing it too. His Twitter profile, that is. Apparently the Oklahoma State’s quarterback — @bweeden3 on Twitter — has some mad Photoshop skills, too. Another example of athletes having fun interacting with fans. Is it just me, or has...

  • Weeden Doesn’t Act His Age

    John Helsley | Published: Wed, Aug 24, 2011

    By John Helsley jhelsley@opubco.com follow on twitter @jjhelsley Brandon Weeden is a sportswriter’s dream. Interviews with the Cowboys quarterback are engaging and enjoyable, with Weeden always good for thoughtful and insightful answers, with honest emotion at a premium and clichés at...

  • Justin Blackmon interviews Ryan Broyles

    David Morris | Published: Wed, Jul 20, 2011

    I’m amazed how much athletes use Twitter. I don’t follow any OU or OSU athletes, but in pulling screen grabs for this video I noticed an almost non-stop stream of virtual conversation from Kenny Stills and the athletes he was tweeting with.

  • Parties Extra! ---Women for Oklahoma State University meet in Oklahoma City

    Helen Ford Wallace | Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

    Ann Hargis, Lela Sullivan, Suzanne Spradling, Susan Dobson were at Gaillardia Golf and Country Club.

  • Francis Mallmann talks wine tastings and fru-fru restaurants

    David Morris | Published: Sun, Apr 10, 2011

    Renown Argentine chef Francis Mallmann delivered the keynote speech during Wine Forum of Oklahoma 2011 at Oklahoma State University.

  • Excellent footage from OSU pro day

    David Morris | Published: Thu, Mar 10, 2011

    Videographer Tim Money, he’s a pro. The above video is from Tim shooting OSU players who want to be pros.

  • OSU 36, Arizona 10: Thoughts and observations

    John Helsley | Published: Thu, Dec 30, 2010

    by Brandon Chatmon bchatmon@opubco.com Follow me on Twitter @BChatmon —    Did you expect anything less from this Oklahoma State team? They did what they were supposed to do, which is win comfortably against a team they are better than. —    It was clear...

  • Illegal pitches and upsets at Women's College World Series

    David Morris | Published: Fri, Jun 4, 2010

    OSU softball star Mariah Gearhart joined me in the OPUBCO Studios this morning to knock out some quick analysis of Game 1 action and to preview tonight’s two games.

  • Oklahoma State University Geography Department's alums celebrate

    Helen Ford Wallace | Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

    Brent Payne and Jennifer Spencer were at the event. (Photos provided).

  • Orange you stoked about free Whataburgers?

    David Cathey | Published: Thu, Nov 5, 2009

    With Bedlam football lurking, Cowboy fans will enter the game one-up on Sooner fans, thanks to Whataburger. On Tuesday, Nov. 10, Whataburgers around the globe will offer free burgers to those that dine in between 5 and 8 p.m. But the catch is you must show up dressed head-to-toe in orange....



The OSU Bloggers

Gina Mizell


OSU Sports Reporter

Gina Mizell joined The Oklahoman in August of 2011 as the Oklahoma State beat writer, where she covered the Cowboys' historic run to the Big 12 championship and Fiesta Bowl in her first season on the job.

Before arriving in Stillwater, Gina was the Padres' Associate Reporter for MLB.com and a sports reporter/columnist at the Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Best of the West journalism contest, the Arizona Newspapers Association and the Association for Women in Sports Media.

Gina is a Phoenix native and graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University in 2010.

John Helsley


OSU Reporter Sr.

John Helsley grew up in Del City, reading all the newspapers and sports magazines he could get his hands on. And Saturday afternoons, when the Major League Game of the Week was on, he'd keep a scorecard for the game. So the sports appeal was was deep-rooted at an early age.

Mrs. Jackson, an English/Journalism teacher at Del City High, plucked him for the school paper, The Eagle Beacon, and John was hooked. While he detoured through a brief accounting career, John returned to college (Central Oklahoma) for a second degree and a second career that has seen him cover everything from the preps to the pros at The Oklahoman.

John lives in Edmond with his wife Roberta and two daughters, Sarah and Jillian, who are keeping the family tradition of cheering for the baseball team with the birds on the bat.

Anthony Slater


Reporter
Anthony Slater has been NewsOK.com's lead sports blogger since the summer of 2012, covering Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Before that, he covered OSU athletics for The Daily O'Collegian, working as the sports editor and beat writer for football and men's basketball. Originally from Northern California, he has lived in Oklahoma the past three years.


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