OSU

Oklahoma State Cowboys sports blog from NewsOK.com

OSU-SMU: Five Things December 28, 2011 | Comment on this article

By John Helsley jhelsley@opubco.com @jjhelsley Because it’s December and it’s still too soon to surrender on the season, OSU’s game against SMU tonight inAmericanAirlinesCenteris big. Big enough even to call a must-win, if – if – the Cowboys still hold NCAA Tournament hopes. Bottom... Read More

Point Of Emphasis: What Do The Cowboys Do Now?

December 27, 2011 By John Helsley jhelsley@opubco.com follow on Twitter @jjhelsley Just last week, Reger Dowell talked excitedly about OSU’s game against SMU (coming up Wednesday night atAmericanAirlinesCenter), which offered a return home for theDallasarea product. Dowell was a high school standout at nearbyDuncanvilleand... Read More

Gina Mizell’s Power Lunch Chat Recap December 21, 2011 Power Lunch Chat with Gina Mizell Read More

John Helsley’s Power Lunch Chat Recap December 21, 2011 Power Lunch Chat with John Helsley Read More

HireCoachGundysCoaches.com takes off December 19, 2011 Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy was asked at his Monday press conference if he was worried about keeping his staff together because assistants like offensive coordinator Todd Monken and associate head coach/special teams coordinator Joe DeForest are or have been in the mix for various head-coaching positions. This... Read More

Brandon Weeden chops down the Stanford Tree December 16, 2011 Some OSU fans having fun with a holiday Ecard program… Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab! 5 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Little Orange Read More

Southern Miss: Oklahoma State University–Southeast? December 16, 2011 A fellow journalist tweeted at me yesterday that Southern Miss should rename itself “Oklahoma State University-Southeast.” I thought that was funny and clever—and also somewhat true. The Golden Eagles’ last two football coaches, Jeff Bower and Larry Fedora, were OSU’s offensive coordinator before taking... Read More

OSU football commitment Trace Clark video highlights December 16, 2011 http://youtu.be/Jaodnx36TPo I realize that high school recruiting videos showcase only a player at his best. But this video features eight and a half minutes of Wichita, Kan. defensive end Trace Clark, Oklahoma State’s latest commitment, mauling people. That’s a lot of mauling. Clark comes from a family of... Read More

So many All-America teams, so little time December 15, 2011 Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon became a unanimous All-American for the second consecutive season Thursday, meaning he was a first team selection on the five “recognized” All-America teams—the Football Coaches Association, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Associated Press, the Football... Read More

Pokes Named National Champs!

December 14, 2011 By John Helsley jhelsley@opubco.com follow on Twitter @jjhelsley Finally, some all-out love for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. And if cyber-love is your thing, or you’ll welcome any love from any corner when it comes to the Cowboys and their place outside of the BCS title talk, here’s a hug: OSU... Read More

Gina Mizell’s OSU Power Lunch Chat Recap December 12, 2011 OSU Power Lunch Chat with Gina Mizell Read More

Oklahoma State working on new contract for Mike Gundy December 12, 2011 Mike Gundy has called Oklahoma State his “New York Yankees job.” He wants to stay in Stillwater long-term. Boone Pickens (and OSU in general) wants Gundy in Stillwater long-term after he led the Cowboys to their first outright conference title and a trip to the Fiesta Bowl. And the school is now in the... Read More

OSU Hoops: Taking Manhattan?

December 10, 2011 By John Helsley jhelsley@opubco.com follow on Twitter @jjhelsley Sitting there in JQH Arena Wednesday night, watching the Cowboys fall behind by 12 early in the second half – following a fading performance to the first half – I couldn’t help but think, ‘Here they go again.” With a road... Read More

Power Lunch leftovers: Post-Bedlam December 07, 2011 Once again, tons of Power Lunch leftovers from my post-Bedlam live chat on Monday. Let’s get to them. Was there a single player that shined the brightest for OSU against OU or was that a true team effort? Saturday’s Bedlam win was the most complete effort from the Cowboys this season, in my opinion. But if... Read More

The difference between No. 2 and No. 3 in the final BCS standings December 06, 2011 By now, we all know that the gap between Alabama and OSU–a measly 0.0086 points–is the smallest ever between the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the final Bowl Championship standings. I thought it might be interesting to list out how the No. 2 and No. 3 teams finished in every final BCS poll since college football... Read More

Power Lunch: Chat with Gina Mizell December 05, 2011 Power Lunch: Chat with OSU writer Gina Mizell Read More

National title still within reach for OSU

December 05, 2011 There is still a chance for Oklahoma State to claim a national championship and, truth be told, this title has long been considered the most prestigious in college football. Voters in The Associated Press poll have been crowning champions since 1936. For six-plus decades, the poll reigned supreme.... Read More

Bedlam Gameday Chat Recap December 04, 2011 Bedlam Gameday Live Chat Read More

Full transcript of Mike Gundy’s Bedlam postgame press conference December 04, 2011 Here is the full transcript from Mike Gundy’s postgame press conference following Oklahoma State’s 44-10 win over Oklahoma to clinch the Cowboys’ first outright conference title and trip to a BCS bowl. Opening statement: Defense Obviously, that may have been the best game we’ve played as a group in a... Read More

Tailgate blog: Bedlam

December 03, 2011 Didn’t go to any specific tailgate today–felt that wouldn’t allow me to take in the entire atmosphere of what people are calling the biggest home game in OSU history. So I did a lot of wandering. Watched the marching band rehearse (expect a good dose of Lady Gaga. Yes, really). Passed many grills that... Read More

2 3 Next

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.