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In his own words: Glenn Spencer to reunite with two former teammates Saturday August 31, 2012 | Comment on this article

Oklahoma State assistant coach Glenn Spencer, who will serve as the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator in Bill Young’s absence Saturday against Savannah State, will reunite with two former college teammates at Boone Pickens Stadium. SSU head coach Steve Davenport and defensive coordinator Saeed Khalif both played... Read More

Without Bill Young: Impact?

August 31, 2012 OSU announced Thursday that defensive coordinator Bill Young would be missing from the program over the next 7-10 days, due to a medical issue. The immediate reaction: a big “get well” to Young, who has been a kind man in general and an excellent coach to deal with on a professional level... Read More

Oklahoma State-Savannah State given largest point spread in CFB history August 31, 2012 As if you needed another reason to believe that Saturday night’s matchup between Oklahoma State and Savannah State could be a blowout of historic proportions, gambling guru R.J. Bell from Pregame.com gave this game what it believed to be the largest point spread in college football history. OSU is favored by... Read More

The return of the Oklahoma State Tailgate Blog August 31, 2012 Think you have the best Oklahoma State tailgate around? Prove it. I’m bringing back the Tailgate Blog this season, where I’ll be visiting tailgates, chatting with fans about the upcoming game, snapping some photos and posting it all here before kickoff. Last season, I found an ambulance turned into a... Read More

Know your foe: Five questions with Savannah Morning News beat writer Donald Heath August 31, 2012 Each week, I’ll do a Q&A with the beat writer who covers Oklahoma State’s opponent to get some perspective on the game from the other side. Donald Heath covers Savannah State for the Savannah Morning News. Here’s our exchange: Gina Mizell: We’ve seen the record. We’ve studied the numbers. We know... Read More

Former OSU linebacker Orie Lemon with big night in Dallas August 30, 2012 By Anthony Slater – Aslater@opubco.com - @anthonyVslater Orie Lemon is on the bubble. In the next two days, with NFL teams making their final cuts, Lemon will be one of the last players to make it on the Dallas Cowboys roster or one of the final ones to get axed. Internally, the Cowboys may have... Read More

Oklahoma State’s ‘old guys’–Lane Taylor, Jonathan Rush and Tyler Johnson August 30, 2012 Lane Taylor catches a lot of flak for being the “old guy” on the offensive line because he leads the Cowboys with 36 starts. But let’s not forget Taylor’s pal on the interior, Jonathan Rush, is actually older. He was granted a sixth year of eligibility after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament against... Read More

Spanning the Big 12: Five questions with Waco Tribune beat writer John Werner August 30, 2012 Concluding our series checking in with the beat writers who cover Oklahoma State’s Big 12 opponents as we march closer to the start of college football season. I’ll check in again with each of these reporters the week that OSU plays the team they cover. Previously Texas with ESPN. Read More

Young Cowboys WRs Creating Chemistry

August 30, 2012 OSU targeted receivers for its 2012 recruiting class, eventually adding six pass catchers for the current roster: Blake Webb, C.J. Curry, Austin Hays, Jhajuan Seales, Brandon Sheperd and Blake Jackson. All were in play to earn a shot at playing time this preseason. And they all could play at some point, making... Read More

OSU women’s basketball: New Mexico camp honors Miranda Serna

August 29, 2012 By Anthony Slater – Staff Writer Long after the tragic November plane crash, Miranda Serna’s legacy continues to live on. The first annual Miranda Serna Basketball Camp was held last month in Mora, New Mexico, set up by Aaron Chavez, Serna’s cousin. Sixty-five campers attended the event, which honored... Read More

Opponent watch: Mid-week Savannah State links August 29, 2012 To help you get up to speed on Oklahoma State’s Game 1 opponent, here are some Savannah State links from the Savannah Morning News. A preseason outlook, looking at the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. The Tigers will rely on two players from American Samoa to help on the offensive line. A look at... Read More

How much will Oklahoma State use backup QB J.W. Walsh against Savannah State? August 29, 2012 One of the most intriguing questions going into the 2012 season is how exactly–and how much–backup quarterback J.W. Walsh will be used in the Cowboys’ offense. Walsh lost the starting quarterback derby to Wes Lunt during the spring, but all indications have been that Walsh will still have a role because of... Read More

Alex Elkins’ favorite teammate to watch? Shaun Lewis August 29, 2012 I wrote about Oklahoma State’s linebackers for today’s paper–a deep group that returns all three starters and several young backups with plenty of speed, athleticism and potential. One of those starters back is, of course, Alex Elkins. But you could also put him in the “potential” category, because of... Read More

Top basketball recruit Julius Randle considering OSU

August 29, 2012 By Anthony Slater – Aslater@opubco.com - @anthonyVslater Travis Ford is trying to lock up Dallas’ top recruit for the third straight season. And this one could be considered the crown jewel of the Lone Star trio. Julius Randle, a 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward ranked as the third best prospect in the... Read More

Spanning the Big 12: Five questions with Wichita Eagle beat writer Kellis Robinett August 29, 2012 Continuing our series checking in with the beat writers from Oklahoma State’s Big 12 opponents as we march toward the start of college football season. Previously Texas with ESPN. Read More

Wes Lunt 1 of 3 FBS starting quarterbacks from Illinois August 28, 2012 Came across this simple, but handy, list of all the starting quarterbacks in the Football Bowl Subdivision compiled by Pete Roussel and Chris Vannini of coachingsearch.com. It includes the home state of each quarterback. Not surprisingly, California (30) and Texas (12) lead the way. Oklahoma State’s Wes Lunt is... Read More

Oklahoma State ranked No. 9 in preseason FEI poll August 28, 2012 A lot of you will recall the story I wrote last season about Oklahoma State’s extremely high defensive Fremeau Efficiency Index (FEI) rating, a football version of sabermetrics developed by Brian Fremeau of footballoutsiders.com that adds context when evaluating performance such as pace of play, “garbage... Read More

Cowboys Succeed At Protection Plan

August 28, 2012 Freshman Wes Lunt is sure to carry some anxiety into his transition from high school to college quarterback. There is, however, reason for comfort. Over the past five seasons, the Cowboys offensive line has carried out a protection plan that ranks among the best in the country. Allowing a total of 61 sacks... Read More

Spanning the Big 12: Five questions with Ames Tribune beat writer Bobby La Gesse August 28, 2012 Continuing our series checking in with the beat writers who cover the Big 12 opponents Oklahoma State will face as we march toward the start of college football season. Previously Texas with ESPN.com HornsNation’s Carter Strickland Kansas with the Lawrence Journal-World’s Matt Tait Texas Tech with the... Read More

Oklahoma State tempo still quick with Wes Lunt at QB August 27, 2012 One of the critical elements of Oklahoma State’s no-huddle spread offense is a fast tempo. It keeps the defense off-balance. It helps prove which team is in better physical shape in the second half. It keeps the offensive players in a flow. And the quarterback is the one who dictates how quickly everything... Read More

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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.