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Even as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant has never been afraid to profess his love for Texas, the school he played at for one season before jumping to the NBA. KD was on the sideline for Oklahoma State’s game against the Longhorns Saturday night in Stillwater, and the folks in the video booth... Read More

Gundy Live: Lunt Should Be Back Late In The Week

October 01, 2012 Making his weekly spot on Sirius/XM’s college football show Monday, Mike Gundy hit on several topics, including the status of quarterback Wes Lunt. Gundy told the hosts that he expects Lunt back making meaningful practice throws later in the week, which means by Thursday, since the Cowboys will again get... Read More

Oklahoma State-Kansas game set for 2:30 p.m. kickoff on Fox Sports Net October 01, 2012 Oklahoma State’s Oct. 13 game at Kansas will kick off at 2:30 p.m. and will be televised by Fox Sports Net. That game will mark OSU’s second appearance on Fox Sports Net, which also televised the Cowboys’ victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Sept. 15. OSU has a bye this week before finishing the season... Read More

Texas coach Mack Brown: Longhorns prepared for backup QB J.W. Walsh, not Wes Lunt October 01, 2012 Texas coach Mack Brown never believed Wes Lunt would start at quarterback for Oklahoma State Saturday night against the Longhorns. He said as much during the weekly Big 12 football coaches media teleconference, citing the video footage that captured the left knee injury Lunt sustained early in the Cowboys’ win... Read More

Rapid reaction: Texas beats OSU 41-36 in thriller

September 29, 2012 By Anthony Slater – Aslater@opubco.com - @anthonyVslater Turning point David Ash, who was brilliant all night, drilled D.J. Grant with a fourth-and-six slant deep in his own territory. It went for 34 yards, flipping field position and keying Texas’ game-winning fourth quarter drive. It was over... Read More

Pokes Preview: Oklahoma State vs. No. 12 Texas September 29, 2012 Oklahoma State begins its Big 12 title defense Saturday night against No. 12 Texas in a primetime, nationally televised game. Normally, I provide three questions and three goals. But since everything is bigger in when facing Texas, I’ve got a bonus question and bonus goal. Four questions How much are game... Read More

Going inside J.W. Walsh’s game against Louisiana-Lafayette: What it could mean against Texas September 29, 2012 Yesterday I went even deeper with my weekly film study, breaking down every throw and run J.W. Walsh made against Louisiana-Lafayette. Obviously, a different opponent will mean different defensive looks (and a higher talent level) for Oklahoma State’s probable starter against No. 12 Texas. And one game does not... Read More

OSU-Texas bold predictions

September 29, 2012 Berry Tramel: Clint Chelf plays in this game. Gina Mizell: Nigel Nicholas has more sacks than Alex Okafor or Jackson Jeffcoat Jenni Carlson: J.W. Walsh will account for more yards and more touchdowns than David Ash, but the Longhorns win on the power of their running game. Scott Wright: Nigel... Read More

OSU-Texas halftime thoughts, notes and stats September 29, 2012 By Anthony Slater – Aslater@opubco.com - @anthonyVslater Texas is up 21-17 on Oklahoma State at halftime in Stillwater. Here’s some quick thoughts on the first 30 minutes: -Joseph Randle was the best player on the field in the first half, slicing the Texas defense up from start to finish. He already... Read More

Tailgate blog: Orange Power

September 29, 2012 Understandably, the pregame tailgating atmosphere around Boone Pickens Stadium was much more lively than the last OSU game, an 11 a.m. kickoff against Louisiana-Lafayette. With perfect weather (cool temperatures and no trace of rain as of 6 p.m.) and all day to “enjoy,” it was one of the better tailgating... Read More

OSU-Texas: Spanning the country for game predictions September 28, 2012 Here’s a compilation of Oklahoma State-Texas game predictions from across the national platform. As you can see, pundits are favoring the Longhorns. Bruce Feldman – CBSSports.com Nice test for young UT QB David Ash, who has gotten off to a fast start and not thrown any picks. The Cowboys do have some... Read More

Texas starting LB Jordan Hicks, K Anthony Fera, DT Brandon Moore out for Oklahoma State game September 28, 2012 An injury report pertaining to Oklahoma State’s game against Texas was released Friday afternoon. It just wasn’t Oklahoma State’s report, as the school opted not to put out its usual Friday update, which would have included starting quarterback Wes Lunt. It was Texas’ report. UT announced starting... Read More

Likely start for J.W. Walsh just as exciting for buddy Josh Stewart September 28, 2012 J.W. Walsh, who is likely to start at quarterback for Oklahoma State against No. 12 Texas Saturday night, admits the past two weeks have been a bit crazy. Since stepping in for an injured Wes Lunt — and leading an offense that put up a school-record 742 yards — against Louisiana-Lafayette, his phone has been... Read More

NFL update: What they’re saying about Brandon Weeden

September 28, 2012 By Anthony Slater – Aslater@opubco.com - @anthonyVslater Brandon Weeden’s first professional primetime game wasn’t in the most ideal of circumstances. In fact, there was plenty stacked against the former Oklahoma State star: -His leading wideout (Mohamed Massoquoi) was out with a hamstring injury.... Read More

Know your foe: Five questions with Austin American-Statesman beat writer Randy Riggs September 28, 2012 Each week, I’ll check in with the beat writer who covers Oklahoma State’s opponent to get some perspective on the game from the other side. Randy Riggs covers Texas for the Austin American-Statesman. Here’s our exchange: Gina Mizell: Based on what you’ve seen through three games, how much better is this... Read More

John Walsh on son J.W.: ‘He felt like he was going to get an opportunity’ September 28, 2012 John Walsh can evaluate J.W. Walsh on a number of levels. No. 1, he’s J.W.’s father. But he is also the coach at Denton Guyer High School, meaning he has a great grasp of J.W.’s skills as a quarterback. I chatted with John for my pregame story about J.W., OSU’s likely starter against Texas, set to run... Read More

Matchup to watch in Oklahoma State-Texas game: The trenches September 27, 2012 Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy calls Texas’ defense the most athletic unit the Cowboy offense will face all season. That starts with ends Alex Okafor, the preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, and Jackson Jeffcoat, who popped up on preseason All-America teams. The task of slowing down those two will... Read More

Oklahoma State-Texas pregame trailer September 27, 2012 Here’s a trailer produced by the Oklahoma State athletic department for the Cowboys’ Big 12 opener against No. 12 Texas. Read More

Saturday’s showdown kick starts wild Big 12 ride for Oklahoma State, Texas September 27, 2012 During their bye week, both Oklahoma State and Texas got to watch as Kansas State upset Oklahoma in Norman, West Virginia struggled with Maryland and Baylor needed to come from behind to beat pesky Louisiana-Monroe. And with the full-fledged Big 12 schedule nearly beginning this weekend (TCU plays SMU) — not to... Read More

OSU football: Why it’s doubtful Wes Lunt will start on Saturday

September 27, 2012 By Anthony Slater – Aslater@opubco.com - @anthonyVslater For Thursday’s paper, Gina Mizell broke down Wes Lunt’s past two weeks, complete with casts, braces, immobility and no football activity. He may go through OSU’s light practice on Thursday (or may not, I know just about as much as you), but... 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.