Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Trojan Horse What the Mountaineers said following their victory over OSU Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter
West Virginia running back Jaylen Anderson on matching up against OSU’s defense: “We just, you know, schemed all week. You know their interior is very good, so we knew it was gonna be a battle, but you know I just found a little hole and ended up popping through it and breaking through it and taking it to the house.” West Virginia quarterback Nicco Marchiol on OSU’s atmosphere: “You know, this is a great atmosphere here. Just OSU I mean they have obviously a very skilled defense very, very veteran defense you know, a lot of a lot older guys out there, so the atmosphere here was just so fun. I’m glad my parents got to come out and see and just a very, very fun atmosphere for my first game.”
Here is what West Virginia coach Neal Brown and the Mountaineers had to say following their victory over the Oklahoma State Cowboys 24-19 on Saturday. Brown on ending OSU’s win streak against West Virginia: “Streak busters today. That was kind of the motivation this week, so we talked about really two things and that’s finishing and finishing well says a lot about who you are collectively, but more importantly it speaks more to who you are as a man. And every time you have an opportunity to suit up and play, it’s part of your resume and you should never waste one of those. Our guys definitely didn’t today. I thought we played extremely hard. Played physical. And in about as bad conditions sports.ed@ocolly.com as you can play in.”
Cole Gueldenzoph Boone Pickens Stadium will receive several seating updates in 2023.
Details on upcoming seating upgrades to Boone Pickens Stadium The new seating treads increase leg room by six inches. New lower vomitories will align with the existing upper vomitories and additional aisles will be constructed to reduce the number of seats between aisles. All aisles will have handBen Hutchens rails installed. Assistant Sports All of the bench seating will Editor be replaced with the same contoured bench currently in place More improvements are com- in the west end zone. In addition, ing to Boone Pickens Stadium. several sections will include reTuesday, OSU announced it is placement of bench seating to add beginning a $55 million multi-year permanent chair-back seats. stadium transformation process to Wheelchair and companion the seating bowl of the stadium. seating will be added to the upper Per a press release: cross aisle. Lighting on the plaza The first phase of construc(entry) level of the north side will tion will begin with the removal be replaced with new LED lighting. of seating treads and risers from Work will happen in the winthe 200 level seats above the cross ter, spring and summer months as aisle and portions of the 300 level. to not interfere with OSU’s home
football schedule. The first stage is expected to finish late in the summer of 2023 while the second phase will begin after the final home game in 2023. This comes on top of OSU replacing the turf in Boone Pickens Stadium and outside turf on the practice field last summer for $1.2 million. “We already have one of the best stadiums in college football with a great home-field advantage,” said OSU athletic director Chad Weiberg. “The renovation will continue to modernize Boone Pickens Stadium and to maximize the fan experience and meet their evolving expectations.”
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Chase Davis West Virginia coach Neal Brown won in Stillwater for the first time on Saturday.
Native American Heritage Month impacts OSU Isaac Terry Staff Reporter
job fair in Vinita, a town to the northeast of Tulsa. George H.W. Bush first signed the Native American OSU celebrated National Heritage Month into law in Native American Heritage 1990. Nov. 28 specifically Month with meetings, social marked the 32nd anniversary of media campaigns, hot chocolate the law’s passing. and a tipi set-up on campus. The National Archives During November, difhosted many stories online ferent Native American tribes and in person. One such was celebrate their traditions, as by H.W. Brands, the author of well as their cultures and native “The Last Campaign: Sherfestivities across the country. man, Geronimo and the War for Tribes such as the Cherokee Na- America,” where he explained tion have held events all month the premise of his book and an long and will continue as the important military campaign in month draws to a close. the history of America. You can According to Indian find the video of this on YouCountry Today, the Cherokee Tube, which the U.S. National Nation has hosted meetings, Archives published. walks, summits, job fairs, The National Museum health screenings and artist of the American Indian also exhibits throughout the month. hosted a month-long cinema The Nation will host another showcase, showing off Native event on Wednesday, another American and other global
indigenous tribes’ films. According to the Smithsonian, more than35 films, both short and feature length, were shown which represented 30 indigenous nations around the world. The celebrations will not end once November is over. Many tribes plan to continue them into December and later. The Cherokee Nation will have art exhibits stay up all the way into 2023, like the exhibit named “Thelma Forrest: A Weaver’s Wisdom,” an exhibit focusing on Thelma Forrest, a tradition Cherokee basket weaver and teacher, or “Sovereignty on Trial: The Tragedy at Goingsnake” exhibit which features the murder trial of Mary “Polly” Hildebrand and the Goingsnake Massacre. Both events are free to attend, and you can visit VisitCherokeeNation.com for more information
Courtesy of OSU Media Kent Smith gives a presentation over Native American cultural medicine at the OSUCOM on the Cherokee Nation campus.
regarding these and other future Cherokee Nation events. OSU men’s and women’s basketball teams also wore Nike N7 Native American heritage jerseys for select games in November. OSU has its own Native American Student Association, or NASA, that those who are
interested in Native American customs and traditions can be a part of. You can visit the association on the Oklahoma State CampusLink. Weekly meetings and monthly events are held, and it is not a requirement to be a Native American in order to join. news.ed@ocolly.com