Monday, October 17, 2022
Homecoming begins with fountain dyeing fountain and the crowd spilled down onto Library Lawn. Kennedy Thomason A few students could be seen Staff Reporter peeking down at the ceremony from the windows of Edmon Low Library’s fourth floor, taking advantage of the America’s Greatest Homecoming bird’s eye view. has officially commenced. A few short speeches were made The famous orange fountain dye- prior to the fountain dyeing. ing, the ceremony that starts the weekAnn Caine, the president of the long Homecoming festivities occurred OSU Alumni Association, addressed the at 6 p.m. Sunday night on Library crowd. She welcomed the alumni and Lawn. donors and thanked the students for the The 15-minute ceremony and fea- hard work that they put into Homecomtured a plethora of alumni of students ing each year. gathered to watch the fountain’s water President Kayse Shrum also spoke turn to America’s Brightest Orange. at the event, firing up the OSU crowd. Children were placed on shoulders The coronation of the 2022 Homeand students gathered with their friends. coming King and Queen also took place Upbeat music played, setting a fun before the fountain turned orange. and family-friendly environment for the ceremony. People crowded around the See Fountain on page 3
Cole Gueldenzoph The Homecoming executive team pours the first round of orange dye into the fountain.
Breaking down the numbers: OSU often stalled in redzone in loss to TCU
Braden Bush Staff Reporter The biggest number of the day was the final score. But here’s a look at some other key numbers in No. 8 OSU’s (5-1, 2-1) 43-40 overtime loss at No. 13 TCU (6-0, 3-0) on Saturday afternoon. 3: Number of OSU field goals kicked in the red zone Twice, OSU began at its own 25 and drove inside the TCU redzone – 117 yards of offense that got the Cowboys to the 18 and 15-yard line. After that? Six plays for one yard. In the second quarter, OSU recovered a muffed punt at the TCU 24, setting the Cowboys up near the red zone. Three plays and seven yards later, the Cowboys trotted reliable kicker Tanner Brown onto the field. OSU’s offense was fairly effective between the 20-yard lines for much of the game, but the offense stalled when threatening to score. This time, Brown’s field goals couldn’t save the Cowboys. 261: TCU yards in fourth quarter and overtime Through three quarters, OSU did a respectable job defending the TCU offense, holding them to 249 yards. That didn’t hold. See Numbers on page 4
Courtesy of the OSU Alumni Association Students can participate in several Homecoming tailgates throughout the week.
Alumni Association to host Homecoming tailgate forward to lots of free treats and entertainment, including food from Del Taco, The Curty Shack, Red Bull, HTea0, and Love’s Travel Stops,” said Carter Chase, senior director of marketing for the OSU Alumni Association. “There will also be yard The Homecoming Tailgate is an games and even be a bounce house for event that aims to bring all students students to enjoy.” together and create a welcoming enviThis is definitely an event that ronment to enjoy an early tailgate. you don’t want to skip. The tailgate will be held at While each college is set to have ConocoPhillips Alumni Center on its own tailgate later in the week, this Monday from 5-7 p.m. Activities will tailgate is for students of all majors be inside and outside on the patio. to enjoy, so whether you major in Free drinks and food will be provided aerospace science and technology or for the students. Everyone will be wel- zoology, you are welcome to hang out come to indulge in many games and with friends and get some free food at activities. this homecoming tailgate. Memories are meant to be made This tailgate has been going in college and students will be able on for more than 15 years, and it has to reminisce on the evening through become a staple of Oklahoma State’s taking an abundance of pictures with fabled homecoming celebration. This friends in the photo booth. Raffles event was originally created to bring will be drawn during the tailgate on-campus students together but where students have the possibility has now evolved to give all students of winning prizes from gift cards or exposure to the homecoming spirit, no Kicker speakers. matter where they live. “This year, students can look With the tailgate coming right
Calif Poncy and Gina Foster Staff Reporters
Mackenzie Janish OSU kicked three field goals in the redzone after not being able to score a touchdown.
after the famous fountain dyeing, it is the first event where the homecoming spirit is truly in the air. Students are able to take the evening off, relax after a long day of classes, and come together with fellow peers to enjoy the tailgate atmosphere. This night of fun, food, and friends doesn’t come without its fair share of planning. “The Homecoming Tailgate is one of more than a dozen events planned by our Homecoming Executive, Steering, and Big committees,” a spokesperson from the OSU Alumni Association said. This extensive planning begins right after the event is over each year, picks up more in the spring, and then the details are finalized in the months leading up to the big event. There is something at the Homecoming Tailgate for every student to enjoy, so it is highly recommended to join in on the excitement and begin cheering on the Cowboys on a not-so-simple Monday evening. news.ed@ocolly.com