Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Pink out: OSU honors Kendra Kilpatrick during game vs Baylor Tessa Dorrell video where she Staff Reporter reads a letter to
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‘This is a good thing’ Chad Weiberg has dealt with NIL, conference realignment and more since taking over as AD in 2021.
Oklahoma State AD Chad Weiberg on OU, Texas leaving Big 12, opportunity for OSU Gabe Trevino and OSU’s future will be. “This is a good Sam Hutchens
The saga is finished: Oklahoma and Texas are leaving the Big 12 after the 2024 athletic year. The O’Colly spoke with Oklahoma State athletic director Chad Weiberg on Friday about the newlook Big 12, and what
partners and Big 12 commissioner Brett thing,” Weiberg said. Yormark on when the “It allows everyone teams would leave to move forward with caused the expected certainty. We have date to change. Now four great, new schools that there is a date, coming into the conWeiberg is excited for ference, and now we all parties to move on know the timing of to their own path. how things will roll “It’s a very out. Overall, I think complicated process,” it’s a great thing.” Weiberg said. “I know The talks among the commissioner has OU, Texas, media been working on this
for a long time. I give (Yormark) a lot of credit for keeping it moving. Back in July 2021, the outcome was determined then, the question was when and how, and now we have the answers. They want to move on, we are ready to move on. It was just doing it in a way that made sense for everyone involved.” See Chad on page 3
our team understands that today the Cowgirls shar- was bigger than ing her story. Ri- basketball.” ley is the daughter In KenThe usual of coach Kendra dra’s final season orange emblem Kilpatrick. coaching, she on the front of Kendra was was undergoing their jersey was the coach for Still- chemotherapy. a potent pink in water High School That didn’t stop their 77-56 win girls’ basketball her from taking against Baylor for six seasons, the Lady Pioneers in Gallagher-Iba and a mother of to the 6A state Arena on Saturtwo. Kilpatrick’s tournament and day. Each referee life was changed becoming the has swapped their on April 8, 2020, Oklahoma Girls’ usual whistle for when she was Basketball Assoto rock a rosier diagnosed with ciation’s Coach of one. Each Baylor stage three papil- the Year. player is showing lary breast cancer. In Novemtheir support by “It is an ber 2022, Kensporting fuchsia honor of a lifedra found herself footwear. time for Cowgirl having struggles The Cowbasketball to have breathing. On girls painted their the pink game,” Nov. 13, she was social media pink Hoyt said, “We told that she had in preparation showed the video RSV, a viral infor the afternoon of Riley before fection making it game. Of those shoot around difficult for her to posts, a few stand today. We had raise her oxygen out. There are to regroup as a levels. images of Riley team because it’s Kilpatrick, and a so emotional and See Pink on page 2
Carson Toulouse OSU basketball wore jerseys with pink logos in support of breast cancer awareness on Saturday.
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Tahoma 31 Bermudagrass Turfgrass, Grown by Charles Biney at Riverview Sod Ranch
OSU’s turfgrass criticized after Super Bowl Jaycee Hampton Staff Reporter
some extra, built-in features. The bermudagrass is improved for cold tolerance, drought resistance and saving water. The turf was recently installed in the State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals in Oklahoma State University marked its presence Glendale, Arizona. Tahoma 31 is used around the on Sunday at Super Bowl LVII. From touchdowns to world, especially on golf courses, but its fine texture Rihanna’s half-time show, none of it would have been and other great qualities made it a no-brainer when all thrown together without Tahoma 31. choosing quality turf for such an important day in the Tahoma 31 is a bermudagrass turf developed NFL. by OSU researchers. It is similar to the kind of grass Unfortunately, players were not shy of criticizpeople can ssee in their own backyard, but there are ing the field due to the turf, stating it felt like they
were playing in a waterpark and it was not up to standard for the NFL’s biggest game of the year. Because of how slippery the playing field was, many players found it difficult to keep their footing and fans, sports analysts and players took their complaints to Twitter and other news sites. Mark Schlereth, former NFL player and current football analyst for Fox Sports shared a tweet where he said “This field is absolute trash. The NFL should be absolutely embarrassed.” See Turf on page 6