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ered offense last season. The Cougars were in the top 25 nationally in almost every passing statistic, and having a potent aerial attack in unison with McCaskill paved the way for UH to have the 13th-ranked scoring offense.

584 receiving yards and seven touchdowns as a freshman last season and figures to be a top option at pass catcher in 2023.

high-level running backs.

UH returns defensive end Nelson Ceaser, who had a team second-best four sacks, an interception and 36 tackles in 2022, giving the Cougars a chance a solid leader on the defensive front.

“It’s a little different offense that we run here,” Smith said during spring practices. “Tech is more of throw it deep type stuff. But here, we have a lot more options to do. We have wide receivers that can get open, too.”

Tune led UH to have a high-pow-

Without McCaskill, the Cougars will rely on Tony Mathis Jr., who spent four years at West Virginia before transferring to UH this spring. Last season, he ran for 562 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 4.2 yards a carry.

At receiver, Matthew Golden had

The Cougar offense will have a high bar to live up to, but the defense has nowhere to go but up.

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Holgorsen attempted to bolster the Cougars’ defensive unit by bringing players into the secondary and linebacker rooms, but Houston could still struggle on the defensive line to stop the run in a conference that boasts multiple

“Better get ready to line up and prepare your best each and every week to put your best foot forward,” Holgorsen said, “and I think we will do that, and I think we’ll be competitive.”

OSU ranked most affordable online education in emergency management

Mallory Pool Staff Reporter

The fire and emergency management program (FEMP) under the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology (CEAT) at Oklahoma State University was ranked the most affordable program by OnlineU.

An emergency management master’s degree at OSU is designed for full or part-time professionals or students who are seeking to obtain managerial or administrative roles in fire or emergency management. Whether online or in person, the program gives an overview of different concepts and theories of risk assessment and helps participants develop the necessary managerial skills.

Several of the online emergency management master’s programs have courses and classes that include risk mitigation, disaster response and terrorism. On top of the coursework, online participants can expect to finish a practicum, thesis or capstone project in order to graduate. After, they can then pursue careers like security officers, management specialists and business community managers.

OSU’s FEMP program, established in 1996, is one of the oldest and most prestigious programs in the country. The program began as a Master of Arts with a specialty in fire and emergency management under the School of Political Science. Three years later, the degree changed to the Master of Science in fire and emergency management administration under CEAT. The curriculum encompasses strategic administration and organizational management, public policy, leadership, human dimensions of disaster and terrorism.

“The Master of Science was also ranked No. 1 for Best

Online Master’s Programs in Emergency Management in 2022 by Online Masters Degrees,” said Haley Murphy, associate professor and program coordinator for the Fire and Emergency Management Administration program.

“Graduates from the program are making a real impact in their organizations and com- munities by applying the skills they learned in this program.” news.ed@ocolly.com

OSU provides a range of fire programs, which include a master’s and doctoral degree in fire and emergency management, a minor in emergency management and a minor, bachelor’s and master’s degree in fire protection and safety engineering technology.

OnlineU has aided in inspiring students to achieve their education and professional goals since 2004 by finding the best valued online degrees by conducting manual research on thousands of programs every year. This gives accurate and detailed cost and salary information of alumni from the colleges in question.

OnlineU publishes rankings over the course of hundreds of online degree programs. It has composed reviews from more than 13,000 online students and publishes complete news articles and guides to aid students in finding the best degree for their goals.