Oklahoma State Cowboys (14-6, 2-5 Big 12) at Utah Utes (9-11, 1-6 Big 12)

Salt Lake City; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Utah takes on Oklahoma State after Keanu Dawes scored 23 points in Utah’s 91-78 loss to the BYU Cougars.

The Utes are 8-3 on their home court. Utah is 2-5 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Cowboys have gone 2-5 against Big 12 opponents. Oklahoma State scores 86.2 points and has outscored opponents by 5.8 points per game.

Utah makes 46.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.5 percentage points higher than Oklahoma State has allowed to its opponents (44.1%). Oklahoma State averages 86.2 points per game, 4.7 more than the 81.5 Utah allows.

The Utes and Cowboys face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Terrence Brown is scoring 22.2 points per game with 2.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Utes. Don McHenry is averaging 18.5 points over the last 10 games.

Kanye Clary is averaging 9.6 points and 4.9 assists for the Cowboys. Anthony Roy is averaging 18.3 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Utes: 2-8, averaging 78.7 points, 28.5 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 5.7 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.3 points per game.

Cowboys: 5-5, averaging 82.5 points, 32.1 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 8.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Living the outdoor lifestyle is one of the major attractions of Wyoming for residents. Hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, wildlife, and sightseeing bring millions of people to visit each year. Conservation plays a significant role in keeping those options available for everyone, and it takes many people working together to make that happen.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department relies on those who are passionate about conserving the Wyoming way of life, and there are always those who go above and beyond. That’s why WGFD is now taking nominations for the 2026 class of the Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made significant and lasting lifetime contributions to the conservation of Wyoming’s outdoor heritage. Since 2004, it has recognized individuals who have worked consistently over many years to conserve Wyoming’s natural resources through volunteer service, environmental restoration, educational activities, audio/visual and written media, the arts and political and individual leadership.

Historic names like President Theodore Roosevelt, Curt Gowdy, James H. “Jim” Bridger, and Buffalo Bill Cody are among the names who have been etched into Wyoming history by being inducted into the Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame.

Could your name be next to those? Absolutely, if you meet the criteria.

The following represents standards for induction into the Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame. The Selection Committee shall use these standards as a written guide in making inductee selections. but shall not be limited to only these standards:

• Whether the nominee’s contribution was of such a nature as to have statewide, inter-state or national significance;
• Whether the nominee’s contribution affected a wide range of natural resources and their
  use;
• Whether the nominee’s contributions were made in a manner that will enable them to be
  measured in the context of past inductee or nominee contributions, and in the historical
  setting of the time in which he or she lived, or lives;
• The nominee must have influenced conservation in Wyoming through a sustained and
  outstanding contribution during the course of their employment, or through volunteer efforts, in at least one – and preferably several – of the following areas:
  • Environmental law enforcement
  • Applied resource management
  • Conservation education
  • Conservation policy formation, legislation, and public leadership
  • Conservation-oriented research
  • Conservation literature, art, or journalism
  • Volunteer or paid efforts in the interest of conservation
• If the nominee is a living person, to be considered, they shall be at a stage in their career where their contributions to conservation are undeniable and unlikely to be impugned by any present or future endeavors.

On top of the Hall of Fame nominations, WGFD is looking for nominations for the Wyoming Youth Conservationist of the Year award. This award honors residents 18 and under for their leadership and achievements in conservation.

The nomination process is simple and will be open until March 31.

To nominate someone for the Hall of Fame: HERE is a step-by-step guide. 

To nominate someone 18 and younger for the Youth Conservationist of the Year award: HERE is a step-by-step guide. 

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As a watchdog demands that Idaho’s attorney general launch an investigation into a new anti-DEI law, an attorney for the group exposed how four universities in the state have allegedly schemed to sidestep the law’s provisions.

In April, Idaho enacted the Freedom of Inquiry in Higher Education Act, which took effect in July and prohibits institutions of higher learning from forcing students to enroll in mandatory DEI courses that are unrelated to their field of study. Schools are allowed to apply for exemptions for programs of study that are primarily focused on racial, ethnic or gender studies.

But the Goldwater Institute says schools are already attempting to skirt the new regulations. 

“The whole goal of this law is to make it so that no one is forced to take mandatory courses that indoctrinate students with these discriminatory ideologies as a condition of graduation in unrelated fields,” Parker Jackson, a staff attorney at the Goldwater Institute, told Fox News Digital. “So we’re talking about degree programs like social work or counseling or psychology, things that you wouldn’t normally think would involve things like critical theory, race and gender studies, ethnic studies.”

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The law is meant to ensure that unsuspecting students don’t wind up being indoctrinated by DEI programs when they are simply trying to obtain a degree for which DEI is irrelevant.

But the University of Idaho, Boise State University, Idaho State University and Lewis-Clark State College are skirting this law and applying for exceptions for courses that should not be exempt, according to a Goldwater Institute letter sent to Attorney General Raul Labrador asking him to look into the matter.

The letter also questions a memorandum sent to the schools by the Idaho Board of Education just before the law took effect, explaining the new law to the universities. That memorandum misinterprets the law to allow for more exceptions than intended, according to the letter. 

“So, the statute specifically says that the exemptions can only be used for courses, the title of which indicates that they’re targeted towards these racial or gender or ethnic studies,” Jackson explained. “And what the board has did is they’ve gone through, and they’ve essentially tried to delete that portion of the statute and say that if the degree program requirements have these DEI mandates in them, then they can get an exemption for the class.”

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According to Jackson, that is a perversion of the law.

“Well, that’s kind of circular. They can’t just avoid the mandate against these requirements by creating the requirements,” said Jackson. “And so, what we’re asking the attorney general to do is to take a look at all of these exemptions that the board has granted across the state at Boise State and Idaho State and University of Idaho — I think Lewis-Clark College — Lewis-Clark State College is the other one, and find that these are violations of the Freedom of Inquiry in Higher Education Act.”

The letter also says that the schools now require DEI-related courses in degree programs whose titles do not clearly indicate a primary focus on racial, ethnic or gender studies.

For example, a required course in the sociology program at the University of Idaho is called “Introduction to Inequity and Justice.” The school has received a DEI exemption for the sociology program because of this course and several other elective courses, despite the fact that the degree program, sociology, is not explicitly a race, ethnic or gender studies program.

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“Stated simply, DEI-related courses may not be mandated unless the title of the degree program (e.g., ethnic studies) clearly establishes that the degree program itself is primarily focused on racial, ethnic, or gender studies,” the letter says. “Only then may the institution require a DEI-related course for completion of the degree program. By omitting the title requirement, the guidance mischaracterizes which programs are eligible for an exemption under the Act, making exemptions available for a much broader category of degree programs.”

The letter ends with a call to action, asking Labrador to investigate the exceptions that have been made, and the memorandum sent by the Board of Education to the schools.

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“Taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook for funding left-wing activism and indoctrination,” said Jackson. “And that’s part of the goal of these laws that are starting to be passed throughout the country is not only protecting students that are unsuspecting — they’re just trying to go get a job and get qualified for their jobs — from this type of political indoctrination, but it’s also protecting taxpayers.”

“Let students go and be social work students and become psychologists and counselors without having this radical, toxic political ideology shoved down their throats.”

The University of Idaho, Lewis-Clark State College and Idaho State University directed Fox News Digital to the Idaho Board of Education. 

“The Office of the Idaho State Board of Education will cooperate fully with the Idaho Attorney General’s Office,” a spokesperson for the board told Fox News Digital. “The Office cannot comment further at this time.”

Boise State University did not return a request for comment.