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Oklahoma’s Nic Anderson, Texas Tech’s Josh Kelly among locals on Biletnikoff watch list
No Oklahoma State player has won the Biletnikoff Award, which is presented annually to the best receiver in college football, since James Washington in 2017.
Could that change in 2024?
The Cowboys have at least a couple of candidates who will start the year in the running, as wide receivers Brennan Presley and Rashod Owens were both named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list.
Presley and Owens were two of six receivers from area colleges to grace the preseason watch list. Joining them are Oklahoma’s Nic Anderson, Baylor’s Ashtyn Hawkins, Texas Tech’s Josh Kelly and TCU’s Eric McAlister.
Presley enters the 2024 season with numbers that rank among the best receivers in Oklahoma State history. He is fourth in career catches (225), seventh in receiving yards (2,548) and 12th in touchdowns (16). He had 101 catches for 991 yards and six touchdowns last year.
Owens had a breakout season last year with 895 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
Anderson is looking to become the first Sooner to win the Biletnikoff since Dede Westbrook in 2016. He had a breakout season as a freshman last year, hauling in 38 catches for 798 yards and 10 touchdowns. He’ll have a new quarterback throwing to him this season, with Dillon Gabriel off to Oregon and Denton Guyer product Jackson Arnold taking his place.
Hawkins, a DeSoto product, joins Baylor after spending the past three seasons with Texas State. In 34 games, he totaled 141 catches for 1,745 yards and 11 touchdowns.
McAlister transferred to TCU after two years at Boise State. He had 873 yards and five touchdowns in nine games last year.
Kelly arrived at Texas Tech as a graduate transfer after spending four years at Fresno State and last year at Washington State. Over his career, he’s amassed 2,228 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns.
See the full Biletnikoff Award watch list below.
Kelly Akharaiyi, Mississippi State
Nic Anderson, Oklahoma
Andrew Armstrong, Arkansas
Lawrence Arnold, Kansas
Pofele Ashlock, Hawaii
Sean Atkins, USF
Elic Ayomanor, Stanford
Demeer Blankumsee, Memphis
Samuel Brown, Miami
Luther Burden III, Missouri
Kevin Concepcion, NC State
CJ Daniels, LSU
Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame
Malachi Fields, Virginia
Jacolby George, Miami
Tre Harris, Ole Miss
Ashtyn Hawkins, Baylor
Jayden Higgins, Iowa State
Joey Hobert, Texas State
Tory Horton, Colorado State
Kobe Hudson, UCF
Travis Hunter, Colorado
Daniel Jackson, Minnesota
Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
Tez Johnson, Oregon
Josh Kelly, Texas Tech
Caullin Lacy, Louisville
Robert Lewis, Auburn
Colston Loveland, Michigan
Ja’Mori Maclin, Kentucky
Eric McAlister, TCU
Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
Kris Mitchell, Notre Dame
Jordan Moore, Duke
Jaylin Noel, Iowa State
Rashod Owens, Oklahoma State
Will Pauling, Wisconsin
Brennan Presley, Oklahoma State
Jamaal Pritchett, South Alabama
Xavier Restrepo, Miami
Kaedin Robinson, App State
Jalen Royals, Utah State
Elijah Sarratt, Indiana
Roc Taylor, Memphis
LaJohntay Wester, Colorado
Squirrel White, Tennessee
Ricky White, UNLV
Kyle Williams, Washington State
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma State outlasts UCF in overtime, Houston next
The Oklahoma State Cowboys men’s basketball bounced back in a big way Tuesday night.
Anthony Roy scored 27 points and Kanye Clary added 23, including seven in overtime, as Oklahoma State defeated the UCF Knights men’s basketball 111-104 in Orlando.
The Cowboys controlled the extra period, finishing overtime on an 11-4 run and outscoring UCF 17-10.
Clary played a major role in closing it out. He hit a key 3-pointer and went 4-for-4 from the free throw line in overtime to help seal the win.
The victory moves Oklahoma State to 18-12 overall and 6-11 in the Big 12, and gives the Cowboys two wins in their last three games after snapping a five-game losing streak. UCF, now 20-9 (9-8 Big 12), has dropped two straight.
Roy and Clary led a balanced offensive effort. Jaylen Curry and Christian Coleman each added 16 points, while the Cowboys shot 49% from the field (35-of-72) and 80% from the free throw line (32-of-40).
Themus Fulks led UCF with 22 points, while Riley Kugel added 18.
Late-game drama forces overtime
The final seconds of regulation were chaotic.
With 24 seconds remaining, Isaiah Coleman threw down a dunk to give Oklahoma State a 94-91 lead.
But UCF answered quickly when Chris Johnson hit a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left, tying the game at 94-94.
Oklahoma State had a chance to win it at the buzzer, but Jaylen Curry missed a shot, and John Bol blocked Roy’s attempt, sending the game to overtime.
Cowboys respond after tough loss
The Cowboys showed resilience after Saturday’s lopsided loss to Cincinnati.
The team traveled directly to Orlando following that defeat and was pushed through two intense practices by head coach Steve Lutz and the coaching staff.
The response was clear.
Led by Roy’s scoring and Clary’s clutch overtime performance, Oklahoma State delivered a gritty win and swept the season series against UCF
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Oklahoma City police are investigating after a man was shot near Yukon
YUKON, Okla. (KOKH) — Oklahoma City Police are investigating after a man was shot near Yukon Monday night.
The shooting happened near Northwest 10th Street and South Yukon Parkway near the border of Yukon and Oklahoma City.
Police are on the scene, and officials said the victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the hip.
OKCPD said they have at least one person in custody.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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Oklahoma lawmakers consider bill to require annual fee for transmission lines on private property
As consumer electricity needs grow, lawmakers are discussing strategies to ease the burden on landowners who don’t want the towers and wires carrying that energy on their property.
As it’s written now, the bill would require transmission owners to pay landowners $2 per foot of line annually. During the committee meeting, Murdock said he introduced the legislation to “start a conversation.”
“ This is an idea of, maybe moving forward, if the landowners are getting a royalty off of the power being pushed across their property, it may make it a little more palatable for someone to have a transmission line go across their property,” he said.
Landowners can enter into easement agreements with companies to set aside portions of their land for the builds. But in some cases, eminent domain is used to obtain a right-of-way.
“ I’m not saying that this is going to do away with eminent domain,” Murdock said. “What I’m hoping is this just makes it a little more palatable.”
Murdock said he spoke with utility companies about the legislation, though he didn’t name them. The bill’s language could change after creating an alternative rate based on conversations with the companies, he said.
Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, said the bill could raise utility rates for consumers living in Oklahoma’s most populous counties if companies charge more to make up for the annual fee.
Murdock pushed back, noting the lines are necessary to deliver electricity to other counties.
“You understand that you flip that light on because — and have that ability to have electricity because — the people in my district have a transmission line that goes across them, getting you that power,” he said.
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