Oklahoma
Ole Miss WR Cayden Lee is ‘Focused On Oklahoma’ Following Football Bye Week
The Ole Miss Rebels took advantage of an open date last week by nursing injuries and performing some self-evaluation in preparation for this week’s game against the Oklahoma Sooners.
Sophomore wide receiver Cayden Lee was a part of that soul searching on the offensive side of the ball, and he found great benefit in a week off following the Rebels’ heartbreaking 29-26 overtime loss to LSU the Saturday prior. Much of last week was focused on correcting mistakes, according to Lee, some mishaps Ole Miss hopes to avoid in the remainder of the schedule.
“It was definitely good to go back and look at things from the beginning of the season, what we’ve done well and what we can improve on,” Lee said in a press conference on Tuesday. “Just to not do the things we’ve done poorly in the back half of the season.”
One of the players who struggled with the LSU loss was quarterback Jaxson Dart. Dart was visibly upset in postgame media availabilities that night in Baton Rouge, but Lee believes his signal caller and the team as a whole have closed the book on that difficult loss.
Now, they’re looking at the Sooners.
“[Dart has] definitely shaken it off,” Lee said. “Bye week gave us some time to just think about it collectively, and now, we’re focused on Oklahoma. We can’t go back and fix what was in the past. We can only fix what’s going forward. I’m looking forward to the rest of the season.”
Ole Miss is currently favored in Saturday’s game by 20.5 points as the Sooners come in on the heels of some struggles. Oklahoma fired its offensive coordinator over the weekend, and they have made yet another quarterback change, returning the duties to the preseason starter in Jackson Arnold.
Still, the Sooners have a talented defense, and their head coach in Brent Venables specializes on that side of the ball. The Rebels are preparing for a real test this weekend.
“Coach Venables is a very defensive-minded coach,” Lee said. “They present a good challenge, but I feel like if we continue to practice well and do the things we need to do, we’ll get the job done.”
Kickoff on Saturday between Ole Miss and Oklahoma is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford. The game will be televised on ESPN.
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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
Oklahoma
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
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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