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Nardo’s first game as OSU defensive coordinator shines light on what needs work in his defense Davis Cordova Staff Reporter
caller, especially with the generic play calls. “He thinks things through, talks things through. He was fine and he’ll Bryan Nardo believes there’s get better,” Gundy said. “Very calm 7,000 things he can fix on his defense and he had answers for certain things after Game 1. except for (the dump pass to the runThe new OSU defensive coordining back in the flat). Other than that, nator called his first Division-I game in we had answers for mostly everything. OSU’s 27-13 win over Central ArkanWe were pretty vanilla this game. We sas Saturday night, but he had a limited wanted to just run base and let the guys sheet to call from − it was by design. play.” Nardo didn’t have the full playCentral Arkansas almost scored book open against UCA. He wanted on its opening possession, twice, but to allow his defense to play freely and OSU’s defense survived. watch what he has in a base scheme. The Bears had two touchdowns He said he feels confident in opening called back because of penalties in up more of his 3-3-5 playbook in next back-to-back plays, then cornerback week’s game at Arizona State. Korie Black came around the end and OSU coach Mike Gundy said he blocked the ensuing field goal attempt. felt Nardo performed as expected in his first game as OSU’s defensive play See Nardo on 4
Ethan Scott The Cowboys allowed Central Arkansas to make an opening drive into the red zone Saturday, but the Cowboys settled in. Safety Kendal Daniels (5) said they will “get things fixed.”
After Kansas newspaper raid, Marion’s likely next mayor wants to fix town’s reputation Katie Moore mayor to improve the city’s The Kansas City Star infrastructure and has no
Ethan Scott Gunnar Gundy (left) was often the name left out of quarterback battle talk ahead of the season, but he delivered the Cowboys a win with a good fourth-quarter showing Saturday night.
OSU played three QBs, but Gunnar Gundy lifted OSU over Central Arkansas Daniel Allen Staff Reporter Mike Gundy said three quarterbacks would play in Oklahoma State’s 2023 season opener. Many anticipated two. But the OSU coach insisted in the coming weeks it was three. Garret Rangel, a returning redshirt freshman. Alan Bowman, a transfer from Michigan and former threeyear starter at Texas Tech. But the unforeseen name in the midst of the competition ended as the hero in OSU’s 27-13
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season-opening win over CenBut sure enough, it did. tral Arkansas. Quarter No. 4, with the Gunnar Gundy. Cowboys clinging to a six-point Prior to Saturday’s game, advantage over 26-point underMike and his coaching staff in- dog UCA (0-1). formed the three they would be Gunnar’s first drive playing in thirds. It wasn’t clear concluded as a three-andif that meant quarter-by-quarter out, a similar ending to most or evenly divided playing time. of OSU’s offensive drives up He said he anticipated it being to that point late in the third a game-time decision on his quarter. part. But did Mike even ponder And neither he nor his with the thought of abandonstaffers faltered at the thought ing his pregame plan, yanking of the latter option entering Gunnar in favor of Bowman or playing in a critical stage. Not Rangel? even if it entailed OSU (1-0) “No,” he said. “We stuck only leading an FCS foe 13-7 with the plan.” in crunch time of the fourth And it paid dividends. quarter. See Gundy on 5
Cowboy football win over Central Arkansas See the 27-13, Cowboy victory
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interest in another term. “I got accomplished what I wanted to accomLeading a town thrust into the national spotlight for plish,” Mayfield said. ‘Hit a crescendo’ a widely condemned police Powers said he was raid of the local newspaper is aware of long-standing issues a “daunting” task, says Michael F. Powers, the presump- in the community, which has less than 2,000 people, tive next mayor of Marion, when he decided to run — Kansas. including rifts the mayor Powers is running unopposed in the south-central has with the newspaper and City Council members, and Kansas town’s election this critiques among residents of fall. the paper’s coverage. Earlier this year when Powers said there is a the attorney and former 8th “sizable number of people Judicial District judge dein the community who feel cided to file for mayor, he like the paper is unfair in its wanted to better market the coverage.” Meyer said that small town and “change the the paper is often accused of momentum.” Momentum did pick up being too negative if it publishes something that some— but not in the way Powone doesn’t like. ers had envisioned. Now, he Over the years, Meyer has to rebrand it from what it’s become known for: a city and Mayfield have traded barbs about the newspaper’s where the First Amendment stories. In several posts was allegedly breached. Leaving office is Mayor dating back to May 2021, Mayfield writes about setting David Mayfield, who was “the Record straight.” elected in 2019 and often When pressed for clashed with the Marion specifics, Mayfield said, “Just County Record’s publisher go back and read some of his Eric Meyer as well as the articles, some of his editoripaper’s reporters. als.” Many see recent “Look at Facebook grudges — some personal where our citizens have chaland others professional — among the mayor, the paper, lenged some of the things that he wrote editorial opinthe police and other figures as contributing to the Aug. 11 ions on.” Meyer described Mayraid itself and the fallout the field’s tenure as having been community is facing. Since then, local lead- “marked by controversy,” ers and residents have seem- including drama last year ingly dug in on their sides as about a capital improvement plan and an ethics violation disputes new and old conaccusation over the transfer tinue to divide the town. of a police dog to the sheriff’s But Mayfield has reoffice. mained largely absent from “(Mayfield) has basithe public eye. He did not cally accused us at the newsreturn multiple phone calls or emails sent by The Star in paper of doing fake news,” the weeks following the raid, Meyer said. The animosity is apand was not at the first city parent to many in the comcouncil meeting since the munity. raid took place. “I don’t think there’s a “I’m not going to talk about any issues we’ve had in question that there are folks that have been crosswise the past with the newspaper with each other over the or anyone else,” Mayfield said at a special city council last couple of years, and it session last week. “It is what seems to have hit a crescendo recently,” Powers said. it is.” Mayfield said he ran for See Kansas on 7
Cowgirls showed they can respond in comeback win over UCA Page The Cowgirls have dominated their opponents this season.
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Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ appeases manga fans
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Netflix’s adaptation of “One Piece,” despite all of its flaws, is one of the greatest stories in all of fantasy.
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