Thursday, November 10, 2022
OSU picks up Carroll, No. 1 wrestling recruit Bradley Cook Staff Reporter Wrestling coach John Smith picked up No. 1 pound-for-pound recruit, Christian Carroll, according to Willie Saylor of Matscouts. Carroll, a class of 2023 prospect, is projected to join the Cowboys as a heavyweight. He is coming out of Elkhart, Indiana, and was previously committed to llinois and Penn. Last season, he went undefeated and won the Indiana state championship. He recently represented Team USA at the U20 World Championships in Bulgaria. Carroll joins a loaded 2023 recruiting class that features four wrestlers in Saylor’s top 100 rankings. Carroll will immediately boost the Cowboys’ heavyweights as the roster only lists two guys at that weight. sports.ed@ocolly.com
Molly Jolliff OSU coach John Smith added the No. 1 pound-for-pound high school wrestler to its 2023 recruiting class.
Sanders’ shoulders OSU’s success relies on the status of its QB1
Ashton Slaughter Staff Reporter Another field being stormed, another lackluster defensive performance, another loss being penciled in for OSU. These three things are exactly what the Cowboys couldn’t af-
ford heading into their matchup against Kansas, but nevertheless, the Jayhawks had a perfect storm of all three in their 37-16 victory. With rumors about the status of Cowboy quarterback Spencer Sanders circulating throughout the week, any hope of a bounce-back win rested on his shoulders, per usual. See Sanders on page 3
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Big 12 Power Rankings With two straight losses, OSU slides to No. 9 in The O’Colly’s Big 12 football power rankings.
OSU continues to slide in Week 10
Chase Davis OSU quarterback Spencer Sanders guided his team to a 41-31 win over Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon in Boone Pickens Stadium.
It was a battle of the bottom last week and West Virginia came out with a loss, losing on the road to Iowa State, who was ranked No. 1- last week, 31-14. This game was close in the fourth quarter, but West Virginia couldn’t keep up with Iowa State in Davis Cordova the end. WVU hosts Oklahoma and Staff Reporter needs to win-out to become bowleligible. This is the tenth edition of the No. 9: Oklahoma State (6-3, Big 12 football power rankings from 3-3) The O’Colly. Each week, The O’Colly What an avalanche for the will give a recap and preview of each Cowboys the past two weeks, I’m sure Big 12 team and give reasoning as to they are glad they aren’t in Kansas why a team is ranked at a spot. anymore. This past Saturday, OSU No. 10: West Virginia (3-6 lost to Kansas, 37-16, in a game that overall, 1-5 Big 12) was never close. Quarterback Spencer
Sanders was out and OSU’s defense couldn’t stop Kansas’ run attack. OSU welcomes the best defense in the Big 12 in Iowa State to Stillwater this weekend. No. 8: Iowa State (4-5, 1-5) The Cyclones have sat at No. 10 for weeks, but after a win over WVU, they move up to No. 8 over their next opponent, OSU. It seemed in its first Big 12 win, ISU finally figured out its offense. A balanced attack from both ground and air, matched with arguably the best Big 12 defense will do damage in the last three games. See Rankings on page 4