Wednesday, August 9, 2023
After a CFP appearance in 2022, TCU looks to overachieve again Parker Gerl Staff Reporter
and completed 13 passes for 111 yards before exiting with injury, which cleared the way for Duggan to keep the posiA year removed from a tion for the season. For Morris, TCU coach surprise run to the national Sonny Dykes identified sepachampionship, the Horned rating moments of when and Frogs are looking to once again overachieve after being when not to be the hero as a key to success for his quarpicked fifth in the Big 12 terback. media preseason poll. “(Morris) is more conTCU lost its top three fident,” Dykes said at Big 12 playmakers to the NFL in media days. “Having a chance quarterback Max Duggan, to watch Max last year probrunning back Kendre Miller ably taught him, ‘I don’t have and wide receiver Quentin Johnston. With such turnover, to go out there and win every game. I have a really good new faces have big shoes to supporting cast and those fill. At QB, Chandler Morris guys can help me win, I don’t is expected to take the reins. need to make big plays all the time, those plays will take He started in the Horned care of themselves.’” Frogs season-opener win against Colorado last season See CFP on 4
Jaiden Daughty Jesse Chaffin, the manager for OSU-CHS Health and Wellness, said the goal of the Department of Wellness is to increase opportunities for healthy behaviors.
OSU-CHS recognzied for its effort to improve physical and mental health on campus
Mackenzie Janish The Horned Frogs were picked to finish seventh in the Big 12 preseason media poll last year and made it to the national championship game. After getting picked to finish fifth in 2023, TCU looks to overachieve once again.
ers have been recognized as a Certified Healthy Campus and OSU Medicine clinics as a Certified Healthy Business since 2017. And this year was not difference. Jesse Chaffin, the manLuisa Clausen ager for OSU-CHS Health and Editor-in-Chief Wellness, said last year the department’s coordinators hosted more than 60 different educaStudents, faculty and staff at OSU use the resources tional workshops dedicated to OSU offers to take care of their enhancing the health and wellphysical and mental health and being of the students, staff, without OSU Center for Health faculty and residents. Chaffin Sciences, those tasks would be said the repeated recognition wouldn’t be possible without impossible. the hard work and dedication The quality and profesof the Department of Wellness sionalism OSU-CHS delivteam.
Taking care of personal health and wellness is beneficial for all the parties involved, not only the OSU-CHS community but to OSU as well because it makes the workplace a better place, it helps with productivity, student success, and efficiency and helps the campus improve. “The culture of higher education is filled with high achievers who spend countless hours in the lab doing research, studying in carrels, working on projects behind a desk or serving patients in our clinics. Selfcare becomes an afterthought,” Chaffin said. See OSU-CHS on 6
Trip to San Diego showcased Bowman’s leadership to OSU wide receivers Davis Cordova Staff Reporter Alan Bowman lacked no experience in college football, but the sixthyear quarterback had just a few months’ worth of familiarity with his new teammates. Bowman committed to OSU on Jan. 9 after two years at Michigan and went through spring practice with the Cowboys, but he didn’t want the growth to end there for the summer. Especially with his receivers. In late June, Bowman orchestrated a trip to San Diego to train with quarterback guru George Whitfield. Bowman invited five OSU receivers – Blaine Green, Jaden Bray, Rashod Owens, De’Zhaun Stribling and Brennan Presley – to join and train with him. Bowman even got NIL money from Pokes with a Purpose to fund the trip. The week in San Diego gave the Cowboys a chance to connect closer
Andy Crown Alan Bowman transferred to OSU in January following two years at Michigan.
with each other and build a deeper bond. It left an impression on the wide receivers and showed them Bowman’s maturity and commitment. “I felt like it was a real cool step to just bring the team, especially the
wide receiver-quarterback relationship, it just makes it that much deeper,” Green said. “We got to see what he was working on. We got to grind together, work together, be able to perfect both of our crafts along with just being able
to get to know each other relationshipwise like going out to eat together and stuff like that. Having that connection off the field and on the field, I feel like it makes a big difference in the game.” See Leadership on 3