Wednesday, April 19, 2023
OSU defensive coordinator Nardo’s defense provides support to his players
Davis Cordova Staff Reporter Bryan Nardo doesn’t want recognition for a good play call. Nardo wants his players to receive all the glory for the play. That’s just one example representing OSU’s new defensive coordinator’s care for his players and how his scheme works well for the Cowboys. “I don’t want people to say ‘oh my god what a great call by Bryan
Nardo,’ I want people to say ‘what a great play by Oklahoma State’s defense.’ It’s not about me, it’s about our players,” Nardo said. In January, OSU coach Mike Gundy hired Nardo from Gannon University, a small college in Pennsylvania. The hire received mixed reactions from fans and media. Some questioned how a defensive gameplan from a Division-II school would transition into the Big 12. That will not be determined until fall, but one thing is for certain – Nardo cares about his Jaiden Daughty players. Nardo brings a defense seen in Bryan Nardo looks to bring a defensive change to the OSU football team. the Big 12. He runs a 3-3-5, something conference. ers support to play to the best of their Iowa State runs and has had success abilities, without the need to do too Nardo cultivated his defense to with. The scheme counters the air much. the liking of the players. Nardo said raid attack, which is common in the his defensive system provides playSee Support on 4
Fox News reaches $787 million settlement in Dominion defamation suit Stephen Battaglio ment “represents Los Angeles Times vindication and
accountability, lies have consequences.” Nelson added: “The truth does not know red or blue. People across the political spectrum can and should disagree on issues even of the most profound importance. But for our democracy to endure for another 250 years and hopefully much longer, we must share a commitment to facts.” The agreement was announced after a 12-person jury and 12 alternates were chosen in the court’s morning session. Following a 90-minute lunch break that stretched into three-hours, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis returned to the bench to say “the parties have resolved the case.” Many legal analysts were surprised that the closely watched case had not settled before trial, given the potential legal and reputational damage to Fox News. The resolution means Fox News avoids a media spectacle at the Leonard Williams Justice Center in Wilmington, Del. More than 50 working media have been gathered for the trial with TV outlets stationed under tents outside the courthouse. The conservative network’s biggest stars, including Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Maria Bartiromo, and top executives such as 92-year-old Fox Corp. Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan were expected to be called to the witness stand.
WILMINGTON, Del. — Fox News avoided one of the highestprofile defamation trials in history Tuesday by reaching a $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, the company that accused the conservative channel of smearing its reputation in the weeks after the 2020 election. The extraordinary settlement — one of the largest financial settlements in a defamation case — came on the same day the trial began in Delaware Superior Court. The jury would have determined whether Fox News acted with malice by deliberately airing false statements about the voting machine maker. Dominion was seeking $1.6 billion in damages. In addition to the monetary damages the network in a statement also conceded that it aired falsehoods about the Denverbased company. “We acknowledge the Court’s rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false,” Fox News said in the statement. However, Fox News won’t have to apologize for spreading false claims, nor will its anchors be required to read any contrite statements or retractions on the air, according to a person familiar with the agreement who was not authorized to comment. Justin Nelson, an attorney for Dominion, said in remarks outside the courthouse that the staggering monetary settleSee Dominion on 7
Chase Davis Mike Gundy said he’ll always take a bigger recruiting budget, but he doesn’t want to waste money.
Waste-conscious Gundy pushing for increase in Big 12-low recruiting budget I’m not gonna waste money,” Gundy said. OSU’s $455,689 in recruiting expenditure in the last fiscal year was the least among Power Five teams, according to information obtained by USA Today. Sam Hutchens “Why would I not want more money?” Gundy said. “That’s like Staff Reporter your wife. Like, she goes to the mall and you say, ‘OK, look, you can OSU football coach Mike spend $200. Are we good with that?’ Gundy said his team’s recruiting And then you say, ‘Nah, take the budget needs to grow. But he wants $500.’ Then she says, ‘Nah, I don’t to avoid an irresponsible pitfall. want the $500. I want the $200.’ “Do we need to increase it? That’s crazy.” Sure. Are we increasing it? Sure. But The Oklahoma Sooners
($2,632,817) outspent the Cowboys by more than 5-to-1. Even the Big 12’s second-smallest spender, Iowa State, spent $804,942. The report classified recruiting expenses as costs covering transportation, lodging and meals for recruits, additional personnel for official and unofficial visits, phone charges and postage for pursuing recruits and the value of schools’ vehicles and planes or those used by the school for recruiting. Gundy said he will never turn down recruiting money, and his budget has gotten a boost. See Budget on 3