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Oklahoma State beat writer @OKState247 | Seen: @onlineathens , @USAToday , @AJC | Semi-pro chef | Fan of field stormings and movies | 📫: mcclainbaxley @gmail .com

Stillwater, OK
Joined November 2011
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Love y’all.
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Let’s have a great day today.
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Sports writers above 35-years-old vs sports writers under 35-years-old.
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Holy shit. Just spine-tingling noise here in Sanford. The scoreboard reads 132 decibels.
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Braves pitcher Ian Anderson on the sideline ahead of today’s game.
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Nolan Smith: “We’re not defending a title. We’re trying to go win another.”
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BREAKING: No. 1 tight end Jake Johnson has committed and signed with Texas A&M. #GigEm
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Let’s have a great day today.
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BREAKING: #OKState starting center Joe Michalski set to return for 2024 season, per @PokesPurpose . One of the top-rated centers in FBS this season and started all 13 games in 2023.
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#UGA head coach Kirby Smart has arrived at Jefferson High School.
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Chilling moment at Georgia Southern’s graduation as Wesley Jackson, father of Edwin Jackson, yells out “Georgia” and the crowd and graduates respond “Southern”. It’s more than sports.
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Dingus Magees, a popular bar in Statesboro, Georgia, has been closed since March due to COVID-19. They’re reopening today at 5. Here’s the line to get in at 4:30.
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#OKState senior kicker Alex Hale announces he’s going pro.
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Mike Gundy and Brennan Presley have been through a lot.
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Good morning #OKState fans, you're going to the Big 12 Championship
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Brennan Presley is a man of the people. Huge game tonight. Huge game in Bedlam. Quite the season for the senior.
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Electric shirt from Ollie Gordon II.
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From Joc Pederson’s instagram: “Kirby Smart wants us to come watch them Dawgssss🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥”
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BOOM. #OKState All-American and Doak Walker Award-winning running back Ollie Gordon II will be playing his junior season in Stillwater. Behind a veteran offensive line and plenty of returning weapons at receiver, Gordon’s Heisman campaign begins Week One.
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Oklahoma Co-Defensive Coordinator / Pass Defense / Cornerbacks and Nickelbacks Coach Jay Valai is here. The Sooners offered Khalil Barnes recently.
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#UGA head football coach Kirby Smart is here in attendance, checking out junior Jefferson linebacker Sammy Brown.
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Postgame win jersey for Alan Bowman? Gameworn JW Walsh jersey.
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Zac Robinson’s Cotton Bowl jersey for Alan Bowman in postgame tonight.
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After much speculation and assumption, #OKState lineman Preston Wilson is officially returning for 2024. The Cowboys return all five offensive linemen from a year ago.
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Mark Richt getting emotional as he’s honored at halftime. Former players are on the field with him. Really cool moment here in Sanford.
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Ollie Gordon with flowers from his mom and aunt.
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🚨Personal News📰 Excited to announce that starting today, I am the Oklahoma State Beat Writer for @247Sports and @OKState247 .
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As a Georgia Southern student, it’s so damn embarrassing to see people, unmasked, gather around for a “vigil” for a robot and no where to be found when there was a march a few weeks ago for justice and fighting for equality. I’m not surprised, but it’s really disheartening.
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2024 Oklahoma State offense QB: Bowman/Flores/Rangel RB: Gordon II TE/FB: Stewart WR: Owens WR: Presley WR: Stribling LT: Cooper LG: Birmingham C: Michalski RG: Brooks Jr. RT: Springfield
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Today I was laid off by @Gannett . The Athens Banner-Herald was my first job out of college and I’ve loved getting to know these players, coaches and this community I’ve gotten to write about the last year or so. So many wonderful people and great experiences.
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#OKState leading receiver Brennan Presley will be back for 2024. The Cowboys offense will be very good.
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Mike Gundy ends his press conference with a “Go Thunder!”
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He’s real and he’s spectacular.
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Dalton Cooper, #OKState ’s highest-rated offensive lineman in his first season in Stillwater, is returning for 2024. That’s three now. Absolutely huge.
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#OKState DL Collin Clay returning for 2024. Big news.
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Mark 11:24 - Run it back🤠 #BeYourGreat
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#OKState linebacker Nickolas Martin not named a Butkus Award semifinalist. Martin, a redshirt sophomore, leads the Big 12 in tackles with 92, has five sacks, a forced fumble and an interception.
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BREAKING: Former #OKState wide receiver Justin Blackmon is a first ballot College Football Hall of Fame inductee. The two-time unanimous All-American, two-time Biletnikoff winner will be enshrined in Vegas in December.
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#OKState quarterback Alan Bowman wore a Barry Sanders jersey in postgame press conference.
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Don't let these insane performances from Owens and Presley distract you from the season that Leon Johnson III had and how crucial it was for the Cowboys to get here.
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Freshman QB Maealiuaki Smith with some throws.
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HUGE. Tookie Brown invited as one of the top 64 seniors in the country to play in Portsmouth, Virginia this weekend. Representatives from all 30 NBA teams will be in attendance.
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Next player on our list of POYs joins us from the Sun Belt Conference! His senior year he averaged career highs in rpg and apg, we’re ecstatic to have Georgia Southern’s Tookie Brown! #PIT19
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Boom! #OKState flips former Baylor quarterback commit Adam Schobel. Huge addition to the Cowboy's class and Kasey Dunn's April.
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College Gameday doing a big segment on Bedlam and Ollie Gordon. Pat McAfee wanted to come to Stillwater instead of Tuscaloosa since it’s the last Bedlam game. Rece Davis thinks #OKState is going to win.
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🗣PERSONAL NEWS: I’m excited to announce that I have accepted a summer sports internship with @ajc and @AJCsports ! Really thankful for everyone who helped me on this journey and am stoked for this opportunity post-graduation. Let’s go!
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“Figured I might need a guard dog after that coaching, so I brought two of them.”
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BREAKING: #OKState picks up a commitment from @NukuMafi68 , an offensive lineman from Salt Lake City, Utah who took his official visit to Stillwater this weekend.
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BREAKING: #OKState QB Alan Bowman granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA. The Cowboys return 11 starters on offense.
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Brennan Presley after an incredible performance. Made sure his girlfriend made it in. Legend.
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#OKState offensive lineman Cole Birmingham announces he’s returning for another season. The veteran offensive line gets another key figure.
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#OKState RB Ollie Gordon II is a unanimous All-American. The first Cowboy to do so since Chuba Hubbard. He is him.
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#OKState RB Ollie Gordon named a Walter Camp Player of the Year Award semifinalist. He's also a Maxwell Award semifinalist and Doak Walker Award semifinalist. He's tied for the 7th-best Heisman odds. He's also won the hearts of all Cowboy fans.
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As expected, Bryce Thompson is returning to #OKState for the 2024-25 season.
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#OKState WR Rashod Owens: “I don’t really see a lot of people hitting that portal and it’ll be surprising if some people do.” Still need to keep an eye on the transfer portal over the upcoming weeks.
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#OKState head coach Mike Gundy named Bear Bryant Awards Coach of the Week.
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The Gundy’s
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#OKState RB Ollie Gordon finishes at No. 5 for AP Player of the Year.
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One of the most impressive stats from this season for #OKState : In this five-game winning streak, the offensive line has allowed just one total sack.
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Former #OKState wide receiver Justin Blackmon is on the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, per release.
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Boom! #OKState picks up a commitment from 2025 receiver Jaden Perez ( @_JadenPerez2 ). It’s the Pokes’ third receiver pickup this week and fourth of the class.
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Georgia Southern is No. 24 in ESPN’s power rankings. AP Poll released at 2 p.m. today.
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0:19 | A reverse goes to Wes Kennedy who takes it 47 yards to the House. This place is electric. Eagles lead 28-21.
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#OKState 2024 wide receiver signee @tregriffiths_ is now a four-star in the 2024 recruiting class.
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Georgia Southern University announces students from border states (Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee) will be eligible for in-state tuition.
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Asked about NIL, Ollie Gordon said an Olive Gordon deal “just makes sense.”
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BOOM! #OKState gets their second commit in the 2025 class in three-star OT @JaylanBeckley . He’s set to visit OSU later this month. Big haul for Charlie Dickey and Kasey Dunn.
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Photos of Arkansas transfer Davonte “Devo” Davis on his #OKState visit this weekend.
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Ollie Gordon comes out with a boot on his right foot, but says he feels fine. “If we had a game tomorrow, I’d be ready to go.”
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#OKState linebacker Collin Oliver just retweeted this, FWIW.
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BREAKING: Georgia Southern is planning to honor 2020 spring sport seniors by picking up tuition costs. The total cost of the aid is expected to be about $140,000. STORY:
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BOOM! #OKState picks up commitment from Arkansas RB transfer AJ Green. A versatile player from Tulsa, Green can do a little bit of everything in the Cowboys offense.
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So #OKState returns at least 10 offensive starters, keeps the bulk of their key defensive players and has several specialists in line to start in 2024. It’ll be hard not to think the Cowboys will be atop the Preseason Big 12 Poll come July.
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BOOM. #OKState All-American and Doak Walker Award-winning running back Ollie Gordon II will be playing his junior season in Stillwater. Behind a veteran offensive line and plenty of returning weapons at receiver, Gordon’s Heisman campaign begins Week One.
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ESPN’s Lee Corso on College GameDay: “BYU’s first trip to Stillwater - They’ll enjoy Eskimo Joes but won’t enjoy the game.”
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Statesboro police chief Mike Broadhead releases a statement on #Minneapolis and the killing of #GeorgeFloyd .
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#OKState DC Bryan Nardo on his first Bedlam game this week: "Once I get somewhere, I get fully on-board with who we're supposed to wanna beat. I think that's the only way you can be great at something is to fully dive into it. I'm excited to get to work on it."
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Mike Gundy has talked about how #OKState ’s players have really bought into and trusted DC Bryan Nardo. Here he is with his kids and DL Nathan Latu after practice yesterday. Pretty endearing.
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Indiana transfer Jaylin Lucas is on #OKState ’s campus today, per his instagram.
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Collin Clay’s father sang the national anthem at tonight’s Game One in OKC. Pretty cool.
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Fun reminder: don’t tweet at recruits unless you’re gonna say something nice. Not today, not on signing day, not ever.
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Xavier Ross is back, too. Huge for the defensive line.
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Making myself undeniable ! Let’s Run It Back 🔥
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•247Sports •The Athletic •CBS Sports •PFF #OKState running back Ollie Gordon is on pace to become a unanimous All-American.
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Collin Oliver officially returning for 2024. Huge news for a defense and a team with championship aspirations.
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I’m looking forward to one final ride.. #loyalandtrue
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#OKState promoting four players for All-American consideration: RB Ollie Gordon, LB Nick Martin, K Alex Hale and C Joe Michalski.
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#OKState offers wide receiver from Division II Benedict College. He’s 6-foot-5, 200 pounds.
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Blessed to Receive an Offer from Oklahoma State University! @Josh_Gonzales2
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#OKState adds to its defensive recruiting haul with three-star CB @jacobi_oliphant committing. Huge recruiting class for defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo.
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Former #OKState running back Elijah Collins and tight end Josiah Johnson are set to participate in the 2024 Trillion Tropical Bowl on Saturday in Orlando.
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#OKState safety Kendal Daniels is coming back for the 2024 season. Bryan Nardo’s Year 2 defense should be pretty dang good.
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Asked by an ESPN reporter how much Heisman love he should be getting, #OKState RB Ollie Gordon: “I don’t know. Probably a little more than what I’m getting, but like I said — I can’t do it without my linemen. They’re doing everything to get me there.”
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The Stillwater Walmart is showing the 2021 Bedlam game👀
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#OKState QB Alan Bowman on becoming bowl eligible: "There's a tradition of winning here. I think that was tested in the first 4 weeks. To come together and have (18) years straight in a bowl game, that's hard to do, especially nowadays, it's really special."
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Uga X — a national champion if there ever was one.
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#OKState safety Trey Rucker confirmed back in 2024. Had several big plays in the first year of Nardo’s defense.
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I know this week is “just media days,” but I’m super excited to be here. 7 months ago, I didn’t know what was next for me and I was in a tough space. Now I’m covering a Power 5 football team for a well respected outlet and I’m just really grateful for this opportunity. Let’s go.
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Really enjoyed my first season of college football in Oklahoma. Covered a good team, with great people and fun times. Excited to get back to it. Thanks to all who read and supported along the way. Love.
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Earlier this season, #OKState LB Collin Oliver said “Ollie for Heisman.” I asked him tonight, with 12 games on the resume, why Gordon should be in New York:
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For transparency sake, here’s my Big 12 preseason poll.
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BREAKING: Four-star DT @JamaalJarrett commits to #UGA over Auburn, UNC. More coverage to come on @onlineathens .
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Yeah this is hype as hell.
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