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Each morning Longhorns Wire will share the top stories from around the Big 12 Conference. For this edition of the Big 12 Morning Rush Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and 247Sports provide the headlines.
Big 12 Conference Betting Odds
Chris Anderson of the West Virginia 247Sports website shared the updated odds to win the Big 12 in 2020 originally written by Brad Crawford. Here are the updated odds in descending order:
- Kansas (+12500)
- Texas Tech (+9000)
- Kansas State (+4000)
- Texas Christian (+2500)
- Baylor (+2500)
- West Virginia (+2500)
- Iowa State (+1500)
- Oklahoma State (+600)
- Texas (+140)
- Oklahoma (+100)
Texas only slightly behind their bitter rivals to the north.
The Longhorns have a Big 12 slate conducive to success this season if Texas gets past Oklahoma early. Then, the Longhorns will know exactly what they have to do the rest of the way to get to the Big 12 Championship Game. This team was too inconsistent in crunch time last fall and will need to fix some of those issues against Big 12 competition. — Brad Crawford on the Longhorns odds
Former Sooners four-star recruit announces his transfer location.
Jaquayln Crawford, a four-star athlete from the 2018 class, is headed to the SEC. He took to Twitter this afternoon to announce his commitment to the Arkansas football program.
The news comes nearly seven months since he initially announced his plans to leave the Oklahoma program. He announced his plans to transfer in November during the 2019 season.
Now, just a few months from the start of the 2020 season, he has a new program. He’s headed to play for new head coach Sam Pittman and the Razorbacks this fall.- The Spun
New beginnings… Let’s get it! @RazorbackFB pic.twitter.com/wsFN8gnP5B
— 🥀 (@KingCrawford_) June 26, 2020
Oklahoma State linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez spent quarantine in family camper
According to a report from the Oklahoman, linebacker Malcolm Rodriquez spent his quarantine in his family’s camper. Rodriquez was one of the five players who originally tested positive for COVID-19 and was told not to report to campus for voluntary workouts.
Rodriguez spent the two weeks living in his family’s camper, parked next to the house, hooked up for electricity and such. Having been exposed to him prior to his test, the family self-quarantined in the home and avoided direct contact with Malcolm.
“It’s hard to be in that situation and not be able to hug your baby,” Shanna Rodriguez said. “He was feeling like an outsider. You knock on the door and leave his meal there. It almost felt like a prisoner situation.
“I made sure he had everything he needed. I was pumping him full of vitamins, all the tried-and-true methods. I was doing my best to be mom from afar, being safe and making sure he made a full recovery.”