Oklahoma State University Athletics
Thanksgiving With the Cowboys
November 28, 2013 | Cowboy Football
Nov. 28, 2013
STILLWATER, Okla. – With Thanksgiving here, okstate.com got to catch up with several Cowboy football players to find out what Thanksgiving is like in their homes. Their comments:
Running Back Jeremy Smith
What is Thanksgiving like in your house?
“All my family comes down from Arkansas, Texas and wherever. We go to my uncle's house and we eat and have a good time and play games. It's pretty much laid back, watching football games and stuff like that.”
What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory?
“We usually try to play some sports like football and basketball, so that's usually some of my favorite memories.”
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
“We have this dish in my family called butter roll. It's dough that's baked and soft and has milk, cinnamon and all different types of stuff that I can't remember. It's really tasty. We're about o have a lot of it this Thanksgiving, so it's going to be nice.”
Receiver Tracy Moore
What is Thanksgiving like in your house?
“Thanksgiving is a bunch of crazy, loud people in the country. It's a lot of fun. It's basically a big family event where friends come from all over. It's a pretty big get together.”
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
“My favorite thing that my Grandma Jackson cooks is her stuffed turkey. I like the actual stuffing that comes out of the turkey because I don't really like turkey, but I like the stuffing.”
Receiver Charlie Moore
What is Thanksgiving like in your house?
“This year, since I'm engaged now, I'm going to spend Thanksgiving with my fiancé's family. They do it big and traditional. They do all the eating and then they play a big family football game, so I'm excited about that. Then Thursday night we're driving to Tyler and I'll spend Friday with my parents and grandparents. We'll just hang out and go eat.”
What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory?
“We used to hunt all week and then have a big lunch with a couple of different families. It's a huge lunch that was always fun, especially if you shot a deer on Thanksgiving day, because you get to shoot a deer and then bring it back and show it off to everybody.”
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
“I just love turkey and dressing. I hardly ever eat it except on Thanksgiving and it always tastes great. The mashed potatoes and gravy, I just usually mix it all together with a big roll.”
Defensive End Tyler Johnson
What is Thanksgiving like in your house?
“It's loud; crazy; wild. It's a good time. There's a lot of food because there's a lot of big mouths in my family and we can eat.”
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
“My favorite food is probably my mother's sweet potato pie. She makes the best sweet potato pie in the world. It makes you want to slap yourself.”
Safety Daytawion Lowe
What is Thanksgiving like in your house?
“It's a lot of food, a lot of people and we just talk about things that we're grateful for. Then we eat, and then we talk some more. “
What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory?
“The night before we'd eat chicken. We did it one year and it was good, so I'm going to make sure we do it this year.”
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
“Ham. I like sweet candy yams too.”
