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Another miracle comeback for Tulsa

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They did it again! This 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team has made come-from-behind victories the norm, and it’s been very exciting to watch. Last Thursday evening at H.A. Chapman Stadium, No. 24Tulsa came back from a 14-point deficit to score 21 points in the fourth quarter, and ultimate beat Tulane, 30-24, in double overtime….

Bedlam win gives No. 14 OU a path to the Big 12 title

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Oklahoma’s hopes for a spot in the Big 12 Championship took a big step Saturday as the Sooners swamped Oklahoma State 41-13 in front of a virus-reduced crowd in Norman. If OU (6-2, 5-2 in the Big 12) beats West Virginia and Baylor, the Sooners probably will be one of the teams playing for the…

No. 25 Tulsa topples SMU with another comeback win

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It was an amazing comeback and a big win for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Saturday night at H.A. Chapman Stadium, as TU erased a 21-point deficit to come away with a 28-24 victory over the 19th-ranked SMU Mustangs. Tulsa is now ranked No. 25 in the AP Top 25 Poll.  It’s the first time Tulsa…

Navy vs. Tulsa is postponed

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Due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, last Saturday’s game between Tulsa and Navy was postponed. The American Athletic Conference announced the game between Tulsa (3-1, 3-0 in the American Athletic Conference) and Navy in Annapolis, Maryland, has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases at the Naval Academy and the ensuing contact tracing of student-athletes….

Banged up Cowboys get a week off before the OU game

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No. 13 Oklahoma State took a big step toward a spot in the Big 12 Championship Saturday with a hard-fought win over Kansas State, 20-18, in Manhattan. The Cowboys are off this week and they travel to Norman on November 21 for the Bedlam game with No. 18 Oklahoma. If OSU can win the next…

OU’s defense and offense are peaking at the right time

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No. 18 Oklahoma (5-2, 4-2 in the Big 12) keeps improving both offensively and defensively.The Sooners beat Kansas (0-7, 0-6), 62-9, Saturday in Norman. In their first three Big 12 games (one win and two losses), OU surrendered 120 points (40 points per game) and scored 127 points (42 points per game). In the last…

TU posts victory over East Carolina

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Finally, the University of Tulsa was able to play a home game, and they did it in exciting fashion, beating East Carolina, 34-30, Friday night at H.A. Chapman Stadium. T.K. Wilkerson scored his second touchdown of the game on a one-yard run, with 29 seconds left on the clock, to give Tulsa the lead and…

No. 19 Oklahoma could make the Big 12 Championship

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Several things happened last weekend that point to the possibility that the Oklahoma Sooner football team could play for a record sixth Big 12 Championship in December. – Oklahoma (4-2, 3-2 in the Big 12) demolished Texas Tech (2-4, 1-4), 62-28, Saturday in Lubbock. That pushed OU from No. 24 to No. 19 in the…

OSU in hunt for Big 12 title

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Saturday’s 34-41 overtime loss to Texas might have cost No. 14 Oklahoma State a shot at the College Football Playoff but the Cowboys are still in the driver’s seat for a spot in the Big 12 Championship game. Saturday was a golden opportunity for Oklahoma State because West Virginia beat K-State, who previously was the…