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Jeff Brucculeri

Jeff Brucculeri is a freelance writer and broadcaster. You can contact him at [email protected], or follow him on Twitter @JeffBSports.

OU versus Alabama rematch

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No. 8 seed Oklahoma will host a first round game in the College Football Playoff and will face No. 9 seed Alabama on Friday, Dec. 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The game will be televised by ABC and ESPN. The winner will face No. 1 seed and Big Ten…

CFP Playoff selections

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This bowl season is shaping up to be quite interesting. Only one local college football team is headed to post-season play, and three schools have declined bowl invitations. The Oklahoma Sooners will be hosting a College Football Playoff game against Alabama on Dec. 21. This is not a bowl game, but rather a post-season game…

Hurricane suffer 4th Quarter loss to the Blazers

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On a cold and windy Saturday afternoon, with the sun peaking out of the clouds for just one quarter of play, the UAB Blazers defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 31-24, at H.A. Chapman Stadium. With the win, UAB finishes the season with a 4-8 record overall and 2-6 in the American Athletic Conference. Tulsa finishes…

OSU hires new head coach

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Oklahoma State Director of Athletics Chad Weiberg announced last week that he had found a replacement for football head coach Mike Gundy. OSU has hired Eric Morris, the current head coach at North Texas. “Today begins the next era of Oklahoma State Football,” Weiberg said in a statement. “I am thrilled to introduce Eric Morris,…

Hurricane comes from behind to defeat Army

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Army carried an 11-point lead into the fourth quarter, but the Tulsa Golden Hurricane came from behind to win, 26-25, Saturday at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y. It was the first American Conference win for head coach Tre Lamb. Tulsa was a 10-point underdog coming into the game and had lost 10 consecutive American…

University of Tulsa womens’ sports

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Not much attention is given to some of the minor college sports but this week, the folks at the University of Tulsa have something to celebrate. The Golden Hurricane women’s volleyball team won the 2025 American Conference Volleyball Championship as the No. 3 seed after defeating No. 1 seed Rice in four sets at the…

Tulsa beats Oregon State

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This was the type of performance University of Tulsa fans have been waiting for. The Golden Hurricane offense looked sharp and the defense was stellar, defeating Oregon State 31-14 Saturday afternoon at H.A. Chapman Stadium. This was the first time these two programs have faced each other. With the nonconference win, Tulsa improved to 3-7…

Cowboys overturned by Wildcats

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If it wasn’t for their turnovers, Oklahoma State might have beat Kansas State, however, the Wildcats took advantage of the Cowboys’ turnovers to defeat OSU, 14-6 on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater. “Hard-fought game, hard-fought win; didn’t play very well offensively throughout the day,” said Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman. “Give Oklahoma…

Local Sports Scene Highlights

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Here is some news and notes from the local sports scene:   TULSA OILERS Tulsa Oilers played a pair of games this past weekend at the BOK Center, defeating the Allen Americans 4-1 on Friday night for a fourth straight win. The goal scorers for Tulsa were Coulson Pitre, Ryan Lautenbach, Duggie Lagrone, and Josh…

OU beats Tenn and moves up to #11

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For the first time since 2019, the Oklahoma Sooners defeated a Top 25 ranked team on the road, as the Sooners got past Tennessee, 33-27, Saturday evening at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. The win improved Oklahoma’s record to 7-2, 3-2 SEC, and helped move the Sooners from No. 18 to No. 11 in the AP…