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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.

Bills in the snow is not fun

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I’m sitting here watching the Buffalo Bills against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football and wondering why in the world did the Bills decide to not put a roof on their new stadium that is currently under construction? It had been snowing in the Buffalo area for three days but stopped before game…

Sooners surprise Alabama in 24-3 win

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Alabama came into the game ranked No. 7 in the country, but left Norman embarrassed as the Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Crimson Tide, 24-3, Saturday night. The game was delayed with 28 seconds on the clock, when fans poured onto the field. After security personnel cleared the field, the Sooners quarterback took a knee to…

Cowboys lose to Texas Tech

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The Oklahoma State losing streak has now reached eight games, as Texas Tech rode out of Stillwater Saturday with a 56-48 win over the Cowboys. This loss and the fact that OSU will miss out on going to a bowl game this year, has left many Cowboys fans wondering if Mike Gundy will be the…

TU loses big to USF

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South Florida jumped out to a big lead and Tulsa attempted a fourth quarter comeback, but the Bulls went on to crush the Golden Hurricane, 63-30, Saturday at Raymond James Stadium, in Tampa, Florida. The Bulls (6-5, 4-3 AAC) scored five consecutive touchdowns before the Golden Hurricane got on the scoreboard. With the win, USF…

Head Coaching change at TU

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Anyone who has attended a University of Tulsa football game this season had to think that it was only a matter of time before TU would make a head coaching change. Some fans, in fact, on social media, were calling for the firing of Kevin Wilson after the fifth game of the season, when Tulsa…

TU loses in a close game to Eastern Carolina

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It was a game filled with turnovers and mistakes, but in the end, East Carolina came out on top by beating Tulsa, 38-31, Thursday night at H.A. Chapman Stadium. The two teams combined for six turnovers in the game, the Pirates committed four while the Golden Hurricane committed two. Tulsa fell to 3-7 overall and…

Sooners romp (as expected) over Maine Black Bears

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It was a dominating performance by the Oklahoma Sooners to keep their bowl game hopes alive, as OU crushed Maine, 59-14, Saturday at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. The non-conference win over an FCS opponent ended the Sooners’ three-game losing streak and moved OU to one win of becoming bowl eligible at 5-4, 1-4…

OSU falls to Arizona State 42-21

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Saturday’s game was a stormy affair for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, as Arizona State defeated OSU 42-21 at Boone Pickens Stadium. The game was halted at halftime by a severe thunderstorm accompanied by lightning, that caused a 2 ½ hour delay to the start of the second half. Following a 3-0 start to the season,…

TU pummelled by UAB

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UAB jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as the Blazers routed Tulsa, 59-21, at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Ala. The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Blazers improving their record to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in the American Athletic Conference. The Golden Hurricane dropped to 3-6 and 1-4 AAC….

Sports notes and happenings

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This week, some news and notes of happenings in sports. The ORU women’s soccer team has advanced in the Summit League Championship tournament, after beating Omaha in the quarterfinals, 2-0. The Golden Eagles will play the No. 1 seed North Dakota State in the semifinals Thursday evening. This past week, the Summit League Cross-Country Championship…