The Sooners joining the SEC this season were ranked 16th in the AP preseason poll and eighth in the SEC preseason media poll. This is their third season with Brent Venables as their head coach. OU has been in the AP preseason Top 25 poll 25 straight years, 66 times over all. Their overall ranking…
TULSA, Okla. –– The Tulsa Golden Hurricane football coaching staff gained a familiar face over the summer as Denver Johnson came home to serve as the director of player personnel and development, and director of alumni relations. A University of Tulsa alumnus, Johnson was an offensive lineman for the Golden Hurricane from 1976-80, earning all-Missouri…
TULSA, Okla. –– For the third consecutive year, the Golden Hurricane Champions Fund set a new high mark, with over $2.7 million raised from more than 2,000 donors, TU athletics announced. Tulsa surpassed last year’s total of $2.6 million, while the Champions Fund added more than 200 new members. The exciting news comes on the…
TULSA, Okla. –– The Tulsa football schedule in 2024 features familiar teams and some that the Golden Hurricane hasn’t played in a few years. The slate features a non-conference home game against Oklahoma State in the Gateway Turnpike Classic as well as home games against America Athletic Conference newcomer Army and one of the top…
TULSA, Okla. – The football coach who engineered a remarkable turnaround at the University of Tulsa, TU Hall of Famer Steve Kragthorpe (59) passed away Sunday after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Kragthorpe was the head coach from 2003-06, taking over a TU squad who had gone 2-21 over the previous two seasons. His…
As the Summer Olympics in Paris are winding down, it has been enjoyable to see the sights of the city and the countryside. The images on television bring back a lot of memories of my visits to France. The first time I went to France was in 2005, when my parents, my wife and I…
PARIS, France –– Four former University of Tulsa student-athletes will compete at the 2024 Olympics, which begin this week in Paris, France. Former TU rowers Michelle Sechser (2004-08) and Jennifer Casson (2013-17) will compete against each other in the lightweight women’s double sculls. Sechser will represent the United States, while Casson will represent Team Canada….
Seven Sooner athletes both former and present will be competing in the 2024 Olympics. The current Sooner athletes are Emre Dodanli (Turkey) in men’s gymnastics and Ralford Mullings in Men’s Track and Field. Dodanli will be a member of the first gymnastics team from Turkey that has qualified for the Olympics. The gymnastics began on…
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State is sending a record 12 athletes to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Four men’s golfers Wyndham Clark (USA), Viktor Hovland (Norway), Alex Noren (Sweden) and Kris Ventura (Norway) will compete in men’s individual golf. Maja Stark (Sweden) will be competing in women’s individual Golf. Men’s track and field athlete Jacob Fincham-Dukes (Great…
Here are some observations from the first week of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Field hockey is totally different from ice hockey, and it’s not just the playing surface. I have very little knowledge of field hockey rules, and after watching a match between South Africa and Netherlands, I didn’t know any more than…