Boomer, Smith compete to start Tulsa football coach Philip Montgomery at some point will name either Seth Boomer or Zach Smith his starting quarterback for 2019. But the question is who and when. “I never put a timeline (on naming a starter),” Montgomery said in a press conference last week. “Those guys are in a…
Every year I enjoy watching the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and one of these years I hope to be there in person. Sure, I’ve been to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, five times, but never during the induction weekend, so I’m forced to watch on television each year. Next year,…
Four new head coaches and the other six Big 12 football coaches met with the media in July near Dallas and some made some telling comments. OU coach Lincoln Riley knows he needs to recruit players in Texas, particularly in Dallas. “It’s a critical area for us and it has been historically and even maybe…
KANNAPOLIS, NC – Over the past 20 years, my family and I have been traveling to this little town northeast of Charlotte to visit my wife’s parents. We’ve probably made this trip over a dozen times, and each time, I find something new to write about. This trip was a little different than most. I…
After fielding arguably the best offense in college football for several years, the Oklahoma Sooners need the defense to do better in 2019 in case of a potential dropoff in offensive production. Because of graduations and the NFL Draft, OU lost their starting quarterback, their best wide receiver and four of the five starting offensive…
Oklahoma State hasn’t named a starting quarterback for 2019 but you can bet that Coach Mike Gundy will have one that will do well running his high-powered offense. After a disappointing 7-6 season in 2018, OSU lost offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich to Ohio State and Gundy hired Princeton’s Sean Gleeson. They will pick between redshirt…
Expectations for the Tulsa University football team are low. TU was picked to finish last in the West Division in the preseason poll of the American Athletic Conference. Last season, TU opened with a win and then lost nine out of 11 to finish 3-9. Will the low expectations make Tulsa players play with a…
Call me naïve, but until recently I had no idea that pitchers in minor league and Major League Baseball were still doctoring the baseball to try to gain an advantage. I thought that practice went out a long time ago. However, there is some unspoken acceptance of using a small amount of pine tar to…
Hurts, Murray rate individual recognitions If the media pundits are correct, Oklahoma should be in great shape for a run at a fifth consecutive Big 12 Conference football title. Six Sooners were picked on the Preseason All-Big 12 team and OU linebacker Kenneth Murray was chosen as the “defensive player of the year” in the…
When Baker Mayfield transferred to Oklahoma from Texas Tech, former OU football coach Bob Stoops didn’t meet him until he was already on campus and enrolled in classes. That transfer was disastrous for the Red Raiders but a boon for OU. At first, Texas Tech wanted Mayfield to lose a year of eligibility as punishment…