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Why did Idaho play Penn State?

September 5, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

A debate was started recently on Facebook and you may not believe this, but it didn’t have anything to do with politics. This debate was over a comment one of my friends made regarding the score of the Penn State – Idaho football game. This friend, we’ll call him Al, because that’s his name, posted…

Riley picks Jalen Hurts to start against Houston Sunday night

August 29, 2019

Jalen Hurts, named starting quarterback by Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, has an impeccable football background. Sooner fans will get their first look at the former Alabama star as OU hosts Houston at 6:30 Sunday night. “It’s been a very healthy competition,” Riley said. “There’s a lot of respect for each other in that room.” Hurts…

OSU has a long road trip, night game at Oregon State

August 29, 2019

Oklahoma State will travel through three time zones to open the season with a late-night kickoff (9:30 p.m.) against a Pac-12 opponent. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the opponent is Oregon State, maybe the worst team in the Pac-12 in 2018. Oregon State was 2-10 last season, with the lone wins…

TU is ready to challenge MSU

August 29, 2019

On Friday night, Tulsa has the opportunity to score one of the biggest upsets of the first full college football weekend. The Golden Hurricane will play at No. 18 Michigan State in a game that kicks off at 6 p.m. on Fox Sports. The Spartans will be looking for redemption in 2019 after a disappointing…

Time for soccer, volleyball

August 29, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

With the new school year here and the fall sports heating up, it’s time to take a look at some of the news and notes for some of the local college soccer and volleyball teams. SOCCER The Oral Roberts University men’s soccer team was picked to finish 4th in the 2019 Summit League preseason coaches’…

Oklahoma depending on better LB play to improve their ‘19 defense

August 22, 2019

Improved linebacker play will be an integral part of a better defense for the Oklahoma Sooner football team in 2019. Kenneth Murray was a bright spot in a beleaguered defense last season. He was picked as the Big 12 Preseason Defensive player of the year. Last year, he was a second-team All-Big 12 pick Murray…

Landry Jones signs with XFL

August 22, 2019

Landry Jones has signed with the XFL. The former University of Oklahoma standout and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback will play for one of the XFL’s eight teams. “We’re excited to welcome Landry to the XFL as our first player and first quarterback,” said XFL Commissioner and CEO, Oliver Luck. “He’s an accomplished athlete with outstanding college…

No starting OSU QB selected

August 22, 2019

The Oklahoma State quarterback battle between Dru Brown and Spencer is still neck and neck as both have improved in recent practices, according to Coach Mike Gundy. “(Brown) continues to get better through reps,” Gundy said last Thursday after an 110-play scrimmage. “Each one of those guys (Brown and Spencer Sanders) gets a little better…

Heat, humidity OK for Tulsa

August 22, 2019

The Tulsa football team has been adapting to the hot and humid August weather as they continue fall practice. “Things went well,” Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery said last Thursday. “It’s been three days in a row where we’ve had a little different weather each day. “I thought our guys handled it really well. We kept…

Cincinnati publicist denies credential

August 22, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

In my 30-plus years of working in the media, I’ve never had any difficulty obtaining press credentials to cover any sports event, until last week. I don’t want this to come across as if I’m whining, nor do I want to personally attack the media relations person who denied my request for a credential, so…