A former football coach once said, “If you have two quarterbacks, you don’t have any quarterbacks.” Without a returning starter, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has two quarterbacks who are so similar that he might play both of them. And Gundy doesn’t have a problem with that. “We might not,” Gundy said when asked when…
Last season, Tulsa running backs Shamari Brooks and Corey Taylor II combined for 1,813 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns. That pair will be counted on again in 2019 to keep the Golden Hurricane offense humming. “Shamari and Corey are getting quite a few reps right now, but as camp gets towards the middle we’ll see…
The Oklahoma Sooners are ranked No. 4 in the nation in the Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll. Defending national champion Clemson is ranked No. 1 and Alabama and Georgia are Nos. 2 and 3. From the Big 12, Texas is No. 10, and Iowa State is No. 24. West Virginia, Oklahoma State, TCU and Baylor…
Tulsa football fans will have an opportunity to see the Golden Hurricane in action, get autographs and enjoy a morning of football at the annual Tulsa Football Fan Fest event on August 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Free Sno-Cones, bounce houses, games for kids, face-painting and food and drinks…
Mend Medical Clinic and Pregnancy Resource Center will host Golf Fore Life at The Club at Indian Springs – Lake Course at 11:30 a.m. September 20. The entry fee for the four-person scramble golf tournament is $150/player, $600/team. All the proceeds benefit Mend. To sign up or become a sponsor, go to www.mendpregnancy.org/golf-for-life.
Tulsa, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State all have tough football schedules this season. In nonconference action, the Golden Hurricane have road games at Michigan State and San Jose State plus home contests against OSU and Wyoming. OU opens at home with a Sunday night game against Houston, followed by a home game versus South Dakota and…
I had a dream the other night, but I don’t think this one will come true. My dream starred former Kansas City Royals All-Star second baseman Frank White, whom I’ve met several times and got to know fairly well when he was the manager for the former Wichita Wranglers in the Texas League. Also, in…
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…