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Oklahoma’s costly loss to Texas

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That Oklahoma loss to Texas proved to be costly as the Sooners slipped out of the Top 10 in both the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. OU dropped eight spots to No. 14 this week in the AP Poll and fell to No. 13 in the coaches poll. Texas beat Oklahoma, 23-6,…

Sooners crush Kent State in shutout

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In a dominating performance, the No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners shutout Kent State, 44-0, Saturday at Gaylor Family – Memorial Stadium in Norman. It was the Sooners’ first shutout since beating Arkansas State 73-0 on Sept. 2, 2023. This was only the second meeting between these two teams. The previous one was a 33-3 Sooners win…

Arizona takes down Cowboys

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The woeful season continues for Oklahoma State as the Cowboys were defeated 41-13 on Saturday at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. OSU dropped to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the Big 12, while the Wildcats improved to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play. “There’s a lot of really good stuff in that game,” said Arizona…

TU handed a loss at Memphis

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Memphis controlled the game from start to finish to defeat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 45-7, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, on Saturday evening. This was the 33rd meeting between these two teams. “Quite pleased and we found a way (to win),” said Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield. “We were all in. We played…

Korn Ferry Golf Tour in Owasso

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Adrien Dumont de Chassart led from start to finish to capture the Korn Ferry Tour Compliance Solutions Championship at the Patriot Golf Club in Owasso last weekend. He turned in scores of 61 (-10), 61 (-10), 64 (-7), and 65 (-6), finishing the tournament at a Korn Ferry record 251, 33-under par. With the win,…

Tulsa loses in 2nd half to Tulane

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It’s becoming a theme for the University of Tulsa football team to open the first half strong and then struggling to sustain the momentum throughout the game. Tulane shutdown the Tulsa offense in the second half in defeating TU, 31-14, Saturday at H.A. Chapman Stadium, in front of 16,311 fans. With the win, Tulane improved…

OSU beat down by Bears

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In its first game without Mike Gundy as head coach in more than 20 years, Oklahoma State looked only slightly better than the team did in its last game with Gundy at the helm. Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson passed for 393 yards and four touchdowns, and the Bears defeated the Cowboys, 45-27, on Saturday in…

Memorable moments with Gundy

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I can honestly say, I witnessed in person two of the most memorable moments in Mike Gundy’s coaching career at Oklahoma State. Not the two greatest moments, or the two worst moments, but in my opinion, the two most memorable moments. The first one came on Sept. 22, 2007, following the Cowboys exciting 49-45 win…

Tulsa upsets OSU despite 4th Qtr comeback

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STILLWATER, OK – In a surprise turn of events, in a game between two college football teams going in opposite directions, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 19-12, Friday night at Boone Pickens Stadium. Tulsa snapped a 10-game losing streak that dated back to 1998, and it was the first time that…

Tulsa upsets OSU despite 4th Qtr comeback

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It was a dominant performance by the No. 11 ranked University of Oklahoma defense on Saturday, as the Sooners registered a team-record 10 sacks in the game, and defeated No. 22 Auburn, 24-17, on Saturday at Gaylord Family – Memorial Stadium in Norman. The Sooners remain undefeated with an overall record of 4-0, 1-0 in…