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Ostroski’s number is retired

November 1, 2018 Jeff Brucculeri

After mounting a 17-7 lead in the third quarter, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane gave up 17 straight points, as the Tulane Green Wave went on to win 24-17, at H.A. Chapman Stadium Saturday night, before a crowd of 16,133. It was the third time in the last four games that Tulsa held the lead going…

OU regains momentum with TCU win; K-State up next

October 25, 2018 Charles Biggs

A 52-27 win over TCU in Fort Worth has cured the “Texas hangover” as No. 8 Oklahoma keeps climbing in the national polls. After a bitter three-point loss to the Longhorns, OU had two weeks to prepare for the Horned Frogs. Another complication was the firing of former Defensive Coordinator Mike Stoops. Now, if OU…

OSU regroups in off week to prepare for the Longhorns

October 25, 2018

With two weeks to prepare, Oklahoma State can regain some prestige with a homecoming win against No. 7 Texas on October 27. Texas has climbed to the top of the Big 12 rankings while the Cowboys have lost three of their last four games – all in the conference. “Me personally, I’m ready to play…

Quarterback play dooms TU

October 25, 2018 Jeff Brucculeri

This was the year I thought the University of Tulsa football team had a good shot at beating neighboring rival Arkansas. Boy, was I wrong. As bad as the Razorbacks are, they were still able to shut out a Tulsa team that has been struggling all season, 23-0, at Fayetteville on Saturday. The two teams…

Top 10 shakeup helps Oklahoma’s hopes for a playoff spot

October 18, 2018 Charles Biggs

After a bitter loss to No. 7 Texas, No. 9 Oklahoma still has a better-than-expected shot to win the Big 12 and have a chance to make the College Football Playoff. Losses by Georgia, Penn State and West Virginia pushed the Sooners back into striking distance of the playoff. Even if Texas continues to win,…

OSU is looking for answers in the bye week before Texas

October 18, 2018

Oklahoma State and Texas seem to be headed in different directions. Both teams have a bye week and will meet at 7 p.m. (on ABC TV) on October 27 in Stillwater. Texas (4-0 in the Big 12, 6-1 overall) beat Baylor last weekend while OSU (1-3 in the Big 12, 4-3 overall) fell to Kansas…

TU faces Arkansas Saturday

October 18, 2018 Jeff Brucculeri

After what looked like three good quarters of football, the University of Tulsa offense went cold and South Florida came from behind to beat the Golden Hurricane, 25-24, Friday night in front of 16,142 fans at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Tulsa (1-5, 0-3 AAC) scored a touchdown and a field goal in the first half, and…

So. Florida at TU on Friday

October 11, 2018

Tulsa will try to get back on the winning track when the Golden Hurricane host red-hot South Florida at 6 p.m. Friday night. TU (1-4, 0-2 in the American Athletic Conference) had a 26-17 lead over Houston with 13 minutes to go in the game last Thursday when the Cougars rallied and scored 24 points…

Friday night college football, fall baseball and basketball

October 11, 2018 Jeff Brucculeri

This week is a hodge-podge of sports news and views. By the way, does anyone even say “hodge-podge” any more? The University of Tulsa played at Houston last Thursday night, and things didn’t go the way of the Golden Hurricane, once again. TU was leading 26-17 with 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter, but…

OSU faces a must-win against K-State in Manhattan

October 11, 2018

Oklahoma State (4-2, 1-2 in the Big 12) badly needs a win over Kansas State (2-4, 0-3) Saturday to keep any hopes alive to make the Big 12 championship game. The chances fell dramatically Saturday as the Cowboys fell to Iowa State, 42-48, in Stillwater. That’s the second conference game that OSU has lost at…