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TU’s disappointing season ends with a win over SMU

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It was a rough season, one that the University of Tulsa football team is likely happy to put behind them, however, it ended on a very positive note on Saturday as the Golden Hurricane beat SMU, 27-24, in front of 17,159 fans at H.A. Chapman Stadium. It was the final game for 19 Golden Hurricane…

No. 6 OU plays No. 12 UWV Friday in a Big 12 showdown

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NORMAN – All the hopes for a Big 12 Championship and a shot at the national crown will be on the line Friday night when No. 6 Oklahoma play against No. 12 West Virginia in Morgantown. After beating lowly Kansas 55-40 Saturday in Norman, OU (10-1 overall, 7-1 in the Big 12) sits alone atop…

OSU upsets No. 7 West Virginia to earn bowl eligibility

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Oklahoma State can improve its hopes for a better bowl Saturday when the Cowboys travel to TCU for 7 p.m. kickoff. Getting bowl eligible is a big plus for the Cowboys. “It’s super important for the development of your program,” said OSU offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich. “The biggest thing is our guys deserved to win….

Should we have cheered for Navy?

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It never seems right to root against the United States Military. After all, don’t we want our military to be the best at combat, intelligence and protection? However, does that also go for football? The Naval Academy (3-8, 2-5 AAC) came into the American Athletic Conference game with Tulsa last Saturday with only two wins…

Razor-thin Bedlam win sets up Oklahoma for a title run

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No. 6 Oklahoma needs to win the next three games and have one of the five teams ahead of them in the polls lose to make the College Football Playoff. The Sooners dodged a bullet last Saturday with a razor-thin Bedlam victory (48-47) over Oklahoma State in Norman. The Cowboys marched up and down the…

OSU vs. No. 7 W. Virginia

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A failed two-point conversion, a missed extra point and a fourth quarter fumble were costly mistakes as the Oklahoma State Cowboys came oh so close to upsetting No. 6 Oklahoma in the Bedlam game Saturday in Norman. OSU has another chance to knock off a Top 10 team as the Cowboy hosts No. 7 West…

TU is on the road at Navy

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Tulsa and Navy – two historically successful teams who have fallen on hard times – will square off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Annapolis, Maryland. TU (2-8 overall, 1-5 in the American Athletic Conference) lost to Memphis 21-47 last Saturday while Navy (also 2-8, 1-5) fell to No. 12 Central Florida, 24-35. In the American…

OSU could derail the championship hopes of Oklahoma

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Sooners face another rival The only game No. 6 Oklahoma has lost this season was to a traditional rival. On Saturday, the other big Sooner rival will have a chance to dash OU’s hopes for a fourth straight Big 12 title and a possible ticket to the four-team College Football Playoff. The Sooners (8-1, 5-1) …

OSU is playing for a bowl

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Oklahoma State can become bowl eligible and dash the hopes of their No. 1 rival Saturday in Norman. All they have to do is upset the No. 6 team in the nation and corral one of the top two quarterbacks in the country. Baylor scored a touchdown with six seconds left Saturday to beat the…

TU swamps Connecticut, 49-19; TU at Memphis Saturday

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Tulsa spotted UConn a 10-point lead before the Golden Hurricane came alive with four straight touchdown drives in the second quarter and go on to beat the Huskies, 49-19, Saturday at H.A. Chapman Stadium. An announced crowd of 17,451 sat through a steady rain for most of the game. “I’m really happy for our football…