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3-1 Baylor to challenge OU after tough OT win over Army

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OU linebackers set a new record in number of tackles NORMAN – In a shootout with Baylor last year, OU running back Trey Sermon rushed for 148 yards as the No. 3 Sooners survived, 49-41. Now, with Sermon solidified as the No. 1 running, No. 5 Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0 in the Big 12) will get…

OSU’s first road game is against an improved KU team

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There are at least two reasons why No. 21 Oklahoma State should be motivated to play Kansas Saturday. First, the Cowboys lost their conference opener to Texas Tech, 17-41, last Saturday and that was a critical home game. And secondly, Kansas has already won twice as many games as they did last year. Actually, the…

TU is idle after Temple loss

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It was more of the same last Thursday night, as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane lost at Temple, 31-17, in a game filled with mistakes and miscues. There were 24,217 fans at Lincoln Financial Stadium in Philadelphia. It was the first American Athletic Conference game for both teams. Tulsa (1-3, 0-1 AAC) committed four fumbles, losing…

Murray gains attention as No. 5 Oklahoma hosts Army

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The last time Army was this big of an underdog was in 1776. (Back then, the colonial troops led by General George Washington eventually defeated the British, the most power army in the world at that time.) The Army football teams travels to Norman for a 6 p.m. kickoff against No. 5 Oklahoma in a…

OSU and Texas Tech should light up the new scoreboard

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Oklahoma State’s new scoreboard should get a workout Saturday when the high-powered Texas Tech passing attack matches up with OSU’s retooled offense. Texas Tech true freshman Alan Bowman torched Houston Saturday as he threw for 605 yards and five touchdowns. That’s a Big 12 freshman record. And Bowman was named the Walter Camp National Player…

TU’s upset bid falls just short vs. the Longhorns

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A near upset of Texas in Austin last Saturday may be proof that Tulsa is greatly improved this season. It did show that the Golden Hurricane are more exciting. TU trailed by 21 points at halftime but battled back to come within one score before falling to the Longhorns 21-28 in Austin. “I think we…

OU pounds UCLA; ISU road trip is next

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No. 5 Oklahoma heads to Ames, Iowa, Saturday to avenge their only Big 12 loss from a year without their best running back. Rodney Anderson, an All American candidate for the Sooners, injured his knee in Saturday’s 49-21 win over UCLA and is lost for the season. Trey Sermon, who started some games last season…

High-scoring offenses will meet as Boise State visits OSU

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Something’s got to give. No. 17 Boise State is averaging 59 points a game and No. 24 Oklahoma State is averaging 56.5 points per game. Boise State is giving up on only points per game and OSU is surrendering only 15 points per game. Boise State comes to Stillwater at 2:30 p.m. Saturday for a…

No place for whining in sports

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Earlier this year, I wrote about how impressed I was with the performance of Serena Williams after coming back from having a baby last year. She is remarkably and deservedly the best women’s tennis player in the world. That being said, I don’t totally agree with her reaction to the umpire in the U.S. Open…

OSU crushes MSU; 0-1 South Alabama is on Saturday

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With Taylor Cornelius debuting as starting quarterback, Oklahoma State’s offense dominated in last Thursday’s 58-17 win over Missouri State in Stillwater. Next up, the Cowboys host South Alabama at 7 p.m. on a game to be telecast on Fox Sports Net. South Alabama opened with a loss to Louisiana Tech, 26-30. OSU beat South Alabama…