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CFP Committee downgrades OU due to schedule strength

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Being undefeated doesn’t count much for the members of the College Football Playoff Committee. Before last weekend games, the only undefeated teams were Georgia (No. 1), Michigan State (No. 3), Cincinnati (No. 6), Oklahoma (No. 8), Wake Forest (No. 9) and University of Texas San Antonio (unranked). Michigan State lost last Saturday. Four teams with…

Oklahoma State fans make noise to support the Cowboys.

OSU stifles UWV as Big 12 and Playoff hopes abound

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Oklahoma State is in a strategic position to win the Big 12 Championship and earn a spot in the College Football Playoff. Behind their staunch defense, the Cowboys beat West Virginia 24-3 Saturday in Morgantown and to move up in the national rankings to No. 10. Oklahoma State (8-1, 5-1 Big 12) will host  TCU…

OSU basketball banned from postseason play

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The NCAA’s Infractions Appeals Committee upheld a postseason ban and other penalties against the Oklahoma State men’s basketball program. OSU appeared before the NCAA Infraction Appeals Committee on Feb. 7. “I recently noted that the time taken for a decision on our appeal was unfathomable,” he said. “So too was the outcome, not to mention…

TU’s upset bid falls just short

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Tulsa’s attempt at an upset of the second-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats fell one yard shy of reality, as the Bearcats beat the Golden Hurricane, 28-20, Saturday, in front of 37,978 fans at Nippert Stadium. Cincinnati jumped out to an early 14-0 lead, before Tulsa dominated the second quarter. The Golden Hurricane opened the second quarter by…

Confrontation follows the loss of freedom

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[Why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] In 1803, the Native Cherokee were one Nation since the British coercion to combine under one leader. After 1794, they had ended the American Revolution against the Americans. Many were amalgamating and moving into the American lifestyle and culture. Those who demanded greater freedom of…

No. 4 OU gets a week off with 3 regular season games left

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For the first time this season, No. 4 Oklahoma will get a bye week after racing past Texas Tech, 52-21, in Norman Saturday. The Sooners (9-0, 6-0 Big 12)  will travel to Baylor on November 13, host Iowa State on November 20, and end the regular season with a road trip to Stillwater to play…

No. 11 OSU must face surging UWV in Morgantown

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After an easy victory over Kansas, No. 11 Oklahoma State faces a tough road game Saturday against surging West Virginia. The Cowboys (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) play the Mountaineers at 2:30 p.m. Saturday on ESPN. West Virginia (4-4, 2-3 Big 12) helped OSU’s chances of getting to the Big 12 Championship game by giving Iowa…

TU legend Drew Pearson honored at Tulsa’s game with Navy

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After a ho-hum first half, the Navy Midshipmen scored 17 points in the second half to defeat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 20-17, Friday night at H.A. Chapman Stadium, in front of 16,279 fans. Following the playing of the National Anthem by the Tulsa March Band, two Army Air National Guard black hawk helicopters flew over…

Laid back Sooners rally past Kansas

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No. 4 Oklahoma was No. 3 last week and dropped in the polls because they didn’t beat Kansas bad enough on Saturday in Lawrence. OU (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) beat KU 35-23. The Jayhawks had a strategy of slowing the game down and it worked in the first half as Kansas took a 10-0 lead…

Iowa State edges past Oklahoma State in Big 12 battle

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Two missed field goals were the difference as No. 15 Oklahoma State lost their first game of the season Saturday, 21-24, against Iowa State in Ames, Iowa. The loss put the Cowboys one game back of league-leading Oklahoma and tied with Iowa State and Baylor in the loss column in the Big 12. In terms…