Skip to content

The Tulsa Beacon

 

Sports

Bullet is the name of the horse ridden by the "Spirit Rider" at Oklahoma State University football games and other special events.

No. 8/9 Cowboys overcome Longhorns

Tulsa Beacon

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy had good reason to dance in the locker room following the Cowboys’ 32-24 comeback win over Texas Saturday in Austin. After the win, undefeated OSU (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) is ranked No. 8/9 in the top polls. “This was a really, really good culture win for us as an organization,”…

QB Caleb Williams dazzles against TCU in his first start

Tulsa Beacon

Most teams across the nation would like to have Oklahoma’s problems. The Sooners (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) have two outstanding quarterbacks – Spencer Rattler, a preseason All-American and freshman sensation Caleb Williams, the No. 1 quarterback recruit in the nation last season. Rattler started the year and led OU to an unbeaten record but he…

TU tops USF in last minute

Tulsa Beacon

It came down to the final minute, as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane came from behind to squeak past the South Florida Bulls, 32-31, on Saturday in Tampa. Shamari Brooks carried the ball three yards into the end zone with less than one minute in the game, to give Tulsa the victory. Brooks totaled 145 yards…

Texas folds like a bad tent in loss to the No. 3 Sooners

Tulsa Beacon

It looks like Texas will have to wait at least one more year before they are “back.” Most of the country on Saturday thought that No. 3 Oklahoma (6-0, 3-0 in the Big 12) was doomed after a disastrous first half in the Red River Rivalry in Dallas as the Longhorns built a 28-7 lead…

After embarrassing loss, No. 25 Texas faces No. 11 OSU

Tulsa Beacon

After an off week, undefeated No. 11 Oklahoma State travels to Austin Saturday to take on No. 25 Texas after the Longhorns blew a 21-point and lost to Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry. The Longhorns (4-2, 2-1 in the Big 12) lost to Oklahoma 48-55 Saturday in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. This will…

Tulsa takes advantage of erring Memphis for 35-29 victory

Tulsa Beacon

Memphis committed several mistakes and the Tulsa defense played exceptionally well, as the Golden Hurricane came away with a 35-29 victory Saturday night in front of a Homecoming crowd of 17,593 fans at H.A. Chapman Stadium. “First of all, Memphis, is a very talented team,” said Tulsa head coach Philip Montgomery after the game. “I…

No. 6 OU faces No. 21 Texas in Red River Rivalry in Dallas

Tulsa Beacon

Last season in Dallas, Oklahoma beat Texas 53-43 in overtime and that led to the Sooners eventually winning a sixth straight Big 12 Conference championship. This year, No. 5 OU (5-0, 2-0 in the Big 12) has a chance to make strides not only in the Big 12 but also toward the College Football Playoff….

No. 12 Oklahoma State puts the clamps on Baylor offense

Tulsa Beacon

Oklahoma State running back Jaylen Warren carried for 125 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as No. 12 OSU (5-0, 2-0 in the Big 12) defeated then-No. 21 Baylor 24-14 in Stillwater. OSU quarterback Spencer Sanders passed for 182 yards and ran for 76 yards but his three interceptions made the score closer than it should…

TU tries to regroup vs. UM

Tulsa Beacon

Houston returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, and many in the H.A. Chapman Stadium press box Friday night felt this would be indicative of the way the game was going to go. However, a couple penalty flags were thrown on the play, as Houston was called for holding and the ball was marked back…

OU keeps winning by not by as much

Tulsa Beacon

Last season, No.  4 Oklahoma opened by losing two of three games, including a 35-38 nail-biter at home against Kansas State to open Big 12 Conference play. It was the second year in a row that KSU upset the Sooners. OU fell to Iowa State the next weekend and then it took four overtime periods…