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OSU, OU seek a Big 12 Championship

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After clinching their first-ever spot in the December 4 Big 12 Championship game, No. 7 Oklahoma State is eyeing a spot in the College Football Playoff. The Cowboys (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) host No. 9 Oklahoma at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on ABC-TV. If OSU wins and Baylor beats Texas Tech, OU will be tied with…

Cowboys blank the Red Raiders

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Last Saturday, OSU shut out Texas Tech 23-0 while OU struggled late but held on to a 28-21 win over Iowa State in Norman. “Games are hard to win with the parity in college football and parity in this league,” said OSU coach Mike Gundy. “Teams that compete against each other, teams that beat teams…

OU survives late push by Iowa St.

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OU has been winning (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) and sits the Big 12, tied with OSU. The Sooners have not been dominating on the scoreboard but they have managed to win every close game except for the one loss at Baylor. The OU defense was stout against Iowa State. The OU defense held Iowa State…

TU races past Temple, 44-10

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Tulsa put on an amazing show on Saturday at H.A. Chapman Stadium, as the Golden Hurricane ran away with a 44-10 win over the Temple Owls, in front of 16,731 fans. It was senior night and 25 seniors on the Tulsa roster were honored before the game. Eighteen of those seniors have already received their…

No. 9 OSU poised for a late season championship quest

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No. 9 Oklahoma State is in full control of their own destiny in terms of getting a spot in the Big 12 Championship game and a possible invitation to the College Football Playoff. The Cowboys (9-1, 6-1) are playing their best football at just the right time. They blasted TCU 63-17 Saturday. That win coupled…

OU needs to win 2 keep their championship hopes alive

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No. 12 Oklahoma has scant time to lick their wounds after being upset at Baylor, 27-14, Saturday. The loss put a huge dent in the previously unbeaten Sooners’ hopes for a spot in the College Football Playoff but it did leave them in charge of their own destiny in terms of making the Big 12…

Brooks leads TU past Tulane

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Tulsa’s Shamari Brooks scored on a 15-yard run in overtime, and the Golden Hurricane defense shutdown Tulane, giving Tulsa a 20-13 victory over the Tulane Green Wave, Saturday in New Orleans. It was Brooks’ sixth touchdown of the season. Tulsa scored 13 points in the first half, and failed to score in the second half,…

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…