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Cowboys lose to Texas Tech

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The Oklahoma State losing streak has now reached eight games, as Texas Tech rode out of Stillwater Saturday with a 56-48 win over the Cowboys. This loss and the fact that OSU will miss out on going to a bowl game this year, has left many Cowboys fans wondering if Mike Gundy will be the…

TU Coach Kevin Wilson let go

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TULSA, Okla. –– The University of Tulsa Vice President and Director of Athletics Justin Moore has announced that Tulsa Head Football Coach Kevin Wilson has been relieved of his duties effective immediately. Wilson concludes his two-year tenure at Tulsa with an overall record of 7-16, including 3-12 in conference play. “I would like to extend…

TU loses big to USF

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South Florida jumped out to a big lead and Tulsa attempted a fourth quarter comeback, but the Bulls went on to crush the Golden Hurricane, 63-30, Saturday at Raymond James Stadium, in Tampa, Florida. The Bulls (6-5, 4-3 AAC) scored five consecutive touchdowns before the Golden Hurricane got on the scoreboard. With the win, USF…

Head Coaching change at TU

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Anyone who has attended a University of Tulsa football game this season had to think that it was only a matter of time before TU would make a head coaching change. Some fans, in fact, on social media, were calling for the firing of Kevin Wilson after the fifth game of the season, when Tulsa…

TU loses in a close game to Eastern Carolina

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It was a game filled with turnovers and mistakes, but in the end, East Carolina came out on top by beating Tulsa, 38-31, Thursday night at H.A. Chapman Stadium. The two teams combined for six turnovers in the game, the Pirates committed four while the Golden Hurricane committed two. Tulsa fell to 3-7 overall and…

Tampa Bay Rays stadium woes

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The future of the Tampa Bay Rays is currently in limbo, but they may have found a temporary home for the 2025 Major League Baseball season. Tropicana Field, the domed home of the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League, was severely damaged by Hurricane Milton last month. The damage to the roof was so…

Tulsa comes up short in Triple Overtime battle

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. –– After fighting back from a second half deficit and multiple overtimes, the Golden Hurricane fell just short 111-106 in triple overtime against Missouri State on Saturday afternoon in Great Southern Bank Arena. The Golden Hurricane (3-1) trailed the Bears (2-1) by as many as 15 in the second half and 13 with…

Sooners romp (as expected) over Maine Black Bears

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It was a dominating performance by the Oklahoma Sooners to keep their bowl game hopes alive, as OU crushed Maine, 59-14, Saturday at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. The non-conference win over an FCS opponent ended the Sooners’ three-game losing streak and moved OU to one win of becoming bowl eligible at 5-4, 1-4…

OSU falls to Arizona State 42-21

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Saturday’s game was a stormy affair for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, as Arizona State defeated OSU 42-21 at Boone Pickens Stadium. The game was halted at halftime by a severe thunderstorm accompanied by lightning, that caused a 2 ½ hour delay to the start of the second half. Following a 3-0 start to the season,…

TU pummelled by UAB

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UAB jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as the Blazers routed Tulsa, 59-21, at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Ala. The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Blazers improving their record to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in the American Athletic Conference. The Golden Hurricane dropped to 3-6 and 1-4 AAC….