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Banged up Cowboys get a week off before the OU game

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No. 13 Oklahoma State took a big step toward a spot in the Big 12 Championship Saturday with a hard-fought win over Kansas State, 20-18, in Manhattan. The Cowboys are off this week and they travel to Norman on November 21 for the Bedlam game with No. 18 Oklahoma. If OSU can win the next…

OU’s defense and offense are peaking at the right time

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No. 18 Oklahoma (5-2, 4-2 in the Big 12) keeps improving both offensively and defensively.The Sooners beat Kansas (0-7, 0-6), 62-9, Saturday in Norman. In their first three Big 12 games (one win and two losses), OU surrendered 120 points (40 points per game) and scored 127 points (42 points per game). In the last…

TU posts victory over East Carolina

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Finally, the University of Tulsa was able to play a home game, and they did it in exciting fashion, beating East Carolina, 34-30, Friday night at H.A. Chapman Stadium. T.K. Wilkerson scored his second touchdown of the game on a one-yard run, with 29 seconds left on the clock, to give Tulsa the lead and…

No. 19 Oklahoma could make the Big 12 Championship

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Several things happened last weekend that point to the possibility that the Oklahoma Sooner football team could play for a record sixth Big 12 Championship in December. – Oklahoma (4-2, 3-2 in the Big 12) demolished Texas Tech (2-4, 1-4), 62-28, Saturday in Lubbock. That pushed OU from No. 24 to No. 19 in the…

OSU in hunt for Big 12 title

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Saturday’s 34-41 overtime loss to Texas might have cost No. 14 Oklahoma State a shot at the College Football Playoff but the Cowboys are still in the driver’s seat for a spot in the Big 12 Championship game. Saturday was a golden opportunity for Oklahoma State because West Virginia beat K-State, who previously was the…

No. 6 OSU’s confident defense faces Texas on Halloween

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No. 6 Oklahoma State (4-0, 3-0 in the Big 12) is the seventh best defensive team in the nation. The Cowboys, known for a high scoring offense in a pass-happy Big 12, are giving up only 303 yards of offense to opponents (176 passing yards and 127 rushing yards). Oklahoma State will host Texas on…

Triplets are pacing No. 24 OU

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Quarterback Spencer Rattler, running back T.J. Pledger and wideout Marvin Mims may become a new set of “triplets” for the Oklahoma Sooners. OU beat TCU 33-14 Saturday in Fort Worth. Rattler hit 13 of 22 passes for 332 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Pledger rushed 22 times for 122 yards and Mims caught four…

After USF win, Tulsa plays its first home game Friday night

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 After a decisive 42-13 win over South Florida (1-5, 0-4 in the American Athletic Conference), Tulsa (2-1, 2-0) is tied with No. 7 Cincinnati and Houston atop league standings. “This is what we’ve been talking about for three weeks,” coach Philip Montgomery said. “Our next step was really to come out and play a…

TU throttles South Florida

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The Tulsa Golden Hurricane must have been thrilled to get back on the football field and actually play a football game on Friday night. It had been three weeks since their previous game, a 34-26 win at UCF. Since then, Tulsa’s had a home game postponed due to a COVID outbreak on their opposing team….

OU road games continue with TCU Sat.

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After a marathon 4-overtime win against Texas in Dallas, Oklahoma had a week off before facing road games at TCU October 24 and Texas Tech on Halloween. Oklahoma (2-2, 1-2 in the Big 12) will play TCU at 11 a.m. Saturday in Fort Worth. This is the third game this season with an 11 a.m….