Sports

Tulsa AD Derrick Gragg has accepted a job with the NCAA

August 27, 2020

Derrick Gragg, University of Tulsa vice president and director of athletics since 2013, is leaving TU for a position as the new senior vice president for inclusion, education and community engagement at the NCAA. “Derrick’s leadership truly will be missed,” TU Interim President Janet Levit said. “He recognizes that the student in student-athlete always comes…

Tulsa AD Derrick Gragg has accepted a job with the NCAA

August 27, 2020 Jeff Brucculeri

All sports are governed by a set of rules that are written in a rule book and enforced by the officials of the game. Those rules create order and boundaries, and are in place to make the games fair. Sports also have a set of unwritten rules, which sometimes need to be broken. Last week,…

OU, OSU and Tulsa will play football in a fall season

August 20, 2020

Even under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, Oklahoma State will host Tulsa on September 12 and Oklahoma will play Missouri State on September 12 in Norman. Those football games are part of revised Big 12 football schedule that features nine conference games on one nonconference game. Tulsa versus Oklahoma State TU is OSU’s nonconference…

Big 12 says, yes, let’s play

August 20, 2020

The Big 12 joined the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Southeastern Conference, the American Athletic Conference and others in deciding to play fall football while the Big Ten, Mountain West, Mid-American, Pac-12 and other conferences canceled fall football and will try to play in the spring. Big 12 officials and school leaders think the health protocols…

AAC says, yes, let’s play

August 20, 2020

With health protocols in place, the American Athletic Conference is planning on a full 12-game football schedule this fall. Tulsa is a member of the AAC. “We’ve decided it would be premature to make any kind of decision at this point on such an important matter,” AAC commission Mike Aresco said. “We’re continuing to gather…

TU suspends practice due to virus

August 20, 2020

Eight additional football student-athletes that came into direct contact with those positive cases will remain in quarantine for the required 14 days. Football practice at The University of Tulsa will be paused until further notice. Practice was paused August 12 as athletes underwent this round of COVID-19 testing. “It’s unfortunate that we have to pause…

Northwestern State cancels

August 20, 2020

The University of Tulsa lost another nonconference football game as the Southland Conference canceled fall football. That leaves Tulsa with 10 football games on its schedule in 2020. Tulsa was scheduled to host Northwestern State on September 19 but that game is canceled. Tulsa has only lost on previously scheduled game, a home contest against…

Southland postpones play

August 20, 2020

FRISCO, Texas — The Southland Conference Board of Directors voted to postpone league competition in football, volleyball, women’s soccer and cross country during the fall semester with an intent to explore competition in the spring. Presidents of the 13 Southland members also authorized planning for spring semester championship events for volleyball, soccer and cross country. …

Big Ten to play spring ball

August 20, 2020

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference will not play its football schedule this fall due to a reaction to the Chinese coronavirus by member presidents. All 2020-21 fall sports – including football – are postponed until the spring. “While I know our decision today will be disappointing in many ways for our thousands of…

Ohio State player petition

August 20, 2020

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields started a petition demanding the Big Ten immediately reinstate the 2020 football season, a petition that had more than 104,000 signatures as of Sunday. The petition argues that players think the safety protocols are sufficient to deal with the level of danger from the coronavirus. And the petition said players…