The University of Tulsa long snapper Adam Higuera was named one of 20 preseason candidates to the Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List. The Patrick Mannelly Award is presented to the best FBS senior long snapper and is in its second season. The 6-1 senior has been flawless as Tulsa’s long snapper since his first game…
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the OSU Alumni Association will not host the 2020 Cowboy football homecoming. The centennial celebration originally scheduled for Oct. 26-31 will now be planned for fall 2021. This decision was made by the Alumni Associations Board of Directors after careful consideration and collaboration with Oklahoma State University, OSU Athletics,…
The Sun Belt has approved a football schedule that includes eight league games and up to four non-league games, set to begin Labor Day weekend and possibly sooner. The NCAA has issued a blanket waiver for FBS teams to play Aug. 29, which provides additional flexibility. Texas State announced its opening game against SMU had…
Josh O’Garro, a 6-5 forward from Santa Clarita (California) Christian School, has verbally committed to play basketball at Oklahoma. O’Garro expected to redshirt in the upcoming season. O’Garro held scholarship offers from USC, Wisconsin, Fresno State, Hawaii and UC Santa Barbara. He joins freshman Trey Phipps in the 2020 class. Phipps played basketball at Booker…
Oklahoma won’t be playing Tennessee in football this fall as the Southeastern Conference decided to play only conference opponents in response to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. The Big 12 voted to play nine conference games plus only one nonconference game. After moving OU’s nonconference game with Missouri State up a week to August 29, OU…
Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley has a new two-year contract extension that will pay him an average annual salary of $7,535,00. The new contract will pay Riley $45,200,000 over the next six football seasons. The OU Board of Regents negotiated new contracts with several OU coaches prior to the onslaught of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic….
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard and wide receiver Tylan Wallace have been named to the preseason watch list for the 84th Maxwell Award. Oklahoma State is the only Big 12 school to have multiple players included on the list for the award, presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football….
University of Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione announced that Marcus Bowman will join OU as senior associate athletics director and chief financial officer for athletics. Bowman comes to Norman after spending the last two-and-a-half years at UNLV as senior associate athletics director and CFO. He also served as the sport administrator for the Rebels’ men’s…
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has postponed fall sports competition and championships because of the coronavirus pandemic. The conference may push the fall schedule to the 2021 spring semester. The plans for football include a seven-game conference schedule that begins with an eight-week training period in January. SWAC commissioner Charles McClelland said games would begin near…
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota – The Summit League’s Presidents Council agreed to delay the start of fall sports for member institutions until Sept. 23 based upon the recommendation from the League’s Joint Council due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The delay will result in a conference-only schedule for the sports of women’s soccer, men’s soccer and…