Oklahoma defensive end Ronnie Perkins, Oklahoma State safety Kolby Harvell-Peel and Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins were among 90 players selected to the preseason watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award, given to the top defensive player in college football. Perkins, a junior, had 13.5 tackles for lost yardage and six sacks last season when he…
Oklahoma State and Oklahoma are scrambling to piece together a fall football schedule as major conferences are eliminating nonconference games. The Big Ten Conference and the Pac-12 Conference have already decided to not have nonconference play this fall due to the Chinese coronarvirus pandemic. That applies to all sports – not just football. That decision…
Oklahoma has apparently applied for a waiver to move its home opening football game against Missouri State to August 29. That would give the Sooners two weeks between their first three games. The schedule would be Missouri State in Norman on August 29, Tennessee in Norman on September 12 and at Army on September 26….
Having football in the spring seems like a last resort. “We don’t have much of an appetite for spring football … we’re not confident that spring football, if we don’t play in the fall, will even happen,” American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco said. “Especially if there’s no vaccine. And we’re not really sure that…
The State of Texas has abandoned holding the Texas State Fair in Dallas this year because of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. How will that affect the annual Cotton Bowl game between Oklahoma and Texas? So far, the word from OU and UT is that the game is going to be played, probably in the Cotton…
Other college football programs are announcing cancelations. In Princteon, N.J., the Ivy League presidents unanimously decided to cancel all spring athletics practice and competition through the remainder of the academic year. Individual institutions will decide whether or not winter teams and athletes who have qualified for postseason play will participate. With guidance of public health…
Of all the major sports leagues, it appears Major League Soccer has beat all others to restarting their season. Since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down sports throughout the United States, in March, sports fans have been anxiously awaiting several leagues to resume. The “MLS is Back” tournament began on July 8, at the ESPN Wide…
Tulsa Beacon sportwriter Jeff Brucculeri was spotlight in Golden Eagles in Focus by Oral Roberts University. Here is that report. With a familiar voice to all ORU Athletics fans, Jeff Brucculeri has spent more than 30 years helping the department in a variety of ways to enhance the game day experience at every venue. He transferred…
Contract reduced from 5 years to 4-year term Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy, after meeting with OSU President Burns Hargis, voluntarily agreed to a million-a-year pay cut and a reduction in his contract from five years to four years. The decision was based partially on expected budget shortfalls for OSU due to the Chinese…
The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department has cut $13.7 million from its budget – including a 10% salary cut for anyone earning more than $1 million a year. The cuts are due to revenue shortfalls connected with the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. There are added expenses due to medical testing and added safety measures. That includes…