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OSU falls at TCU

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Oklahoma State (9-6, 0-3 in the Big 12) was looking for that elusive first conference win Saturday but it didn’t happen as the Cowboys lost to TCU (12-3, 3-0), 40-52, in Fort Worth. For the first time since he was a freshman, OSU’s Lindy Waters III – the Cowboy’s leading scorer – was held scoreless….

ORU tops NDST

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Max Abmas and Deondre Burns combined for 46 points as ORU (9-8, 2-2 in the Summit) topped North Dakota State, 88-73, here Saturday. ORU will be at Western Illinois for a 7 p.m. game Thursday and at Purdue Ft. Wayne Saturday for a noon tip off.

Former Jenks coach Allan Trimble fell to ALS last year

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Every year at this time we look back at those in the sports world who died in the previous year. Generally, I focus on those who made an impact nationally or internationally in a particular sport, or those who meant something to me personally. However, I would be remiss if I didn’t point out a…

Cowboys edged by Texas A&M

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Oklahoma State was edged 24-21 in the Texas Bowl by a Texas A&M team that played one of the toughest schedules in the nation. “Played a good football team in the Bowl, right? They’re a good team,” Gundy said after the game. “I said this early, and I’ll say it again. They lost to No….

Lopsided loss to LSU ends an otherwise good OU campaign

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An otherwise successful 2019 season went sour quickly as No. 4 Oklahoma was overcome by No. 1 LSU, 63-28, in Atlanta in a College Football Playoff semifinal. The Sooners have won five Big 12 Championships in a row but this is the fourth time (in those same five years) that Oklahoma has advanced to the…

OU’s Riley and LSU’s Orgeron have different backgrounds

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An old-school, hard-nosed football coach who was forced to update his coaching philosophy and perhaps the most innovative offensive mind in college football will clash in the Peach Bowl December 28 in Atlanta. And Oklahoma has suspended  starting defensive end Ronnie Perkins, running back Rhamondre Stevenson and receiver Trejan Bridges for unnamed violations. It wasn’t…

Road to LSU was bumpy

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Orgeron grew up in Larose, Louisiana, and is of Cajun descent. He played football at South Lafourche High School in Galliano, Louisiana (along with future NFL quarterback Bobby Hebert). Orgeron signed with LSU but after one year, he transferred to Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. After signed on as a graduate assistant at Northwestern…

Setting offensive records at OU

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Lincoln Riley is from the West Texas town of Muleshoe (population 5,000). Riley graduated from Texas Tech in 2006 with a degree in exercise and sports sciences. A quarterback, he walked on at Texas Tech but later became a student coach under head coach Mike Leach. In 2007, he got the job as wide receivers…

OSU’s Hubbard to play vs. Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl

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Hubbard undecided about entering the NFL Draft Oklahoma State got good news when All American running back Chuba Hubbard announced he would play in the Texas Bowl. Oklahoma State and Texas A&M will play in the 2019 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl on Dec. 27 at 5:45 p.m. at NRG Stadium in Houston. The game…

Tulsa inks 17 football players

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Tulsa head coach Philip Montgomery announced the signing of 17 players to the Golden Hurricane football team, including two junior college transfers and 15 come from high schools. “This class may be the best class, top to bottom, that we’ve put together. We addressed a lot of different needs with this group,” said Montgomery. Tulsa’s…