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…
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…
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 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…
With all due respect to Robert Wells and Mel Tormé, we present our version of The Christmas Song (commonly subtitled Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire). This song is a classic written in 1945 and first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1946. This sports fans version includes an opening verse that Tormé added in…
As is our tradition, we present my 19th Annual Sports Fan’s Letter to Santa Claus. Dear Santa Claus, As the years tick by, it seems I become more philosophical and truly more appreciative of what I have. I’m thankful for a wonderful wife who has been my best friend and biggest supporter for 30 years….
Two out of three isn’t bad. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow was the runaway winner of the Heisman Trophy Saturday night but Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts was second in points. Burrow got 2,608 points while Hurts was a distant second with 762 points. Justin Fields was third with 747 points and Chase Young was fourth with…
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy had high praise for Texas A&M, a team that won only two more games than they lost this season. OSU faces A&M in the Texas Bowl with a kickoff set for 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 27 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. “I think they are the best 7-5 team…
ARLINGTON, Texas – For the fifth year in a row and the third time under Coach Lincoln Riley, the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners have won the Big 12 Championship. It was a struggle but the Sooners held off No. 7 Baylor and won 30-23 in overtime here to win an unprecedented fifth Big 12 Championship…
Oklahoma State will play a familiar opponent – Texas A&M – in the Texas Bowl at 5:45 p.m. December 27 in NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Oklahoma State and Texas played each other every year as members of the Big 12 Conference from 1996-2011. The Cowboys won each of the final four meetings between the…