The University of Tulsa offensive center Gerard Wheeler has been named to the Watch List for the Rimington Trophy. The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football. Wheeler, a 6-3, 331-pound junior, is in his second year as Tulsa’s starting center. He has started the last…
TU/UC postponed Last Saturday’s Tulsa University football game against Cincinnati was postponed, due to COVID-19 cases at Cincinnati and the ensuing quarantine of student-athletes. It was to be the first home game of the season for the Golden Hurricane, and appropriately the school was scheduled to celebrate homecoming. That will now have to wait a…
Oklahoma’s young football team turned a corner Saturday with an impressive 53-45 win over rival Texas in a four-overtime game that lasted about four hours and 45 minutes. The Sooners (2-2, 1-2 in the Big 12) had comfortable leads over Kansas State and Iowa State but the defense folded and OU entered the Red River…
Does anyone in America have a tougher schedule than Tulsa? After almost upsetting No. 10 Oklahoma State and then upsetting then-No. 11 Central Florida, Tulsa must now battle No. 8 Cincinnati. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane Homecoming game against the 11th-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats has been scheduled for a start time of 11 a.m. on October 17….
Saturday’s game between Oklahoma State and Baylor has been moved from October 17 back to December 12 due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Baylor on Thursday suspended all football-related activities because the school needed to evaluate recent positive tests and perform contact tracing of its team. The Big 12 said that the league’s championship game…
Within the span of a week, the baseball world lost two Hall of Fame pitchers; Bob Gibson and Whitey Ford. Two different personalities, but both fierce competitors on the mound. Gibson died on Oct. 2, at age 84, after battling pancreatic cancer for more than a year. He played 17 years in Major League Baseball,…
Tulsa’s decisive 34-26 win over then-No. 11 Central Florida Saturday could be a turning point in the Golden Hurricane program. “New year, new season,” Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery said. “We’ve got a lot of talent on this football team. On the road in a tough environment . I’m proud of these guys for sticking together….
For the first time in 29 years, the University of Tulsa football team defeated a team ranked in the Top-15. In 1991, the Golden Hurricane defeated No. 15 Texas A&M 35-34, at home. Last Saturday, TU beat No. 11 Central Florida, 34-26, in Orlando. I don’t know if this one win will drive TU to…
The Big 12 has one undefeated team left and that is No. 10 Oklahoma State. OSU (3-0, 2-0 in the Big 12) breezed past Kansas Saturday 47-7 and now sits atop the Big 12 Conference, tied with Kansas State (2-1, 2-0) and Iowa State (2-1, 2-0). The Cowboys now look like the favorite to win…
To say this is an off year for the Red River Rivalry game between Oklahoma and Texas would be an understatement. The Sooners play Texas Saturday at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Kickoff is for 11 a.m. on FOX. Consider these factors: The Texas State Fair, which surrounds the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, has been…