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TU fought hard but came up short against the Cowboys

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The last time the Oklahoma State Cowboys visited H.A. Chapman Stadium on The University of Tulsa campus, a severe lightning storm moved through the area just before the scheduled 9:10 p.m. kickoff, delaying the start of the game for over three hours. When the game finally finished at 3:35 a.m., Oklahoma State had won 59-33….

Sooners sail past UCLA as Jalen Hurts racks up yardage

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OU quarterback Jalen Hurts was outstanding as the No. 5/4 Sooners beat UCLA 48-14 Saturday in Pasadena.  In three games,he has passed for 880 yards and nine touchdowns with no interceptions. He has completed 49 of 61 pass attempts (80 percent). Hurst is tied for sixth in the nation in rushing, with 373 yards in…

After USD blowout, No. 5/4 OU faces a struggling UCLA

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NORMAN – Oklahoma (2-0) and UCLA (0-2) are headed in opposite directions. No. 5/4 OU travels to Pasadena Saturday for a 7 p.m. kickoff (Central Time) on Fox Sports. The Sooner football team, with the No. 1 offense in the nation, cruised past a scrappy South Dakota team 70-14 Saturday here while Chip Kelly’s hapless…

Improved Golden Hurricane host red-hot Oklahoma State

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Kickoff will be at 2:30 Saturday An improved Tulsa football team will host a revitalized Oklahoma State squad at 2:30 p.m. as the in-state rivals meet here in non-conference action. Tulsa (1-1) got their first win of the season Saturday night with a 34-16 victory at San Jose State while the Cowboys are 2-0 after…

Ferrigno overcame being bullied

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Lou Ferrigno may be best known for the title role in the hit television series, The Incredible Hulk, but before that, he was a world-class body builder and more recently, he’s been involved with law enforcement. I had the opportunity to interview him this past weekend at the Wizard World Comic Convention in Tulsa. Ferrigno…

Hurts punishes Houston; OU defense shows improvement

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With new quarterback Jalen Hurts setting records, Oklahoma’s offense dominated Houston Sunday night as the Sooners won 49-31. And the OU defense showed signs of improvement. Don’t expect No. 4 Oklahoma to be challenged Saturday night when they host South Dakota, who fell to Montana 17-31 Saturday in South Dakota. Hurts, a graduate transfer from…

Chuba Hubbard gains 221 yards

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Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard took up where he left off last season as he rushed for 221 yards and three touchdowns in a 52-36 win over Oregon State of the Pac-12 Conference in Corvallis, Oregon, Friday night. The Cowboys rushed for 352 yards and had 555 total yards of offense. “They’ve been good…

Why did Idaho play Penn State?

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A debate was started recently on Facebook and you may not believe this, but it didn’t have anything to do with politics. This debate was over a comment one of my friends made regarding the score of the Penn State – Idaho football game. This friend, we’ll call him Al, because that’s his name, posted…

Riley picks Jalen Hurts to start against Houston Sunday night

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Jalen Hurts, named starting quarterback by Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, has an impeccable football background. Sooner fans will get their first look at the former Alabama star as OU hosts Houston at 6:30 Sunday night. “It’s been a very healthy competition,” Riley said. “There’s a lot of respect for each other in that room.” Hurts…

OSU has a long road trip, night game at Oregon State

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Oklahoma State will travel through three time zones to open the season with a late-night kickoff (9:30 p.m.) against a Pac-12 opponent. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the opponent is Oregon State, maybe the worst team in the Pac-12 in 2018. Oregon State was 2-10 last season, with the lone wins…