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TU faces Arkansas Saturday

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After what looked like three good quarters of football, the University of Tulsa offense went cold and South Florida came from behind to beat the Golden Hurricane, 25-24, Friday night in front of 16,142 fans at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Tulsa (1-5, 0-3 AAC) scored a touchdown and a field goal in the first half, and…

Riley fires Mike Stoops after record-setting Texas defeat

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Ruffin McNeil will take over defensive leadership Oklahoma coaches get fired for losing to Texas and Lincoln Riley just made a point about defensive deficiencies by firing OU defensive coordinator Mike Stoops – the brother of former Coach Bob Stoops. Last Saturday, Texas scored 48 points against Mike Stoops’ defense – the most points OU…

So. Florida at TU on Friday

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Tulsa will try to get back on the winning track when the Golden Hurricane host red-hot South Florida at 6 p.m. Friday night. TU (1-4, 0-2 in the American Athletic Conference) had a 26-17 lead over Houston with 13 minutes to go in the game last Thursday when the Cougars rallied and scored 24 points…

Friday night college football, fall baseball and basketball

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This week is a hodge-podge of sports news and views. By the way, does anyone even say “hodge-podge” any more? The University of Tulsa played at Houston last Thursday night, and things didn’t go the way of the Golden Hurricane, once again. TU was leading 26-17 with 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter, but…

OSU faces a must-win against K-State in Manhattan

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Oklahoma State (4-2, 1-2 in the Big 12) badly needs a win over Kansas State (2-4, 0-3) Saturday to keep any hopes alive to make the Big 12 championship game. The chances fell dramatically Saturday as the Cowboys fell to Iowa State, 42-48, in Stillwater. That’s the second conference game that OSU has lost at…

It’s always fun to go to Dallas and beat the Longhorns

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My second trip to Texas was in 1973 when I was a student at The University of Oklahoma. Some friends and I drove to Dallas on a Friday afternoon with plans to see OU play Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Wow. The Bedlam game between OU and Oklahoma State is a storied and intense rivalry…

OU QB Kyler Murray has the attention of the Longhorns

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Is No. 7 Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray as good as – or even better – than former OU quarterback Baker Mayfield? Murray, who is in top speculations on a Heisman winner, is being compared to Mayfield, the Heisman winner who was the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft and is now the starting quarterback…

Cornelius is hitting his stride as OSU hosts Iowa State

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Oklahoma State quarterback Taylor Cornelius is playing at a high level as the Cowboys battle for a shot at the Big 12 Championship. Cornelius is No. 5 in the nation with 1,541 passing yards. He is hitting 62 percent of his passes and has thrown 12 touchdown passes (5 interceptions). His quarterback rating is 161.7…

3-1 Baylor to challenge OU after tough OT win over Army

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OU linebackers set a new record in number of tackles NORMAN – In a shootout with Baylor last year, OU running back Trey Sermon rushed for 148 yards as the No. 3 Sooners survived, 49-41. Now, with Sermon solidified as the No. 1 running, No. 5 Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0 in the Big 12) will get…

OSU’s first road game is against an improved KU team

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There are at least two reasons why No. 21 Oklahoma State should be motivated to play Kansas Saturday. First, the Cowboys lost their conference opener to Texas Tech, 17-41, last Saturday and that was a critical home game. And secondly, Kansas has already won twice as many games as they did last year. Actually, the…