The Oklahoma State quarterback battle between Dru Brown and Spencer is still neck and neck as both have improved in recent practices, according to Coach Mike Gundy. “(Brown) continues to get better through reps,” Gundy said last Thursday after an 110-play scrimmage. “Each one of those guys (Brown and Spencer Sanders) gets a little better…
The Tulsa football team has been adapting to the hot and humid August weather as they continue fall practice. “Things went well,” Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery said last Thursday. “It’s been three days in a row where we’ve had a little different weather each day. “I thought our guys handled it really well. We kept…
A former football coach once said, “If you have two quarterbacks, you don’t have any quarterbacks.” Without a returning starter, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has two quarterbacks who are so similar that he might play both of them. And Gundy doesn’t have a problem with that. “We might not,” Gundy said when asked when…
Last season, Tulsa running backs Shamari Brooks and Corey Taylor II combined for 1,813 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns. That pair will be counted on again in 2019 to keep the Golden Hurricane offense humming. “Shamari and Corey are getting quite a few reps right now, but as camp gets towards the middle we’ll see…
The Oklahoma Sooners are ranked No. 4 in the nation in the Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll. Defending national champion Clemson is ranked No. 1 and Alabama and Georgia are Nos. 2 and 3. From the Big 12, Texas is No. 10, and Iowa State is No. 24. West Virginia, Oklahoma State, TCU and Baylor…
Tulsa football fans will have an opportunity to see the Golden Hurricane in action, get autographs and enjoy a morning of football at the annual Tulsa Football Fan Fest event on August 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Free Sno-Cones, bounce houses, games for kids, face-painting and food and drinks…
Tulsa, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State all have tough football schedules this season. In nonconference action, the Golden Hurricane have road games at Michigan State and San Jose State plus home contests against OSU and Wyoming. OU opens at home with a Sunday night game against Houston, followed by a home game versus South Dakota and…
Boomer, Smith compete to start Tulsa football coach Philip Montgomery at some point will name either Seth Boomer or Zach Smith his starting quarterback for 2019. But the question is who and when. “I never put a timeline (on naming a starter),” Montgomery said in a press conference last week. “Those guys are in a…
Four new head coaches and the other six Big 12 football coaches met with the media in July near Dallas and some made some telling comments. OU coach Lincoln Riley knows he needs to recruit players in Texas, particularly in Dallas. “It’s a critical area for us and it has been historically and even maybe…
After fielding arguably the best offense in college football for several years, the Oklahoma Sooners need the defense to do better in 2019 in case of a potential dropoff in offensive production. Because of graduations and the NFL Draft, OU lost their starting quarterback, their best wide receiver and four of the five starting offensive…