Tag: Football

Gundy is waiting for a quarterback to earn the starting job

July 25, 2019 Charles Biggs

Oklahoma State hasn’t named a starting quarterback for 2019 but you can bet that Coach Mike Gundy will have one that will do well running his high-powered offense. After a disappointing 7-6 season in 2018, OSU lost offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich to Ohio State and Gundy hired Princeton’s Sean Gleeson. They will pick between redshirt…

Montgomery undaunted by low expectations

July 25, 2019

Expectations for the Tulsa University football team are low. TU was picked to finish last in the West Division in the preseason poll of the American Athletic Conference. Last season, TU opened with a win and then lost nine out of 11 to finish 3-9. Will the low expectations make Tulsa players play with a…

Six Sooners, three Cowboys named to All-Big 12 team

July 18, 2019

Hurts, Murray rate individual recognitions If the media pundits are correct, Oklahoma should be in great shape for a run at a fifth consecutive Big 12 Conference football title. Six Sooners were picked on the Preseason All-Big 12 team and OU linebacker Kenneth Murray was chosen as the “defensive player of the year” in the…

NCAA’s transfer portal greases the skids for college athletes

July 11, 2019

When Baker Mayfield transferred to Oklahoma from Texas Tech, former OU football coach Bob Stoops didn’t meet him until he was already on campus and enrolled in classes. That transfer was disastrous for the Red Raiders but a boon for OU. At first, Texas Tech wanted Mayfield to lose a year of eligibility as punishment…

Brock Vandagriff, No. 1 QB in the nation, commits to OU

July 4, 2019

The best player in America will play football for the Oklahoma Sooners. But quarterback Brock Vandagriff first has to finish high school and he won’t sign with the Sooners until sometime perhaps in 2020. His high school class graduates in 2021. Rivals.com has already named the record-setting quarterback as not only the best pro-style quarterback…

Spots are open to tailgate at Tulsa University football games

June 27, 2019

Tailgating spots for the six-game 2019 Tulsa football season are now available. A limited number of tailgate spots for Chapman Commons and Glenn Dobbs Drive (8th Street) for the entire season can be purchased, while fans can also purchase turnkey tailgate packages on Chapman Commons for single game usage. “Tailgating is such a great way…

Two Cowboys to the HoF

June 27, 2019

Two members of the Oklahoma State football program were honored by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, as wide receiver Dillon Stoner was presented with a National Football Foundation College Player of the Year Award and Mack Butler, OSU’s director of football operations, was presented with the Merv Johnson Integrity in College Coaching Award. They…

Leslie O’Neal on ballot

June 27, 2019

Former Oklahoma State defensive end Leslie O’Neal is one of 76 players included on the ballot for 2020 induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. It is the third consecutive year that O’Neal has been included on the ballot. A two-time All-America honoree, O’Neal anchored the two best defenses in school history in 1984…

Kickoff times for the AAC

June 27, 2019

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The American Athletic Conference has announced a number of kickoff times and television designations for the 2019 football season. It includes the kickoff times for much of The American’s Thursday and Friday prime time games on ESPN networks. The prime time package begins Thursday, August 29, as Cincinnati hosts UCLA at Nippert…

Same bowls for the Big 12

June 27, 2019

The Big 12 football bowl lineup will remain the same through the 2025 postseason as the conference has renewed agreements with eight partners for an additional six seasons beginning in 2020. “The Conference’s bowl lineup provides premier destinations and exciting matchups for our institutions and supporters,” said Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby. The Sugar Bowl…