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…
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…
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…
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…
The Red River Rivalry between Oklahoma and Texas will kick off at 11 a.m. October 11 in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. OU beat Texas 39-27 in the Big 12 Championship game last year but Texas won the Red River Shootout, 48-45 in October. OU has won seven of the last 10 games against the…
The in-state rivalry between Tulsa and Oklahoma State will continue for eight more years after the current football series between Tulsa and Oklahoma State concludes in 2021, the two schools announced. The two schools have agreed to an eight-year home-and-home series beginning in 2024 with the first game being played at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Tulsa…
The University of Tulsa student-athletes were honored for their athletic and academic achievements last month at the school’s Golden ‘Cane Awards Gala. A crowd of over 600 gathered for the 24th Annual Golden ‘Cane Awards Gala, a Grammy Awards-type Ceremony, at the Donald W. Reynolds Center on the TU campus. The night was highlighted by…
Former University of Tulsa basketball star Kwanza Johnson has been hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater, for the second time. Johnson, a 1995 graduate of TU, brings 20 years of collegiate coaching experience, including stops at TCU, Georgia, Nevada, Little Rock and Eastern Illinois. Johnson got his start as an administrative assistant…