The University Tulsa has agreed to play a one-game series in football against the Pacific-12 Conference’s Washington Huskies. The game is scheduled for September 9, 2023 at 70,138-seat Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the gridiron. Washington is coming off of a 10-4 season that…
Tulsa’s fast start this is also in jeopardy. Jeriah Horne led Tulsa with 16 points, but Wichita State went on a late 17-4 run to pull away for a 79-68 victory over the Golden Hurricane on Saturday in Wichita. The Golden Hurricane has lost four out of the last five games. Horne went 6-of-10 from…
A second half comeback fell short No. 17 Houston beat Tulsa 77-65 in Tulsa Sunday afternoon. DaQuan Jeffries led the Golden Hurricane (12-9, 2-6) with 17 points and five assists, while Jeriah Horne came off the bench to score 15 points. Martins Igbanu and Sterling Taplin finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively. TU had…
Jarron Cumberland led all scorers with 23 points as Cincinnati defeated visiting Tulsa on January 24, 88-64, in Cincinnati. Sterling Taplin led five players in double-figures with a dozen points for the Golden Hurricane. DaQuan Jeffries had 11 points, while Martins Igbanu, Curran Scott and Darien Jackson each finished with 10 points. Taplin logged a…
Two sets of Cowboys, one from down the Cimarron Turnpike in Stillwater, and the other from Laramie, Wyoming, along with conference foes UCF, Houston, Memphis and Navy will visit H.A. Chapman Stadium in the fall to face The University of Tulsa on the gridiron. Tulsa’s attractive home schedule will begin on the third week of…
Jeriah Horne hit four three-point shots but it wasn’t enough as Tulsa fell to SMU 57-77 in Dallas Saturday night. Jahmal McMurray paced the Mustangs with 22 points. Horne went 4-for-7 from downtown en route to his 14 points for the Golden Hurricane (11-6, 1-3), while Sterling Taplin added 10 points. The Hurricane shot 35.7-percent…
Tulsa football coach Philip Montgomery has promoted linebacker coach Joseph Gillespie to defensive coordinator to replace Bill Young, who is retiring. Gillespie, 47, has coached linebackers for the Hurricane the past four seasons. “I’m excited to have Joe move into the role as defensive coordinator. More than anything, Joe was a key part in our…
Tulsa redshirt freshman Zaven Collins was named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-America team. It’s the second freshman All-America award for the linebacker from Hominy. In December, Collins was named to the USA Today Freshman All-America team. Collins was the lone representative from an American Athletic Conference school named to the…
Kyle Grooms, who has spent the past eight years as director of football operations at The University of Tulsa, has been promoted to the position of associate athletics director for internal operations, said director of athletics Dr. Derrick Gragg. Grooms, a 2008 TU graduate, has been responsible for the football team’s daily operations, practice scheduling…
The 2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football season opener against the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference has been moved to a Friday night game in Lansing, Michigan. Tulsa and Michigan State will square off at 75,005-seat Spartan Stadium on Friday, August 30. The game time and TV network will be announced at a…