Premature Preview: The Tulsa Golden Hurricane
By Jackson Leuschen, CycloneFanatic.com Contributor
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Fresh off of an 8-5 season and a 7-1 mark in Conference USA, the University of Tulsa enters 2012 with their eyes set on 10 wins and a conference championship in head coach Bill Blankenship’s second season.
A huge key to the success of the Golden Hurricane over the past three years has been...
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6 hours ago
Tulsa suspends LB Shawn Jackson
Starting linebacker Shawn Jackson has been suspended for the first three games of Tulsa's season.
Coach Bill Blankenship announced Tuesday that Jackson would not play against Iowa State, Tulane or Nicholls State because of a violation of team policy. He will be eligible to return for a Sept. 22 game against Fresno State.
Jackson started 23 games over his first two seasons with...
Via AP on Fox
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8 days ago
Tulsa suspends LB Shawn Jackson for 3 games
Starting linebacker Shawn Jackson has been suspended for the first three games of Tulsa's season.
Coach Bill Blankenship announced Tuesday that Jackson would not play against Iowa State, Tulane or Nicholls State because of a violation of team policy. He will be eligible to return for a Sept. 22 game against Fresno State.
Jackson started 23 games over his first two seasons with...
Via AP on Fox
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8 days ago
NBA Draft Blog Interview with Steven Idlet
Watching a player develop his game through the college years is always a treat, and is usually more so when it is a big man. One player who took full advantage of the development process over the last few years was Tulsa’s Steven Idlet. At 6’11, 250, Idlet has the size that most teams are looking for. Add to that how he has developed not only an efficient offensive post game...
Via NBA Draft Blog
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19 days ago
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19 days ago
Former Tulsa star Seals added to Manning's staff
Shea Seals, the former Tulsa star whose NBA career was cut short by a knee injury, is returning to the Golden Hurricane to serve on new coach Danny Manning's staff.
Manning announced Wednesday that he has hired Seals as the director of player development and team manager. He says Seals will be a mentor to Tulsa's players, incorporate life-skills opportunities into the program...
Via Fox Sports
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21 days ago
Haith adds another transfer
Courtesy: University of Missouri Athletics Department
Columbia, Mo. University of Missouri Head Mens Basketball Coach Frank Haith has added another talented player to his roster, as Jordan Clarkson has signed a scholarship aid agreement to attend Mizzou. Clarkson, a 6-4, 188-pound guard out of San Antonio, Texas (Wagner High School), has spent the last two years playing at Tulsa...
Via Fox Sports Midwest
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21 days ago
Jordan Clarkson Talks Transfer
On Monday, the Missouri Tigers received a commitment from SG Jordan Clarkson 6’4” 188 San Antonio (TX) Wagner, who is transferring to Missouri after two years at Tulsa.Clarkson tells us about his decision to become a Tiger.
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22 days ago
UCLA and Clarkson Mutally Interested
The talented transfer from Tulsa, Jordan Clarkson, could visit UCLA officially...
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27 days ago
Revamped Tulsa staff has holes to fill in spring
Tulsa coach Bill Blankenship hears the jokes that he may have gotten it backward in hiring his latest assistant coach.
When looking to fill an opening for a cornerbacks coach, he hired the father of one of the Golden Hurricane's latest signees. Usually, he says, it goes the opposite way and a coach will occasionally hire a prospect's dad in a bid to lure the coveted player...
Via Fox Sports
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March 11, 2012
Tulsa fires Doug Wojcik as coach
Tulsa has fired men's basketball coach Doug Wojcik after seven seasons during which he recorded the most wins in school history.
Athletic director Ross Parmley called Sunday's move a business decision and cited sagging ticket sales and ''growing apathy'' among the fan base as the reasons for Wojcik's dismissal. Wojcik was 140-92 with the Golden Hurricane...
Via Fox Sports
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March 11, 2012
Cougars track and field comes up short
Cougars fall one point short in C-USA men's indoor track and field
The fact that the Tulsa Golden Hurricane moved from the second place finish they had in 2011 to first place in 2012 was a surprise even to their head coach. In the Conference USA indoor meet staged at the new Birmingham Crossplex coach Steve Gulley admitted to FSN's Jeremy Bloom he had been hoping for another...
Via Fox Sports Houston
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February 26, 2012
BYU rally denies Tulsa bowl win
DALLAS Tulsa, which has one of the worst defenses against the pass in the country, was able to mask that deficiency throughout most of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Friday afternoon.
For more than 59 minutes, the Golden Hurricane was able to keep the pass-happy BYU Cougars in check and was clinging to a 21-17 lead.
Tulsa couldn't make it for 60 minutes though thanks...
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December 30, 2011
Turnovers won't be only key for Tulsa, BYU
Both Tulsa head coach Bill Blankenship and BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall spent Thursday morning talking about how important turnovers would be in deciding the winner of Fridays Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl.
While turnovers will be key, they won't be the only factor in determining the winner of the 11 a.m. at SMUs Ford Stadium.
Here are three keys to success for each...
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December 29, 2011
Versatile Tulsa QB prepping for final start
KENNEDALE, Texas There's no questioning Tulsa quarterback G.J. Kinne's ability to adapt to different situations.
The senior signal caller, who is playing his last collegiate game in Friday's Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl against BYU, has taken a winding route to becoming one of the best quarterbacks to play for the Golden Hurricane.
The native Texan played for...
Via Fox Sports Southwest
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December 28, 2011
Don't knock Houston's schedule, knock Tulsa's
The thing nobody really notices is Tulsa. Specifically, that Tulsa has a perfect Conference USA record and would, with a win on Friday over Houston, host the Conference USA championship game.
This is because Tulsa scheduled itself into oblivion.
Nobody notices the Golden Hurricane because it lost to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Boise State and for that has been shooed off to...
Via Fox Sports Houston
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November 22, 2011
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