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Tulsa fell behind 17-7 at Rice and then ripped off 31 unanswered points to win 38-17, snapping a three-game losing streak. Now Army comes to Chapman on Friday night for the last of the three-straight-option-games stretch. Matt's back, and we recap the Rice win together: the halftime adjustments that shut Rice out in the second half, the fourth-and-goal Dexter Williams call, the best game of Baylor Hayes' career (again), and more before handing out our Players of the Game. We couldn't line up a guest this week, so Ryan solos the Army preview. We walk through Cale Hellums and the guys around him, how Army's offense is different from what we just saw from Navy and Rice, an Army defense you can throw on, the last two meetings, and what Tulsa has to do to get to 5-3. Kickoff is Friday at 7:30 PM central on ESPN2. We round things out with Around the American, including the tragedy before UTSA-Navy and Charlotte's first win of the year, the rest of the TU sports, and a reminder that hoops is right around the corner. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegoldenhurricast Visit our website: https://www.thegoldenhurricast.com Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - Rice Recap 5:45 - Offense 9:39 - 4th & Goal Play 14:30 - Highlight Plays 18:52 - Players of the Game 25:57 - Army Preview 32:11 - Army - Personnel 34:55 - Army - Offense 42:44 - Army - Defense 50:24 - Around the American 1:00:30 - Men's Soccer 1:04:37 - Women's Soccer 1:08:03 - Volleyball 1:11:54 - Golf 1:15:00 - Cross Country 1:19:14 - Basketball 1:21:24 - Outro

Tulsa forced four turnovers at Navy and still lost 34-26, blowing a two-score lead for the second straight week. That's three losses in a row, and now it's on to Rice for game two of the three-straight-option-games stretch. Matt is out traveling for work, so I solo recap the Navy loss, zoom out on some broader trends of the season thus far and where things are headed, and hand out players of the game. Then we welcome in Matthew Bartlett from The Roost to preview the Rice Owls. We talk Rice's 1-5 start and why this team is better than its record, Scott Abell's option offense, Jacurri Brown, a secondary rebuilt through the portal, the new First Community Stadium, and predictions (spoiler: we don't agree). Kickoff is Saturday at 3:30 PM central on ESPN+. Then solo-ryan returns to round things out with JMU joining the American, the rest of Around the American, a quick run through the other TU sports, and basketball media days. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegoldenhurricast Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Navy Recap 9:04 - Football Big Picture 19:31 - Injuries 20:26 - Players of the Game 24:30 - Rice Preview ft. Matthew Bartlett 32:18 - Rice - Season Outlook 36:35 - Rice - Option Offense 40:43 - Rice - Quarterback Play 45:32 - Rice - Running Backs 48:11 - Rice - Defense 56:15 - Rice - First Community Stadium 59:31 - Rice - Coaching 1:04:45 - Rice - Game Prediction 1:15:14 - Around the American 1:25:26 - Volleyball 1:26:40 - Men's Soccer 1:27:51 - Women's Soccer 1:28:43 - Cross Country 1:29:15 - Golf 1:29:48 - Basketball 1:34:03 - Outro

Tulsa lost a wild & dramatic one to North Texas: a 45-44 overtime loss on Thursday night on ESPN, coming up inches short on the two-point try to win it. Now it's on to Annapolis to start a three-week stretch of option offenses. We recap the North Texas loss and hand out our players of the game before welcoming back Mike James from The Mid Report and the Navy Football Radio Network to preview Navy. Mike is one of our favorites and always a great conversation. We talk the Air Force loss, the QB situation, and what Navy actually runs these days (hint: it's not really the triple option anymore). Kickoff is Saturday at 2:30 PM central on CBSSN. We round things out with Around the American, the rest of the TU sports, and a surprise listener question. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegoldenhurricast Check out our brand new website: https://www.thegoldenhurricast.com Chapters: 0:00 - Intro - New Website 6:50 - North Texas Recap 9:08 - Highlight Plays 12:47 - Offense 14:58 - Defense 32:09 - Penalties 36:55 - Players of the Game 45:15 - Injuries 45:59 - Special Teams 48:32 - Navy Preview ft. Mike James 51:48 - Navy - Air Force Recap 57:25 - Navy - QB 1:04:00 - Navy - Offense 1:18:20 - Navy - Defense 1:28:17 - Navy - Home Field 1:32:45 - Navy - Predictions 1:51:11 - Around the American 1:58:01 - Men's Soccer 2:02:16 - Women's Soccer 2:04:58 - Volleyball 2:09:13 - Men's Golf 2:11:17 - Women's Golf 2:13:05 - Cross Country 2:17:20 - Listener Question 2:19:35 - Outro

Undefeated no more. Tulsa went into Fayetteville and came out with an ugly 34-6 loss to Arkansas in the rain, but at 3-1 the Golden Hurricane are already halfway to bowl eligibility with conference play starting Thursday night.We recap the Arkansas game, including a defense that played a lot better than 34 points suggests, the injury updates heading into a short week, and our players of the game. We also send our condolences to Tre Lamb and his family on the passing of his grandfather, Ray Lamb.Then we welcome in JD Davis from ⁠the North Texas Eagle⁠ to preview the Mean Green. JD walks us through Neal Brown's rebuild after the exodus to Oklahoma State, Jahiem White, Tayven Jackson, and a Jekyll-and-Hyde defense. That makes three for three on North Texas Eagle guys between their show and ours. Great conversation. Kickoff is Thursday at 8:00 PM central on ESPN at H.A. Chapman Stadium.We round things out by taking a look Around the American before running down the rest of the active TU sports.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegoldenhurricast Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:20 - Arkansas Recap 5:32 - Offense 10:01 - Defense 13:42 - Passing Game 16:58 - Injuries 20:04 - Players of the Game 32:21 - North Texas Preview ft. JD Davis 35:48 - North Texas - Expectations 43:41 - North Texas - Jaheem White 48:48 - North Texas - Offense 53:34 - North Texas - Defense 59:01 - North Texas - Special Teams 1:05:53 - North Texas - Predictions 1:17:52 - Arkansas Takeaways 1:20:03 - Around the American 1:29:34 - Men's Soccer 1:32:40 - Women's Soccer 1:34:21 - Volleyball 1:40:33 - Golf 1:42:20 - Cross Country 1:47:46 - Outro

Tulsa beat East Texas A&M 42-0 for their first shutout since 2002 and their first 3-0 start since 2008, but the second power five opponent of the season is up next as TU heads to Fayetteville to take on the faltering Arkansas Razorbacks. We recap the ETAM win before welcoming in Matt Jones from WholeHogSports to help us preview the hogs. Matt was truly fantastic - I really hope you enjoy that interview. We round things out by covering the other active TU sports and reminiscing on some old-school Hurricast stuff from years past. Fun one! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:34 - East Texas A&M Recap 3:39 - Defense 4:43 - Offense 6:17 - Dexter Williams 11:15 - Passing Game 12:47 - Running Game 14:30 - Offensive Line & Depth 16:39 - Players of the Game 22:28 - Special Teams 27:27 - Arkansas Preview ft. Matt Jones 1:18:13 - Around the American 1:27:37 - Men's Soccer 1:31:03 - Women's Soccer 1:32:31 - Volleyball 1:34:51 - Men's Golf 1:37:12 - Women's Golf 1:39:50 - Cross Country 1:41:24 - Outro

Tulsa escaped Huntsville with the win and their first 2-0 start to the season since 2015. There are some things to work on this week against East Texas A&M before heading to Arkansas next week. Matt talks about this and more this week. Note* this episode is shorter than usual and only included football. We will be back to regular programming next week.

Tre Lamb is a legend and we are all witnesses. Tulsa just beat Oklahoma State in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1951-1952, and this time we got to do it at home in Tulsa. It was a beatdown and easily could've been an even larger margin of victory than the 24-10 win it was. We have fun recapping the win over OSU and hand out our players of the game awards before moving on to Sam Houston. To preview the Sam Houston Bearkats, we welcome in Collin Neill from Sam Houston SportsTalk! Collin was great and we learned a lot about the Bearkats in this one. Kickoff is on Saturday at 6:00 PM central. To round things out, we take a look Around the American before running down the rest of the active TU sports - including a brief preview of the return of the Tulsa Men's Golf program! Excited to see how they do at the CSU Ram Masters in their debut. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegoldenhurricast Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Oklahoma State Recap 9:59 - Potentially Nine-and-Three 16:47 - Offensive Recap 21:52 - Running Backs 28:21 - Tackling and Penalties 36:00 - Injuries 37:03 - Players of the Game 45:17 - Special Teams 52:14 - Sam Houston Preview ft Collin Neill of Sam Houston SportsTalk 1:39:55 - Interview Thoughts 1:47:00 - Around the American 2:00:45 - Men's Soccer 2:03:12 - Women's Soccer 2:05:17 - Volleyball 2:09:34 - Men's & Women's Golf 2:15:33 - Cross Country 2:19:14 - Outro

It's our 2026 Tulsa Football Season mega preview! We dig deep into this year's squad and also preview Oklahoma State with Calvin Alexander from The CGA Tour. 2026 Season Preview: Year 2 for Tre Lamb and staff changesWho's gone? Who's back? Who's new?The running back room is loaded and might be the best in the G6Baylor Hayes and Dexter Williams at QBThe WR room is basically entirely newThe gang's back together on the OLDL is the sleeper best group on the teamChris Thompson Jr, Dax Collins, Sam Stone, and a fun LB groupElijah Green is out, but the secondary is deepThere are 4 Williams'es on defense (two safeties, STAR, and corner)Special teams is rebuilt from the ground upSchedule breakdown and record predictionsPlayers of the Year and Breakout Player picks We then switch over to welcome in Calvin Alexander from The CGA Tour to help us preview Oklahoma State for this Saturday's home opener against the Cowboys in Tulsa. Then we return to round out the episode with: Around the American (conference preview)Other sports roundup Hope you enjoy it! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegoldenhurricast Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 6:25 - High Level & Tre Lamb Year 2 15:15 - Roster Turnover 20:51 - Running Backs 27:24 - Quarterbacks 33:28 - Receivers & TEs 37:52 - Offensive Line 42:10 - Transition to Defense 44:04 - Defensive Line 47:25 - Linebackers 50:02 - Secondary 54:45 - Special Teams 59:08 - Schedule & Record Predictions 1:07:59 - Players of the Year & Breakout Picks 1:20:40 - Okahoma State Preview w/ Calvin Alexander 2:12:59 - American Conference Preview 2:21:52 - Men's Soccer 2:25:06 - Women's Soccer 2:28:18 - Volleyball 2:30:43 - Other Sports 2:35:01 - Outro

Stacy Leeds, the new University of Tulsa President, joins the Hurricast to kick off Season 9! We discuss: Her sports background (she was a two-sport collegiate athlete!) The big tuition cut news Enrollment goals The threat of dropping football What athletics means to TU Athletic department spending Being Tulsa's Team We so enjoyed meeting and talking to President Leeds, and hope you enjoy it too. Join us on Patreon for early access to episodes, video podcasts, merch discounts, premium content, and more! https://patreon.com/thegoldenhurricast Chapters 0:00 - Intro 5:44 - Meet President Stacy Leeds 12:43 - TU Tuition News 30:59 - Future of TU Athletics 39:30 - No, TU Isn't Dropping Football 43:00 - Basketball and Volleyball Success 48:45 - Adding Sports 52:30 - Upcoming Football Season 1:00:11 - Lightning Round 1:01:46 - Reflecting on the Interview 1:06:33 - Outro

In our final regular episode for the season we do a deep review on the men and women’s basketball seasons, handout some awards, talk conference championships (including how Tulsa is the best school in the conference) and more! Chapters 0:00 - Intro 3:14 - Men’s Basketball - Season in Review 24:30 - Men’s Basketball - End of Season Awards 46:29 - Men’s Basketball - Transfer Portal Updates 1:10:30 - Women’s Basketball - Season in Review 1:21:20 - Women’s Basketball - End of Season Awards 1:27:35 - Women’s Basketball - Transfer Portal Updates 1:34:00 - Women’s Golf - Conference Champion #1 1:36:19 - Men’s Tennis - Conference Champion #2 1:41:19 - Women’s Tennis - Season Recap 1:43:48 - Softball - Season Update 1:47:03 - Finale Thoughts + Outro

Tulsa beat New Mexico in the NIT semis to hit 30 wins for the 2nd time in program history, and will now take on the SEC's Auburn Tigers for the NIT Championship. To preview Auburn, we welcome in Zac Blackerby from the Locked On Auburn podcast. We get into all kinds of stuff: Vibes around Steven Pearl & the decision to even accept the NIT bid The road win over Florida and subsequent collapse Auburn's poor three-point defense vs our elite three-point offense Keyshawn Hall, Tahaad Pettiford, Kevin Overton, Filip Jovic, and more personnel The stylistic matchup we've got coming in this one Tempo & turnovers More Zac was awesome. I really enjoyed talking with him. Can't wait for this game! Let's win us a title. Reign Cane 🌀 Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:29 - Auburn Preview with Zac Blackerby 39:11 - Outro

The Tulsa men are in the NIT Final Four and are closing in on their first NIT Championship since 2001. Standing in their way are the New Mexico Lobos in the semifinals on Thursday at 6:00 PM central at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The winner gets Auburn or Illinois State in the championship game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (also in Indy). In this one, I preview New Mexico before airing our guest appearance on The Pit Press Podcast where we previewed Tulsa for New Mexico fans. Hope you enjoy it! Can't wait for Thursday night.

Tulsa fell to Wichita State 68-81 in the American Championship semifinals after losing David Green to injury and Tyler Behrend to fouling out while Kenyon Giles went supernova for the Shockers. HOWEVER, Tulsa received a 1-seed in the NIT the very next day and will host Stephen F. Austin in the Reynolds Center in the first round on TUESDAY! That's today, at time of publishing. It's the Tulsa men's first postseason bid of any kind since 2016. Can't wait. Matt's out, so it's just me for this one. I recap the conference tournament for the men & women, preview the NIT for the men, and briefly discuss the unfortunate end of the season for the women. I also have a new article out on Patreon about savoring this extremely fun season while acknowledging questions about the defense & the coach. Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/savor-it-153116361?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - New Article on Patreon 02:10 - Tulsa is a 1-seed in the NIT 03:15 - Men's Conference Tournament Recap 11:50 - NIT Preview 21:10 - Women's Conference Tournament Recap 26:45 - Patreon Reminder 27:56 - Outro

It's conference tournament time! We get into all kinds of stuff in this one, including: Last week's final games of the regular season including senior dayThe historic regular season for the men's teamAll-Conference awards for the men & womenAmerican Conference Tournament previewsA very fun listener question to debateAll other active TU sports (women's golf, men's & women's tennis, and softball) Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:26 - It's Conference Tournament Time 03:34 - A Historic Regular Season for Men's Hoops 06:07 - Men's Hoops ECU Road Win 08:14 - Men's Hoops Senior Day Win over UTSA 14:44 - Men's All-Conference Team 18:19 - Men's Conference Tournament Preview 27:57 - Women's Hoops Road Win at UTSA 30:15 - Women's Hoops Senior Day Loss vs ECU 33:57 - Women's All-Conference Team 36:17 - Women's Conference Tournament Preview 40:21 - Win the NIT or Lose 1st Round NCAA? 48:47 - Ryan Switzer -> Oregon 50:17 - Women's Golf 53:36 - Women's Tennis 55:05 - Men's Tennis 57:02 - Softball 01:00:17 - Outro

Both basketball teams are entering the final week of the regular season. The men are hoping for a WSU stumble to slide back into the two seed, while the women are trying to get an extra bye at the four seed. Even with everyone looking ahead to the conference tournament, the last games are still important for seeding. We also talk Legend’s Day, quiz Ryan on some mascot trivia, talk early thoughts on football schedule, do our spring sport recap, and more. 00:00 - Intro + Legacy Day 05:46 - Men’s Basketball Recap 20:37 - Last Week! - Men’s Preview 45:06 - Women’s Basketball Recap 51:40 - Fighting for the Four Seed 58:45 - Football Schedule Talk 01:05:09 - Spring Sport Recap