The Golden Hurricast

Tulsa football is on a bye and basketball season tips off next week, so this one is all hoops: it's our Tulsa basketball mega preview with BOTH head coaches.

First up is men's head coach Eric Konkol, back for his fifth appearance on the show. We talk the NIT final against Auburn, what changed from year three to year four, keeping a core together in the portal era, Kaleb Banks' eligibility, the returners, the Oklahoma State exhibition, a tougher schedule, the American, and the 76-team NCAA Tournament. The men open Monday at 7:00 PM central against Ottawa at the Reynolds Center.

Then women's head coach Angie Nelp joins us for her third appearance. We look back at last season and the unfinished business it left, replacing Hannah Riddick, a big group of returners and the newcomers, how the analytics see this team, the American, last year's "comeback team", and NCAA tournament expansion on the women's side. The women open Tuesday at 6:30 PM central against Incarnate Word.

We wrap it up with our thoughts on where Tulsa hoops is headed and why it feels like we all care together right now.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

4:11 - Eric Konkol Interview

5:30 - NIT Final

8:35 - Offseason

10:48 - What Changed Year Three to Four

12:55 - Following Former Players

14:14 - Keeping the Core Together

17:45 - Recruiting Chemistry

25:38 - Kaleb Banks' Eligibility

29:31 - Returners

40:17 - OSU Exhibition Takeaways

42:59 - Scheduling Strategy

46:42 - Men's American Conference

53:51 - Men's NCAA Tournament Expansion

57:42 - Konkol Lightning Round

1:03:18 - Angie Nelp Interview

1:09:23 - Last Season Recap

1:12:14 - Unfinished Business

1:15:10 - Hannah Riddick

1:18:37 - Returning Players

1:30:14 - Pace and Turnovers

1:32:02 - Newcomers

1:35:47 - Analytics and Preseason Outlook

1:41:34 - Women's American Conference

1:45:10 - The Comeback Team

1:47:21 - Women's NCAA Tournament Expansion

1:49:58 - Nelp Lightning Round

2:01:58 - Post-Interview Thoughts

2:09:34 - We Care Together

2:12:42 - Outro

Alternate title: The Glow

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 changes
• Who's gone? Who's back? Who's new?
• The running back room is loaded and might be the best in the G6
• Baylor Hayes and Dexter Williams at QB
• The WR room is basically entirely new
• The gang's back together on the OL
• DL is the sleeper best group on the team
• Chris Thompson Jr, Dax Collins, Sam Stone, and a fun LB group
• Elijah Green is out, but the secondary is deep
• There are 4 Williams'es on defense (two safeties, STAR, and corner)
• Special teams is rebuilt from the ground up
• Schedule breakdown and record predictions
• Players 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!

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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.

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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