TU Sports Extra

Before the Reynolds Center opened, TU played most of its home games at the downtown Convention Center from 1977-98 after moving from the Fairgrounds where it had been since the end of World War II, primarily at the Pavilion.

When the 8,355-seat arena opened in 1998 after being built for $32 million, TU had an on-campus facility to play its home basketball games in for the first time since the 1930s.

Barry Lewis looks back at the top moments of the past 25 years of the Reynolds Center. 

The Tulsa World's TU Sports Extra Podcast is sponsored by Albert G's Barbecue.  

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New TU offensive lineman recruit Brody Duffel of Bixby joins the TU Sports Extra podcast this week to talk about why he'll sign with TU on Wednesday, how he gained a lot of weight to go from 200-pound sophomore starter at Bixby to Division I recruit and more. The Tulsa World's TU Sports Extra Podcast is sponsored by Albert G's Barbecue.  

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This week's Bill Haisten Podcast guest is former University of Tulsa All-American Jerry Ostroski, who spent nine seasons on the Buffalo Bills' offensive line and now is the father of TU defensive end Owen Ostroski. Jerry and Bill discuss their picks on Person of the Year in the NFL and in college football. Also discussed: TU freshman QB Kirk Francis' stunning, 345-yard passing performance.

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Senior defensive lineman Joseph Anderson joins the podcast this week to talk about his journey from preferred walkon to scholarship athlete. Plus, how does TU rebound from its three-game losing streak and a little bit about noodling. The Tulsa World's TU Sports Extra Podcast is sponsored by Albert G's Barbecue.  

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TU's senior defensive lineman has had quite a journey. Many in his family were swimmers and Ben was too, before quitting in high school to play football at Prosper High School in Texas.

He received very little recruiting attention and originally went to Oklahoma State to only be a student. But, he quickly realized he wasn't done with football. He walked on to the football team and later earned a scholarship. After five seasons and a promising 2022 season he decided to leave OSU rather than play a different position in a new defense in 2023.

He immediately had his eye on TU and when coaches called, it was an easy decision. 

He's enjoying what will be his only season as a TU defensive lineman. So far this season, he has 25 tackles and 4.5 sacks. 

He sits down with Patrick Prince to talk about his journey. The Tulsa World's TU Sports Extra Podcast is sponsored by Albert G's Barbecue. 

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In this week's episode, Barry Lewis offers his midseason report card of TU. The Hurricane is 3-3 going into Thursday's home game versus Rice. Barry breaks down how the season has gone so far as well as what to expect against the Owls.

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After five injury-riddled years at the University of Miami, Kai-Leon Herbert was telling people he was done with football.

Due to injuries, the Florida native didn’t see the field his final two years at Miami. He also endured injuries early in his Miami career. As schools began calling him to see if he was interested in transferring, Herbert told them he wasn’t interested, thinking he was done playing football.

It wasn’t until a phone call from then-TU offensive line coach Steve Farmer as well as Herbert talking to his cousin, Khalil Herbert, who is in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, did he change his mind and decide he wanted to not only continue playing football, but that he wanted to continue at Tulsa.

However, the injuries didn’t stop. He was injured yet again in his first season at TU in 2022 and played only 15 snaps in the season opener.

But, this year has been different.

Herbert has started all five games so far at left tackle for the 3-2 Hurricane, who returns to his home state this weekend to face Florida Atlantic.  

Herbert joins the TU Podcast this week to talk about his journey from the Sunshine State to the Sooner State, what’s different about this year’s team and his thoughts on the city of Tulsa and more.

Also, Barry Lewis joins the podcast to offer his analysis of TU’s season through five games.

The Tulsa World's TU Sports Extra Podcast is sponsored by Albert G's Barbecue.

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In this week's episode, Barry Lewis and Patrick Prince break down TU's 2-2 start heading into the AAC opener on Thursday at home versus Temple. 

Barry said last week on the TU podcast that we'd know more about this TU team following the Northern Illinois game. So what did we learn? 

We learned, among other things, that TU can win even when its quarterback  struggles. In its first crunch-time test of the season, TU earned passing grades.

Plus, which player has been the most impressive and what are still the areas of concern for Kevin Wilson's first TU team?  The Tulsa World's TU Sports Extra Podcast is sponsored by Albert G's Barbecue.

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Barry Lewis joins the podcast this week to discuss why this week's game versus Northern Illinois will reveal a lot about TU. Plus, a review of the OU game and a look at how Braylin Presley has been used so far.

Also, Patrick sat down with senior offensive lineman Will Farniok on Tuesday. Farniok talks about leaving Nebraska, what led him to Tulsa, what's it like to have three older brothers who played college football with one in the NFL and more. The Tulsa World's TU Sports Extra Podcast is sponsored by Albert G's Barbecue.

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Tulsa senior safety Kendarin Ray joins Patrick Prince to talk about his goals for the upcoming season, his personal goals as he enters his sixth year at TU with an eye on the NFL, how a group conversation with his parents along with TU coach Kevin Wilson led him to exit the transfer portal and return to Tulsa for his final college season.  

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