Tulsa World Podcast

The Big Ten proposes an expanded playoff format. The SEC expands its conference schedule. What's going on and where are we headed?

Berry Tramel is a columnist at the Tulsa World in Oklahoma. Tom Shatel is a columnist for the Omaha World-Herald in Nebraska. The two are old friends who have covered college football for many years. 

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In this week's episode, Tom and Berry discuss Bill Belichick. Will he be successful at North Carolina? Are there similarities to Deion Sanders? Do college kids even know or care about who Belichick is? Plus, a lesson in Venmo, courtesy of the John Mateer news.

About the hosts

Berry Tramel is a columnist at the Tulsa World in Oklahoma. Tom Shatel is a columnist for the Omaha World-Herald in Nebraska.

Tramel has been covering college football since 1979. Shatel has been covering Nebraska for the Omaha World-Herald since 1991 and has been covering college football since 1980.  

Friends from their days covering the Big 8, these two get together once a week to talk all things college football.

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Berry Tramel: Click here to follow Berry's work

Tom Shatel: Click here to follow Tom's work

In their second episode, the Tulsa World's Berry Tramel teams with Tom Shatel of the Omaha World-Herald where the two old friends and veteran sports writers talk all things college football.

This week, Tramel and Shatel discuss the impressive things going on at Texas Tech, the impact of paying players and revenue sharing, scheduling in college football and more. 

About the hosts

Berry Tramel is a columnist at the Tulsa World in Oklahoma. Tom Shatel is a columnist for the Omaha World-Herald in Nebraska.

Tramel has been covering college football since 1979. Shatel has been covering Nebraska for the Omaha World-Herald since 1991 and has been covering college football since 1980.  

Friends from their days covering the Big 8, these two get together once a week to talk all things college football.

Follow the writers

Berry Tramel: Click here to follow Berry's work

Tom Shatel: Click here to follow Tom's work

In their first episode, the Tulsa World's Berry Tramel teams with Tom Shatel of the Omaha World-Herald where the two old friends and veteran sports writers talk all things college football.

In this inaugural show, the two discuss their issues with the College Football Playoff Committee, the stunningly fabulous Deion Sanders and more.

About the hosts

Berry Tramel is a columnist at the Tulsa World in Oklahoma. Tom Shatel is a columnist for the Omaha World-Herald in Nebraska.

Tramel has been covering college football since 1979. Shatel has been covering Nebraska for the Omaha World-Herald since 1991 and has been covering college football since 1980.  

Friends from their days covering the Big 8, these two get together once a week to talk all things college football.

Follow the writers

Berry Tramel: Click here to follow Berry's work

Tom Shatel: Click here to follow Tom's work

Ten years after the Bever brothers murdered their parents and siblings as part of a planned killing spree, questions linger — Why did this happen? What forces or factors put two Broken Arrow teens on the path to mass murder? Read by Tulsa World Reporter Tim Stanley. The written and video series are available at go.tulsaworld.com/bever.

Ten years after the Bever brothers murdered their parents and three siblings as part of a planned killing spree, people still wonder what forces or factors put two Broken Arrow teens on the path to mass murder. Brandon Tener, now a captain with the Broken Arrow Police Department, has never been able to shake his memories of the night he became the first responder to set foot in the Bever family home. Read by Tulsa World Reporter Tim Stanley. The written and video series are available at go.tulsaworld.com/bever. 

Ten years after the Bever brothers murdered their parents and three siblings as part of a planned killing spree, people still wonder what forces or factors put two Broken Arrow teens on the path to mass murder. This first episode is a narrative retelling of the events of the night of July 22, 2015, uses previous reports, trial coverage and available records from the Broken Arrow familicide case. Read by Tulsa World Reporter Tim Stanley. The written and video series are available at go.tulsaworld.com/bever. 

Executive Editor Jason Collington talks with Reporter Tim Stanley about the goals of this series, the thoughts behind pursuing them and comparing this series to his other work on infamous crimes in Oklahoma. Visit the written and video series at go.tulsaworld.com/bever.  

Perhaps sooner rather than later, Thunder owners will sell, but OKC has positioned itself well to retain the franchise, writes Sports Columnist Berry Tramel.

The Tulsa World is launching a new version of its podcast highlighting the best local journalism, featuring the Tulsa World journalists who produce it.

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