August 14, 2012
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ECU shares No. 2 spot in preseason GAC football poll

East Central was among three teams to receive first place votes in the preseason Great American Conference football poll.  ECU and Ouachita Baptist tied for second […]
August 3, 2012

Hudson proud of SAC character; talks about league future

The Sooner Athletic Conference had another banner year in 2011-2012 bringing home six national championships. Yet the NAIA conference with has stood strong since 1978 is […]
July 31, 2012

Some Oklahoma schools also call NCCAA home

  With the recent shifts in national and conference affiliations at some Oklahoma universities, getting used to new rivalries is just one of the effects of […]
July 2, 2012
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GAC “went smoothly” through Year One

Conference realignment was a huge topic in college athletics in 2010 and 2011.  But this primarily involved schools moving from one conference to another. The Great […]
June 30, 2012

Finding the Way through football

Southern Nazarene football coach Mike Cochran will be in Europe for the next two weeks on a mission trip.  But it may seem to him as […]
June 20, 2012

Hicks’ move to the middle proved to be right

Michael Hicks never dreamed that he would be playing college football at this point in his life. He had played sports on the college level before.  […]
May 25, 2012
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NAIA to NCAA: Oklahoma’s Changing Landscape, Part 3

It’s a big decision to move from the NAIA to the NCAA.  It’s that way in 2012, when there will be only so many schools chosen […]
May 23, 2012
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NAIA to NCAA: Oklahoma’s changing landscape – Part 2

The June 1 application deadline for membership in the NCAA’s Division II is approaching and it is likely that Northwestern and Oklahoma Christian won’t be the […]
May 22, 2012
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NAIA to NCAA: Oklahoma’s changing landscape – Part 1

The landscape of college athletics took center stage each of the last two summers as conference realignment in NCAA Division I was a lead story seemingly […]