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Beard is a 1979 Tulsa University graduate, and Linda is an OSU graduate. Oklahoma State and Tulsa kicked off on a Sunday at HP Chapman Stadium. The game was scheduled for Saturday, but weather delays pushed it back to a 12:15 am kickoff. ...
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The No. 8 Cowboys' game on Saturday at Tulsa didn't start until about 12:15 a.m. Sunday after a rain delay, but next Saturday's game at No. 9 Texas A&M is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
After a severe storm and several lightning strikes and mandatory 30-minute delays that followed them, the players finally came onto the field to warm up after 11:50 p.m. Saturday.
Tulsa athletic director Bubba Cunningham also told the Tulsa World that the game was ?eight to nine minutes? from being canceled altogether.
Beard, a TU season-ticket holder and former Tulsa police officer who lives in Skiatook, attended Saturday's game with his wife, Linda, and his daughter, Amy. They didn't want to wait the storm out, but G.E. didn't want to get up.
So while Linda and Amy sought shelter, he stayed in his seat through the whole storm. He is believed to be the only fan that didn't seek shelter during the three-hour delay.
OSU and Tulsa playing on a Sunday isn't unprecedented. On Sunday, Sept. 19, 1982, the Cowboys, then coached by Jimmy Johnson, and Golden Hurricane played in Tulsa.
With the late kickoff in Tulsa, Oklahoma State will play on a Thursday, a Friday, a Saturday and a Sunday in one season for the first time in its history.
Oklahoma State sophomore Justin Gilbert returned his third career kickoff for a touchdown in the first quarter of the late game against Tulsa.
The return, which was 96 yards, was tied for the longest against Tulsa since 1987, when former Cowboy superstar Barry Sanders had a 100-yard kickoff return for a score.
Ruminer, who has gotten some interest from the Golden Hurricane, was on an unofficial visit. He talked to players, stood on the field and got a tour of facilities.
Ruminer, who has season tickets to Oklahoma football games, said he was disappointed that his first college visit ended that way. But he was happy that he at least got to see the Golden Hurricane play two weeks ago in Norman.
The ill-fated visit came one day after another big individual performance by Ruminer. He had 10 tackles, forced two fumbles and recovered one in the Antlers' 49-14 win over Tecumseh on Friday. Through three games, Ruminer has 37 tackles this season.
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