Bill Haisten

Tulsa World Sports Columnist

As the 2005-21 Oklahoma State athletic director, Mike Holder was an important influence on the development of the Cowboy football program and its facilities.

Holder did a lot of good for that school, and he did something great for the University of Tulsa.

As Holder was the initiator and driving force in the negotiation, Oklahoma State University and TU agreed six years ago to the terms of an eight-games-in-eight-seasons football contract.

“The two biggest markets for OSU fans are Oklahoma City and Tulsa,” Holder told the Tulsa World in 2019. “We can’t play a football game in Oklahoma City, but we can in Tulsa every other year.

“We do a lot of our recruiting of students in Tulsa. A lot of our students will graduate and go to work in Tulsa. The

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