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Passionate progress: Susan Bynum leads OU-Tulsa's push for tech-centric workforce development
Susan Bynum is leading The University of Oklahoma-Tulsa’s charge toward the future with tech-centric workforce development and other programs that place the needs of the community first. “I feel like all my skills have built up to this,” she says from her office as vice president of OU-Tulsa.
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The start of football season is just over the horizon. Fall camps open up across the country as college programs prepare for the start of the 2024-2025 game slate. To celebrate, the 247Sports Network and Sooners Illustrated are giving fans a limited time offer. From now through end of day...
Oklahoma adds Utah State to 2027 schedule
The Oklahoma Sooners have officially added to their 2027 football schedule. OU will host the Utah State Aggies at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman on Saturday, September 4th, 2027. FBSchedules.com took to social media to announce the scheduling of the game. Oklahoma and Utah State have met five times...
Greg McElroy Names SEC Program That Could Play Spoiler In 2024
The SEC has always been the premier college football conference, and it somehow reached new heights heading into the 2024 season. The conference was able to poach the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners, the Big 12's two biggest brands, in what was a very sudden announcement back in 2021. The ...
Norman Regional Hospital Moves To New I-35 Location
The Norman Regional Health System marked a new chapter Monday with the first full day at a new primary location. After 78 years at 901 North Porter Ave, the location has been decommissioned, closing its hospital doors to patients and making the move across town to a new state-of-the-art hospital near Interstate 35 and West Tecumseh Road. The new location, previously known as the HealthPlex, is now Norman Regional Hospital.
Collin's Corner: Looking back on Party at the Palace for OU football (Notes & more)
The class of 2025 is very nearly wrapped up for Oklahoma football. But that didn't stop the Sooners from capitalizing on the lifted dead period. Oklahoma hosted its 'Party at the Palace' event over the weekend, bringing several of its current 2025 commits to campus. Tailored to these pledges, the one-day visit allowed these prospects to get to know each other and their program more.
Judge dismisses lawsuit against the special UNP arena TIF elections
Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman granted a joint dismissal order for the lawsuit filed by two former Norman mayors against the special elections for the proposed University North Park Rock Creek Entertainment District Project Plan, the Daily confirmed via documents obtained Monday morning. On July 10, OU Daily obtained...
'This just can't happen': Concerns over possible homeless shelter move to Griffin Memorial
NORMAN, Okla. (KOKH) — Is moving Norman's downtown homeless shelter to the Griffin Memorial Hospital campus the best idea?. While some advocates have applauded the proposal, Christopher Bojarski—the executive director of the Among Friends Activity Center for disabled adults—is urging officials to reject the idea. In his...
Jackson Arnold named to Maxwell Award watch list
Heading into 2024, all eyes are on the Oklahoma Sooners and first-year starting quarterback, Jackson Arnold. Arnold, the former five-star prospect will be leading the Sooners into the deep waters of the SEC. One of the best quarterbacks in the 2023 recruiting class and the first commit of the cycle...
100 Days to Football Time in Oklahoma 2024: #32 R Mason Thomas
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. R Mason Thomas, out of Florida, took a winding road to commit to the Sooners. Thomas committed to Iowa State in the summer of 2021 and stuck with the Cyclones right up until signing day. When the regime change occurred in Norman, Coach Venables and Coach Chavis immediately made Thomas a target. He visited Norman a month later and flipped to the Sooners on signing day, rounding out an impressive Edge / OLB class of Jonah La’ulu, Kevonte Henry, and Thomas for Coach Chavis.
Bellar, Khan, Kuntz and Smith Named GCAA All-America Scholars
NORMAN, Okla. — Ball State University men's golfers Kash Bellar , Ali Khan , Braxton Kuntz and Carter Smith each have been named as 2023-24 All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America. To be eligible for GCAA All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team's competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0 in NCAA Division I, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good...
Trio of Oklahoma Sooners recruiting targets among ESPN’s top 25 prospects
The Oklahoma Sooners 2025 recruiting class is nearly complete. They have 22 players committed to the class but are working to earn commitments from three more targets this cycle. Five-star offensive tackles Michael Fasusi and Andrew Babalola, five-star safety Jonah Williams, and four-star linebacker Christian Jones are the top remaining targets. Fasusi and Williams are considered two of the top prospects in the country regardless of recruiting class. ESPN’s Billy Tucker ranked the top 25 (ESPN+) prospects regardless of recruiting class, with Williams coming in at No. 16 and Fasusi landing at No. 20. At one point, the Sooners were considered the leaders...
Norman Residents, Business Owners Express Concerns About Planned Billion-Dollar Entertainment District
As plans for a new billion dollar entertainment district in Norman make headway, residents and business owners in the area feel uneasy about how it may affect their community. A recently-filed lawsuit says a special election vote would be an improper legislative act, meaning Norman residents are unable to vote on the project.
OU Baseball adds juco transfer Jeffrey Martz via portal
The Oklahoma Sooners baseball team continued their hot July in the transfer portal this weekend. OU added utility player Jeffrey Martz to the team from the junior college ranks. Martz transfers in from GateWay Community College, after hitting .320 with a .402 on-base percentage over his two years of JUCO...
Why OU football safety Billy Bowman Jr. opted to return to Sooners for 2024 season
DALLAS — Billy Bowman Jr. wears his passion for OU football on his sleeve. At SEC Media Days in Dallas earlier this month, the Denton, Texas, native was bombarded with questions about why he chose the Sooners over SEC teams like Texas A&M out of high school. Media members also inquired why an...
Oklahoma reaches top-five for 2026 offensive lineman William Conroy
The Oklahoma Sooners got some good news from the recruiting trail recently. Will Conroy announced via social media a list of his top-five schools at this point in his recruitment. The Crimson and Cream were able to make the cut. Oklahoma was listed alongside programs like Michigan, Miami, Arizona State...
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