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Auburn hopes to provide a ‘great challenge’ to Oklahoma says Hugh Freeze
The Oklahoma Sooners are now official members of the SEC and will be met with the conference’s toughest slate to begin their campaign. The Sooners will open SEC play on September 21 at home with SEC contender Tennessee and face tough opponents away from home in Texas and Ole Miss in October. However, their first true “welcome to the SEC’ experience will come on Sept. 28 when Oklahoma visits Jordan-Hare Stadium for its first road game as an SEC member. Jordan-Hare Stadium is considered to be one of the toughest stadiums in the country due to its raucous atmosphere and Auburn’s known...
2024 Oklahoma Sooners Win Total Prediction & Analysis
In a fact or fiction discussion about the Oklahoma Sooners' 2024 season, the focus is on whether they can cover their Vegas win total set at +/- 7.5 games, with insights on upcoming matchups and team dynamics. The Oklahoma Sooners' Vegas win total for 2024 is +/- 7.5 games. Yes,...
Lady Force of Oklahoma City power their way to the American Conference title game in Women’s Football
The Oklahoma City Lady Force will compete on Saturday, July 13 for the American Conference championship in a rematch with the Nebraska Pride. The game is set for 7 p.m. that day at Putnam City Patriot Stadium, located at 8500 N.W. 23 Street, Oklahoma City, zipcode 73127, United States. To...
Oklahoma earns commitment from another elite 2025 defensive back
Oklahoma continued it 2025 recruiting roll on Saturday with a commitment from four-star safety Omarion Robinson. The 6-foot, 171-pound defensive back becomes the 21st commitment in the Sooners 2025 recruiting class and the ninth defensive player. Robinson, who hails from Little Rock, chose Oklahoma over offers from home state Arkansas,...
Lincoln Riley did Sooners huge favor by jumping ship
Sooner fans will not soon forget the series of events that occurred on Nov. 28, 2021. Looking back on that day now, two and a half years later, who would have thought it would turn out to be a blessing in disguise. The morning after Oklahoma had lost to Bedlam...
2024 Oklahoma football wide receiver preview - Coach Emmett Jones
Sometimes, college football coaches get lucky, no matter how legendary or extraordinary they are. Pat Jones got lucky by getting Barry Sanders to come to Oklahoma State. Gene Chizik got lucky and landed eventual Heisman winner Cam Newton out of a juco. Brent Venables and his Oklahoma football program got lucky and found Emmett Jones.
2024 Oklahoma Sooners Quarterbacks Preview - Michael Hawkins Jr.
I've spoken at length about Michael Hawkins Jr's potential. In fact, I compared him to Kyler Murray... that's how good I think Hawkins can be. He came to Norman after completing a 'Kyler-like' high school career in Texas, finishing his high school career as the number 3-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the nation.
Oklahoma 4-star OL Target Lamont Rogers Announces Top Schools, Commitment Date
On Thursday, 4-star Mesquite Horn (TX) offensive lineman Lamont Rogers announced his top six schools and revealed his commitment date. The Jaguars' standout will choose between Oklahoma, Florida State, Texas, Texas A&M, Missouri and SMU on Saturday, July 6. Rogers took an official visit to Norman in June and has visited the campus numerous times throughout the past year. Over the summer, the 4-star offensive lineman also took visits to the other five schools on his list with OU and FSU being the final two stops. In addition to being one of the top football players in the nation, Rogers...
Palace on the Prairie not as much of a home-field advantage in SEC, according to CBS Sports
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium has always been a home favorable environment for the Sooners. OU has won 82 percent, or 421 games, of the 525 games played there since the stadium opened 101 years ago in October 1923. Originally named Owen Field in honor of legendary head coach Bennie...
OU Football’s Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Ranks Top Ten in SEC
Are the Oklahoma Sooners SEC-ready? It’s a question that’s been asked since the move was announced in 2021. Now that the transition is official, the question holds much more weight. The guys in Norman need to be sharp in every facet — the on-field product, environment and everything in between.
Oklahoma Football: The top-5 toughest offensive players the Sooners will face in 2024
We're beating a dead horse here, but the SEC is stacked with talent from top to bottom. Five out of the last 10 Heisman trophy winners come from the SEC—seven if you now include Oklahoma. On this year's Walter Camp preseason All-American team, 6 SEC players were selected for the first-team offense, and 2 were selected for the first-team defense. Needless to say, the SEC is full of talented football players.
Red River Rivalry earns high grade from CBS Sports
When the 2024 college football season begins, the SEC will look a little different. The conference now includes two former Big 12 powerhouses, Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners. As a result, the conference is home to one of the biggest rivalries in college football, which many fans will highlight on the schedule. CBS Sports ranked the top rivalries in the SEC, with the Longhorns and Sooners taking the top spot. Over the last decade, the rivalry has been full of fireworks because they are always competitive. Neither team has four in a row in the series since 2004. Eight of the...
New Clubhouse Unveiled at Earlywine Golf Club, Enhancing Oklahoma City's Premier Golf Destination
It has been a long road to get to the ribbon cutting of the new clubhouse at Earlywine Golf Club that took place on Wednesday, a part of Oklahoma City Parks and Recreations community properties, one of several golf courses that have been seeing an increase in golfers teeing up for a day of fun in the sun.
Oklahoma high school basketball: Carlsheon Young, Kaidon Rayfield moving to PHH Prep
Two of Oklahoma's top 2025 basketball recruits are headed elsewhere for their final high school season. Midwest City guard Carlsheon Young and Putnam City West forward Kaidon Rayfield are transferring to PHHoenix Prep in Arizona to play for the Diamond Doves in the Overtime Elite League. PHH announced their choice on social media Thursday.
Crimson Countdown: No. 55 Ashton Sanders
The Crimson Countdown is officially on for the 2024 Oklahoma football season. Fans have been waiting for what feels like forever with this one. The Sooners are finally and officially joining the SEC. The 2023 season was a rebound one for head coach Brent Venables, getting the program back to...
Jordan-Hare Stadium 'a great challenge' for Oklahoma's first SEC road game
Auburn hopes Oklahoma's first SEC road trip proves to be a daunting one. The Tigers will welcome the Sooners this fall to the conference with their first road game as a member of the expanded SEC in Week 5, when Auburn hosts Oklahoma for the first time ever. The school's only previous meetings were in the 2016 and 1972 Sugar Bowls, both Sooner victories.
Big Inning Haunts Thunder in Series Opening Loss to West Virginia
The Thunder dropped their third straight game at Trenton Thunder Ballpark on Saturday night, as they fell to the West Virginia Black Bears by a final of 10-5. In what started as a pitcher’s duel, quickly became an offensive outburst from the Black Bears, who piled on eight runs in their half of the eighth inning.
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