OKLAHOMA CITY- The Oklahoma Sooners escaped the Chesapeake Energy Arena by the skin of their teeth. With just...

NORMAN – The Oklahoma Sooners will get a brief reprieve from the grind of the Big 12 Conference...

For the second time in five days, Oklahoma is losing an assistant coach. Former defensive coordinator and...

WACO- Searching for their first win against a top ranked team on the road, the Oklahoma Sooners pushed...

OKLAHOMA CITY- The Oklahoma City Thunder bucked their recent trend of slow starts to outpace the Portland...

Some in Sooner Nation might be feeling a panic attack coming on. But the advice here is...

NORMAN- The Oklahoma Sooners rode an offensive explosion to victory against the TCU Horned Frogs. Four days...

OKLAHOMA CITY- The Toronto Raptors had to fend off a furious fourth quarter comeback to retire the...

NORMAN- The Kansas Jayhawks spoiled Top Daug’s homecoming to the Lloyd Noble Center, handing the Oklahoma Sooners...

It’s early, and yes, this may seem reactionary. But saying — today, at least, given current information...

Ames, IA- The sequence just before halftime summed up the night for the Oklahoma Sooners. Already down 14...

OKLAHOMA CITY- It was no homecoming for Russell Westbrook. In fact, most of the star power was...

AUSTIN- A full-team effort powered the Oklahoma Sooners to their first in win at the Texas Longhorns since...

NORMAN- It wasn’t always pretty.  In fact, for most of the game, it was ugly. But down...

Lincoln Riley has seemed lukewarm about signing a quarterback in the 2020 class. But it was all...

Oklahoma linebacker Kenneth Murray joined wide receiver CeeDee Lamb on Thursday when he announced he would forego...

Nearly a week has passed since the College Football Playoff which saw the LSU Tigers absolutely dismantle...

NORMAN- In the absence of their leading scorer, the Oklahoma Sooners played their most complete game of...

ATLANTA — Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch isn’t prone to superlatives. Nor does he often find himself...

ATLANTA — Some 16 hours after the Sooners’ latest and possibly greatest postseason implosion, Oklahoma coach Lincoln...

ATLANTA — Jalen Hurts launched the pass, this one deep and on target, and very likely a...

ATLANTA — The future of Oklahoma football comes down to this. The Sooners go into their Peach...

ATLANTA — In Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma has gotten elite quarterback play from...

VIDEO: Watch the Oklahoma Sooners at Peach Bowl Media Day on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, and hear...

VIDEO: Watch the LSU Tigers arrive at Peach Bowl Media Day on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, and...

Oklahoma freshman quarterback Spencer Rattler meets the press on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, at Peach Bowl Media...

VIDEO: Watch LSU head coach Ed Orgeron speak at Monday’s Peach Bowl press conference:

VIDEO: Watch LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, safety Grant Delpit, linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson and linebacker Patrick Queen...

VIDEO: Watch LSU defensive coordinator Steve Ensminger, quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Justin...

VIDEO: Watch Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, noseguard Neville Gallimore and linebacker Kenneth Murray meet the press...

VIDEO: Watch Oklahoma coach Cale Gundy, quarterback Jalen Hurts, center Creed Humphrey and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb...

Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley met the press during a news conference on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019. After...

NORMAN- After a month on the road, the Oklahoma Sooners finally hosted an opponent from the Lloyd...

Oklahoma will reportedly be without starting free safety Delarrin Turner-Yell for the College Football Playoff game against...

With the College Football Playoff now less than 10 days away, the four participating teams are starting...

NORMAN — Oklahoma didn’t get everyone they wanted on National Signing Day. No one ever does, really....

Shane Whitter LB | 6-1 | 222 Walter M. Williams HS | Burlington, NC Three-star prospect by...

NORMAN — Oklahoma defensive end Ronnie Perkins, running back Rhamondre Stevenson and wide receiver Trejan Bridges are...

OMAHA- The Creighton Blue Jays handed the Oklahoma Sooners their second straight loss. Three days after losing...

Everyone who watches sports is an expert. Maybe some of us played. Maybe some of us didn’t,...

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow won the 85th Heisman Trophy as expected on Saturday night during the annual...

WICHITA- No King or Queen was crowned, but there was a homecoming in Wichita. Austin Reaves returned...

Jalen Hurts’ journey this week to New York as Oklahoma’s latest Heisman Trophy finalist has been quite...

Everyone appreciates an apology. It’s nice if someone has done wrong and then has the awareness to...

Where did Steven Adams go? Just a moment ago he hit a post-hook from the left block,...

LSU drew a lot of outside criticism when Les Miles was fired in September 2016. All Miles...

While Rickey Dixon sat a mile away in Barry Switzer’s home back on Sept. 1, Dixon’s family...

The stage is set in Houston, Texas, where the Oklahoma State Cowboys will take on the Texas...

For the fifth time in four years, Oklahoma has a Heisman finalist. Quarterback Jalen Hurts has been...

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Oklahoma is back in the College Football Playoff, and the Sooners did it with...

ARLINGTON, Texas — ­­­College football has become a game of elite quarterbacks. But at Oklahoma, elite quarterbacks...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Maybe Lincoln Riley doesn’t have a crystal ball. Maybe he can’t see the future....

DENTON- The Oklahoma Sooners escaped Texas with a narrow 82-80 victory over the North Texas Mean Green....

The Oklahoma Sooners improved to 11-1 on the season with arguably their most impressive, and complete, performance...

NORMAN — The College Football Playoff selection committee had one last opportunity to show that these non-ultimate...

NORMAN — It was soon after the Orange Bowl, soon after Alabama hung 45 points and 528...

The Oklahoma State Cowboys found themselves in a disappointing position on Saturday night when the Oklahoma Sooners...

STILLWATER — Oklahoma heard Mike Gundy’s comments. And they didn’t necessarily agree. Not the ones about Lincoln...

It used to be so simple. Every possession you knew what to expect. Russell Westbrook would take...

We’re late getting out this week’s Ask Hoover because Mrs. Hoover’s leftovers were too good to ignore....

Fasten your seatbelts, college football fans. The end of the Big 12 season is here meaning only...

A night after suffering their first defeat of the season, the Oklahoma Sooners proved they can bounce...

Oklahoma got everything to go its way last week, and the Sooners’ good fortune was reflected in...

NORMAN — Just over halfway through a 20-minute interview on Monday night, Grant Calcaterra’s brave face and...

The Oklahoma Sooners suffered their first loss of the season, getting handled by the Stanford Cardinal 73-54...

NORMAN — Lincoln Riley thinks he might have the answer to the question that has vexed Oklahoma...

NORMAN — Jalen Hurts didn’t have his best stuff. He threw an interception that was returned 98...

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia – The Oklahoma State Cowboys took care of business today adding an eighth win...

Man, the Ask Hoover questions were all over the place this week — and that was just...

Oklahoma State fans were shaken on Thursday with the announcement of starting quarterback Spencer Sanders undergoing thumb...

Oklahoma tight end Grant Calcaterra shocked Sooner Nation on Thursday night when he abruptly announced his retirement...

NORMAN- The Oklahoma Sooners withstood a three-point barrage to power past the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks. In...

As part of the celebration of the 150th year of college football, Sporting News today published its...

NORMAN — It appears Oklahoma’s climb to the College Football Playoff just got a little steeper. The...

The Oklahoma State Cowboys are on a roll picking up a third consecutive win this past Saturday...

NORMAN- The Oklahoma Sooners overcame their toughest test of the season to remain unbeaten. The Sooners overcame...

Chris Paul waves away his teammates. The play has fallen apart. Time to save the day. One...

WACO, Texas — The two men who felt most responsible for what seemed an impossible task for...

From an Oklahoma win that felt like a loss to Myles Garrett assaulting Mason Rudolph last night...

The Oklahoma Sooners won their second straight neutral-site game, topping the Oregon State Beavers 77-69.  Oklahoma broke...

Oklahoma’s dream of returning to the College Football Playoff for the fourth time in five years may...

The Oklahoma State Cowboys added two big wins, plus bowl eligibility, to their record going into last...

NORMAN — Coaches today preach about the importance of making steady improvements. In all sports, on all...

If you don’t know how to feel about Oklahoma’s most-recent win, think for a second about how...

NORMAN — Lincoln Riley insists all of Oklahoma’s goals are still attainable. He insists that championships are...

Time again for Ask Hoover, my weekly college football Twitter mailbag. As you’ll see below, you can...

NORMAN- A pair of highly touted newcomers lived up to their billing in Oklahoma’s season opener against...

Kudos to Lincoln Riley, and kudos to Alex Grinch. As personally difficult as it may have been...

Imagine a scene. The game is tied, mere seconds remain on the clock. Damian Lillard dribbles patiently...

NORMAN — As he walked off Owen Field two years ago having tasted defeat for the first...

Wrapping up a week with no Oklahoma football and plenty of Thunder basketball … … Well, the...

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – It was the next man up for the Oklahoma State Cowboys after a week...

So many questions in this week’s Ask Hoover blog, I’m gonna have to keep the answers short....

NORMAN — The lack of handoffs this season was probably going to catch up to Lincoln Riley...

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about Oklahoma’s College Football Playoff chances should they drop a game...

A new mindset and a reality check is exactly what the Oklahoma State Cowboys needed going into...

A bevy of new faces took the court for the first time under head coach Lon Kruger,...

Sooner Nation got an answer on Monday, but not the one it wanted. And the Big 12...

Math is not just for nerds anymore. Like it or not, the game of basketball is being...

AMES, Iowa – The Oklahoma State Cowboys made a complete 180 turn in taking care of the...

MANHATTAN, Kansas — Oklahoma isn’t worried about the College Football Playoff. Not any longer. Not after Saturday....

MANHATTAN, Kansas — When he was offensive coordinator at East Carolina, Lincoln Riley thought a fast-paced offense...

It’s time for the second-largest Ask Hoover blog in Franchise history, and possibly one of the five...

NORMAN — I got the question yesterday during my weekly segment with The Franchise Players: Will Alex...

NORMAN — Only one person on the planet would use the word “travesty” when examining the Oklahoma...

The Big 12 Conference announced 2020 football schedules for its members on Tuesday. Oklahoma opens Sept. 5...

The Oklahoma State Football schedule for the 2020 season was released early Tuesday morning, and though subject...

All eyes are on head coach of the Cowboys Mike Gundy and his coaching staff as Oklahoma...

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – The Oklahoma State Cowboys came to battle as OSU’s homecoming celebrations were in full...

NORMAN — The biggest wreck on Owen Field on a perfect fall Saturday wasn’t the Sooner Schooner....

Preseason in the NBA has officially come to an end as the Oklahoma City Thunder took a...

Time again for Ask Hoover, my weekly Twitter mailbag where I answer your college football questions. I...

NORMAN — CeeDee Lamb dictated the kind of defense Texas tried to run last week in Dallas,...

The Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Texas Longhorns on Saturday 34-27, which now has them sitting at 6-0...

Basketball is almost back! After an eternal offseason and some (technically real basketball, but not really) preseason...

NORMAN — Jalen Hurts knew he would get another question about the Oklahoma-Texas rivalry comparing to the...

DALLAS — Oklahoma linebacker Kenneth Murray spends a lot of idle time watching old film of his...

  Time again for Ask Hoover, our weekly Friday Twitter mailbag where I answer your college football...

DALLAS — A handful of truths seem immutable when it comes to the Oklahoma-Texas rivalry. One, the...

Well, it’s finally that time. After five blowout wins, Oklahoma finally faces its first real test. The...

NORMAN — It seems like Jalen Hurts was born to withstand the heat of high-stakes college football....

AUSTIN, Texas — Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte has helped breathe new life into the University...

You’ve all heard the rumors. Every week a new one. Miami wants to trade for Chris Paul,...

Oklahoma State prepares for its bye week as the Cowboys continue to recover from a rather poor...

NORMAN — It is here. The big game has arrived. It’s OU-Texas week. This is the reason...

          Rankings are done by souly Chisholm Holland. Send all complaints directly to...

There’s just so much unknown with the Thunder heading into the season. Is Billy Donovan going to...

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Oklahoma State Cowboys were in for a sour surprise when they found themselves...

LAWRENCE, Kansas — Oklahoma got what it wanted on Saturday, but was left wanting so much more....

The Oklahoma State Cowboys are headed down to Lubbock, Texas, to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders...

Time again for Ask Hoover, my weekly Twitter mailbag where I answer your college football questions. That...

NORMAN — You think Oklahoma’s Jeremiah Hall is versatile now? You should have seen him when he...

Oklahoma is 4-0 in 2019 with four blowout wins over Houston, South Dakota, UCLA, and Texas Tech....

NORMAN — Bad news for Oklahoma’s upcoming opponents: Jalen Hurts is evolving as a quarterback. Like some...

The Texas Rangers, 78-84 overall, won a three-game series against the New York Yankees, 103-59, in the...

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – There were big time moves made by big time adjustments for the Cowboy defense...

NORMAN — Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch has extremely well-defined feelings about his players giving effort. “If...

Oklahoma State will face quite possibly its toughest challenge of the 2019 season on Saturday as Mike...

The Recap: My video rewind of the week covering college football in Oklahoma. From Oklahoma State’s disappointing...

The Texas Rangers, 76-83 overall, lost a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox, 83-76, at Globe...

Time again for Ask Hoover, my weekly Twitter mailbag where I answer your college football questions. Amid...

The Texas Rangers, 75-81 overall, -game series against the Oakland Athletics, 94-62, at the Oakland Coliseum. Texas...

NORMAN — Is Oklahoma ready? Did the Sooners get enough done in the non-conference part of their...

Another year, another ranking. Hotly debated by the fans and cooly disregarded by the players, the “Top...

The Oklahoma State Cowboys took their first loss of the 2019 season against the Texas Longhorns on...

AUSTIN, Texas — The task wasn’t small. So Texas’ defense played big. In the Big 12 Conference...

The Houston Astros, 100-53 overall, swept the Texas Rangers, 74-79, at Minute Maid Park. Texas lost the...

Time again for Ask Hoover, my weekly Q&A blog where I answer your questions on Twitter. We...

The Recap: My video rewind of the week covering college football in Oklahoma. From a big win...

NORMAN — There is little debate that Oklahoma’s non-conference schedule this season is the weakest the Sooners...

STILLWATER — Through three games, Mike Gundy sees something markedly different in Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger. “I...

Gary Patterson certainly has heard the criticisms of the Big 12 Conference. “Everybody keeps talking about us...

Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley, defensive coordinator Alex Grinch and select OU defensive players don’t have a...

After Saturday’s 48-14 victory at UCLA, Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley, defensive coordinator Alex Grinch and several...

With no MVP prospects and no immediate championship hopes, Thunder fans might not feel they have much...

It’s officially Big 12 Football time in Oklahoma as the Oklahoma State Cowboys capped of the non-conference...

The Oakland Athletics, 90-60 overall, sweep the Texas Rangers, 74-77, in a three-game series at Globe Life...

TULSA, Oklahoma – An eccentric offensive start for Oklahoma State helped aid the Cowboys in a 40-21...

TULSA — It seems preposterous to suggest that in a game won 40-21, in a game that...

The Oklahoma State Football team looks to wrap up its final non-conference scheduled matchup against the University...

A weekly video recap of my work at TheFranchiseOK.com, featuring interviews with Lincoln Riley, Jalen Hurts, Alex...

Time again for Ask Hoover, my weekly college football Twitter Q&A with Franchise listeners, readers and viewers....

The Texas Rangers, 74-74 overall, won two of three games against the Tampa Bay Rays, 87-61, at...

NORMAN — It only takes a cursory look at the Oklahoma defense over the last decade to...

Oklahomans are used to winning. In the Thunder franchise’s 11-year history, they’ve reached the playoffs nine times...

TULSA — Tulsa’s Zach Smith put up more passing yards in a football game last week than...

Oklahoma State University mourned the loss of OSU legend Thomas Boone Pickens Jr. on Wednesday, Sept. 11,...

Mike Gundy gets a lot of credit for redefining what Oklahoma State football looks like, and rightfully...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant is talking again.  While it has never been something he’s been shy...

The Oklahoma State Cowboys sit at a 2-0 record to start the 2019 season after securing a...

NORMAN — No one was happier for Brendan Radley-Hiles’ sudden success on Saturday night than his Oklahoma...

NORMAN — Survey the landscape of the National Football League’s opening weekend and Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley’s...

The Texas Rangers, 72-73 overall, swept the Baltimore Orioles, 46-97, in a four-game series at Camden Yards....

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – The Oklahoma State Cowboys set the tone for Saturday night’s game early with a...

NORMAN — No. 4-ranked Oklahoma didn’t prepare for South Dakota last week. The Sooners didn’t play a...

Oklahoma State returns to Boone Pickens Stadium tonight coming off a hot 52-36 win over Oregon State...

My video recap of tonight’s Franchise Drive, in which we go in on the OU and OSU...

Time again for “Ask Hoover,” my weekly mailbag Q&A in which I answer your college football questions....

The Texas Rangers, 68-73 overall, lost two of three against the New York Yankees, 92-49, at Yankee...

Jalen Hurts shouldn’t play Saturday against South Dakota. But he will. That’s what happens when the,”But it’s...

Week 1 is in the books with the Oklahoma Sooners defeating the Houston Cougars 49-31 on Sunday...

  NORMAN — Jalen Hurts had a lot of doubters after his performance on Sunday night in...

NORMAN — Lincoln Riley, Alex Grinch, Kenneth Murray all walked away from Sunday night’s 49-31 victory over...

The Oklahoma State Cowboys opened the 2019 season against Oregon State in Corvallis, Oregon, on Aug. 30...

The Texas Rangers, 67-71 overall, split a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners, 58-80, at GLobe Life...

NORMAN — It’s a small sample size, and the only data to go on – a terribly...

CORVALLIS, Oregon – Redshirt freshman Spencer Sanders received the news he’d been waiting for as the Cowboys...

Well, Oklahoma State plays on the road and Oklahoma opens in a Sunday special. Past that, there’s...

It’s college football season, and it’s Friday, so that means it’s time again for #AskHoover, my weekly...

In honor of the upcoming game against Houston on Sunday. Let us revisit the first time the...

The Oklahoma State Cowboys open the 2019 season in Corvallis, Oregon, against the Oregon State Beavers with...

Here’s my video recap of tonight’s Franchise Drive recap on 107.7 The Franchise in Oklahoma City, 107.9...

NORMAN — Freshman are just not what they used to be. In contemporary college football, youth matters...

I spoke with Bill Bedenbaugh, CeeDee Lamb and Jalen Hurts last night, and then, just four days...

Oklahoma released its depth chart for Sunday’s game against Houston today, and there were a few surprises....

NORMAN — Jalen Hurts accomplished an awful lot in his three years at Alabama. He quarterbacked the...

The Texas Rangers, 65-69 overall, split a two-game series against the Los Angeles Angels, 64-71, at Angel...

College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock joined the Franchise Drive tonight, and talked about college football’s...

Ladies and gentlemen, we made it. College football has returned, and the Oklahoma Sooners will finally begin...

On tonight’s Franchise Drive recap, we hear some meaningful stuff from Lincoln Riley, dig deep on Andrew...

NORMAN — Oklahoma football fans have good reason to temper their optimism regarding the Sooner defense this...

The Texas Rangers, 64-68 overall, lost three of four against the Chicago White Sox, 60-70, at Guaranteed...