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Oklahoma offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh got a huge raise in January, a $125,000 bump that to...

Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim acknowledged Thursday night that he had grown tired of watching a...

Kliff Kingsbury finally got his man. The Arizona Cardinals’ new head coach has been chasing Kyler Murray...

With Saturday wind chills expected to dip into the upper 30s and the possibility of rain, University...

Sooner Nation is a patient lot. Waiting around for more than a decade to play Alabama is...

NORMAN — Jalen Hurts is Oklahoma’s starting quarterback. Exhibit A is his body of work at the...

The University of Oklahoma is known for hosting a high level of talent, especially in its football...

NORMAN — Just hours before the biggest job interview of his life, Kyler Murray attended a baseball...

NORMAN — Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley addressed a number of compelling issues Wednesday during a press conference...

Kyler Murray finally answered a few questions on Thursday. Well, not really. But he showed up to...

Kyler Murray spoke Saturday about finally having a sense of relief. His decision had been made. He...

Those who know — the ones who really know, like Deion Sanders, or Bo Jackson — advised...

After two years in the College Football Playoff, two Big 12 Conference championships and two Heisman winners...

New Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch isn’t exactly a stats geek. But he will, from time to...

Save for a squib kick here or a field goal attempt there, Lincoln Riley hasn’t made many...

Oklahoma has new quarterback. Alabama’s Jalen Hurts, a two-year starter for the Crimson Tide, announced on The...

Former Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray announced his big decision on Monday in a simple, elegant tweet. At...

Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts reportedly visited Oklahoma over the weekend, and of course, Sooner Nation took to...

Today’s the day. Monday is the deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL Draft, and after...

The drama in the Oklahoma quarterback room just got a lot more dramatic. Eric Baily of the...

Kyler Murray’s options are tantalizing, but his decision is far from easy. The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Wednesday night that the Oakland A’s expect the Oklahoma quarterback and their first-round draft pick last year to declare for the NFL Draft on Sunday. The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL...

Lincoln Riley professed his love for Oklahoma throughout the fall. Oklahoma returned the sentiment on Tuesday. OU...

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State will head into the 2019 season with a void to fill at quarterback...

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — Just minutes after springing into the end zone to give his team one...

When Alabama coach Nick Saban says it’s difficult to prepare for a quarterback like Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray,...

MIAMI, Florida — Let’s just start with the obvious: Lincoln Riley’s mind operates on a different level...

MIAMI, Fla. — When the music started, Marquise Brown couldn’t help himself. Ankle injury or no ankle...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Kyler Murray is apparently just fine, and Marquise Brown is getting there. Both...

NEW YORK — Lincoln Riley needed a quarterback, and he had plenty to choose from. It was...

NEW YORK — The Heisman stars aligned for one night over Manhattan, and so Kyler Murray got...

NEW YORK — Kyler Murray yawned the yawn of a Heisman Trophy winner, a deep, deep pause...

NEW YORK — Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray won the 84th Heisman Trophy on Saturday night at the...

  NEW YORK — Kyler Murray has never lacked confidence. He always knew greatness waited for him....

NEW YORK — Kyler Murray is, well, curious. Can Oklahoma’s dynamic quarterback play professional baseball … and...

Major awards have started rolling in for Kyler Murray. The Oklahoma quarterback was named Associated Press National...

NORMAN — The 84th Heisman Trophy is officially a three-man race. With all the games finished, three...

ARLINGTON, Texas — It’s all true: Oklahoma doesn’t play good defense. The numbers don’t lie. The Sooners...

The Ask Hoover blog is so monumental this week, I asked the Big 12 refs for help....

STILLWATER – In an up-and-down season with scrutiny littered throughout, Taylor Cornelius was named an honorable mention...

Oklahoma dominated the Big 12 Conference postseason coaches awards just like it dominated the league on the...

Oklahoma got exactly what it wanted: a rematch with Texas in the Big 12 Championship Game. Tonight,...

NORMAN — Texas coach Tom Herman is in charge of America’s biggest college sports corporation and has...

Lincoln Riley, a 34-year-old offensive genius in just his second season as a head coach, showed Friday...

Let’s play two. The Big 12 Conference championship goes through Oklahoma once more after Friday night’s 59-56...

NORMAN – Saturday was not a particularly good day for the Oklahoma Sooners. Sure, there was a...

Time again for Ask Hoover, the weekly blog where I answer your college football questions, and this...

NORMAN — Think about it: if Oklahoma’s defense could get just one or two more stops per...

NORMAN — No. 6-ranked Oklahoma took Oklahoma State’s best shot on Saturday night, and the Sooners stayed...

NORMAN – Taylor Cornelius stood alone. Chuba Hubbard had flanked right out of the backfield. Behind him...

Time again for Ask Hoover, the weekly blog where I answer your college football questions and whatever...

NORMAN — Look, nobody is saying Oklahoma doesn’t own Oklahoma State. History shows us again and again...

It’s safe to say Oklahoma has dominated the Bedlam series. The Sooners own an 87-18-7 record against...

NORMAN — Based on events that unfolded Saturday deep in the heart of Texas, this week’s Bedlam...

STILLWATER – Mike Gundy wants his players to vote. About two months ago, the Oklahoma State football...

On a night when Oklahoma didn’t have anything close to its A game, the Sooners were still...

Time again for Ask Hoover, our weekly blog where I answer your college football questions. The College...

NORMAN — Lincoln Riley was always going to get the question about coaching in the NFL. Riley’s sharp offensive mind is perfect for a league that is evolving toward a decidedly collegiate look. And the Oklahoma coach just produced the NFL’s No. 1 overall draft pick, Baker Mayfield. But the confluence of...

NORMAN – Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray was named a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award, it was announced...

NORMAN — Oklahoma heard the chatter all week. Kansas State is coming to town. The Wildcats play...

Well, after this week’s games, the college football regular season will be two-thirds over. Can’t say I’m...

NORMAN — Trying to define Kennedy Brooks’ running style is a challenge. But during his weekly news...

Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray and running back Kennedy Brooks were awarded Big 12 Player of the Week...

Time again for Ask Hoover, the weekly blog where I answer your college football questions, and then...

Kyler Murray isn’t accustomed to losing. At least on the football field, that is. Oklahoma’s 48-45 loss...

Last week marked a historic low for Big 12 Conference scoring output, and might forever stand as the turning...

NORMAN – Oklahoma wide receiver Marquise Brown and linebacker Curtis Bolton were named AP midseason All-Americans, the...

NORMAN — So, how to lose to your rival and fire a Stoops and pick up the...

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State keeps shooting itself in the foot. Big plays are taken away, momentum is...

DALLAS – The Oklahoma football team had no chance to beat Texas at the beginning of the...

DALLAS — Time for Ask Hoover, where I answer your college football questions … and a lot...

Oklahoma vs. Texas is, quite simply, college football’s greatest rivalry. The combatants are both all-time blue-bloods (one...

NORMAN — Before he was able to even drive himself to practice, Kyler Murray could flat-out throw...

NORMAN – Kyler Murray wasn’t expected to duplicate Baker Mayfield’s numbers this easily. The redshirt junior quarterback...

Some Sooners spoke to the media on Monday leading up to the Red River Rivalry against Texas...

NORMAN – Kyler Murray’s record performance earned him Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors, the...

NORMAN — Hey, maybe Kyler Murray needed the extra sleep. It certainly didn’t hurt. Oklahoma’s dynamic quarterback...

NORMAN – Kyler Murray made the most of his plays on Saturday. The Oklahoma football team’s offense...

Time to unveil this week’s “Ask Hoover” blog, where I answer your college football questions and a...

NORMAN — One of the things the Oklahoma defense prides itself on is being multi-faceted, being able...

NORMAN – It seemed as if Oklahoma linebacker Kenneth Murray was making a tackle every other Army...

NORMAN — Army found the formula to stop Kyler Murray and the Oklahoma offense: just don’t let...

NORMAN — The fifth ranked Oklahoma Sooners prevailed in overtime against the United States Military Academy at...

Time again for Ask Hoover, my weekly blog where I answer your college football questions, or just...

NORMAN – Winning national weekly awards has become a common theme among Oklahoma quarterbacks. On Tuesday, Kyler...

NORMAN – Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray and Austin Kendall were named Big 12 Offensive and co-Special Teams...

Kyler Murray’s first road start said all that needed to be said about the 21-year old north...

AMES, Iowa – There hasn’t been much drop off at quarterback play after replacing a Heisman Trophy...

Time again for Ask Hoover, my weekly blog where I answer your college football questions. On tonight’s...

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NORMAN — Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley likens star running back Rodney Anderson’s absence for the remainder of...

NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma won on Saturday — won big, actually, 49-21 over UCLA — but it...

NORMAN — Chip Kelly isn’t exactly eager to face Kyler Murray this week. “I’d hate to get...

Yesterday’s dominant win over the Florida Atlantic Owls showcased just how much talent remains at Oklahoma in...

NORMAN, Okla. — It feels odd to take a stance after one college football game, especially when...

Time for the debut of “Ask Hoover,” where I answer your college football questions. It’s like a...

By now, even a full day before the Sooners take the field for their season-opener against Florida Atlantic, (1) you’ve been thinking about what it will be like without Baker Mayfield. It happens. Well, it does. Because when a quarterback who has been part of the fabric of our football lives for...

NORMAN — Standing at home plate with runners on base, down by a run — and striking out — is one of innumerable factors that put Kyler Murray in position to win the job as Oklahoma’s starting quarterback. The reality unearthed Wednesday was that the competition between Murray and Austin Kendall has...

The wait is over. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley put an end to the quarterback competition on Wednesday...

This wasn’t gamesmanship. This was just more savvy by Oklahoma’s precocious CEO coach. Lincoln Riley finally named...

        NORMAN, Okla. — Kyler Murray is a starting quarterback again. The fourth-year junior...

After practice on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley met with the media and discussed...

OU Head Coach Lincoln Riley addressed the media following Wednesday morning’s practice where he discussed the starting...

NORMAN — Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said on Wednesday that he still has no definitive timeline for naming a starting quarterback. “I haven’t seen a ton of separation,” Riley said inside the Everest Training Center following a morning practice. “They’re both playing well.” The competition between junior Kyler Murray and sophomore Austin...

NORMAN — When pressed last year, over and over, about who could possibly replace the productivity of Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon and Dede Westbrook, Baker Mayfield assured Sooner Nation that it didn’t matter who played running back and wide receiver at Oklahoma, those positions would be just fine. And the Sooners’...

The more things change, the more the Big 12 Conference stays the same. Oklahoma owns three consecutive...

It stands to reason that Lincoln Riley should make more money than his quarterback. But that was...

The ninth pick in the 2018 MLB draft Kyler Murray has signed his rookie contract with the...

Two days ago Oklahoma Sooner outfielder and probable starting quarterback Kyler Murray was drafted 9th overall by...

The 2018 MLB draft, a four-day event, started yesterday with 78 picks among the first, second, competitive...

It’s decision time for Kyler Murray. The two-sport star is widely projected to start at quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners on the football field this year, but that scenario became much more nuanced on Monday night when the Oakland Athletics made Murray the No. 9 overall pick in the Major League Baseball...

Oklahoma quarterback and outfielder Kyler Murray was selected 9th overall by the Oakland Athletics in the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Many fans and experts expected Murray to be drafted in the MLB draft, potentially even as high as the first round or in the compensatory round. Not many expected Kyler Murray...

TULSA — Exactly one year ago today, we media scurried around Bob Stoops at the OU-Tulsa Schusterman...

The three-seed Oklahoma Sooners (35-22) will face the two-seed Mississippi State Bulldogs (31-25) in the NCAA Tallahassee...

The fourth-seed Oklahoma Sooners (35-22) beat the first-seed Texas Longhorns (37-20) 3-1 in the second day of...

The fourth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners (35-22) will face the eighth-seed Kansas Jayhawks (27-29) in the third day of...

The fourth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners (34-22) will face the first-seeded Texas Longhorns (37-19) in the second day of...

Oklahoma Sooner fans breathed a sigh of relief with last week’s AP Top 25 Football Podcast where Lincoln Riley explained his confidence that Kyler Murray would remain with the football team. I don’t really have any concerns with it. Kyler and I have had some good, private conversations about it and I am comfortable...

The fourth-seed Oklahoma Sooners (34-21) will face the fifth-seed Baylor Bears (32-19) in the first round of...

The Oklahoma Sooners (34-21) lost two of three against the Kansas Jayhawks (25-28) over the weekend at...

The Oklahoma Sooners (33-19) won two of three against the University of Central Florida Knights (33-19) at John Euliano Park.   Two runs scored as designated hitter Tyler Hardman reached on a throwing error to open the Sooner’s scoring in the fourth inning of the series opener. In the next inning, center...

The Oklahoma Sooners (31-18) swept the Kansas State Wildcats (18-29) over the weekend in Norman.   Center...

The Oklahoma Sooners (28-15) won 11-5 against the UT Arlington Mavericks in Arlington on Tuesday.   Center...

The Oklahoma Sooners (27-15) lost two of three against the Texas Tech Red Raiders (32-9) at Rip...

Kyler Murray Austin Kendall QB Highlights from the Spring Game

NORMAN — Cursed with an unrelenting wind and chilly temperatures, the day began with a few speeches...

The Oklahoma Sooners (25-11) beat the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (17-14) 20-3 Tuesday night at L. Dale...

The Oklahoma Sooners (23-11) won two of three against the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (15-13) in...

The Oklahoma Sooners (21-10) defeated the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (16-11) 5-2 Tuesday night at J.L. Johnson Stadium in Tulsa.   Oklahoma shortstop Brandon Zaragoza started the scoring in Tuesday’s game with a RBI single in the third inning. A second run scored on Zaragoza’s RBI single because of Oral Roberts right...

The Oklahoma Sooners (20-10) swept the Baylor Bears (13-12) in a three-game series over the weekend at...

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (12-10-1) defeated the Oklahoma Sooners (17-10) 7-1 in the first Bedlam matchup of...

The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department has announced several details surrounding the April 14 spring football game,...

Lincoln Riley: Kyler Murray: Marquise Brown: Jonathan Alvarez:          

Oklahoma won its third consecutive Big 12 title, returned to the College Football Playoff for the second...

Four times, college football has staged a playoff. And twice, Oklahoma was invited. The Sooners’ trophy case...

NORMAN — It was Senior Day at Memorial Stadium, but really, it was Baker Mayfield Day. For...

NORMAN — As Texas Tech comes to town for a prime time Saturday night game against No....

NORMAN — There was the flea-flicker that was way underthrown. There was the overthrow down the right...

NORMAN — So Lincoln Riley doesn’t have record-setting running backs and award-winning receivers to move the football...

NORMAN — Oklahoma football fans got a lot of questions answered on Saturday. But with No. 2-ranked...

NORMAN — Lincoln Riley stepped off the elevator at the third floor of the Stadium Club on...

  The Sooners are entering their second week of Fall Camp. Catch some interviews with coaches Bill...

NORMAN — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops “felt good about” the final week of spring practice following the...

NORMAN — Nothing wrong with Oklahoma’s 2017 roster that a spring scrimmage won’t fix. All the weeping...

For most college athletes, a weekend consists of one football game or a series in baseball or...

NORMAN — Maybe we’ve begun to just take it for granted, the Oklahoma Sooners opening spring practice...