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Lincoln Riley introduces Alex Grinch   Meet new CBs coach Roy Manning   Meet new inside LBs...

Oklahoma made it official just before 7 o’clock on Friday night: Alex Grinch will be the Sooners’...

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

National Signing Day is here, and with it comes a wave of Oklahoma commits making it official....

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

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma City Thunder (7-4) controlled the first quarter only to see their...

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A little bit about Oklahoma: Well, we’re a week removed from wondering what life would be like...

Multiple reports out of Norman Sunday night indicate a new direction for the Oklahoma defense. OU reportedly...

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

A little bit about OU: Well, another season, another season where Oklahoma is a big favorite over Texas....

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

A little bit about OU: Time for the light to shine deep into the soul of the Oklahoma defense. OK, a bit dramatic, but don’t you get the feeling after this week we’ll have a more-informed opinion on what this defense is? I do. Is it the same one that couldn’t get off...

No one should be shouting from the college football mountaintops about how good the Oklahoma football defense...

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

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...

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A bit on Oklahoma Well, we’ve spent a week talking about how great Oklahoma is and how...

The Sooners spoke to the media on Monday following OU’s 63-14 win over the Florida Atlantic Owls...

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...

With the Oklahoma Sooners taking part in Big 12 Media Day Monday, football season has officially began....

With Big 12 Media Days set to begin next week at the Star in Frisco, Texas, the...

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

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...

Kickoff times for four Oklahoma games and two Oklahoma State games were announced today, and college football...

The Big 12 Conference is financially healthy, and no doubt is getting healthier. But for how long?...

The NFL draft has come and gone, Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield went #1 overall, but you probably already...

When Roy Williams was a junior at James Logan High School in Union City, Calif., one page...

This past weekend Lincoln Riley lived up to the hype and held an OU spring game unlike any other. With a performance from Trace Adkins, Coach Riley paying a student’s tuition, as well as three students having the opportunity to run three plays, Oklahoma was able to bring out 52,102 fans. The...

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The 2018 NFL Draft is nearly a month away and speculation continues on where Baker Mayfield is...

The 2018 NFL combine is currently underway, with events taking place from February 27 to March 5....

Baker Mayfield’s days of dazzling as a Sooner are over. There are no more defenses to dissect or...

A few notes and quotes and warmed-over takes from the past few days in sports. It’s a...

The 2018 Reese’s Senior bowl had plenty of prospects who saw their stock rise, but Oklahoma’s Baker...

Oklahoma head football coach Lincoln Riley met with the media for the first time since the new...

Yesterday, Oklahoma announced that their spring game is set for April 14 at 1 p.m. The Sooners...

Baker Mayfield has been undeniably the most polarizing player in college football this past year and he’s...

updated Jan. 24, 2018 Lincoln Riley and Oklahoma made the hiring of Shane Beamer as their 10th...

Sam Mayes and Eddie dive in to former Sooner’s professional career and looking back into his college...

According to Heather Dinich of ESPN, Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione has been selected as one of...

Updated Jan. 16, 2018 The University of Oklahoma has made the hiring of new director of sports...

My friend and ex-colleague at The Oklahoman, Dave Sittler, used to write a regular column which he...

As Sony Michel ran through an open hole to his left in the “Wild Dawg” package, Oklahoma...

Lincoln Riley Hosts One Of The Most Impactful Recruiting Weekends In Oklahoma History Updated on Jan. 6,...

In one of the worse kept secrets in college football, offensive lineman Orlando Brown tweeted out his...

Sam Mayes and Colby Daniels previewed the 2018 Rose Bowl in a special show on New Year’s...

LOS ANGELES — If this Oklahoma football team is going to do something its record-setting predecessors could...

Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley and Georgia head coach Kirby Smart from their Rose Bowl press conference:...

Oklahoma offensive tackle Orlando Brown meets the press at Rose Bowl Media Day:

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield spoke with media on Saturday after battling flu-like symptoms for almost a week....

LOS ANGELES — In typical Baker Mayfield fashion, the Oklahoma quarterback staged a furious comeback on Saturday....

Strength against Strength. Heisman Winner against Butkus Award Winner. Big 12 against SEC. The headlines for the...

Oklahoma, The Rose Bowl, and The Heisman Trophy have their own place in college football history. The...

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  Here’s a list and Hudl highlights of OU’s early signees : Ronnie Perkins, 6′ 4″, 260lbs, 4-star...

Cleveland County District Attorney, Greg Mashburn, announced that charges against Oklahoma running back Rodney Anderson following rape...

We’ve long discussed how the Big 12 Conference is on life support and needs some sort of...

NEW YORK — Only a half-day after he became a college football immortal and ascended to Olympus,...

Watch the press conference with Baker Mayfield and Lincoln Riley after Mayfield became the Sooners’ sixth Heisman...

Many knew that Baker Mayfield was heading into awards’ season with the possibility of sweeping the entire...

The Home Depot College Football Awards show has not been as kind to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State...

NEW YORK — Oklahoma football legend Steve Owens celebrates his 70th birthday on Saturday, and Baker Mayfield...

The Associated Press just announced that Baker Mayfield is their 2017 National Player of the Year. This...

This post will be updated throughout the day to keep up with Oklahoma’s College Football Playoff destination...

Lincoln Riley, Baker Mayfield, and Orlando Brown met with the media on Monday prior to playing in...

NORMAN — So, now that it’s here, now that the Big 12 Championship Game has returned, the...

Lincoln Riley met with the media for his regular game week press conference prior to playing in...

Stacey Dales joined the Franchise Players to discuss the NFL, Baker Mayfield’s actions, and her Twitter deposition...

After making an obscene gesture towards the Kansas sideline during Oklahoma’s game last Saturday, Lincoln Riley just...

No one ever accused Jason White of not being a competitor. No one said Sam Bradford didn’t...

As the state representative for the Heisman Trophy Trust, I struck up a conversation with a Heisman...

Just in case anyone is confused, Kenny Hill is not better than Baker Mayfield. You knew that....

Oklahoma Looking To Maintain Recent Momentum Against Kansas WHO: Kansas (8-1) WHEN: Saturday, November 11th @ 2:30 PM...

NORMAN — The list is almost laughable. Here’s a top quarterback recruit who never played a down...

Trying To Explain College Football Playoff Committee’s Thoughts On Valuing Wins The College Football Playoff Committee released...

Better hope Bama keeps winning. Oklahoma is in great shape, most think the Sooners are set to...

Lincoln Riley met with the media for his regular game week press conference prior to traveling to...

State Schools Back In Associated Press Top 10 Oklahoma and Oklahoma State return to the Associated Press’...

Sooners, Horned Frogs Meet In College Football Playoff Quarterfinal WHO: Texas Christian University (8-1) WHEN: Saturday, November 11th...

Oklahoma has two of the nation’s best road wins of the year and one of the nation’s...

Oklahoma Joins North Carolina And Michigan As The Only Football Schools To Be Sponsored By Jordan Oklahoma...

NORMAN — Everyone wants to crown Oklahoma into the College Football Playoff, just like they want to...

Lincoln Riley met with the media for his regular game week press conference prior to traveling to...

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State Face-off In A Playoff Elimination Game WHO: Oklahoma (7-1) @ Oklahoma State (7-1)...

Alabama hasn’t played the toughest schedule. Georgia won at Notre Dame. Oklahoma lost to a terrible Iowa...

On Tuesday night, the first of six College Football Playoff polls was released. In no surprise, Oklahoma...

The rankings don’t matter. It’s worth repeating. The weekly rankings by sportswriters and by coaches in their...

Lincoln Riley met with the media for his regular game week press conference prior to Bedlam this...

Baker Mayfield is moving on up. The Oklahoma quarterback jumped from second in last week’s initial Franchise...

Another week, another mistake. You’ve come to expect it and I’ve come to be disappointed. Oklahoma has...

Lincoln Riley met with the media for his regular game week press conference prior to hosting Texas...

NORMAN — It’s surely confounding the Oklahoma coaching staff that players, particularly on defense, slogged through the...

When the Sooners began their voyage to Manhattan, Kansas, a 21-7 deficit was not a part of...

Oklahoma Looks To Survive And Advance In Manhattan WHO: Kansas State (3-3) WHEN: Saturday, October 21st @ 3:00...

Against Baylor, I was wrong. Figured the Sooners would be at their best, needing to improve, to...

NORMAN — It’s always nice to start fast, but maybe the most dubious hallmark of any team...

DALLAS — While Baker Mayfield strutted around the Cotton Bowl, posing for selfies and doffing the Golden...

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State Highlighted On Midseason All-American Teams Associated Press released their mid-season All American Teams...

Lincoln Riley met with the media for his regular game week press conference prior to traveling to...

Are You Ready To Rumble? WHO: Texas (3-2) WHEN: Saturday, October 14th @ 2:30 PM CT WHERE:...

OVERRATED OR UNDERRATED: OU-TEXAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF BIG 12 MOVING DAY Sam Mayes from the mMm Ranch...

Losing to Iowa State is the worst. So bad, in fact, that even a Texas State Fair...

NORMAN — The honeymoon is over for Lincoln Riley. Oklahoma’s new coach suffered his first defeat on...

Lincoln Riley met with the media for his regular game week press conference prior to playing in...

An Iowa State player planted a flag at midfield at Memorial Stadium and no one blamed him...

In 2014, a Virginia Tech team traveled to Columbus and pulled off an immaculate upset. The Buckeyes...

  NORMAN, Okla. — Iowa State planted the Iowa state flag on the big “OU” logo in the center of...

Loss To Iowa State Could Be Worst In Sooners History SPOILER–The numbers behind Iowa State’s upset in...

Sooners Looking To Prove That Baylor Was Just A Fluke Against Iowa State WHO: Iowa State (2-2)...

#RedOnRed “Bring The Wood” Uniforms For First Time Ever The “Bring The Wood” uniforms have been around...

NORMAN — The question was asked during the preseason, would it be more likely that Oklahoma has...

Lincoln Riley met with the media for his regular game week press conference prior to hosting Iowa...

OVERRATED OR UNDERRATED: NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT HAS BEEN ALTERED A TAD Sam Mayes from the mMm Ranch will...

NORMAN — 43.9 points per game. 554.8 total yards per game. Those numbers made the 2016 Oklahoma...

Oklahoma Looking To Extend Nation’s Longest Win Streak In Waco WHO: Baylor Bears (1-2) WHEN: Saturday, September...

Multiple Twitter reports Tuesday night indicated that University of Oklahoma president David Boren will announce his retirement...

Coaches and players spoke to the media on Monday in preparation for their match up with Baylor...

NORMAN — Confirmed. That’s the operative word that got Oklahoma wide receiver CeeDee Lamb kicked out of...

Lincoln Riley met with the media for his regular game week press conference prior to going to...

For the second week in a row, the state of Oklahoma is home to two AP top...

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

Sooners Return Home After Monumental Win In Columbus WHO: Tulane Green Wave (1-1) WHEN: Saturday, September 16th...

NORMAN — They weren’t kidding about Sooner Squad 17. Every year on college football teams across America,...

OVERRATED OR UNDERRATED: TOP AND BOTTOM OF BIG 12 GOING IN TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS Sam Mayes from...

Sooners’ Fans Get Last Laugh At Ohio State Soon after Baker Mayfield planted the Oklahoma flag inside the Block O, a Sooner fan jokingly went to the Ohio Stadium Wikipedia page and changed a certain particular about it–the owner section. It was changed from “Ohio State University” to “Baker Mayfield”. The first...

The Sooners spoke to the media following their big win in Columbus on Saturday. Oklahoma will face...

Lincoln Riley met with the media for his regular game week press conference prior to hosting Tulane...

That’s a little more like it. After a rough opening week, the Big 12 Conference took a...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lincoln Riley flitted around, almost like the late Jim Valvano, desperate for someone to...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mistakes in the first half didn’t hurt the Oklahoma Sooners in their quest to...

A season ago, Ohio State came to Norman, Okla., and dominated the Sooners in the 45-24 victory....

COLUMBUS, Ohio — “Ting! Ting! Ting! Ting!” A man stands from his chair, wobbling a little as...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oklahoma’s receiver corps did a pretty great job last week in the Sooners’ season...

Not sure why OU at Ohio State on September 24th, 1977 still stands as my biggest memory...

Sam and Colby preview a big weekend with the centerpiece being the Oklahoma Sooners vs The Ohio...

Rape survivor and sexual assault activist Brenda Tracy was in studio with Lauren Rew & John Hoover...

Head Coach Lincoln Riley Quarterback Baker Mayfield Wide Receiver Jeff Badet Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Inside Receivers Coach Cale...

@AllmericanMayes takes to Periscope and gives you a comprehensive break down of the state schools and throws...

NORMAN — College football needs a Texas A&M-UCLA every once in a while, if only to just...

Lincoln Riley met with the media for his normal game week press conference prior to traveling to...

NORMAN — Lincoln Riley clearly remembers one major hangup from his two seasons as Oklahoma’s offensive coordinator....

That was fun, huh? Well, not for Texas. And certainly not for Baylor. But those two opening...

Texas lost to Kansas a season ago, so losing to Maryland Saturday shouldn’t be much of a...

Some guys are the perfect fit for college football. Baker Mayfield is one of those guys. As...

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

Oklahoma Opens Up 2017 Campaign With UTEP WHO: UTEP Miners WHEN: Saturday, September 2nd @ 2:30 PM...

(1). You haven’t missed this column at all. I understand. But here we are again heading into a new season, with a new coach and the same, old expectations. And lame predictions. Welcome to 2017. Here are 20 more predictions for Saturday’s opener for Oklahoma at home against UTEP. Let’s get weird....

Aaron Davis is joined by John Hoover to preview the Big 12. They go team by team...

Overrated or Underrated: National Perception of In-State Coaches Sam Mayes from the mMm Ranch will be doing...

Okahoma has released their depth chart for the game against UTEP on Saturday: Thoughts from today’s release:...

UPDATE: August 31st Oklahoma has updated their tailgating map once again. Ton of new areas are available...

There’s a first for everything when you’re Lincoln Riley heading into season 1 at Oklahoma. First season,...

Aaron Davis is joined by former Oklahoma State lineman and current co-host of the Triple M Ranch,...

The Associated Press released their 2017 preseason poll on Monday morning. Oklahoma will begin the season in...

Levi Draper confirmed via Twitter that he will need surgery to repair an injury. Sources confirm that...

Following practice on Thursday, August 17th, coaches Mike Stoops and Calvin Thibodeaux spoke to the media. Defensive...

Lincoln Riley joined Sam and Colby to talk position battles, getting ready for the season and the...

I don’t necessarily agree with Colin Kaepernick, but I know I don’t want him to “Stick to...

Sam Mayes, Rufus Alexander, and Kelly Gregg talk on Locker Room Unfiltered

Aaron Davis is joined by Dylan Buckingham of KFOR in Oklahoma City and The Dylan and Todd show...

Oklahoma’s Running Back Battle Continues When a player walks down the newly made wall of current Sooners in the NFL, they see the former jerseys of Adrian Peterson, Demarco Murray, Samaje Perine, and Joe Mixon hanging up. The statues of Billy Vessels, Steve Owens, and Billy Sims stand just outside the stadium in Heisman...

NORMAN — Hanging on a wall at an unseen junction of sparkling newness and ancient glory is...

Head Coach Lincoln Riley, offensive tackle Orlando Brown, receiver Jeff Mead and quarterback Baker Mayfield spoke to...

 You don’t have to be an Oklahoma football fan to love Baker Mayfield’s story. It’s about persistence...

Aaron Davis and his guest Eddie Radosevich of Sooner Scoop join forces for episode one of The...

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

Update 2:10 PM  Lincoln Riley confirmed that Nick Basquine has suffered an achilles injury and will be out...

Lincoln Riley announced that freshman quarterback Chris Robison was dismissed from the team for violation of team rules on Wednesday night. Robison early enrolled after graduating early from high school in December of 2016. He was arrested the night of the Sooners Spring Game back in April, and did participate in workouts...

NORMAN — FOX Sports Oklahoma has announced that Oklahoma’s game vs. Tulane on Saturday, Sept. 16, will be...

Oklahoma Begins 2017 Season With First Practice Lincoln Riley entered the newly renovated Gaylord-Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium...

Seems like there a lot of questions, and not too many answers this summer as far as...

This past week, Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley and Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy took their respective tours...

FRISCO, Texas — Tom Herman said the words on Tuesday that no other Big 12 Conference football...

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield joins John Hoover and Jerry Ramsey from Big 12 Media Days

Who will win Big 12 Media Days? As a coach, first impressions are everything. A coaches ability...

Maybe you saw the recent figures announced by USA Today showing how college athletic departments got and...

Although college football might be 46 days away, it’s time for the beloved media days to give...

Sunderland’s Arrest Leaves Oklahoma To Find New Free Safety Lincoln Riley and Mike Stoops are fortunate to...

Spencer Rattler’s Commitment Confirms Riley’s Prowess In Recruiting Oklahoma hasn’t gone out of their region to find...

New OU associate head coach and defensive tackles coach Ruffin McNeill joined the mMm Ranch. You can...

Lincoln Riley announced on late Monday evening that safety Will Sunderland was suspended indefinitely from the Oklahoma...

We are only in day twelve of the Lincoln Riley Era, and Riley came out swinging in the...

Following an arrest for Public Intoxication among other things in February, Baker Mayfield was given 35 hours...

The Oklahoma Sooners are in better shape today than they were exactly one week ago — the...

Bob Stoops, newly retired head coach of Oklahoma Football, joined The Franchise Morning Show to discuss his...

NORMAN — Oklahoma linebacker Ogbonnia Okoronkwo was so disappointed on Wednesday to learn that Bob Stoops was...

There were cookies and brownies and a synthetic podium setup within the club level inside Oklahoma’s Memorial...

According to The Oklahoman, Bob Stoops will be stepping down as head coach after 18 years at the helm of Oklahoma football. According to Berry Tramel, a source said offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley will replace Stoops as head coach. Apparently, Stoops will remain with Oklahoma “in some capacity.” “Bob got to do it...

2017 Oklahoma Offensive Line Preview On February 17th, 2013, the hiring of Bill Bedenbaugh became official as the...

TULSA — The prevailing notion is that for the Big 12 Conference to be good again, Texas...

It’s been a month since the NFL Draft and OTA’s are underway for the 14 players drafted...

College football news today — and who couldn’t use a little college football news in May? Oklahoma’s...

The Thunder are done, the Rangers are a long way back in the American League West. That...

Franchise columnist and co-host John E. Hoover is now also a Featured Columnist for VYPE High School...

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

We all know that OU has the Heisman finalist returning in Baker Mayfield, but there are backups...

Oklahoma Football will battle the Volunteers in another home-and-home series in 2020 and 2024. The teams played...

Baker Mayfield got arrested early Saturday morning and it’s not that big of a deal. Or Baker...

Bob Stoops full National Signing Day Press Conference podcast.

University of Oklahoma freshman Parrish Cobb, who started two games at cornerback last season before suffering an...

Joe Mixon would have been good enough to win a Heisman in 2017. Good enough to be...

After setting the record for most rushing yards by any Sooner in history, Samaje Perine let the...

NEW ORLEANS — As the confetti rained down, the Oklahoma Sooners bounced and roiled, chanting, waving, a...

NEW ORLEANS — It’s a fair question to ask, an impossible question to answer, but a fun...

Was it the passage of time that sharpened Bob Stoops’ sensibilities? Or was it the sea of...

It’s been more than a quarter century since Oklahoma football has suffered like this from its own...

On Tuesday, Big 12 Conference officials released the 2017 college football schedule. The biggest change from the...

For the first time since 2005, two Heisman Trophy finalists have been selected from one team. In...

With time running out and a hole open wide in front of him, Samaje Perine didn’t score...

   As the rain came down in Norman on Saturday, the Big 12 title came down to...

Joe Mixon isn’t hurt. Not that we know of, anyway. There is no indication Mixon, who leads...

Mike Gundy is sporting a mullet. Bob Stoops has been cracking more jokes with the media. Rick...

NORMAN — Bob Stoops isn’t exactly one to run from a fight. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio,...

We’ve got a long time before the Sooners and the Cowboys play, so that means plenty of...

For the second year in a row, Bedlam will serve as a de facto Big 12 Championship...

As the forecast called for snow to fall upon the field in Morgantown yesterday, the Oklahoma Sooners...