All posts tagged "Oklahoma Sooners"

2020 has been no stranger to major events being canceled, and today has been no different as...

The decision that Sooner fans have been waiting months on has finally come down – Caleb Williams...

NORMAN- Head coach Lincoln Riley spoke to the press for the first time since the Oklahoma Sooners...

The tradition is alive and well at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City,...

NORMAN- Plenty of concerns have been raised about Oklahoma’s lack of spring football and summer workouts due...

Oklahoma head football coach Lincoln Riley spoke to local media yesterday first the time since both announcing...

For the third straight year, the quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners has been named the Big 12...

There has been much speculation about when the University of Oklahoma would resume athletic (namely football) activities...

Lincoln Riley made a big addition to his 2021 recruiting class today with the commitment of ESPN’s...

Lincoln Riley has been the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners for three seasons now, and in...

Last week we discussed the different possibilities there are for attempting to have a college football season...

NORMAN- A new “border war” will be added to the ranks of college basketball next season. The...

Ahead of Thursday’s NFL Draft, Lincoln Riley held a teleconference on Wednesday to field any questions about...

NORMAN- Former Sooner running back Trey Sermon has made his decision. In a statement on Twitter, Sermon...

Join Brayden Conover, Randy Heitz, and Patrick Talbot as they talk Spring Training, OU and OSU Baseball, and some College Softball.

NORMAN- With 0.4 seconds on the clock, the Lloyd Noble Center stood in stunned silence.  Matt Coleman...

MORGANTOWN- It wasn’t pretty, the Oklahoma Sooners got exactly what they needed.  A win.  But as the...

OKLAHOMA CITY- With their tournament hopes on the line Oklahoma’s touted trio finally clicked on the same...

NORMAN- Oklahoma didn’t play poorly. In fact, they played pretty well.  But the Baylor Bears played better....

LAWRENCE- The Oklahoma Sooners headed to Allen Fieldhouse to start the most crucial stretch of their season. ...

Rejoice, people with sanity, Winter is slowly starting to dwindle. The XFL has kicked off, the NBA...

NORMAN- Finally, the Oklahoma Sooners have a signature win. Topping the West Virginia Mountaineers 69-59, the Sooners...

NORMAN- Oklahoma took another step toward earning a bid in the NCAA Tournament Saturday. Fueled by Brady...

Just 12 months ago, DeMarco Murray was a college football analyst for Fox Sports. Today he’s an...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Well, here we go. The College Football Playoff is tomorrow, starting off with the #4 Oklahoma Sooners...

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...

Brayden Conover and Patrick Talbot discuss the MLB Hot Stove and trade rumors. Follow Brayden & Patrick...

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

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...

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...

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

The Oklahoma Sooners claimed their fifth consecutive Big 12 crown on Saturday defeating the Baylor Bears for...

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

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....

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

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...

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

The Oklahoma Sooners survived another scare on Saturday as they bested the TCU Horned Frogs 28-24 in...

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...

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

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...

We all witnessed it, but it still feels like it was some sort of dream or something....

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...

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

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 just barely escaped against the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday as Parnell Motley intercepted...

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...

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

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...

It feels like months since Oklahoma took their upset loss at the hands of the Kansas State...

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...

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

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 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...

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...

Another week has come and gone as the Oklahoma Sooners decimated former OU quarterback Austin Kendall and...

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...

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

As you consider what it would take for Oklahoma to not win easily against West Virginia, and...

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,...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

The world grew dim on Thursday, Sept. 26, as the news that Tom Collins, a lifelong Sooner...

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

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

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

The college football season is moving quickly as, amazingly, the Oklahoma Sooners have already played a quarter...

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...

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...

NORMAN — Former Oklahoma Sooner great Keith Jackson is eligible for the Pro Football Hall Of Fame....

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

The score was 31-13 with just over three minutes left in last year’s College Football Playoff Semi-Final...

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

Week two of the college football season has come and gone and the Oklahoma Sooners sit at...

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...

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

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...

Highlights of Jalen Hurts’ big debut, thoughts on Hurts, Spencer Sanders and the incredible quarterback play in...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

It’s been about a day since Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley met with the media to discuss the...

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...

Oklahoma Head Coach Lincoln Riley made the announcement Monday afternoon that many had been waiting to hear...

NORMAN — Lincoln Riley has announced that Alabama transfer-quarterback Jalen Hurts has been named the starting quarterback. ...

What’s up with the QB competition at Tulsa? Where are OSU’s pitfalls on the 2019 schedule? And...

Bill Bedenbaugh and Mike Gundy make an appearance on tonight’s Short Drive, my video recap of tonight’s...

A video tribute to Sooners legend Mike Gaddis, including my all-time Top 10 OU running backs:

My video recap of tonight’s Franchise Drive, featuring Alex Grinch, Patrick Fields, Delarrin Turner-Yell, Bookie Radley-Hiles, Jalen...

If Marcus Dupree was “The Best that Never Was,” then Mike Gaddis was “The Best that Was...

My video recap of tonight’s Franchise Drive, including an appearance from Houston coach Dana Holgorsen:

After visiting with Lincoln Riley and Bill Bedenbaugh on Friday, our Brady Trantham and I stopped by...

Watch Oklahoma offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh talk Sooners o-line play:

Over the last few seasons, Oklahoma has become synonymous with two things: absolutely electrifying offense and absolutely...

My video recap of tonight’s Franchise Drive, including an appearance from Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley:

Lincoln Riley met with the media on Friday after practice. Watch the full video here:

Whats good Fantasy Goons and Gals? It is the best time of year. Football season. Specifically fantasy...

My video recap of tonight’s Franchise Drive on 107.7 The Franchise in OKC, 107.9 The Franchise Tulsa:...

  Tre Norwood’s knee injury has disrupted Oklahoma’s efforts to shore up college football’s most porous secondary,...

My video recap of tonight’s Franchise Drive, featuring clips from Sooners CB Tre Norwood and defensive coordinator...

My video recap of tonight’s Franchise Drive, featuring clips with Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley and Oklahoma State...

Interviews from Oklahoma’s 2019 Media Day on Saturday: Defensive coordinator Alex Grinch: WR CeeDee Lamb: LB Kenneth...

My video recap of tonight’s Franchise Drive, featuring a clip from Oklahoma LB Kenneth Murray

NORMAN — Jalen Hurts is on the clock. There’s an urgency now, five months left in his...

After OU Media Day today, I recorded my first official podcast for The Franchise. Not sure what...

Here’s my video recap for Thursday’s Franchise Drive:

The Big 12 is Oklahoma’s to lose until someone takes it from the Sooners, isn’t it? Oklahoma...

Here’s my video recap for Wednesday’s Franchise Drive:

Here’s my video recap for Tuesday’s Franchise Drive:

Here’s my video recap of Monday’s Franchise Drive:

Here’s my video recap of Friday’s Franchise Drive:

Here’s my video recap of Thursday’s Franchise Drive:

ARLINGTON, Texas – Coaching college football can be a zero-sum game: Win, or get fired. Skyrocketing salaries...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Lincoln Riley gets a lot of praise for winning the Big 12 Conference, for...

LAS VEGAS — As I sat at press row near the Oklahoma City Thunder’s bench, I couldn’t...

A monumental task has been laid at the feet of Alex Grinch. The new defensive coordinator inherits...

The brief mystery of Oklahoma running back Kennedy Brooks’ status reportedly has been resolved. On Monday, 247...