All posts tagged "Sooner Nation"

By John E. Hoover   Lincoln Riley said Saturday he would not be the next coach at...

By John E. Hoover There aren’t a lot of X’s and O’s to be broken down when...

ESPN has picked up two of Oklahoma’s biggest games of the season. OU’s 2021 contests again the...

The bracket is set for the 2021 Big 12 Softball Tournament. Taking place over May 14-15 at...

Patty Gasso’s No. 1-ranked Oklahoma Sooners (39-1) hit the road on Tuesday for their final non-confernece game...

By John Hoover Kansas City coach Andy Reid and the Chiefs organization already knew who Creed Humphrey was. They had an...

Just six games remain until the Oklahoma Sooners head to Oklahoma City for the Big 12 Tournament....

NORMAN — Entering the 2021 season, expectations are sky high for redshirt sophomore Spencer Rattler. But in Saturday’s Red/White...

Love and passion. It may sound simple, but love and passion are the core beliefs newly minted...

By John Hoover   When Ronnie Perkins was a freshman at Oklahoma, the Sooner defensive front was...

The number of former Sooner players on the current Oklahoma coaching staff grew again this offseason. In...

From the moment he entered the transfer portal, former Tennessee running back Eric Gray knew Oklahoma was the right...

Porter Moser has had plenty of suitors since taking Loyola Chicago to the 2018 Final Four, but it...

Newly minted Oklahoma basketball head coach Porter Moser has reportedly made his first staff hire, and it’s a former...

Oklahoma quarterbacks aren’t the only facet of Lincoln Riley’s offense turning heads in the NFL. The 37-yard old...

Joe Castiglione got his guy. Oklahoma’s athletic director will replace Lon Kruger at the helm of the Oklahoma...

Bill Bedenbaugh hasn’t had to think much about the center position the past three seasons. Creed Humphrey has been...

After opting out of the 2020 college football season, running back Kennedy Brooks is back with the team...

The hype machine surrounding new Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams may have to take a year-long hibernation. If things go...

A kickoff time has officially been set for the 2021 Spring Game. Proceedings will begin at 4...

Lincoln Riley announced Dennis Simmons had earned a promotion at the end of his National Signing Day...

Returning to action after Bedlam was postponed last Saturday, the Oklahoma Sooners got back to their winning...

NORMAN — The Oklahoma Sooners competed the season sweep of the TCU Horned Frogs Tuesday evening, strolling...

A former Sooner has found a new home. Running back T.J. Pledger announced he would be transferring...

ARLINGTON, TX- The Oklahoma Sooners closed their 2020 campaign in style, rolling the Florida Gators 55-20. The...

For the second straight season, Alex Grinch’s Oklahoma defense heads into Bowl season staring down the nation’s...

Last season, a story-book turnaround ended in disastrous fashion on one of the biggest stages in college...

NORMAN- The Oklahoma Sooners overcame an early three point onslaught from the Houston Baptist Huskies to win...

NORMAN- A pair of transfers announced themselves as the Oklahoma Sooners coasted past the ORU Golden Eagles...

NORMAN- The Oklahoma Sooners are in an awkward position this week. With their win against the Baylor...

NORMAN- Today Lincoln Riley dropped another tidbit to add to the list of “things only happening because...

NORMAN- The Oklahoma Sooners are preparing to host their in-state rivals for the first time under the...

NORMAN- The Oklahoma Sooners dispatched the Kansas Jayhawks 62-9 in their final game before the huge Bedlam...

NORMAN- Fresh off their 62-28 rout of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, the Oklahoma Sooners (4-2, 3-2)...

NORMAN- Fresh off a bye week, the Oklahoma Sooners look to build on their win against the...

NORMAN- Notching their first conference win against the Texas Longhorns, the Oklahoma defense was stifling for three...

NORMAN- The Oklahoma Sooners enter their second bye week of the season with a big win against...

NORMAN- With the yearly fanfare surrounding OU-Texas, the cliches surrounding the matchup begin to make the rounds....

NORMAN- Poor tackling reared its ugly head against Iowa State Saturday night. The Oklahoma Sooners cannot afford...

NORMAN- Amidst the first string of consecutive regular season losses since 1999, the Oklahoma Sooners are searching...

By Christine Butterfield NORMAN- Coming off a mind-boggling 38-35 loss last Saturday to Kansas State, the Oklahoma...

NORMAN- For the second straight season, the Kansas State Wildcats stunned the Oklahoma Sooners.  While the Wildcats...

NORMAN- The Oklahoma Sooners will open conference play tomorrow. Amidst reports the Kansas State Wildcats could fall...

NORMAN- The Oklahoma Sooners’ season opener was touch and go, but the Big 12’s partnership to provide...

NORMAN- Six months and a day after the NBA shutdown in Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma Sooners kicked...

NORMAN- Ahead of Saturday’s season opener, the Oklahoma Sooners have released their first depth chart.  Redshirt freshman...

NORMAN- Oklahoma football will move forward this fall with an adjusted schedule.  On the heels of the...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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....

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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 — 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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

  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...

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

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...

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...

Cleveland Browns quarterback and 2017 Sooners Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield held his first pro camp at...

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

In a wholly unprecedented and infinitely shrewd move, Oklahoma’s 2019 season opener against Houston has been moved...

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