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When Chuck Fairbanks left the University of Oklahoma after five years as head football coach to take the New England Patriots coaching job, he made enemies of those who wore crimson and cream. Fairbanks not only left a good football program, he left it in a shambles. Fairbanks died Tuesday in […]

What did we think/hope would happen? R.J. Washington and David King would have great senior years, minimizing the losses of Ronnell Lewis and Frank Alexander. Depth would come from redshirt freshman Chuka Ndulue, JUCO transfer Chaz Nelson and possibly Rashod Favors. What did happen? David King was forced to split […]

Since Oklahoma’s disastrous blowout loss in the Cotton Bowl to Texas A&M, the program has lost: Three fired assistant coaches, which is pretty much unheard of since Bob Stoops became head coach 15 years ago; A four-year starter at quarterback; Its two leading receivers; Both starting safeties, including the leading […]

Oklahoma has received plenty of good news lately on the recruiting trail for the 2017 class, but the groundwork is being laid for an equally promising run in 2018. *California quarterback Cameron Rising dropped a bombshell in 2018 recruiting by committing to Oklahoma in August. It had been rumored that Rising […]

Bob Stoops’ hire of Jerry Montgomery as defensive line coach doesn’t seem as baffling as hiring Bill Bedenbaugh as o-line boss. Montgomery and Bedenbaugh are supposed to be great recruiters. That’s fine and good, but a lot of time high school studs don’t turn into football stars on the collegiate level. Like Bedenbaugh, Montgomery’s ability […]

The Oklahoma Sooners dominated the softball world on the way to securing their second national championship with a win Tuesday over the Tennessee Volunteers. How dominant were they? How about wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in the country and a 58-4 record. The squad won its final 12 straight games, […]

What did we think/hope would happen? There was no position that had more uncertainty for Oklahoma than receiver in the preseason. Kenny Stills was the only returning contributor. The roster was in flux: Courtney Gardner turned out to be ineligible; Jaz Reynolds and Trey Franks were still suspended; and transfer […]

Bob Stoops’ comments to Matt Hayes of SportingNews.com in a column earlier this week touched off a big of firestorm about compensation for college athletes. One thing I happened to notice from the jump: For all the bluster from Stoops about athletes going hungry and and the value of a college […]

The Kansa State Wildcats won the Big 12 in 2012, but they’ll be looking to defend their crown this fall with a slew of key pieces gone from that squad. Tye Burger of K-State site Bring On The Cats joins Homerism for a podcast to preview the Wildcats’ upcoming season. Tye and I discuss: […]

I gave my game-by-game picks for Oklahoma’s season over at Athlon, so you can read about them there. Instead, I’ll cap off my season preview articles with some general thoughts on this year’s team… With apologies to Bill Parcells, you are rarely what your record says you are in college football. […]