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Bob Stoops, it’s like we don’t even know you anymore. According to reports, Oklahoma has given defensive line coach Jackie Shipp and tackles/tight ends coach Bruce Kittle their release. They joined former offensive line coach James Patton among those who have left Stoops’ staff in the last two days. In the past, […]

During the last two days of meetings between Big 12 athletics directors, conference commissioner Bob Bowlsby offered up a study in equivocation in his discussions with members of the media on any subjects of substance. The man is a true marvel when it comes to sticking to non-commital talking points […]

Ball State comes to town at a perfect time for Oklahoma. There is consensus that the Sooners didn’t play to their potential against Missouri from media and players alike. Frankly, Ball State is “that game” on the schedule every year that everyone knows is a gimme. If there’s to be […]

Oklahoma has 14 verbal commitments right now for 1,708 points in the Rivals grading scheme. It’s the No. 3 class, according to Rivals, The Sooners trail only Alabama and Ohio State, both of which have two early five-star verbals. OU needs a final score of about 2,400 to achieve a […]

Oklahoma is off to an insane start in recruiting for 2019 – even better than 2018. 2019 verbal commitments *Spencer Rattler, QB – 6-2, 190, 4.6 QB Four stars. Rivals100, Under Armour Game selection. Pushing for a fifth star. Just needs a great camp circuit to lock down his status […]

Last week’s decision by the NCAA to nix satellite football camps reminded me of something that happened when I was in graduate school. I arrived in an economics class one day early in the semester to submit a paper and found a particularly industrious (and disturbingly competitive) classmate publicizing that she […]

Another bad start from the Sooners and more questions at quarterback. Let’s be honest – OU would have been in severe trouble with that effort Saturday playing anyone but Kansas. The good Lacoltan Bester’s pass Bester’s toss to Jalen Saunders probably saved the game for OU by retaking the lead and all the momentum. […]

The latest story to set tongues wagging around the college sports world came this week from Omaha World-Herald columnist Lee Barfknecht, who reported that five Big 12 schools, including Oklahoma, reached out to the Big Ten in 2010 when the Big 12 was on the verge of imploding. Of course they […]

By April, the lack of college football can turn a spring game into the ultimate fools’ gold for fans. When a program locks down for spring ball the way that Oklahoma does, the temptation to jump to grand conclusions based on the annual Red-White Game is strong. Stars usually see little action […]

Is Bob Stoops on the hot seat? I don’t know exactly how many times I’ve been asked that question this offseason, but it’s somewhere in the range of “a lot.” I don’t really know how to answer it, either. I cannot envision a scenario in which the axe swings on […]