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McCollum scores 15 as No. 11 Oklahoma tops Iowa State 71-63
1 year ago

McCollum scores 15 as No. 11 Oklahoma tops Iowa State 71-63

Associated Press  

NORMAN, Okla. — Javian McCollum had 15 points and five assists, and No. It’s just so fundamentally physical.” Hason Ward, Milan Momcilovic and Robert Jones each scored 12 points for Iowa State. The Sooners held Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State’s scoring leader at 15.5 points per game entering the day, to four points on 1-for-10 shooting. On Oklahoma’s next possession, with …

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Dillon Gabriel’s 4 TD passes lead No. 18 Oklahoma to a 28-11 win over SMU
1 year, 4 months ago

Dillon Gabriel’s 4 TD passes lead No. 18 Oklahoma to a 28-11 win over SMU

Associated Press  

NORMAN, Okla. — It wasn’t pretty, but Oklahoma coach Brent Venables liked it that way. Oklahoma lost five games by eight or fewer points last season in Venables’ first year as head coach, so he was pleased to see the Sooners win a game they led by just three points early in the fourth quarter. A year ago, I’m not …

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What Jalen Hurts has shown for years that sets him apart from his peers
1 year, 11 months ago

What Jalen Hurts has shown for years that sets him apart from his peers

New York Times  

To most college football fans, Jalen Hurts’ defining moment didn’t actually come in a game, but rather immediately after one. “The biggest thing he did for us was he brought validity to this is what you’ve got to do to prepare to get there,” said former OU wide receivers coach Dennis Simmons. “He’s got good arm strength and he’s really …

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Josh Heupel wants to do for Tennessee what he was supposed to do at Oklahoma
2 years, 3 months ago

Josh Heupel wants to do for Tennessee what he was supposed to do at Oklahoma

New York Times  

Josh Heupel has never hesitated to make bold declarations. “I don’t think people fully realize how important Josh Heupel was to the University of Oklahoma,” Leach said. “I’m an unconditional fan of Josh and Coach Stoops.” Stoops, who did not respond to a request for comment, wrote in his 2019 memoir that firing Heupel “was the worst day of my …

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Oklahoma lands Micah Bowens: Transfer QB explains leaving Penn State for Sooners
3 years, 11 months ago

Oklahoma lands Micah Bowens: Transfer QB explains leaving Penn State for Sooners

New York Times  

New Penn State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich went through a customary introductory phone call with quarterback Micah Bowens shortly after being hired earlier this month. The former three-star quarterback from Nevada’s Bishop Gorman High School couldn’t deny the feelings he had last season as he tried to do something to impress the coaching staff in practice as Penn State’s quarterbacks …

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Maggie Nichols, OU’s greatest athlete, missed out on a proper send-off
4 years, 8 months ago

Maggie Nichols, OU’s greatest athlete, missed out on a proper send-off

New York Times  

NORMAN, Okla. — On a campus that has produced Heisman Trophy winners, Super Bowl champions and NBA stars, she just might be the University of Oklahoma’s greatest-ever athlete. “I would tell her, ‘Now, you know the coach says you can’t cut in line again.’ ” Maggie became so good that at one point when she was 10 or 11, her …

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What makes Lincoln Riley’s quarterback room at Oklahoma so magical
5 years ago

What makes Lincoln Riley’s quarterback room at Oklahoma so magical

New York Times  

NORMAN, Okla. — The room where Oklahoma’s quarterbacks learn to be elite looks perfectly ordinary. “I tell ‘em, ‘Hey, sorry guys, I gotta go be the head coach for a few minutes,’ ” Riley said. “Even if I think I’ve got the greatest play ever, if they think it sucks, they’ve got no problem telling me that,” Riley said. “A …

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