Oklahoma State linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez and and safety Kolby Harvell-Peel were named to the watch list for the 2021 Chuck Bednarik Award. The duo makes Oklahoma State one of just 17 teams with two players on the watch list for the award, which is given annually to the outstanding defensive player in college football. Rodriguez…
How will the seemingly inevitable exit of Oklahoma from the Big 12 Conference affect in-state rival Oklahoma State?
A Houston newspaper reported that Oklahoma and Texas have contacted the Southeastern Conference about the possibility of leaving the Big 12 Conference. The two schools notified the Big 12 Monday that they would not renew their TV contract that expires in 2025. The next step would be an application to join the SEC. “Earlier today,…
OU LB Nick Bonitto was named to the first team of the Walter Camp Preseason All-America team while OU QB Spencer Rattler and wide receiver Marvin Mims were on the second team. Walter Camp Preseason All-America Teams First Team Offense WR: Chris Olave (Ohio State), Justyn Ross (Clemson) TE: Charlie Kolar (Iowa State) OL: Darian…
The times, they are a changing. The Cleveland Major League Baseball team has changed its name, and at least two schools are planning to leave the Big 12 Conference. In a move that has been discussed over the past couple years, the Cleveland Major League Baseball team announced its name will be changed from Indians…
How can a team like Texas with top-notch facilities, highly paid coaches and five-star and four-star recruits not win the Big 12 Championship? New Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian indicated that the Longhorns lacked consistency. “And the best teams that win at a high level, that win big games, understand the consistency needed on a daily…
Iowa State beat OU in Ames in the regular season and then lost to the Sooners in the Big 12 Championship game. Can the Cyclones take that next step and dethrone the Sooners? “I think what we’ve done is we certainly understand that there’s a pathway to become the best, but right now, you know,…
Kansas State has upset Oklahoma two years in a row. Can the Wildcats pull off the hat trick? “I don’t know if we have anybody’s number,” said KSU coach Chris Klieman. “I have so much respect for Lincoln and his staff and his team, and they are a great, great team, and they deserve to…
TCU coach Gary Patterson wishes that expansion of the College Football Playoff would have happened years ago. “I put it in a playoff perspective,” Patterson said. “I think that in the eight years we’ve been in the Big 12, ‘14, ‘15, and ‘17 I think we would have in the playoffs if we would have…
One of the highlights for Baylor last year was a solid defensive game against Oklahoma in Norman last season. “There’s a lot of pride on defense,” said Baylor coach Dave Aranda. “We’ve got guys on that side of the ball that recognize what great play is and having ownership of that and really work hard…