Oklahoma University will end a 51-year-old tradition this year by not brining The Sooner Caravan to Tulsa in 2019. “Since 1999, we have always had a major outreach program to connect with our fans and definitely expect that to continue,” OU director of athletics Joe Castiglione said. “However, like many programs around the country, we…
Thanks to Oklahoma, the Big 12 Conference made a splash during the recent NFL Draft. Oklahoma quarterback and 2018 Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray was the top overall selection by the Arizona Cardinals. With the pick, OU became the first school to have QBs go as the top draft choice in consecutive seasons after 2017…
If the NFL Draft is an accurate indication, Oklahoma had the best quarterback, the best wide receiver and the best offensive line in the nation this year. After just one season as a starter, former OU quarterback Kyler Murray was the No. 1 pick in the draft by the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals were so…
There’s a good chance that Oklahoma will start a transfer quarterback for the third season in row this fall. In 2017, Texas Tech transfer Baker Mayfield started and in 2018 Texas A&M transfer Kyler Murray started. Both won the Heisman Trophy. Mayfield was the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft and that could happen…
The Senate Education Committee in a unanimous vote on approved the nomination of Eric Stevenson to serve as the next member of the Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma. The nomination was carried in committee by President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City. Stevenson was nominated to the post by Governor Kevin Stitt….
For the first time in many years, a major technological advance is changing treatment for patients requiring dialysis for kidney failure. OU Medicine vascular surgeons in Tulsa were the first surgical team in the United States to perform the new procedure using a device called the Ellipsys Vascular Access System. Traditionally, patients with kidney failure…
Oklahoma fans will get to see three quarterbacks battle for the starting nod Saturday during the annual spring game in Norman. Jalen Hurts graduated from Alabama in December with one year of eligibility left. Under the graduate transfer rules, he is immediately eligible at OU. In high school, he was rated the No. 1 dual-threat…
The Oakland Raiders have signed former Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones to a free-agent contract. Jones was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013 as a fourth round pick and backed up Ben Roethlisberger for five years before being released before the start of last season. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars but was cut…
When Jim Gallogly became president of The University of Oklahoma, it didn’t take him long to find out that the school had more than a billion dollars in debt. Liberal Democrats blamed a lack of funding for higher education but the truth is the problem on the Norman campus was poor leadership and reckless spending….
In a defensive struggle, Oklahoma came up short against No. 1 seeded Virginia Sunday and lost 51-63. The loss eliminated the Sooners from a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. It also left the Big 12 Conference with only one team – the Texas Tech Red Raiders – in th NCAA Tournament. The Sooners overachieved this…