Christian James poured in 21 points as Oklahoma (15-5, 3-4 in the Big 12) breezed past Vanderbilt 86-55 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge Saturday. The Sooners made a 19-0 run in the first half to put the game out of reach early. “We didn’t come out with the start that we wanted to at Oklahoma…
Freshman point guard Jamal Bieniemy hit a season-high 17 points as Oklahoma overcame a 19-point deficit early to beat Oklahoma State 70-61 January 24 in Stillwater. That was only the second start for Bieniemy. Brady Manek added 15 points and Jamuni McNeace contributed 13 points for Oklahoma, who shot 64 percent from the field in…
No. 20 Oklahoma evened its conference mark at 2-2 with a tight victory over former No. 25 TCU in Norman Saturday. OU won 76-74 as Kristian Doolittle hit a crucial shot with a few seconds left to seal the victory. Doolittle had 24 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Sooners (13-3, 2-2). “I knew…
Alex Grinch, co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State, has been hired as defensive coordinator at Oklahoma by Coach Lincoln Riley. Grinch, a 2017 semi-finalist for the Broyles Award (for the best assistant coach in the nation), will be called on to fix OU’s porous defense. Grinch was the defensive coordinator and second coach at Washington State…
Rickey Dixon, one of the best defensive backs in University of Oklahoma history, is among the 13 players in the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class. Dixon, who won the Jim Thorpe Award, was selected from the national ballot of 76 All-America players from the Football Bowl Subdivision, and 100 players from the divisional…
No. 23 Oklahoma, led by Kristian Doolittle with 16 points and eight rebounds, held off Oklahoma State in Norman Saturday for a 74-64 win in the first round of Bedlam basketball this season. OSU was leading the Big 12 in three-point shooting (39 percent) but managed to hit only six of 26 attempts against the…
In light of the remarkable success he has enjoyed in his first two years as head coach, officials at The University of Oklahoma have offered Coach Lincoln Riley a new contract extension with a higher salary. Riley has agreed but details are not yet public. “We felt it important to extend and amend Lincoln’s contract…
After midway in the second quarter, Oklahoma outscored Alabama 34-17 but it wasn’t enough after a 28-point opening onslaught and the Sooners lost 34-45 in the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs in the Orange Bowl Saturday night. For the second year in a row, OU has failed to advance to the national championship game,…
Congratulations to Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray and The University of Oklahoma football team. As talented and accomplished as Murray is, even he recognizes that some credit is due to his teammates and his coaches for this prestigious award. Former Sooner quarterback Baker Mayfield – now starring for the Cleveland Browns in the NFL –…
Oklahoma players like big games away from home and recent trips to the College Football Playoff have helped the Sooners prepare for the big game. No. 4 OU faces No. 1 Alabama in the playoff semifinals at 7 p.m. December 29 in the Orange Bowl near Miami on ESPN. This will be Riley’s second year…