OU women's basketball update

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 04:23 AM PST

The Sooners split their two road games last week, but they did it the hard way.

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Emotions high as Brent Venables leaves OU for Clemson

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:56 AM PST

Former Oklahoma linebacker Curtis Lofton thinks any Sooner football fan happy that Brent Venables is on his way to Clemson needs to re-evaluate things.

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Sooner 141-pounder Kendric Maple never slows down

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:49 PM PST

It is a showcase. At 7 tonight, Iowa State visits McCasland Field House. At 2 p.m. Sunday, it is Arizona State on the same mat. Five days later it’s Virginia Tech. Two day later it’s Lehigh....

Who Is Tim Kish And Why Should He Be Oklahoma Leading Candidate To Coach Linebackers?

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:47 PM PST

(by ccmachine/CCM) There are several names swirling around in regards to Oklahoma's next linebackers' coach but the one that is popping up more often than not is Tim Kish....

Venables’ chance to stand out

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:20 PM PST

The pictures in Brent Venables’ office tell the story of the last 13 years. There’s one of former Oklahoma Butkus Award winners Rocky Calmus and Teddy Lehman in a celebratory embrace. There’s another blown up on the wall after one the ...

It couldn’t have been easy but Sooners, Tigers likely better off

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:18 PM PST

It is probably for the best. No, the combustible chemistry shared between Mike Stoops and Brent Venables so many years ago will not be duplicated in the years to come. But could it have been? Good chance, no....

Sooner men kick off dual competition with huge top-3 matchup at Ohio State

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:48 PM PST

Fresh off the program’s 13th straight title at the Rocky Mountain Open in Colorado Spring, Col., the Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team opens up dual competition at 3 p.m. Saturday at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Momentum key for Sooner Men's Basketball

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:16 PM PST

Before its win against Kansas State, Oklahoma was winless in league play. Then Mr. Momentum changed his address to 2900 South JenkinsAve. — Lloyd Noble Center. Perhaps, he’ll join the Sooners on the road with a three-game winning streak in his luggage.

Women's tennis team opens spring season Saturday

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:14 PM PST

The No. 25-ranked Sooner women’s tennis team opens up its season Saturday when it hosts Drake University and the University of Arkansas-Little Rock at 9:30 a.m. from Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman. The preseason ranking ties the program’s best ever; however, the team is not taking much...

No. 10 Oklahoma looking to get back to winning ways after upset loss

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:46 PM PST

The 10th-ranked OU women’s gymnastics team finishes its season-opening road streak with a quad meet at 7 p.m. Saturday in Denton, Texas. The meet, hosted by Texas Woman’s, also includes Utah State and Centenary.

Dean Blevins: One-on-One With Brent Venables

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:43 PM PST

(KWTV-OKC) NORMAN, Oklahoma - A day after he accepted the offer to become the defensive coordinator for the Clemson Tigers, former Oklahoma coach Brent Venables spoke exclusively with Dean Blevins about the transition....

Tapper not affected by Venables' departure

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:26 PM PST

(by Brandon Chatmon/$ESPN$) Count Charles Tapper (Baltimore/City College) among Oklahoma’s defensive recruits who won’t let Brent Venables departure impact his decision to be a Sooner....

OU women's basketball sweeps past Wildcats

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:18 PM PST

Riding high after knocking off No. 23 Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan., the Sooners women’s basketball squad returns to Norman to take on its bitter rival, the Texas Longhorns.

Oklahoma Sooners Football: Reaction to Brent Venables’ Departure

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:18 PM PST

There were countless articles and columns written about the departure of Oklahoma co-defensive coordinator Brent Venables to Clemson. Having not known Venables at all or ever spoken with him, I felt less than adequate at adding my own take on what he meant to the Sooners and how he’ll be...

RB Akeel Lynch eliminates Sooners

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:01 PM PST

(by Bob Przybylo/$ESPN$) Three-star running back Akeel Lynch (Athol Springs, N.Y./St. Francis) is no longer considering Oklahoma, he confirmed via text message to ESPN.com on Thursday morning....

OU's Venables: 'It was time to make a move'

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:49 PM PST

(by Jake Trotter/ESPN) Brent Venables called the decision to leave Oklahoma for Clemson a "really difficult" one full one of "pros and cons" in an emotional interview Thursday morning on KREF Sports Talk 1400 with OU play-by-play radio voice Toby Rowland....

OU football: Four potential candidates to replace Brent Venables

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

BY TRAVIS HANEY, Staff Writer, thaney@opubco.comOKLAHOMA FOOTBALL — A linebackers coach will likely take Venables' place on the staff, but there's a chance Bob Stoops could shuffle assignments. Read more on NewsOK.com

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A final chat with Venables on his final day at OU

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:13 PM PST

Dropped by the Switzer Center to say goodbye to a friend this afternoon. A coach, too. Brent Venables was packing up, literally, for Clemson. There were a couple cardboard boxes on the floor ......

OU football: Venables’ departure will hurt & help

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:00 PM PST

Brent Venables departure from OU will both help and hurt Sooner football. Hurt? Immediately, the Sooners will miss Venables’ recruiting. He was an excellent recruiter who did nothing but impress high school players and their families. He was a tireless recruiter whose zeal for the often-weary...

OU's Brent Venables accepts position at Clemson

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:30 PM PST

Just a week after the university hired Mike Stoops as a co-defensive coordinator — and after several weeks of speculation — Brent Venables announced he will be leaving Oklahoma to accept the defensive coordinator job at Clemson. In a radio interview with KREF-AM on Thursday morning, Venables talked...

Brent Venables: Oklahoma Football Assistant Hired by Clemson

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:00 AM PST

Brent Venables has been hired by Clemson to be its defensive coordinator, according to newsok.com. His contract has yet to be formally approved, but he is expected to earn between $750,000 and $1 million per year under head coach Dabo Swinney. WIth Venables' departure, Mike Stoops is Oklahoma's...

Emotional Venables offers details about his decision to leave Oklahoma

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:50 AM PST

Clemson-bound OU defensive coordinator Brent Venables spent some time on the phone with Sooner play-by-play man Toby Rowland on Thursday morning, just hours after Venables confirmed he was leaving the ......

Podcast: Brent Venables' interview with Toby Rowland this morning

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:18 AM PST

(PodOmatic) Toby with Brent Venables 1-19-12....

Video: OU's Brent Venables headed to Clemson

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:50 AM PST

(by David Ubben/ESPN) Brent Venables is saying goodbye to Oklahoma, his home since 1999, the entirety of Bob Stoops' tenure in Norman. He's accepted a job as the defensive coordinator at Clemson....

The Big 12's offseason to-do list for 2012

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:50 AM PST

(by David Ubben/ESPN) The season's over, so it's time to take stock of what the Big 12 has to get done between now and next season. Here's the list from last year....

It’s Official: OU’s Venables Heads To Clemson

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:20 AM PST

Yesterday was a cluster of rumors coming out of the Clemson camp that Oklahoma DC, Brent Venables had indeed taking the Clemson DC job. Media was told just to slow down, that Clemson hadn’t even offered Venables a job yet. Sooner Nation rested easy the rest of the day. Last night,...

Power Lunch Chat with Mike Baldwin

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:12 AM PST

Power Lunch Chat with OU writer Mike Baldwin

Sooner wrestling team to face Iowa State Friday

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:51 PM PST

The No. 11-ranked Sooner wrestling team continues its conference schedule when it hosts the Iowa State Cyclones at 7 p.m. Friday from McCasland Field House in Norman. On paper, the Oklahoma wrestling team holds a significant advantage heading into tomorrow’s home dual. For one, the Sooners have...