OU Baseball: Branch Brothers of Oklahoma, Georgia Have a Family Tree Vibe at College World Series

(by John E. Hoover) OMAHA, NE — The NCAA Tournament has been nice to the Branch family. The College World Series might be even nicer. With one son at Oklahoma and another at Georgia, the clan from Lucas, TX, could have found themselves strung out all over creation trying to watch their boys play baseball. Instead, when the Sooners were...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Everything Skip Johnson, Oklahoma players said about making College World Series, facing Alabama

(by Tom Green) Oklahoma is back in the College World Series for the second time in five seasons, putting together an unlikely run to get back to Omaha, Nebraska, as one of eight teams still vying for a national championship. After knocking off No. 2 national seed Georgia Tech to claim a Regional title and then sweeping No. 15 national seed...read more from Sooners Illustrated

SoonerScoop podcast: OU baseball looks to continue improbable run

(by Bob Przybylo) The second week of June, and we still care about OU sports? Yep. Who knew, right? It has been that type of ride so far for the OU baseball team. A group that everybody thought would have been long done by now is going attempt to keep this magical run going. Give the s/o to head coach Skip Johnson and the rest of the crew...listen to podcast from the SoonerScoop

Kip Lewis' 2024 Fourth on Top Five Player Seasons Under Brent Venables at Oklahoma

(by Brady Trantham) Coming in at No. 4 on the Top Five List of Single-Season Performances in the Brent Venables era is Kip Lewis' 2024. 2024 was both an impactful and forgettable year for the Sooners. The inaugural season in the SEC quickly fell off due to busts at offensive coordinator and quarterback. For Venables, it would be his...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

TRANSFER: Oklahoma baseball lands Pittsburgh catcher Sebastian Pisacreta

(by Josh Callaway) Oklahoma's first major transfer portal addition of the 2026 cycle is on the board. While the Sooners are in Omaha preparing to take part in the College World Series this weekend, preparations for next year are already underway as the college baseball transfer portal is open. With that in mind, OU made their first power...read more from Sooners Illustrated

TRANSFER: Oklahoma baseball adds Tennessee OF/IF Jay Abernathy

(by Josh Callaway) It's a good day for Oklahoma baseball. Just shortly after landing their first power conference transfer of the cycle in Pittsburgh catcher Sebastian Pisacreta, the Sooners are back on the board with another major pickup in Tennessee outfielder Jay Abernathy. Abernathy played or started in 53 of the Volunteers' games in 2026...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Which of Oklahoma's 2026 Road Atmospheres Will be the Most Hostile?

(by Carson Field) The Sooners have at least an idea of when most of their 2026 games will kick off. The SEC released the kickoff windows for the upcoming season on Wednesday. Oklahoma will play six games in Norman, five on the road and, of course, the annual Red River Rivalry game against Texas at the Cotton Bowl. Here is how each of...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Why Texas Tech mega donor Cody Campbell was at an Oklahoma football camp in the midst of chaos

(by Dekota Gregory) While most of the talk out of Oklahoma's recent camps is rightfully about the prospects making a great impression in front of Brent Venables and his staff, a familiar face on the sidelines also caught the attention of many this week. Cody Campbell, Texas Tech's infamous mega donor and Chairman of the Board of Regents of...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Lincoln Riley the head coach with the most to lose per CBS Sports

(by John Williams) Lincoln Riley left Oklahoma for the USC Trojans because he felt he'd be in a better position to compete for a national championship in Los Angeles than in Norman. Through four seasons of Riley at USC and Brent Venables at OU, it looks like Oklahoma is closer to a championship than USC is. Venables and the Sooners...read more from the Sooners Wire

Kickoff windows set for Oklahoma's complete 2026 football schedule

(by Tom Green) Kickoff windows for Oklahoma's complete 2026 football schedule, as well as broadcast information for select games this fall, have been set. The SEC on Wednesday, during a televised special on SEC Network, unveiled its full slate of games for the upcoming season, with kickoff windows — early (11 a.m. to noon CT)...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Eric Gray's 2022 Among Top Five Player Seasons Under Brent Venables at Oklahoma

(by Brady Trantham) Brent Venables is entering his fifth season as head coach at the University of Oklahoma. There is now a large enough sample size to start thinking of Venables' tenure at OU as an "era." Which individual performances rank among the top five during Venables’ time? Starting with fifth on the list, Eric Gray's 2022 outing of 1,364...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

OU Baseball: CWS Hero Dayton Tockey and Oklahoma Have His Colorful Mom to Thank — For a Lot

(by John E. Hoover) Perhaps no player on the Oklahoma roster is more emblematic of the Sooners’ 2026 baseball season than Dayton Tockey. Both began the year with great expectations. Both started the season start red hot. Both endured a disappointing and prolonged slump. And both ultimately were recharged at the plate to make an...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

2026 OU-Texas Red River Rivalry game time announced

(by Joshua McDaniel) OU will play Texas at in the 2026 Red River Rivalry game at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 10, as announced on SEC Network Wednesday. OU lost its last matchup with Texas 23-6. Redshirt senior John Mateer had just returned from injury and finished with only 202 passing yards while recording three interceptions. It also marked head...read more from the OU Daily

Sooners need to ride the horse they rode in on for success in MCWS

(by Chip Rouse) The Oklahoma bats have come alive at just the right time of the season, delivering timely and productive hits and a barrage of long balls in a five-game postseason win streak that has catapulted the Sooners to what just a few short weeks ago seemed like an improbable trip to the Men's College World Series. The Sooners (38-22) are...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Blue-Chip DE Prospect Uhila Wolfgramm Loves Oklahoma's 'Family' Atmosphere

(by Carson Field) NORMAN — Unexpectedly, Oklahoma’s recruiting territory has expanded into Utah. In the 2025 recruiting cycle, the Sooners signed two players — quarterback Jett Niu and offensive lineman Darius Afalava — from the Beehive State. One of their 2026 commits, edge rusher Krew Jones, is a native of Orem, UT. Now, OU is looking to...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Tracking every player Oklahoma softball loses and gains from the transfer portal

(by Dekota Gregory) The transfer portal is officially open, and the Oklahoma Sooners already had players on the way out just days after falling short in Super Regionals. However, even though the portal has already taken, it will also eventually give back. There's already worry around Sooner Nation that OU will lose more players than fans are used...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Predicting Oklahoma’s Ratings in New EA Sports College Football Video Game

(by Carson Field) NORMAN — Before the 2026 college football season, OU fans will have the chance to lead the Sooners to the College Football Playoff — virtually. EA College Football 27, the newest installment of EA Sports’ college football series, will be released on July 9. This marks the third year in a row that fans will get to play a...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

OU Softball: Freshman Kendall Wells earns historic Johnny Bench Award win

(by Josh Franklin) OU freshman catcher Kendall Wells added another accolade to her already historic debut season, earning the 2026 Johnny Bench Award on Tuesday. The Johnny Bench Award recognizes the top NCAA Division I baseball and softball catchers in the country. Wells became the first freshman in Division I softball history to win the...read more from the OU Daily

3 Oklahoma WR targets Sooners could shift focus to after 2027 class was gutted

(by Dekota Gregory) The Oklahoma Sooners had a loaded 2027 recruiting class that included three wide receiver commits, but within hours, they were all of a sudden down to just one and forced to acquire new targets. Four-star Demare Dezeurn and three-star Tra'Von Hall both flipped their commitments from OU over the weekend. With Dezeurn...read more from Stormin' in Norman

SIP Ep. 277 | Hello Omaha: Oklahoma is going to the College World Series + Softball portal movement

(by Josh Callaway) With Oklahoma's ticket punched to the College World Series, the Sooners Illustrated Podcast is back with a brand new episode. Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway and Tom Green recap and break down Oklahoma Baseball's dominant weekend in Lawrence as they punch their ticket back to the College World Series...listen to podcast from Sooners Illustrated

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