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Going the Distance: Where Oklahoma Ranks Among SEC Teams In 2024 Travel Miles
Having an address in the 12th out of 12 states in the new Southeastern Conference doesn’t necessarily add to Oklahoma’s task in 2024.
At least not geographically.
The Sooners have one of college football’s most demanding schedules this fall, rated between the No. 2 and No. 9 strength of schedule in 2024, depending on the metrics.
But being the new kid on the block, along with Texas, won’t put any undue difficulty on the Sooners’ 12-game schedule.
In terms of distance to travel for this season, Oklahoma ranks No. 6 overall in the SEC, according to Bookies.com, which used data from Google Earth to measure nautical miles between stadiums. The Sooners have just four road games this season, with all four non-conference games and three of their eight SEC games at Owen Field and another in Dallas.
OU will travel 4,411 round trip miles this season, with an average road trip distance of about 882 round trip miles. That includes the longest trip (1,416 round-trip air miles) to Auburn and the shortest trip (344 round-trip road miles) to Dallas to play Texas.
Interestingly, OU and Arkansas are the only teams that don’t have to cross a time zone this season. Mississippi State crosses eight time zones in 2024, while South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee each cross six.
LSU will log the most round trip air miles of any SEC team this fall, a total of 6,789, including a non-conference game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas against USC. Missouri is right behind LSU at 6,600 miles, while Texas A&M (5,796), Texas (5,371) and Mississippi State (5,228) come in ahead of OU.
Behind the Sooners are Ole Miss (4,267), South Carolina (4,236), Alabama (4,091), Kentucky (4,080), Georgia (4,043), Florida (4,039), Arkansas (3,372), Tennessee (3,268), Vanderbilt (2,963) and Auburn (2,481).
Mississippi State has the second-longest road trip (2,662 round trip miles to Arizona State), while Texas (2,267 miles to Michigan) and Missouri (2,123 miles to Massachusetts) are the other schools with trips in excess of 2,000 miles.
Other schools will also likely drive for certain games, such as Florida to Jacksonville and Tallahassee and Auburn to Alabama and Georgia.
OU’s other road games consist of trips to Columbia, MO (381 one-way air miles) to play Missouri, Oxford, MS (453 one way), to play Ole Miss, and Baton Rouge, LA (490 one way)), to play LSU.
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — If you have been waiting for the opening of a popular fast-food chain in Oklahoma City, your wait is almost over.
On Tuesday, Bojangles will open its first Oklahoma location in Oklahoma City.
The new restaurant, located at 13135 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Oklahoma City, has a list of events planned throughout opening day.
The first 100 guests in line on April 28th will receive a $100 gift card and exclusive, Oklahoma City -themed merchandise.
Also, 10 dine-in guests can enter for a chance to win free Bojangles breakfast for a year.
At 3 p.m. on April 28, the restaurant will transform into a full-scale block party. Guests will be able to enjoy a live DJ, a mechanical bull, branded merchandise, and a sweepstakes.
“We are ecstatic about introducing Bojangles to Oklahoma and bringing our unique Southern charm to the market,” said Jose Armario, CEO of Bojangles. “Our recent expansions into new markets have been met with tremendous enthusiasm, and we are confident that the Oklahoma City community will embrace our delicious offerings with the same excitement.”
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The new store will open its doors at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28th.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 of their opening-round series. The OKC Thunder are hoping that they can repeat their Sunday afternoon performance in this contest. Game 2 will be an interesting test with the Suns having more time to prepare.
Phoenix was up against a rock and a hard place in the series opener. The Oklahoma City Thunder not only have the talent advantage but the rest advantage as well. Phoenix punched their ticket to the NBA Playoffs on Friday night by staving off the Golden State Warriors on Friday night before landing in Oklahoma City on Saturday and playing on Saturday afternoon to the tune of a 119-84 blowout Thunder victory.
The NBA has seen plenty of upsets already. The Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers and Portland Trail Blazers have all stolen games from the higher seed. The Thunder know they have to keep the foot on the gas in this contest.
“These series are unpredictable. No 2 games are the same. The minute you make an assumption, you are overconfident, or the minute you go down and you’re overly urgent, that can impact your ability to be present in the next game,” Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said pregame on Wednesday night.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are seeing the Suns make an adjustment with their starting lineup by inserting Collin Gillespie to give Phoenix a trio of ball handling scoring options alongside Devin Booker and Jalen Green. This gives the Suns hope to be able to find better shot quality against this stifling Thunder defensive unit.
Oklahoma City is healthier now than they have been all season. The Thunder only are missing rookie Thomas Sorber (ACL) who is out for the year. This allows the Bricktown Ballers to roll out their traditional first five in this contest.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Phoenix Suns, Game 2 Starting Lineup
Oklahoma City Thunder Starting Lineup
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, G
- Lu Dort, G
- Jalen Williams, F
- Chet Holmgren, F
- Isaiah Hartenstein, C
Phoenix Suns Starting Lineup
- Devin Booker, G
- Jalen Green, G
- Collin Gillespie, G
- Dillon Brooks, F
- Oso Ighodaro, C
The series will shift to Phoenix this weekend as the Oklahoma City Thunder hope to head into Saturday afternoon’s Game 3 with a 2-0 advantage in the series.
Stay tuned to Thunder on SI for complete coverage of the NBA Playoff run for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — The Oklahoma City Fire Department responded to a home fire late Tuesday evening, around 10:42 p.m.
According to OKCFD, fire could be seen from a window of the home located in the 4200 block of N. Phillips Avenue.
Firefighters were able to rescue an adult female from inside the home. No injuries were reported in connection with the fire.
Investigators believe that the fire may have originated from an outlet near the refrigerator that had a power strip plugged in that was supplying multiple appliances.
There was also no smoke detector present within the home.
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