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How Oklahoma GM Jim Nagy ‘Put More Around’ John Mateer During Offseason

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March 1, 2026

How Oklahoma GM Jim Nagy ‘Put More Around’ John Mateer During Offseason

Oklahoma general manager Jim Nagy experienced great success during his first year in Norman.

Nagy, who joined OU’s staff in February 2025, oversaw the Sooners’ scouting staff as Oklahoma reached the College Football Playoff for the first time since 2019. He also helped OU sign a top-15 2026 recruiting class and land several key transfer portal players after the 2025 season.

Though the wins outweighed the losses in Nagy’s first year, the Sooners’ general manager knew that there was much to fortify during the offseason.

Oklahoma’s offense sputtered late in the season, as the Sooners scored fewer than 25 points in each of their last four games.

For Nagy, a major focus was surrounding OU quarterback John Mateer with quality talent.

“(We wanted to) just really put more around John Mateer,” Nagy said on The Dari Nowkhah Show on KREF on Friday.

Nagy and his scouting team added plenty of pieces from the portal that should elevate Oklahoma’s offense.

The Sooners signed three portal wideouts — Trell Harris (Virginia), Parker Livingstone (Texas) and Mackenzie Alleyne (Washington State) — after the 2025 season to join returning receivers Isaiah Sategna, Jer’Michael Carter and Jacob Jordan.

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Sategna, who transferred to OU from Arkansas after the 2024 season, served as Mateer’s safety net in 2025. The receiver finished the year with 965 yards and eight touchdowns on 67 catches.

Harris and Livingstone are both proven producers at the Power Four level, and Nagy believes that those two will make OU’s receiving corps stronger in 2026.

“Those two, we’re very excited about both of those guys,” Nagy said.

Nagy also did plenty of work to ensure that OU’s run game improves in 2026.

The Sooners added three tight ends — Hayden Hansen (Florida), Rocky Beers (Colorado State) and Jack Van Dorselaer (Tennessee) — from the portal. They also added three transfer offensive linemen: Caleb Nitta (Western Kentucky), E’Marion Harris (Arkansas) and Peyton Joseph (Georgia Tech).

OU will have its two top running backs from the 2025 squad, Xavier Robinson and Tory Blaylock, back in 2026.

For those two to reach their full potential, the Sooners’ blockers will have to regularly open up running lanes — and Nagy is confident that they will.

“We have to run the ball better, there’s no way around that,” Nagy said. “Our job is to create more competition in every room in the offseason. I feel like we’ve done that.”

On the show, Nagy revealed that the Sooners added nearly 9,000 collegiate snaps to their roster during the offseason.

The general manager believes that both sides of the ball will be stronger as a result of his scouting team’s offseason efforts and their collaboration with OU’s coaching staff.

“I’ve tried to be really intentional with our communication,” Nagy said. “There’s a common goal: We’re trying to win a national championship. This is a true partnership, and we all have the same goal in mind. It’s going to continue to evolve and get better.”

Oklahoma will open its 2026 season against UTEP on Sept. 5.

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UPDATE: missing pregnant Midwest City woman found in Oklahoma City

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March 13, 2026

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UPDATE: missing pregnant Midwest City woman found in Oklahoma City

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. –

Midwest City Police said on Friday afternoon that woman reported missing after not showing up for a doctor’s appointment was found in detectives in Oklahoma City. Police said the woman is talking to detectives, and is “doing great.”

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A search is ongoing for a missing Oklahoma City metro woman who disappeared this week, according to police.

The Midwest City Police Department says 26-year-old Jordan Clayborn, who is pregnant, did not arrive at an appointment for a scheduled C-section on Thursday.

Police say Clayborn’s family reported she was last seen wearing a blue and white jogging suit, and street cameras captured her silver Nissan Altima near Northeast 63rd Street and Lake Hefner Parkway in Oklahoma City.

Clayborn’s family says her phone had been off for 9 hours before they realized she was missing

If you have any information about her disappearance, you are asked to call Midwest City Police.

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Oklahoma City rabbi urges action, resilience after Michigan synagogue attack

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March 13, 2026

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OKLAHOMA CITY –

Rabbi Abby Jacobson paused and took a deep breath before speaking about the recent messages her congregation has received.

Leaders at Emanuel Synagogue say hateful communications targeting the Jewish community have increased in recent weeks.

“We’ve definitely seen an uptick in unpleasant forms of communication,” Jacobson said.

Still, Jacobson says the synagogue has also received an outpouring of support, both locally and from people in other states, including Michigan.

“People are already saying, ‘We’re sorry. We love you. Antisemitism has no home here,’” Jacobson said. “We appreciate it. We need to hear it.”

She says the rise in hateful rhetoric isn’t affecting only Jewish people.

“Being different isn’t always safe, and we are not the only people who are different,” Jacobson said.

Instead of staying stuck in fear or anger, Jacobson encourages people to take action. That could include contacting lawmakers, supporting organizations that fight hate or donating to causes that help vulnerable communities.

“By doing something that is helpful, by taking a helpful action, we feel less powerless,” she said.

Jacobson also had a message for the Jewish community: do not let hate lead to despair.

“We can’t be too bitter,” she said. “But together we will also find reasons to be happy. And together we will live our best lives. And that will be the best answer to antisemitism.”

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Rep. Bice makes stop in Spencer on ‘Bringing Oklahoma Dollars Home’ tour

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March 12, 2026

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Rep. Bice makes stop in Spencer on ‘Bringing Oklahoma Dollars Home’ tour

SPENCER, Okla. (KOKH) — Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-CD5) was in Spencer on Thursday to present city leaders with a $500,000 check.

The federal funding, part of Community Project Funding, will be used to update the city’s water infrastructure.

Rep. Bice’s stop in Spencer was just one stop on her “Bringing Oklahoma Dollars Home” tour.

Spencer city leaders said it was nice to have a Congresswoman working for them so they could make updates that wouldn’t be made possible without the federal funding.

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