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No. 19 Longhorns Closing Weekend Against No. 17 Oklahoma State: Live Updates

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February 16, 2025

No. 19 Longhorns Closing Weekend Against No. 17 Oklahoma State: Live Updates

It has certainly been an eventful opening weekend so far for the No. 19 Texas Longhorns (1-1). Their first two games have had drastically different outcomes, one bad and one great.

Starting off with the not so great, the Longhorns dropped their opener on Friday night to Louisville. Now, losses happen and so reading too much into one, let alone the first game of the year, is not a smart idea.

That being said, though, it was a loss that stung Texas. Two seperate leads were blown in back-to-back innings, including allowing a pair of runs to come home in the 10th which lead to a 4-3 walk off loss.

Texas Longhorns outfielder Easton Winfield (9) catches a ball during the annual Texas baseball alumni game at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. / Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

A mere 24 hours later and the Longhorns were feeling completely different following a win over Ole Miss. Not just any win, but a 10-0 run-rule victory in seven innings. Behind a career outing from Luke Harrison and the offensive explosion, Texas was able to cruise to the first win of the Jim Schlossnagle area.

Now, the attention turns to a former conference foe, as the weekend wraps up with a clash against the No. 17 Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-1)

Follow along as we provide live updates as the Longhorns square off against the Cowboys on Sunday evening from Globe Life Field, looking to win their second game in a row.

The Longhorns’ starting lineup will be listed below:

1B – Kimble Schuessler

3B – Adrian Rodriguez

LF – Tommy Farmer IV

RF – Max Belyeu

CF – Will Gasparino

SS – Jalin Flores

DH – Cole Chamberlain

C – Rylan Galvan

2B – Ethan Mendoza

P – Kade Bing

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Top First:

Kade Bing (Texas) pitching

Ortiz: Hit by pitch

Meola: Line out to left

Schubart: Groundout to first, Ortiz to second

Jones: Walk

Brueggemann: Hit by pitch

Daugherty: Two-run single, Cowboys lead 2-0

Max Grubbs (Texas) pitching

LaSalle: Fielder’s choice, Brueggemann out at third

Bottom First:

Hunter Watkins (Oklahoma State) pitching

Schuessler: Groundout to pitcher

Rodriguez: Solo home run, Longhorns trail 2-1

Farmer: Strikeout swinging

Belyeu: Solo home run, Longhorns tie it 2-2

Gasparino: Groundout to third

Top Second:

Thompson: Line out to center

Smith: Single

Ortiz: Strikeout swinging

Meola: Pop out to right

Bottom Second:

Flores: E6

Chamberlain: Strikeout swinging

Galvan: Single

Mendoza: Strikeout swinging

Schuessler: Pop out to second

Top Third:

Dylan Volantis (Texas) pitching

Schubart: Strikeout looking

Jones: Single

Brueggemann: Strikeout swinging

Daugherty: Two-run home run, Longhorns trail 4-2

LaSalle: Line out to right

Bottom Third:

Rodriguez: Double

Farmer: Strikeout looking

Belyeu: Single, Rodriguez to third

Gasparino: RBI double, Longhorns trail 4-3

Flores: Strikeout swinging

Chamberlain: Groundout to first

Top Fourth:

Thompson: Walk

Smith: E4, Thompson to second

Ortiz: Sac bunt, both runners advance

Meola: Strikeout swinging

Schubart: Walk

Jones: Strikeout looking

Bottom Fourth:

Galvan: Walk

Kyle Bade (Oklahoma State) pitching

Mendoza: Walk

Schuessler: Walk

Noah Wech (Oklahoma State) pitching

Rodriguez: RBI groundout to first, Longhorns tie it 4-4

Farmer: Strikeout swinging

Belyeu: Intentional walk

Gasparino: Fielder’s choice, Belyeu out at second

Top Fifth:

Drew Rerick (Texas) pitching

Brueggemann: Strikeout swinging

Daugherty: Pop out to catcher

LaSalle: Single

Thompson: Walk

Smith: Fly out to center

Bottom Fifth:

Flores: Strikeout looking

Chamberlain: Walk

Galvan: Strikeout swinging

Mendoza: E9, advanced to third, Chamberlain scored, Longhorns lead 5-4

Schuessler: E6, Mendoza scored, Longhorns lead 6-4

Rodriguez: Double, Schuessler to third

Farmer: Two-run single, Longhorns lead 8-4

Belyeu: RBI double, Longhorns lead 9-4

Gasparino: Two-run home run, Longhorns lead 11-4

Mario Pesca (Oklahoma State) pitching

Flores: Single

Flores stole second

Chamberlain: Walk

Galvan: Walk

Flores scores on wild pitch, Longhorns lead 12-4

Mendoza: Strikeout looking

Top Sixth:

Grayson Saunier (Texas) pitching

Ortiz: Fly out to center

Meola: Double

Schubart: Walk

Jones: Strikeout swinging

Brueggemann: RBI single, Longhorns lead 12-5

Daugherty: Line out to first

Bottom Sixth:

Ryan Ure (Oklahoma State) pitching

Schuessler: Single

Rodriguez: Grounded into double play (6-4-3)

Farmer: Strikeout swinging

Top Seventh:

Cody Howard (Texas) pitching

LaSalle: Walk

Thompson: Grounded into double play (6-4-3)

Smith: Fly out to left

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Oklahoma Ford Sports Blitz: Mar. 1, 2026

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March 2, 2026

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Oklahoma Ford Sports Blitz: Mar. 1, 2026

Big night in downtown OKC as the Oklahoma City Thunder welcome the Denver Nugget and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is back on the floor.

Steve McGehee reports live from Paycom Center with the latest on SGA’s return after missing nine games, the Thunder’s push to hold the top spot in the Western Conference, and what getting healthy means for OKC’s title hopes.

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

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March 1, 2026

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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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Elgin’s Ritson Meyer becomes four-time Oklahoma high school wrestling state champion

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March 1, 2026

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Elgin’s Ritson Meyer becomes four-time Oklahoma high school wrestling state champion

The loss was on Ritson Meyer’s mind all week as he prepared for his final state wrestling tournament.

A senior 215-pounder at Elgin, Meyer isn’t used to getting beaten, but he got a wake-up call when he lost against Coweta senior Aiven Robbins by five points in their regional championship match.

For Meyer, it set in that winning his fourth state championship wouldn’t be an easy task.

“I lost to him last week and I’m not a loser, so it was eating on me all week in practice,” Meyer said. “So (in) practice, I really leveled up everything. Everything about it.”

Meyer and Robbins met again on Saturday, this time with the Class 5A state championship on the line.

Intensely focused from the start, Meyer came out aggressive. And although it was another great match, Meyer did just enough to etch his name in the state history books.

Meyer held on to beat Robbins in an 8-7 decision in the new OG&E Coliseum as he claimed his fourth state championship, while Coweta won the team title.

An Abilene Christian football signee, Meyer’s wrestling days are over, but he leaves the sport with satisfaction.

“I came out here — even though it hurt, even though I was tired — I got it done,” Meyer said. “I’m so happy. I got to celebrate with my parents, my family, my friends. It’s a crazy feeling.”

A standout running back and linebacker on the gridiron, Meyer helped his team win the Class 4A state title in football as a junior before Elgin lost to Tuttle 23-20 in the 2025 championship game in December.

It’s a different sport, but that loss fueled Meyer’s wrestling season in a way.

“I like to tell people that wrestling is like offseason football,” Meyer said. “I can’t go out, lose. Everybody wanted me to win this. I won it for the whole entire community. First four-timer at Elgin. And that football (loss) really did eat me alive. It didn’t feel good at all, and I didn’t want that same feeling again.”

Meyer had a great start against Robbins on Saturday and never trailed, but Robbins battled to set up a great finish and both were gassed when it was over.

“I just gave it my all,” Meyer said, “and I got it done.”

This article will be updated.

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