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Oklahoma-Oklahoma State: Our Picks
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John Hoover
Given the severity of huge performs the Sooners price themselves final week in Morgantown — a dropped TD cross, one other TD cross negated by an pointless penalty, a fourth-down faux punt, two missed discipline objectives — there’s no cause to assume the Sooners are going to beat Oklahoma State. Besides, that’s actually how shut OU was to not simply beating West Virginia, however beating them handily. Let’s assume Oklahoma State goes to place up yards and factors and first downs (OU is a hundred and thirtieth nationally in first downs allowed) towards one of many nation’s worst defenses. So the Oklahoma offense wants to attenuate the errors and play keep-up. Dillon Gabriel isn’t a precision thrower within the parts, and it’ll be blustery on Saturday night time. However he’s going towards the 128th-ranked cross protection in all of school soccer. Gabriel has to have the ability to produce some success towards the OSU secondary. However steadiness is essential for the OU offense. Eric Grey must get his touches — he’s been over 100 dashing yards seven occasions this season and his season dashing complete is on the cusp of getting into legend standing. Simply 200 extra yards and he’ll crack the college’s high 10. Stability would be the key for the OU offense. If Gabriel struggles together with his accuracy once more, or if the Sooner offensive line can’t transfer the sticks and put factors on the scoreboard, Oklahoma could have no likelihood. I feel that is the sport the Sooners get these issues synched up offensively.
Closing rating: Oklahoma 38, Oklahoma State 35
Ryan Chapman
Bedlam received’t arrive with its traditional luster on Saturday night time even supposing ABC picked up the sport in prime time. Accidents have robbed the Cowboys of chasing a Faculty Soccer Playoff berth and Oklahoma at 5-5 is enduring its worst season since at the very least at the very least 2009, however that might return to 1998 if the Sooners don’t win out. Spencer Sanders goes to offer it a go for OSU, and his presence ought to show to be the distinction. The Sooners proceed to wrestle towards cell quarterbacks, and OU has proven time and again towards Kansas State, Baylor and West Virginia the lack to get out of its personal manner. In every of these video games, Oklahoma dedicated loads of psychological errors and left huge performs on the sector, unable to provide profitable performs and rise to the second. The veteran Cowboys will be capable of exploit that, serving to notch this system’s second straight Bedlam win.
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Closing rating: Oklahoma State 34, Oklahoma 31
Josh Callaway
Will probably be very unusual if Bedlam does in truth go by the wayside when Oklahoma goes to the SEC. Late November soccer on this state simply means these two groups get collectively, and regardless that the collection is lopsided in OU’s favor, it at all times appears like something can occur when the Sooners and Cowboys share the identical discipline. Oklahoma comes into the 2022 version a wounded animal, and Mike Gundy’s squad smells blood within the water. That is OSU’s likelihood to drop the hammer on the Sooners in Norman in a manner they have not actually carried out ever within the historical past of the collection. Oklahoma is enjoying poorly and their confidence must be severely shaken after a debacle loss towards lowly West Virginia final weekend. However, all that being stated, the emotion of this sport ought to increase the Sooners’ degree of play. This sport will greater than doubtless be aggressive and determined within the fourth quarter, with one or two performs being the large tipping factors. It’s simply laborious to think about a scenario the place Spencer Sanders, assuming he’s wholesome, would not wreak havoc on an OU protection that has had subsequent to no resistance towards quarterbacks who can escape the pocket and run. Dillon Gabriel has a bounce again outing at house, however it will not be sufficient. Oklahoma cannot get the cease when they should, and the Pokes take house Bedlam for a second straight season.
Closing rating: Oklahoma State 41, Oklahoma 34
Ross Lovelace
The Sooners are favorites in Vegas but when Spender Sanders is enjoying, like he claimed he was every week in the past, I simply can’t see it occurring. Oklahoma has struggled mightily towards working quarterbacks this season, and even injured, Sanders is without doubt one of the most gifted sign callers the Sooners have confronted. Oklahoma State’s secondary has proven cracks, so there’s no query the large performs will definitely be there, however Oklahoma’s inconsistency to attach on deep passes may loom giant. If it weren’t for accidents, the Cowboys may very properly be undefeated or have a single loss on the season, and this could all be a distinct story. Senior Night time, the final house sport of the season and Bedlam on the Palace ought to carry sufficient momentum for Oklahoma to have an opportunity on the finish.
Closing rating: Oklahoma State 38, Oklahoma 24
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Bye to the Big 12 and hello SEC: It's party time for Texas and Oklahoma
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bye-bye Big 12, hello SEC. Texas and Oklahoma are finally making their long-awaited conference switch.
But first, it’s time to party with Bevo (the longhorn) and Pitbull (the human).
The three-years-in-the-making switch to the Southeastern Conference for two programs that were co-founders of the Big 12 in 1996 officially happens Monday.
And for their move to a league where “It Just Means More,” Texas and Oklahoma have scheduled big campus celebrations Sunday and Monday with carnivals, live music and fireworks. Oklahoma’s even stretches to events statewide.
The SEC Network planned live programming from both campuses over the two days, and Longhorns and Sooners fans had their first chance to buy SEC-branded school merchandise.
“This is a day we have been building toward for years,” Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said.
It’s a moment college sports in general has been building toward in the era of major realignment. The Texas and Oklahoma break from the Big 12 helped trigger myriad conference shifts with more on the way. By the first kickoff of the 2024 season, 11 so-called Power 4 programs will be in new conferences.
The Big Ten will grow to 18 teams with USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington poached from the Pac-12. The beleaguered West Coast league also lost Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Arizona State to the Big 12, and California and Stanford to the Atlantic Coast Conference. SMU leaps from the American Athletic Conference to the ACC on Monday as well.
As for Oklahoma and Texas, they originally planned to join the SEC in 2025, but ultimately reached a financial deal with the Big 12 for an early exit. And they leave with a whole lot of hardware.
Between them, the Sooners (14) and Longhorns (four) won 18 Big 12 football titles in 25 years, with Texas winning the crown last season for the first time since 2009.
In its final year in the league, Texas won 15 league regular season or tournament championships across all sports, and national titles in volleyball and rowing. Oklahoma capped its final season with its dominant softball program winning its fourth consecutive national title in May. The Sooners beat Texas in the final.
“Texas brings more tradition, more talent, more passion and more fight,” to the SEC, the school said on its athletics website.
All that winning will be much more difficult to duplicate in the SEC. Oklahoma opens its first SEC football schedule at home against Tennessee on Sept. 21. The Longhorns debut at Mississippi State on Sept. 28.
Since the start of the College Football Playoff in 2014, SEC schools have won the championship six times.
Texas (2005) and Oklahoma (2000) were the only two schools to win national titles in football while in the Big 12.
Some traditional rivalries will be stitched back together, and some torn apart.
The Texas-Texas A&M rivalry is reborn. It had been on hiatus since A&M left the Big 12 for the SEC in 2012. Oklahoma’s Bedlam rivalry with Oklahoma State is ruptured.
Texas spiced things up with Texas A&M last week when it poached Aggies baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle to Austin. At his introductory news conference, Schlossnagle warned Longhorns fans that the SEC is the “major leagues” of college baseball. The league has won the past five national championships.
Texas and Oklahoma planned for thousands of fans to join their celebrations.
Texas set up a central campus carnival. Fans will get autograph sessions with team coaches, and a chance to pose with the Bevo longhorn mascot for photos in the afternoon.
Sunday night includes a scheduled concert by “Mr. Worldwide” pop star Pitbull on a stage underneath the campus’ iconic clock tower.
Oklahoma’s celebration started Sunday night with a “Race to the SEC” 5k race through the heart of campus, with midnight sales of SEC merchandise and fireworks.
Monday morning, former Sooners coach Barry Switzer will co-host a celebration breakfast in Tulsa and Oklahoma will host a campus party at the football stadium with live music and entertainment.
“We couldn’t be more excited to join the SEC. Our teams are poised for success and look forward to the competition with many of America’s most outstanding universities,” Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said.
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Oklahoma State men’s basketball adds former Putnam City North standout C.J. Smith
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Oklahoma State basketball coach Steve Lutz talks about reviving Cowboys’ program
Oklahoma State basketball coach Steve Lutz talks about reviving Cowboys’ program
OSU ATHLETICS
The first non-transfer portal addition for new Oklahoma State men’s basketball coach Steve Lutz came with in-state ties.
OSU added junior-college transfer C.J. Smith, a 6-foot-7, 195-pound swingman from Coffeyville (Kansas) Community College on Saturday.
Smith is originally from Oklahoma City and concluded his high school career at Putnam City North, where he led the Panthers to a 24-3 record averaging 17.2 points and 6.0 rebounds in 2022-23. He was a first-team selection on The Oklahoman’s Big All-City squad.
In his lone season at Coffeyville, Smith played 23.4 minutes per game, averaging 8.3 points and 4.6 rebounds.
He will be a sophomore next season, as he joins a veteran-heavy Cowboy roster thanks to the depth of veteran additions Lutz made through the transfer portal.
More: Oklahoma State basketball schedule: 2024-25 Big 12 opponents set for Cowboys, Cowgirls
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Thunder Unveil 2024 Draft Class
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Oklahoma City, OK – A new era of Thunder basketball was officially introduced Saturday. Nikola Topić, Dillon Jones, and Ajay Mitchell all met the media to discuss making it to the next level and being members of the Thunder.
Topić will miss the upcoming season with a knee injury. Many draft boards had him listed as a top four talent in the draft, but the knee injury did scare some teams off.
As for Jones, he said his time at Weber State as “the guy” prepared him for what he needs to do to help OKC win with their current talent.
Ajay Mitchell joins the fold as a second round choice and knows his role could be impromptu and less consistent than usual, but that’s something he says he’s prepared for.
Hear from all three Thunder rookies in the video above.
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