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Oklahoma Players Land Free Agent Deals
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Seven Oklahoma Sooners heard their title referred to as Friday and Saturday throughout the ultimate six rounds of the 2022 NFL Draft.
4 extra bought their skilled soccer careers began Saturday night time as undrafted free brokers.
Working again Kennedy Brooks, fullback Jeremiah Corridor, offensive lineman Tyrese Robinson and defensive sort out LaRon Stokes all reportedly signed free agent offers. All 4 had one other 12 months of eligibility remaining after they left OU.
Robinson, a fifth-year senior from McKinney, TX, signed with the Washington Commanders. The 6-foot-3, 324-pound Robinson turned a three-year starter for the Sooners up entrance – two at proper guard and 2021 at proper sort out.
In Washington, Stevenson will play with former Sooners punter Tress Approach.
Stokes, a fifth-year senior from Tulsa who performed one 12 months at Northeastern A&M Faculty, signed with the Arizona Cardinals, the place he’ll play with former Sooners Kyler Murray and Marquise Brown.
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In 2019, the 6-4, 275-pound Stokes was the Large 12 Convention Defensive Newcomer of the Yr and completed his profession with 35 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 quarterback sacks.
Brooks, a fourth-year junior from Mansfield, TX, signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, the place he’ll be reunited with former Sooners Jalen Hurts (a 2020 draft choose) and Grant Calcaterra (who transferred from OU to Auburn to SMU and was picked Saturday within the sixth spherical.
At OU, Brooks turned simply the fourth participant at school historical past (becoming a member of De’Mond Parker, Adrian Peterson and Samaje Perine) to hurry for 1,000 yards in three totally different seasons. After redshirting in 2017, Brooks rushed for 1,056 yards and 12 touchdowns whereas rating third within the nation at 8.9 yards per carry in 2018. In 2019, Brooks ran for 1,011 yards and 6 TDs. After opting out of 2020, he returned in 2021 to hurry for 1,253 yards and 13 touchdowns. He additionally caught 29 passes in his profession.
Corridor, a fifth-year senior from Charlotte, NC, signed with the New York Giants, the place he’ll play with former Sooner Sterling Shepard.
Taking part in each tight finish and fullback, the 6-2, 248-pound Corridor carried the soccer simply 13 occasions for 53 yards however caught 68 passes for 757 yards and scored 12 touchdowns. He was voted second-team All-Large 12 in 2019 and made first-team in 2020 and 2021.
Just one Sooner who declared for the draft this 12 months – kicker Gabe Brkic – hadn’t been drafted or signed a free agent deal as of Saturday night time. Brkic, a redshirt junior from Chardon, OH, who turned a Groza Award finalist in 2021, can nonetheless negotiate with groups as an undrafted free agent or land a coaching camp tryout.
Throughout his three seasons because the starter, Brkic made 57-of-69 (82 p.c) of his area targets and 159-of-160 (99 p.c) of his additional factors.
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Thousands without power, buildings damaged after severe Oklahoma storms brought 80mph winds
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Weather officials are surveying storm damage and thousands are without power after a sudden, severe thunderstorm crossed Central Oklahoma on Tuesday night.
In Oklahoma City, neighborhoods like Britton Road saw severe damage, KOCO reports, after wind gusts up to 80 mph blasted through, causing roof damage and downing power lines.
About 30,000 customers are still affected across 16 counties, with the largest impact in Oklahoma County, reports Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. Closer to 2 a.m. Wednesday morning, almost 60,000 OG&E customers were without power.
OG&E customers can report outages online.
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Several neighborhoods reported some forms of storm damage, while others saw more extensive damage, including downed power lines and shredded roofs.
Map: Oklahoma power outages today
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Here's a peek at how our nonprofit news is funded • Oklahoma Voice
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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against Catholic charter school proposal
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St. Isidore, which aims to serve 1,500 students online within Oklahoma by its fifth year of operation, has the backing of Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt as well as former state schools superintendent Ryan Walters. Proponents of the plan say the online school would be a boon for rural Oklahoma students who do not have a Catholic school in their area.
The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board had in April 2023 voted unanimously to disapprove the school’s application, later in June approving the contract 3-2 after revisions to the application.
Brett Farley, executive director of the Oklahoma Catholic Conference and a board member for the proposed school, told CNA following the first disapproval that the plan’s backers were “not discouraged at all.” He said at the time he believed Oklahoma’s government presents a “favorable environment to negotiate protections for religious liberty” to ensure that the school’s Catholic identity is not threatened by the acceptance of public funds.
The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City had pushed for approval of the school after former Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor issued an advisory opinion in late 2022 stating that because of the Supreme Court’s recent rulings, Oklahoma’s provisions banning religious schools from accessing public funds as charters could be unconstitutional. He cautioned that this legal change would not mean that religious schools using public funds “can necessarily operate however they want.” Drummond withdrew his predecessor’s opinion on the matter.
In a dissent to the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s majority opinion, Justice Dana Kuehn argued that St. Isidore’s would be a partner of the state, not a government entity, and thus the state denying funds to St. Isidore’s because it is religious would violate the free exercise clause of the First Amendment.
“St. Isidore would not be replacing any secular school, only adding to the options available, which is the heart of the Charter Schools Act,” she wrote.
“The state is not required to partner with private entities to provide common education. But if it does, it cannot close the door to an otherwise qualified entity simply because it is sectarian … Contracting with a private entity that has religious affiliations, by itself, does not establish a state religion, nor does it favor one religion over another.”
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