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SDSU vs Oklahoma State: Who wins the PlayStation matchup?
Now that South Dakota State is (sort of) in the game — that is, EA Sports College Football 25, of course I had to simulate their Week 1 clash with No. 17 Oklahoma State at Boone Pickens Stadium.
It is, of course, not a completely accurate simulation. While the game already comes with the Cowboys roster fully loaded and the players accurately rated, I had to create the Jackrabbits, and edit the prefabricated roster as well as I could to somewhat resemble the Jackrabbits.
My SDSU creation has an overall team rating of a 72, compared to an 84 for OSU, for what that’s worth.
Instead of ‘playing’ the game myself, I set it up and let the computer control both teams.
Here’s what happened:
– The Jacks got the ball first and moved quickly into the red zone on passes to Davin Stoffel and Devon Cole, but back to back sacks pushed SDSU all the way back to the 35, and Hunter Dustman’s 52-yard FG was wide right, and SDSU came up empty on an 11-play drive.
– The SDSU defense forces a 3 and out.
– The Jacks again move into the red zone, are again pushed back by a sack, and again miss a field goal. Still 0-0 despite two good drives for SDSU.
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– The Cowboys take the lead on a 55-yard streak from Alan Bowman to Rashod Owens. 7-0 OSU.
Halftime
– OSU goes 3 and out, the drive killed by a Randy Keumonge sack.
– SDSU ties it up on a 58-yard drive that ends in a touchdown pass from Mark Gronowski to Griffin Wilde and includes a fourth-down conversion in the red zone.
– OSU answers with a 10-play, 82-yard drive, with Ollie Gordon taking it in from 3-yards out to make it 14-7.
Screenshot by Matt Zimmer/Sioux Falls Live
– A pick six by OSU’s Korie Black on an underthrown fade puts the Cowboys up 21-7 with just over a minute to play in the game.
– Gronowski is sacked on three straight plays to end the game.
Final score: Oklahoma State 21, SDSU 7.
The low score is largely due to the game being played with just five minute quarters (I didn’t have the patience to sit through full 15s), but otherwise played fairly realistically. The Jacks had success moving the ball, but the OSU pass rush on 3rd down killed their drives. The Jacks did a good job on Ollie Gordon, but that left them susceptible to the pass and the veteran QB Bowman made them pay.
It will be interesting to see if any of that plays out on Saturday.
Screenshot by Matt Zimmer/Sioux Falls Live
Final stats:
SDSU
Gronowski 19-24, 167 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Amar Johnson 11-35
Griffin Wilde 6-56, 1 TD
Devon Cole 4-30
Cale Reeder 6 tackles
Daeton Mcgaughy 6 tackles, 1 sack
OSU
Bowman 8-10, 150 yards, 1 TD
Gordon 10-34, 1 TD
Collin Oliver 3 sacks, 10 tackles
Collin Clay 4 tackles, 1.5 sacks
Matt Zimmer is a Sioux Falls native and longtime sports writer. He graduated from Washington High School where he played football, legion baseball and developed his lifelong love of the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. After graduating from St. Cloud State University, he returned to Sioux Falls, and began a long career in amateur baseball and sports reporting. Email Matt at mzimmer@siouxfallslive.com.
NORMAN — Oklahoma softball’s transfer portal activity may have been fairly slow developing.
But now, as the portal window nears its end, the Sooners have started having success.
Oklahoma added outfielder Adi Hansen, a standout at the College of Southern Idaho for the last two seasons on Thursday.
Hansen’s announcement, made on Instagram, followed shortly after Middle Tennessee outfielder Macie Harter announced her commitment to the Sooners.
Hansen led the Golden Eagles with a .457 batting average in 186 at bats in 2026, with an eye-popping 82 runs scored and a school-record 62 stolen bases on 67 attempts.
Hansen had 17 games with two or more stolen bases this season and twice had four stolen bases in a game.
Hansen had four triples and 21 RBIs, drawing 23 walks.
She earned NJCAA first-team All-America honors, helping her team finish 43-13 with a NJCAA Division I Juco World Series appearance.
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In 2025, as a freshman, Hansen hit .401 with 36 stolen bases and 62 ruyns scored.
Hansen is a Logan, Utah, product.
Hansen and Harter join a group of outfielders that includes Kai Minor in centerfield and Ella Parker in right field.
The Sooners lost Abby Dayton to graduation and Kasidi Pickering to transfer after the season. Pickering will reportedly transfer to Texas Tech.
Oklahoma finished 52-10 last season, missing the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2015 after falling to Mississippi State in three games in the Norman Super Regional.
The Sooners have a strong incoming recruiting class and return a trio of pitchers — Audrey Lowry, Miali Guachino and Allyssa Parker — as well as experienced hitters Kendall Wells, Gabbie Garcia, Nelly McEnroe-Marinas plus Minor and Ella Parker.
In addition to the departures of Dayton and Pickering, the Sooners also lost pitchers Sydney Berzon and Kierston Deal, first baseman Isabela Emerling, and second baseman Ailana Agbayani to graduation. Outfielder Tia Milloy, pitcher Berkley Zache and utility player Riley Zache also entered the transfer portal.
Oklahoma’s incoming class includes Edmond Santa Fe pitcher Keegan Baker, Lakewood, Calif., infielder Ki’ele Ho-Ching, Mililani, Hawaii, infielder Ori Mailo, Fullerton, Calif., pitcher Malaya Majam-Finch, Katy, Texas, pitcher EK Smith, and Mesa, Ariz., outfilder Payton Westra.
Mailo was with the Sooners this season, redshirting after joining the program a year early.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Oklahoma City police are investigating an early morning shooting that left one man injured in northeast Oklahoma City.
Around 3 a.m. on Thursday, emergency crews were called to a reported shooting near Kelley and Wilshire Blvd.
Investigators say the shooting occurred between a couple inside the home, adding that the woman shot the man.
However, police say they are trying to determine if the shooting was accidental.
The victim was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
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The woman has been taken into custody for questioning, but it is unknown if she will face charges just yet.
Oklahoma is just three outs away from steamrolling through the right side of the bracket and knocking out Georgia to reach the championship finals.
To prepare, let’s take a look at what arms we should expect for the Sooners just like we did for the North Carolina earlier.
The Sooners have leaned heavily on their freshmen pitching trio in Cord Rager, Xander Mercurius and Nick Wesloski throughout Omaha. The first two went at least seven innings, while Wesloski tossed 5.2 innings on Wednesday. Even though they used relievers LJ Mercurius and Jackson Cleveland in the first two games, neither pitched more than two innings nor allowed a run.
If LJ, who entered for Wesloski on Wednesday, finishes the game, he will have gone 3.1 innings.
That sets up Oklahoma very well to matchup with UNC, which went 3-0 and also hasn’t used many arms up to this point.
If OU does win, expect Rager, Xander Mercurius and Cleveland to be ready to go. Rager, who hasn’t pitched since their first round game against Alabama on Saturday, June 13, would have a full week of rest.
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