BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN via Imagn Content Services, LLC Damage from Hurricane Ida forced the Sooners and Green Wave to move their season opener to OU’s home field. The impact of Hurricane Ida on the city of New Orleans has forced the Oklahoma Sooners and Tulane Green Wave to move Saturday’s game to Norman. Tulane athletic […]
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Oklahoma football: Ida forces change in Tulane game
Hurricane Ida’s destructive path through New Orleans and the state of Louisiana has forced a change in the scheduled Oklahoma football game with Tulane. The Sooners scheduled game Saturday at Tulane, which is located in New Orleans, reportedly will be moved to Norman, at the same time: 11 a.m. CT., according to multiple sources, including […]
Oklahoma football: Going long — and short — on OU’s 2021 opponents
As the 2021 Oklahoma football season draws ever closer — the countdown to kickoff is just six days away — it’s time to take a closer look at the Sooners’ 2021 slate of opponents. The Sooners will play a traditional 12-game regular-season schedule. Included in that are three nonconference games, beginning with the season opener […]
Oklahoma Football: Recapping Nebraska’s inauspicious debut
Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports Takeaways from a season-opening loss by OU’s marquee non-conference opponent. The “week zero” slate of college football games played Saturday included one matchup of special interest to the Oklahoma Sooners. The Nebraska Cornhuskers opened their season with a trip to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in advance of their date […]
Oklahoma football: Ranking the 10 most important Sooners for 2021
A quick scan through the 2021 Oklahoma football roster reveals playmakers aplenty and a deep and talented complement of players in all phases of the game. Many college football experts agree that this is the most talented and complete team the Sooners have assembled under head coach Lincoln Riley. It’s almost a given that the […]
Oklahoma football: ESPN’s ‘GameDay’ crew picks OU to win it all
Oklahoma football fans, if you missed the season premier of ESPN’s popular “College GameDay” program on Saturday morning, you missed the best 2021 season kickoff of all for the Sooners. Oklahoma does not play its season opener for another week, but on Saturday Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and the “GameDay: crew previewed the new season, […]