The Huskers entered the final day of the Shriners Children’s College Showdown, facing off against Oklahoma.
The Huskers entered the final day of the Shriners Children’s College Showdown, facing off against Oklahoma. Nebraska fell in the ninth to Texas Tech on Saturday and couldn’t change the script against the Sooners.
The Huskers built up a 6-3 lead heading into the seventh inning, but Oklahoma scored four unanswered runs, including two in the ninth. Both of the Sooners’ runs in the ninth came with Nebraska needing one more out.
The Huskers put seven total pitchers on the mound and produced ten strikeouts but surrendered 11 hits and seven runs. In the batter’s box, Joshua Overbeek delivered a hit and two RBIs. Both Josh Caron and Riley Silva delivered two hits and an RBI two hits and an RBI.
Nebraska falls to 1-2 on the season. The Huskers will travel to Phoenix, Arizona, to face Grand Canyon in a four-game series from Thursday to Sunday. The first pitch for Thursday’s game is set for 7:00 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN+.
The Huskers will continue their 2024 season with one less player in their main lineup.
The Huskers will continue their 2024 softball season without their star player. Jordyn Bahl announced that she will be redshirted for the remainder of the season after suffering an ACL injury.
Bahl’s injury occurred in her Husker debut against Washington in the third inning. With her redshirt, Bahl still holds two years of eligibility. The junior transferred to Nebraska after spending two seasons at Oklahoma, where she guided the Sooners to back-to-back Women’s College World Series Championships.
The junior started 46 games in the circle and made 66 appearances for the Sooners. She was named 2023 Most Outstanding Player for the Women’s College World Series and 2023 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year.
Bahl hails from Papillion, Nebraska, where she ruled the state in high school softball at Papillion-La Vista. Bahl led the Monarchs to three straight Class A state titles. She also was named Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year twice and Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year.
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The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner ends his collegiate career with 10,082 career passing yards, 93 passing touchdowns, 27 rushing touchdowns, and 14 interceptions.
In one of the least shocking announcements of the college football offseason, USC quarterback and 2022 Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams announced he would declare for the 2024 NFL Draft on Monday.
“Since I was 10, all I ever wanted to do was play football,” Williams said in the social media announcement. “I’m ready to do whatever it takes.”
The heavy favorite to be both the first quarterback and the first player drafted in April, Williams ends his collegiate career with 10,082 career passing yards, 93 passing touchdowns, 27 rushing touchdowns, and 14 interceptions in just 34 full games of work with the Trojans and Oklahoma.
He became the eighth underclassman to win the Heisman Trophy in 2022, a season that saw him throw for 4,537 yards, score 52 total touchdowns, and throw just five interceptions.
Despite not replicating his Heisman status, he actually increased his completion percentage from 66.6% to 68.6% and his yards per attempt from 9.1 to 9.4 this past season, and the USC offense averaged more points per game in 2023 (41.8) than in 2022 (41.4). However, the nation’s 121st-ranked scoring defense held the Trojans down to 7-5.
Since I was 10, all I ever wanted to do was to play football. The journey would be empty without the people who have supported and loved me. I will Fight On forever and rep Hornsdown4Life. I’m ready to do whatever it takes. I am officially declaring for the NFL Draft.
These are the best games to check out in the Big 12 on Saturday.
The Big 12 is one of the deepest basketball conferences in the country with five teams ranked in the top 25 of the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll.
It certainly makes for some interesting basketball in conference play. You can add that Texas, Cincinnati, Iowa State, TCU, and Texas Tech are all worthy of being ranked as well. Welcome to the murderer’s row of basketball.
With the college football season finished, eyes are coming back to the hardwood just in time for the run to March. On Saturday, there are plenty of games in the Big 12 to keep an eye on but here are the best ones.
No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners at No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks
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The Oklahoma Sooners and Kansas Jayhawks are both coming off disappointing losses for different reasons. The TCU Horned Frogs were able to take down OU thanks to the Sooners’ inability to score consistently in an 80-71 loss. Oklahoma trailed 78-61 with under two minutes to go but only managed a 10-2 run to cut the lead to nine before the final buzzer. On the other hand, Kansas built a nice first half lead at 35-19 with under four minutes to go. The Knights outscored the Jayhawks 46-25 over the next 24 minutes of basketball.
Who will get off the snide and avoid back-to-back losses just three games into Big 12 play? Tune in for the game at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
No. 2 Houston Cougars at TCU Horned Frogs
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The aforementioned TCU Horned Frogs will host the No. 2 team in the country in the early evening hours. The Houston Cougars are coming off their first loss of the season to a stingy Iowa State squad. The Cougars have averaged 75.3 points per game but were held to 22 points under that number by the Cyclones’ defense. They forced Houston to turn the ball over 16 times in that game. On the other side, you have a TCU squad that is coming off the upset victory of No. 3 Kansas, can they keep it going against No. 2 Houston? The plan should be the same as the Oklahoma matchup, keep your turnovers to a minimum while forcing the Cougs into making mistakes.
Does TCU get another huge win or does Houston rebound? Tune into that game at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Bonus Game: Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders
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Jerome Tang (Kansas State) and Grant McCasland (Texas Tech) were longtime assistants for Scott Drew at Baylor, now they are adversaries. On Saturday, Texas Tech looks to extend their longest winning streak in the conference to 9 games. They are 2-0 in conference play after knocking off Texas and Oklahoma State. Kansas State is also 2-0 after wins over UCF and West Virginia.
Which team stays unbeaten in Big 12 play? Tune in at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN2
A former Husker is returning home to finish his college football career.
A former Husker is returning home to finish his college football career. Quarterback Casey Thompson announced on Twitter that he is transferring to Oklahoma for his final year of eligibility.
Thompson spent one year at Nebraska after spending four seasons at Texas. The Oklahoma City, Oklahoma native would then transfer to Florida Atlantic but would tear his ACL three games into the 2023 season.
Thompson will be the third quarterback in his family to don the Sooner jersey, joining his brother, Kendal, and his father, Oklahoma legend Charles Thompson.
In his career, Thompson played 32 games and threw for 5,338 yards, 52 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions. His best season came in his lone year at Nebraska, despite not playing in every game. Thompson threw for 2,407 yards, 17 touchdowns, and ten interceptions.
The Sooners quarterback finished inside the nation’s top 10 in passing yards, touchdowns, and yards per attempt in 2023.
Former Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel announced his transfer destination on Saturday, as he committed to Oregon to play for Dan Lanning and the Ducks.
While at the helm of the Sooners in 2023, Gabriel was one of the most productive quarterbacks in college football last season. He finished fifth in the FBS in yards per attempt (9.5), sixth in passing yards (3,660), eighth in passing touchdowns (30), and ninth in completion percentage (69.3%). He threw for five touchdowns in two separate games, and he threw for 285 yards in the Sooners’ upset rivalry win over Texas.
It was a surprise to see a quarterback of Gabriel’s pedigree leave a school as accomplished as Oklahoma, but the Sooners have five-star recruit Jackson Arnold right behind him on the depth chart, who is surely ready to take over the program.
Oregon will be Gabriel’s third different school. He spent the last two seasons with Oklahoma and played for the UCF Knights from 2019-21. His 14,865 passing yards are the eighth-most in FBS history, and he only needs 4,353 yards next season to pass Houston legend Case Keenum as the all-time leader.
Gabriel will replace Heisman Trophy finalist Bo Nix, who led the country with a 77.2% completion percentage and threw 40 touchdowns this season while leading the Ducks to an 11-2 record.
The Kansas Jayhawks and Oklahoma Sooners were long-time rivals dating back to the 1920 season when the latter joined the Big Six, which eventually became the Big Eight.
With the Sooners leaving for the SEC after this season, this would likely be the last game between these two border-state rivals. The Jayhawks have lost 18 straight games in this series, so it was almost poetic to see Kansas beat Oklahoma on this Saturday afternoon.
The game took a little longer than expected due to the hour-long lightning delay when the game was just 14-7 in the first half. The Jayhawks built a 14-0 lead but Oklahoma regained the momentum and tied it up. They finished the first half with a 21-17 lead. However, it was the Jayhawks who would get the last laugh.
Kansas would outscore Oklahoma in the second half 21-12 but it would take a final defensive stand to determine this game. Dillon Gabriel had one more shot to win the game in comeback fashion as they did against the Texas Longhorns in the Red River Rivalry on Oct. 7. However, it wouldn’t be a storybook ending.
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The college football season is heating up and ranked teams are headed in all directions in the US LBM Coaches Poll.
Oklahoma leapfrogged Texas after a convincing win over their rivals. Following suit was another riser in Louisville, who sent Notre Dame down the ladder after a big home win.
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Gear up, Sooners fans. It’s time for another season of Oklahoma football.
The University of Oklahoma Sooners are back. With fall right around the corner, it’s time to gear up for another optimistic year out on the Prairie.
That makes right now the perfect time to show off your Oklahoma fandom and support your Sooners. Luckily, there’s way more than one way to do just that.
Fans can, and should, be covered from head-to-toe in Oklahoma hats to Sooner sneakers for the upcoming season.
But don’t stop there. From the tailgate, to home, to wherever you’re on the road, you can show off your OU pride.
Check out our collection of the top Oklahoma Sooners gear ahead of the 2023 season below:
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