Category: Oklahoma Sooners

Bedlam is over according to Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy

According to Mike Gundy, Bedlam is over.

One of the top rivalry games in the Big 12 is the annual Bedlam matchup between both Oklahoma schools.

The Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cowboys have battled every since the 1904 season in Guthrie, Oklahoma. This year it will be meeting No. 118 and apparently the very last between these two schools. At least that is how Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy sees it.

“In football, Bedlam is history in my opinion,” Gundy said to ESPN. “OU chose to go to the SEC. When they did, they took Bedlam with them. … [Oklahoma athletic director Joe] Castiglione is a friend of mine, but when he and their president decided to go to the SEC, they took Bedlam with them. Do I like it? No. I like tradition.”

Oklahoma State hasn’t had a lot of success in this series with the Sooners having the edge, 91-19-7. Still, it is difficult to see that long-standing history go up in a puff of smoke. The final meeting will take place in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Nov. 4.

The Cowboys hope to repeat history. In 2021, Oklahoma State defeated Oklahoma in the final game coached by Lincoln Riley before he departed for USC. Can they send the Sooners off to the SEC in a similar manner? Or will Oklahoma have the last laugh?

Florida, Oklahoma, LSU, and Iowa athletes nominated for ESPY awards

LSU and Iowa will battle it out again, but this time they won’t be wearing basketball shoes or playing on the hardwood.

2023 ESPY award nominations have been announced and Florida, Oklahoma, LSU, and Iowa all have athletes nominated for awards. The 2023 ESPYs will air live on Wednesday, July 12, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC from Los Angeles.

LSU and Iowa will battle it out again, but this time they won’t be wearing basketball shoes or playing on the hardwood. Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese of LSU will vie for position against Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers, and Julio Rodríguez of the Seattle Mariners for the Best Breakthrough Athlete award.

Gymnast Trinity Thomas of Florida is nominated for Best Play for her perfect 10 which tied the All-Time NCAA record. She is the only Florida athlete represented in the nominations. She competes for the award against UCLA soccer player Ally Lemos with the perfect corner to tie the National Championship game and two other professional athletes.

Oklahoma Sooners softball and LSU women’s basketball are nominated for Best Team. The Sooners will also be represented as softball player Jordy Bahl is nominated for Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports along with  Caitlin Clark, Izzy Scane of Northwestern Lacrosse, and Trinity Thomas.

Recipients of the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, and the Pat Tillman Award for Service will be announced next week.

National championship in the Women’s College World Series begins Wednesday

Oklahoma, Florida State will face off for the title.

The stage is set for the Women’s College World Series national championship series with the [autotag]Oklahoma Sooners[/autotag] and [autotag]Florida State Seminoles[/autotag] being the last two teams. These two teams met in the championship in 2021 where Oklahoma walked away with the national title.

Oklahoma has a 51-game winning streak, the longest win streak in collegiate softball history. They are defending their 2022 title as well, so there is a lot on the line for the Sooners. It took Oklahoma nine innings to defeat Stanford to head to the championship series.

However, Florida State didn’t need any extra innings to beat Tennessee, continue their undefeated Women’s College World Series tour, and advance to the title series. They downed Tennessee 5-1 in the national semifinal. The Seminoles won the national title in 2018 and are fighting for their second national championship in five years.

Florida State’s pitcher, Kathryn Sandercock, made school history when she pitched a perfect game against South Carolina to advance her team to Super Regionals. It feels like the Seminoles are on a streak and they might be the team with the advantage heading into the series.

The Seminoles and Sooners will play a best-of-three series to decide the 2023 champion.

2023 Women’s College World Series Championship Series, schedule, TV networks (all times ET):

  • No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Florida State | June 7, 8 p.m. | ESPN
  • No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Florida State | June 8, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
  • No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Florida State  (if necessary) | June 9, 8 p.m. | ESPN

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WCWS national semifinal teams are set, four remain

As the end of the Women’s College World Series draws near, the final four teams are set.

And then there were four. On Sunday, the four teams who advanced to the national semifinals were set. The last four teams remaining in the race to the Women’s College World Series are No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 3 Florida State, No. 4 Tennessee, and No. 9 Stanford.

All four teams are in action on Monday where they battle it out to see who will play in the championship series. There could be only two games or up to four games depending on which team wins. Tennessee and Stanford must win twice to move on to the championship series, but Oklahoma and Florida State need one win to head to the finals.

Stanford defeated No. 7 Washington and Tennessee took down No. 6 Oklahoma State to move onto the semifinals.

The championship series runs from June 7-9, if necessary, and is a best-of-three series for the championship.

All games will air on ESPN, all times in ET.

Monday’s schedule

  • Game 11 | No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Stanford | 12 p.m. | ESPN
  • Game 12 (if necessary) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
  • Game 13 | No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 4 Tennessee | 7 p.m. | ESPN
  • Game 14 (if necessary) | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN

Post spring composite rankings have Georgia, Michigan at the top

Check out where your favorite team ranks in the composite spring rankings.

Heading into the 2023 college football season, most of the headlines will involve the Big Ten and SEC conferences. In our composite rankings, those two conferences make up the top five. Overall, the Pac-12 had the second most teams appear.

Here is the full breakdown of teams by conference:

SEC 8
Pac-12 6
Big Ten 5
Big 12 5
ACC 3
G5/Independents 4

The four polls that make up the post-spring football composite rankings:

Using the four polls we had ties at the No. 3, No. 12, No. 21, No. 27, and No. 30 spots among the teams listed. The full post-spring rankings are listed below, ties listed in alphabetical order.

Top 10 finalists for 2023 USA Softball collegiate player of the year award

Which ten players made the list for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year?

The field has been narrowed down to just ten Division 1 players for the prestigious 2023 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award. The award “aims to recognize outstanding athletic achievement by Division I softball players over the course of the entire season.”

The University of Oklahoma, a powerhouse in the sport, has three players on the list while UCLA and Tennessee have two players each. The other schools represented are Clemson, Wichita, and Florida.

Three finalists will be revealed May 17 and the recipient of the award will be announced prior to the NCAA Women’s College World Series slated for Jun. 1-9 at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex.

Player School Position
Jordy Bahl Oklahoma Pitcher
Maya Brady UCLA Utility
Valerie Cagle Clemson Pitcher/Utility
Jayda Coleman Oklahoma Outfield
Megan Faraimo UCLA Pitcher
Tiare Jennings Oklahoma Infield
Sydney McKinney Wichita Infield
Kiki Milloy Tennessee Outfield
Ashley Rogers Tennessee Pitcher
Skylar Wallace Florida Infield

Don’t miss a single game of the 2023 Women’s College World Series. Read more about the broadcasting schedule here.

Oklahoma takes home the 2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics title

Sooners cement themselves as gymnastics royalty with 6th national title in 9 years

The 2023 National women’s gymnastics championships ended with a fierce finals competition. The University of Oklahoma Sooners pulled away in the last rotation to grab their 6th NCAA national championship in program history. They have won six of the last nine championships.

The competition level was beyond impressive, but the Sooners walked away and successfully defended their national title. The Sooners had a final score of 198.3875. Florida took second with 198.2375, with Utah and LSU at third and fourth respectively.

Oklahoma led the entire meet, but not by much. Utah surged from behind in the third rotation with big bar routines while Trinity Thomas, from Florida, stuck a big vault and scored a perfect 10.00. Thomas tied the NCAA all-time record for most perfect 10’s with 28.

The big scores just weren’t quite enough to catch up with Oklahoma, but the parity in women’s gymnastics is apparent.

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2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships: Everything you need to know

See which eight teams are fighting for the 2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championship

The 2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, from Apr. 13-15. The women’s gymnastics championships consist of eight teams, four all-around competitors, and 16 event specialists who were not members of a qualifying team.

The eight teams competing are the California Golden Bears, Oklahoma Sooners, Utah Utes, UCLA Bruins, Denver Pioneers, Kentucky Wildcats, Florida Gators, and LSU Tigers. The Golden Bears finished the regular season at the top of the rankings amongst all schools with a 198.075 regional final score.

Denver is the lowest-ranked seed at No. 14 while the Sooners are the highest-ranked at No. 1. LSU advanced via a tiebreaker against Michigan, after a season full of injuries. Oklahoma is looking to defend its 2022 title and win its sixth national title in women’s gymnastics.

Team semifinal and individual competition will be conducted in two sessions on April 13 at 2 and 8 p.m. CT. The top two teams from each semifinal advance to the championship on April 15 at 3 p.m. CT. The semifinals will be broadcast live on ESPN 2 and the championship final will be live on ABC.

College Football: The 10 biggest rematches from last year

Which game are you looking forward to in 2023?

It won’t be long before college football takes center stage once again. Spring practices will get ramped up in March as we start to get a better idea of some of the pressing storylines in college football.

Quarterback battles, coordinator changes, the transfer portal, and new head coaches will provide plenty of intrigue over the next several months. There were plenty of surprises last season with new coaches making an immediate impact and a former national power returning to the national scene. What do Mike Norvell and the Seminoles have in store for an encore?

Looking back at the 2022 season, there were plenty of thrilling moments and bitter rivalry games. I put together my list of the 10 most-anticipated rematches of the 2022 season.

The 10 best Cyber Monday deals for the Oklahoma Sooners fan in your life

The best holiday gift ideas for any Oklahoma Sooners fan in your life.

Happy holidays, Oklahoma fans!

Football season is coming down the home stretch, basketball season has started, and for NCAA fans it’s the most wonderful time of the year.

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