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‘Program Guy’ Bob Stoops spotted enjoying OU baseball’s win over TCU

Oklahoma’s former head coach kicked back in Arlington to watch the Sooners take down the Horned Frogs.

The Oklahoma Sooners baseball team shutout the TCU Horned Frogs in their [autotag]Big 12 Conference Tournament[/autotag] opener on Wednesday, and they had at least one famous fan in attendance.

Former Oklahoma head football coach [autotag]Bob Stoops[/autotag] took in the game, played in Arlington, Texas at Globe Life Field. The broadcast couldn’t help but find Big Game Bob enjoying the action from the stands.

George Stoia of On3 and SoonerScoop caught the moment and shared it for OU fans on social media. Stoops enjoyed a beer and a pretty loaded hot dog, and you know he enjoyed seeing the Sooners take down the Horned Frogs in dominant fashion.

The 2000 national champion, and the all-time winningest coach in OU football history has enjoyed his semi-retirement. He’s been popping up all over the place since he stepped away from coaching in the summer of 2017. The Rock ‘N Roll Tequila spokesperson is always there to support the Sooners at any sporting event. He supported them even more when he served as the interim head coach for the 2021 Alamo Bowl win.

Stoops was able to catch the game in Arlington during a day off from coaching the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League. Though the 2024 season isn’t going how Stoops had hoped, the Renegades won the XFL championship last season. Stoops got a milestone 200th career victory earlier this month.

Sports can be an uncertain world sometimes, but one thing you can count on is that Bob Stoops is a Program Guy and a Sooner For Life.

Oklahoma will match up against the Kansas Jayhawks for their second game of the tournament, with first pitch set for 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Kansas defeated Kansas State on Tuesday to advance to this semifinal round. They’ve got an extra day of rest on the Sooners, following an off day on Wednesday.

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Big 12 Baseball Championships Scoreboard: Sooners fall to Texas Tech, take on Oklahoma State Friday

Big 12 Baseball championships schedule and how to watch the action this week in Arlington.

The Big 12 baseball championships are set. After an up-and-down regular season, the Oklahoma Sooners head into the tournament as the No. 7 seed and will face the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Oklahoma was 30-24 in 2023 and went 11-13 in Big 12 play. The Sooners are one of several bubble teams fighting for a chance to play in the NCAA tournament. Their series sweep of Texas is the biggest note on the resume. A win or two in the Big 12 championships would be huge for their aspirations.

The Big 12 championships begin play on Wednesday morning at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, at 9 a.m. CT with TCU and Kansas State facing off.

There will be a lot of fantastic baseball this week, and we’ll track the results for you here.

Oklahoma Sooners ace Jake Bennett named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week

After dominating Kansas State with 11 strikeouts, Oklahoma’s Jake Bennett was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week.

No pitcher in the Big 12 had more strikeouts than Oklahoma’s ace Jake Bennett did last week. Bennett was rewarded with the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week award after his seven-inning outing against the Kansas State Wildcats.

Bennett was nothing short of dominant against the Wildcats, throwing seven shutout innings with 11 strikeouts in OU’s 14-2 win.

The Sooners’ ace has been a steadying presence on an Oklahoma pitching staff that is still struggling to find consistency, particularly in the bullpen.

The tall sophomore now sits at 4-2 on the season with a 3.29 ERA for the crimson and cream. OU now has back-to-back series wins in Big 12 play.

The Sooners will have Bennett back in action against the TCU Horned Frogs as OU travels to Fort Worth to take on the second-place team in the Big 12. Their three-game series will begin on May 6.

Oklahoma is currently fourth in the conference. A series win here could be enough to jump third-place Texas Tech, depending on how things go in the Red Raiders series against conference leader Oklahoma State.

The Sooners still have a series against Texas Tech on the schedule this season. Those games will be huge for conference tournament positioning when the two teams meet in Lubbock.

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