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Berry Tramel, a lifelong Oklahoman, sports fan and newspaper reader, joined The Oklahoman in 1991 and has served as beat writer, assistant sports editor, sports editor and columnist.
Tramel grew up reading four daily newspapers — The Oklahoman, the Oklahoma City Times, the Norman Transcript and the Oklahoma Journal — and entered the newspaper business at the age of 17, with the Transcript in 1978. His first game assignment was the Lexington-Elmore City high school football game, and he has enjoyed the journey ever since, from high school wrestling duals and regional track meets to Orange Bowls and the NBA playoffs.
Tramel was born and raised in Norman, Okla. He and his wife, Tricia, were married in 1980 and live in Norman near their daughter, son-in-law and three granddaughters.
Lots of decent games, few great games dot 2020 college football openers
Alabama-Southern Cal highlights the college football schedule in Week 1
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Thunder is behaving better in post-Westbrook world
Thunder was among the NBA leaders in technical fouls last season, but has drastically cut the misbehavior
Power Lunch: Chat with columnist Berry Tramel
Chat with columnist Berry Tramel about the Thunder, Cowboys and Sooners at 11 a.m. Send in your questions now.
Modern Methuselah: Joe Gilbert has been coaching at Barnsdall for 66 years
BARNSDALL — Joe Gilbert stops the vacuum to welcome a visitor into the lobby of the gymnasium that bears his name. Joe Gilbert...
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Going small is the way the NBA has been going for years
Quickness trumps size in basketball, so it's going to take big and quick to beat Houston
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Berry Tramel: Will XFL TV ratings plummet or stabilize?
Week 3 could be a referendum on XFL future
Immediate eligibility for transfers on NCAA docket
Proposal would allow one-time immediate eligibility for transfers
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Berry Tramel: With fewer finalists, could voters swing toward Sutton?
A one-year change in Springfield could be the impetus to propel Sutton into the Hall of Fame
Berry Tramel: Baylor's 23-game winning streak is no small thing
College basketball is down, but that shouldn't diminish what Baylor has done
Berry Tramel: Four Thunder players off 2010 playoff team now are Houston Rockets
Green joins Westbrook, Harden and Sefolosha in Houston
OU basketball: Great crowd at Lloyd Noble Center, but Sooners fall to No. 1 Baylor
NORMAN – Lloyd Noble Center was more packed than usual, and the OU students arrived early and often. Before the game, we...
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Berry Tramel: Sooners 6-2 all-time at home vs. top-ranked teams
Sooners haven't beaten a No. 1 team at Lloyd Noble Center since 1995
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If the Thunder finishes with a top-10 NBA record, it loses its 2020 first-round draft pick
Would the Thunder be better off with a first-round 2020 pick -- or two second-round picks in 2022 and 2023?
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Suggestions in on how to improve Sooner basketball attendance
From society to the pep band, lots of things blamed for lack of attendance at OU basketball games
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Would Big Country have thrived if he had come along today?
Rutherford and Buddy Hield similarities are striking
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A.J. Hinch: "As coaches, we tried to act like him;" Midwest City coaches mystified by scandal
A.J. Hinch’s reputation is in tatters across baseball. The Astros’ manager was suspended, then fired, over the sign-stealing...
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OSU basketball: Cowboys celebrate 1995 Final Four team with a victory over Texas Tech
STILLWATER — Big Country and Eddie Sutton were in the house. So were Randy Rutherford and Chianti Roberts, Terry Collins and...
Lon Kruger grew up a fan of both KSU and KU
Kansas State basketball rode high in generations past
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Berry Tramel: Zion figures to be a Thunder thorn for years to come
Pelicans poised to make better use of Zion than they did of Anthony Davis or Chris Paul
Thunder Buddies podcast: Shimmying in New Orleans
Welcome to the home of our Thunder Buddies podcast, named, in part, from Universal Studios' comedy 'Ted,' but inspired by our...
'We’d love to see people use their tickets': Sooners, like most of college hoops, struggle to draw fans
NORMAN — Lloyd Noble Center was a stunning sight Wednesday night. The seats behind the baskets were virtually all empty for...
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Donovan says Thunder needs lots of players to play well
Thunder roster is such that role players rarely provide a pickup
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Riley paints a rosy picture of Sooner defense, but it's an uphill battle
Cain says hard work is the only answer to make the Sooner defense better
Long-time Donovan assistant flourishing at his alma mater
Dayton is riding the mid-major wave this college basketball season
Thunder Buddies podcast: Spurs spoil homestand
Welcome to the home of our Thunder Buddies podcast, named, in part, from Universal Studios' comedy 'Ted,' but inspired by our...
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Berry Tramel: Colorado football has fallen far since the Big 12 days
Mel Tucker's departure leaves Colorado in the lurch
Power Lunch: Chat recap with columnist Berry Tramel
Berry chatted about the Thunder, Cowboys and Sooners with readers this morning.
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'It’s not going to be smooth sailing': Thunder's loss to Spurs shows a slump has sprouted
Early in the game, Dennis Schroder came around the corner on that patented Thunder inbounds play. Schroder off the screen for a...
The night Dizzy & Daffy Dean pitched against the Kansas City Monarchs in Oklahoma City
In October 1934, Dizzy Dean won Game 7 of the World Series in Detroit, then pitched in OKC the next night
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Stevens says he's not surprised by Thunder's success
Balanced Thunder lineup is "hard to guard," says Celtics coach
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Berry Tramel: Which long-term quarterbacks will leave their franchises?
Brady, Rivers, Brees, Newton; the list is long of potential quarterback movements
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Where was the offense as the XFL kicks off?
The microphones on coaches and replay review officials was great in the XFL's Week 1.
Thunder Buddies Podcast: Outsmarted
Welcome to the home of our Thunder Buddies podcast, named, in part, from Universal Studios' comedy 'Ted,' but inspired by our...
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Berry Tramel: Sign-and-trades have returned to the NBA
Could the Thunder get a valuable piece for Gallinari in the summer?
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Berry Tramel: Thunder is a man shy of being elite, and Boston has that man in Marcus Smart
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander brought the ball upcourt, the Thunder having staged another crazy comeback, down just three points with...
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Stoops excited about return to the gridiron with the XFL
Bob Stoops planned to sleep well Saturday night. He always has the night before coaching a football game. No reason for that to...
OU football: Bob Stoops & Longhorn hero Jerrod Heard united in XFL
Jerrod Heard flashed the Hook’ em Horns sign, Bob Stoops reached over in a faux attempt to turn the fingers upside down and the...
Berry Tramel: Lon Kruger's team finally has the marquee victory it needed
Sooners beat Mountaineers 69-59 to enhance its NCAA Tournament resume'
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Will Landry Jones return from a knee injury to make XFL opener?
Stoops says Landry Jones has "a rocket for an arm," but will Jones be ready for XFL opener?
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NBA trade deadline: Thunder GM Sam Presti rolls the dice by not dealing Danilo Gallinari
Thunder fans got what they wanted Thursday. Which is not what they usually want. All fans usually clamor for a deal at the...
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Does trading Gallinari to Miami make sense for OKC?
Gallinari deal wouldn't impede Thunder's playoff push
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Under Dantonio, Michigan State zoomed past Michigan
Spartans became a top-15 program under Dantonio
'He always had that ‘it’ factor': Patrick Mahomes' friend, now a Tuttle preacher, foresaw a Super Bowl ring back at Whitehouse High School
The 2014 yearbook of Whitehouse High School, just outside the East Texas town of Tyler, had the typical goofy responses when...
Reid ranks behind Belichick as second-best coach of the 21st century
Reid needed only a Super Bowl to finish out a superb resume'
Presti's trade-deadline deals usually aren't blockbusters
Presti has made more big trades in the autumn than he has at the trade deadline
Berry Tramel aces another Super Bowl prediction; the first was fairly significant
Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes each won their first Super Bowl at age 24
Berry Tramel: Patrick Mahomes takes Chiefs home again with first Super Bowl title in 50 years
Super Bowl 54 opened with a show-stealing introduction, the commercial of a yellow faux-hawked boy who delivered the game...
OU basketball: Brady Manek's hot shooting makes for an entertaining Bedlam
NORMAN — Less than eight minutes into Bedlam, Brady Manek swished a corner 3-pointer, and all over Lloyd Noble Center, eyes did...
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Berry Tramel: Recent Super Bowls haven't always had elite quarterbacking
Mahomes the exception of recent Super Bowls
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'The league has changed a little bit': Big 12 basketball is hard to watch this season
NORMAN — Bill Self sauntered into the Lloyd Noble Center interview room a couple of weeks ago relatively pleased with his...
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Super Bowl LIV: The 54 people who make Chiefs-49ers interesting
1. Patrick Mahomes: The NFL’s reigning superstar is just 24. Will this be the first of many titles? 2. Raheem Mostert: 49er...
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Berry Tramel: Johnson's debut with the Hornets was quite sensational
Dort looks good, but so did Linton Johnson for the Hornets 14 years ago
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Only two Super Bowl tandems have been younger than Mahomes & Jimmy G.
Mahomes and Garoppolo each have 35 or fewer NFL starts
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Computer simulations say NBA playoffs are assured for Thunder, but title hopes are tiny
13 of the 16 NBA playoff spots are all but assured
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Since Thanksgiving Friday, basketball in the state of Oklahoma has been turned on its head
On Thanksgiving Friday, the Cowboys and Sooners were soaring, but the Thunder was struggling. Not anymore.
Jeff Jantz set scoring records, then did even more for his alma mater, Southern Nazarene
BETHANY – Prayer brought Jeff Jantz to Bethany. Growing up in eastern Colorado half a century ago, Jantz was quite the...
Offensive coordinator suspended for saying Hitler was a "great leader"
First week on the job at Grand Valley State, and former Cowboy is suspended for comments about Hitler
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Even before the Thunder or Hornets, Kobe was here, applauding Oklahoma
Kobe encouraged the young Thunder after 2010 playoffs
Careers of Manning & Plunkett are quite comparable
Both Manning and Plunkett had .500 records and each won two Super Bowls, but only Manning is mentioned for the Hall of Fame
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Berry Tramel: Kobe Bryant's death as stunning as Roberto Clemente's in 1972
Clemente's 1972 death was as stunning as Kobe Bryant's
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Berry Tramel: Thunder schedule has some advantages down the stretch
Houston, Dallas and OKC figure to stage a mad dash for fifth
Berry Tramel: Flair describes the life and times of the late Laker superstar Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant’s first NBA game in Oklahoma City came on Feb. 4, 2006. Thirteen days after he scored 81 points in a game against...
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'Unbelievable': Kansas City Chiefs' first Super Bowl in 50 years rewards long-suffering fans
Frank Clark sacked Ryan Tannehill, the AFC championship went from on the verge to in the bag and Arrowhead Stadium erupted. One...
Thunder Buddies podcast: Soaring past the Hawks
Welcome to the home of our Thunder Buddies podcast, named, in part, from Universal Studios' comedy 'Ted,' but inspired by our...
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Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won't be in the All-Star Game, but he will be soon
The Trae Young Show came to town Friday night. We’ve seen it before, but just like Red Panda, the act never gets old....
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From Bedlam baseball to the NFL, brawls always have been with us
The Kansas-Kansas State brawl was bad, but can anything be worse than Minnesota-Ohio State in 1972?
From 15-19 feet, the Thunder is the NBA's best shooting team
CP3, SGA and Schroder are lethal late on the mid-range shots
Trae Young's career is soaring, but his feet appear to remain firmly planted on the ground
Candice Young cried when she heard that her son’s money was retiring more than $1 million in medical debt for hundreds of...
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Big 12/SEC Challenge could be big for Sooners
Can the Sooners get safely into the NCAA Tournament field?
Spencer Rattler given decent Heisman Trophy odds
Some oddsmakers more bullish on OSU than other oddsmakers
Recap: Power Lunch with Berry Tramel
Columnist Berry Tramel answers OU, OSU and Thunder questions from readers.
Shanahan blew it for the Falcons against New England in Super Bowl 51
Shanahan's clock management against the Patriots left much to be desired
Berry Tramel: Athletic directors at Colorado, Wyoming among new CFP committee members
Iowa athletic director will be the new face of the playoff selections
Berry Tramel: KU-Kansas State brawl a bad look for college basketball
Has De Sousa played his final game for the Jayhawks?
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OSU football: Cowboy fans celebrate return of Chuba Hubbard & Tylan Wallace
STILLWATER – The hundreds of students dispersed and the celebration slowly ended, but Abby Smith kept dancing Tuesday. Football...
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Thunder's comeback vs. Houston was season's best
Undermanned, on the road, against a West contender, the Thunder stood tall
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NCAA scandals go far beyond Odell Beckham Jr. paying out cash to LSU players
Odell Beckham Jr. handed out cash to LSU football players Justin Jefferson, Jontre Kirklin and Joe Burrow on the Superdome...
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NFL playoffs: Kingfisher's Jace Sternberger an unlikely celebrity in Packers' push for Super Bowl
Jason Sternberger sat on his couch in Kingfisher last Sunday and had quite the surreal experience. Jadeveon Clowney, already...
49ers & Packers are among NFL's greatest franchises; Titans & Chiefs, not so much
Titans and Chiefs won three AFL titles, but in different cities than their current home
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Thunder allows the fewest foul shots per game — by a wide margin
The Thunder limits its fouls and thus maximizes its victory opportunities
Berry Tramel: Monken was a candidate for OSU offensive coordinator
Monken could lead Georgia's offense into the 21st century
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'We’re going to be in the race': OSU's Mike Gundy sees 2020 Cowboys as Big 12 contenders
When the new year arrived, Chuba Hubbard seemed likely gone, Tylan Wallace possibly gone and Kasey Dunn absolutely gone from...
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College football top 150: Was Archie Griffin better than Jim Thorpe?
No argument with Jim Brown ranking No. 1
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CP3, Gallinari, SGA and Schroder all get A's in midseason report card
The Thunder is playing above expectations, which means high grades at the midseason mark
Thunder Buddies Podcast: Canada Dry
Welcome to the home of our Thunder Buddies podcast, named, in part, from Universal Studios' comedy 'Ted,' but inspired by our...
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'We just kept fighting': Thunder again resilient but can't come back from 30-point hole vs. Raptors
The Thunder’s valiant comeback fell short and some fans headed for the exits. Then about 25 Earth minutes later, the Thunder’s...
Kevin Durant's Twitter war with Kendrick Perkins is quite revealing
Durant still not comfortable with his decision to join Golden State
Berry Tramel: Petrino's odyssey continues at Missouri State
Bears also come to Stillwater to open 2021 season
Oklahoma basketball: Kansas ruins Top Daug reunion
NORMAN – Top Daug emerged from the smoke about 6:25 before tipoff Tuesday night. The Lloyd Noble Center didn’t exactly erupt,...
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Berry Tramel: LSU roughed up Clemson's defense, too, in the national title game
LSU shows that the Clemson-Alabama axis could be cracked
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SGA records 99th 20/20/10 game in NBA history
Gilgeous-Alexander joins the likes of Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor
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How Top Daug came to life — and the life he might bring to Lloyd Noble Center
Top Daug was a Billy Tubbs invention. When Tubbs arrived in Norman in 1980, OU wrestling was a big deal. Large crowds. NCAA...
Since miracle victory on Dec. 6 over Minnesota, the Thunder has thrived; the Timberwolves not so much
Minnesota had a two-game lead on OKC until wild overtime victory
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Title games matching unbeatens don't always produce great finishes
Blowouts are as common as classics when unbeatens play for the title
Johnson gets surprise visit for Hall of Fame news
Only 22 Cowboys have been inducted into the Ring of Honor; will Johnson join them?
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OU football: Clemson, not the SEC, should be the Sooners' model
Georgia in the Rose Bowl. Alabama in the Orange Bowl. Louisiana State in the Peach Bowl. All Sooner defeats in the College...
OU basketball: Buddy Hield and friends highlight all-decade team
Buddy Hield, 2012-16: The 2016 national player of the year, when he averaged 25.0 points a game and shot 45.7 percent from...
OSU football: Justice Hill makes all-decade team
Offense QB: Brandon Weeden, 2010-11: Toughest pick on the board – Weeden or Mason Rudolph. The latter was a 3-1/2 year starter...
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Thunder: Does Paul George make the Thunder all-decade team?
Kevin Durant, 2009-16: Those were the days, my friend. Russell Westbrook, 2009-19: The people’s choice. Steven Adams,...
OU football: Kenny Stills or Ryan Broyles on all-decade team?
Offense QB: Baker Mayfield, 2015-17: Three times finished in the top four of Heisman Trophy voting. TB: Samaje Perine, 2014-16:...
OSU basketball: Marcus Smart headlines all-decade team
James Anderson, 2009-10: Anderson’s first two seasons were in the previous decade, but as a junior, before declaring for the...
What will the '20s hold for the Thunder, Sooners and Cowboys?
When the 2010s arrived, the Thunder was 41-73 in its Oklahoma City history and Jeff Green was considered a better prospect than...
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Berry Tramel: Only 7 times has a playoff game matched QBs each with nine post-season victories
Packers-Seahawks a highlight of the conference semifinals
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Berry Tramel: Westbrook return a stark contrast to Kevin Durant's return
Everyone, including the Rockets, had to enjoy the Westbrook welcome
Thunder Buddies podcast: The Return of Russ
Welcome to the home of our Thunder Buddies podcast, named, in part, from Universal Studios' comedy 'Ted,' but inspired by our...
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'I felt like I was home': Russell Westbrook's return to OKC a perfect night for Thunder
The cheers began when the video started. That meant we couldn’t easily hear some of the audio, but who cares? Russell Westbrook...
Retired big winners could be a fallback position
Some big-time winners aren't coaching in the NFL; could they return?
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Harmon helps lift OU past Texas
Harmon is playing better and has to play more for the Sooners to thrive
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Paul's clutch-time numbers are historic, both for himself and for the Thunder
Paul leads the NBA in clutch points by a robust 20
Berry Tramel: Hirings of Rhule & Kingsbury show the NFL appreciates Big 12 innovation
14 months ago, Baylor and Texas Tech played a football game, matching head coaches who now lead NFL teams
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Berry Tramel: The Russell Westbrook/Chris Paul trade has been a bonanza for the Thunder
Russell Westbrook preferred Houston. When Paul George asked for a trade to the Clippers, and Sam Presti received a king’s...
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Top Daug's return meant to light a fire in Sooner basketball interest
Top Daug is a symbol of the golden days, when Billy Ball reigned
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XFL hopes new rules not seen as gimmicks
From more kickoff returns to overtime shootouts, XFL rules are innovative
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College Football Playoff: Why Sooner fans should hope LSU beats Clemson
OU's 47-game winning streak hasn't been approached, but Clemson could change that
Berry Tramel: McCarthy's record is on par with Sean Payton's
McCarthy is 50 games above .500; that's quite an achievement in the NFL
Berry Tramel: Can the Big 12’s football fortunes be reversed after a disastrous bowl season?
Big 12 football came to a merciful season’s end New Year’s Night. Georgia beat Baylor 26-14 in the Sugar Bowl, and the Big 12...
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Russell Westbrook's return to face Thunder promises to be nothing but entertaining
Russell Westbrook returns to Oklahoma City this week. You won’t recognize him until just before tipoff Thursday night, if...
Berry Tramel: Patriots find themselves in strange territory -- the wild-card round
The Patriot success rarely has gone through the wild-card round, but now New England must play Tennessee before the AFC semifinals
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OU football: Baker Mayfield isn't getting the structure in Cleveland that he got with Sooners
I feel sorry for Baker Mayfield. Mayfield does not make an easy sympathetic figure. Hard to play the underdog card when you’re...
David Stern is 'the central figure in the success' of the NBA in OKC, says Thunder chairman Clay Bennett
The point man for Oklahoma City’s wild NBA adventure is neither Russell Westbrook nor Chris Paul. Westbrook, the face of the...
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The Roaring '20s: Sports' most radical changes occurred 100 years ago
The ‘20s arrived at midnight. Can you believe it? Ten years since Nick Collison made two foul shots with 4.5 seconds left to...
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Modern technology means watching ballgames at the airport
From the NFL to the Thunder, lots to see on electronic devices while awaiting a flight
OU football: Sooner fatigue could set in on college football
ATLANTA – The script goes beyond familiar. Everyone has the story memorized. The Sooners lose a game in October, rally to win...
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OU fans showed up for the Peach Bowl
The video board in Atlanta can't compare to the video board in Arlington
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OU football: Sooners seem a long way from solving their playoff problem
ATLANTA — The Peach Bowl scoreboard had yet to short-circuit from so many LSU points. The Sooners trailed by only seven. I...
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OU football: Sooner report card shows little to brag about after LSU's Peach Bowl rout
OU’s 63-28 Peach Bowl loss to Louisiana State was as one-sided as the score indicates. Hard to find much in the report card to...
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'It's weird': Merv Johnson misses an OU football game for the first time since the Nebraska Orange Bowl
Johnson's colleagues miss Johnson at the Peach Bowl
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Peach Bowl highlight: seeing Bill Snyder and David Bassity
A visit to the College Football Hall of Fame for the Paul Finebaum Show paid extra benefits
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College Football Playoff: OU's Lincoln Riley & LSU's Ed Orgeron share a commonality
ATLANTA — Ed Orgeron and Lincoln Riley are from neighboring states but different worlds. Orgeron is from Lafourche Parish,...
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OSU football: Numbers tell the story of 24-21 Texas Bowl loss
1: Completion on nine downfield throws by OSU quarterback Dru Brown, though the one connection was a 57-yard touchdown pass to...
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'He’s making history': How Jalen Hurts can leap past Baker Mayfield & Kyler Murray in OU football lore
ATLANTA — Jalen Hurts commands respect in this part of the country. Our part of the country, too, but maybe even more down...
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College Football Playoff: LSU's Ed Orgeron talks OU's Jalen Hurts & CeeDee Lamb
LSU coach Ed Orgeron conducted a Peach Bowl press conference Friday on the eve of the game. Here are some of his more...
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Peach Bowl Media Day held at the College Football Hall of Fame
OIympic Park still sits in downtown Atlanta
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OU football: Culture change for Sooners' defense is similar to that of LSU offense
ATLANTA – Ed Orgeron gives the Oklahoma defense the highest compliment possible. He compares the Sooner defensive...
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OU football: LSU assistant coach Mickey Joseph wanted to be a Sooner
LSU receivers coach Mickey Joseph was a high school option quarterback in Marrero, Louisiana, who signed with Nebraska after...
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OU football: Tre Brown's 55-yard dash saved the Sooner season
ATLANTA – Baylor receiver Tyquan Thornton just sort of stood there when the ball was snapped. Put his hands up a little, like...
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Suspensions didn't derail 1977 Arkansas in Orange Bowl against OU
Can the Sooners recover from suspension of three players?
Another trip to Atlanta, this time not for the Olympics
Atlanta is a major metropolis, but there won't be much time for anything except football
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OU football: If the Sooners feel disrespected, there's a quick fix in the Peach Bowl
ATLANTA — Double-digit underdogs. Playing with the Heisman Trophy runner-up but against the Heisman Trophy winner. Burdened by...
Berry Tramel: From motorcycles to Santa Claus, these stories will revive the Christmas spirit
A Christmas story, circa 2000s: Attorney John McShane handled all of his friend’s many divorces. When McShane’s own marriage...
Hilger starred at OSU, then made the NFL
Rusty Hilger, who in 1984 quarterbacked Oklahoma State to its highest-ranking ever, has died at the age of 57. Hilger had been...
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Schroder beats a Thunder-crowded field to win player of the week
Quite a week for the Thunder, and Schroder led the way
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Thunder: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shows why Paul George trade was a blessing
In the middle of a rip-roaring game, a wildly entertaining shootout in which the Thunder rallied from another huge deficit...
Thunder Buddies: Upsetting the Clippers in PG's return to OKC
Welcome to the home of our Thunder Buddies podcast, named, in part, from Universal Studios' comedy 'Ted,' but inspired by our...
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College Football Playoff: OU fans recall the horrors of LSU fans at the Sugar Bowl
The bare-chested men standing alongside Interstate 49 were the first clue that the OU-LSU Sugar Bowl would be different for...
Thunder Buddies podcast: Scorching the Suns
Welcome to the home of our Thunder Buddies podcast, named, in part, from Universal Studios' comedy 'Ted,' but inspired by our...
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's scoop shot is back, and the Thunder is back to .500
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drove the lane, didn’t quite get to the basket and thus had to improvise. That’s not necessarily a bad...
Not since 2003 has the NFL produced a season like this
NFL could have as many as seven 12-win teams
Petersen is a hero not just at Boise State and Washington, but to all of college football
Las Vegas Bowl gives us a great pre-Christmas gift
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Oklahoma State football: Old foe Texas A&M awaits in the Texas Bowl
Texas A&M Outland Trophy winner Luke Joeckel stood on the JerryWorld turf seven years ago and said the words that no Big 12...
Boone's 2005 trip to OKC was quite memorable
Denzel Washington portrayed Boone in "Remember the Titans"
Sooner tailback depth will be minimal without Rhamondre Stevenson
Brooks, injured against Baylor, will play against LSU, Lincoln Riley says
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Berry Tramel: LSU up to a 14-point favorite over the Sooners
Two biggest underdogs in playoff history, including the BCS, are the 2018 and 2019 Sooners
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Steven Adams' honesty is refreshing. Just watch Thunder center's classic Stone Cold TV interview.
Adams' post-game interview was classic Stone Cold
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OU tied for the most Heisman winners -- and the most Heisman runnerups
Sooners have finished first or second 13 times in the Heisman Trophy voting
In an eight-team playoff, Baylor would have been included this season
By season's end, the College Football Playoff committee loved Baylor
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Sooners are in an exclusive club in College Football Playoff era
New blood has infiltrated the College Football Playoff. Just like the year before. And the year before that. And the year...
'This is real bragging rights': Former OU quarterbacks Baker Mayfield & Kyler Murray set for first NFL duel
Valerie Hoke plans to wear OU crimson and cream to State Farm Stadium on Sunday. She won’t bring herself to wear the orange and...
Power Lunch: Chat with columnist Berry Tramel
Chat about the Thunder, Cowboys and Sooners with columnist Berry Tramel at 11 a.m. Send in your questions now.
OU football: Sooners not the only playoff team with a transfer quarterback
Jalen Hurts, late of Alabama, quarterbacks Oklahoma. Justin Fields, late of Georgia, quarterbacks Ohio State. Joe Burrow, late...
Thunder Buddies Podcast: Kings call checkmate
Welcome to the home of our Thunder Buddies podcast, named, in part, from Universal Studios' comedy 'Ted,' but inspired by our...
Berry Tramel: Cowboys or Eagles wouldn't be the first sub-.500 team in the playoffs
NFL playoff history is littered with team playoff teams who didn't have a winning record
Michigan's 2017 NCAA Tournament team was loaded
With a team of four future NBA players, Wolverines took down OSU 92-91
Could Steve Owens have been an Olympic decathlete?
Owens' talents go far beyond the football field
Jack Santee played a huge role in OU football history
Former Wilkinson player Santee knew the Sooners needed to keep Switzer
OU football: 50 years ago, Barry's Boy, Steve Owens, won the Heisman Trophy
Jack Baer was born old and then got crusty. Baer was OU’s baseball coach when the Sooners won the 1951 College World Series and...
Razorbacks hire a coach from the four corners of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas
Pittman coached at OU, went to Pittsburg State and has returned to Arkansas
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Thunder playoff chances improved by sluggish Western Conference
The NBA's Eastern Conference has a winning record vs. West
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Arlington title games different from old days in Kansas City
11 a.m. at JerryWorld is different from night games in cold Kansas City
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Bowl assignments create quite a challenge for Big 12
Big 12 teams in bowl games play four of the top 15 teams
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Peach Bowl assignment shows Sooners have become playoff regulars
Robert Redford’s character is recruited to run for an unwinnable U.S. Senate race in the 1972 film “The Candidate.” Redford’s...
College football rankings: LSU a tight fit over Ohio State
Committee mostly gets its selections correct
OU football: Lincoln Riley trusts his defense and wins fifth straight Big 12 title
ARLINGTON, Texas — Lincoln Riley thought about it. He debated in his mind. In those nano-seconds available for a coach’s...
OU football report card: Kenneth Murray and Sooners' defense grade out well in Big 12 title game
OU’s 30-23 victory over Baylor in the Big 12 Championship Game was a wild affair that included all kinds of great and...
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Bob Bowlsby says coaches like Defee
Defee's penalties in OU-Texas were the right call, but were his admonishments?
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OU football: Big 12 Championship game just what the Sooners needed
ARLINGTON, Texas — Critics of the Big 12 Conference are like critics of the new Butterfinger recipe. They are many and they are...
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OU football: Comebacks have become Sooners' calling card
NORMAN — The Sooners were down. Way down. Despondently down. Turn-off-the-TV down. Then came a comeback for the ages. Stunning....
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Big 12 rematches: Original winner is 5-3 in second game
Can Sooners record a sweep of Baylor?
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College football predictions: Can Sooners get a sweep?
OU is 9-1 in Big 12 Championship Games
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OU football: Defense needed debriefing from the ghosts and scars of the recent past
NORMAN — Alex Grinch thought he was moving to Norman. Turns out, his address was Amityville. The Switzer Center was haunted....
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Can the Ducks deliver the upset that the Big 12 craves?
Oklahoma-Baylor winner hopes for a spot in the College Football Playoff
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College Football Playoff: Rob Mullens details the OU-Utah discussion
Sooners are ranked sixth but right in the middle of the playoff debate
OU football: Utah gets great news, but Sooners get good news
The College Football Playoff committee delivered plenty of good news to Oklahoma football on Tuesday night. Just not the best...
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Committee will give us a clue Tuesday night on OU-Utah debate
Sooners have the better resume', Utes have more dominance
Carson becoming OSU's most accomplished NFL tailback since Sanders and Thomas
Carson running big for the Seahawks after a so-so OSU career
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Riley says every Power 5 champ should be in the playoff
Will the Big 12 champion be omitted from the College Football Playoff?
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Berry Tramel: West Virginia rises in Big 12 rankings
OU and Baylor clearly the Big 12's two best teams
OUfootball report card: Fourth-down defense & red zone on both sides excel in Bedlam
Oklahoma’s 34-16 victory over Oklahoma State was workmanlike but impressive, and the grades reflect a performance that was low...
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OU football: Few schools have dominated a conference like OU has dominated the Big 12
Parity at long last has come to Big 12 football. The conference is trotting out a different team every year to play Oklahoma in...
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Bedlam by the numbers: Sooners' November winning streak reaches 21
OU beat OSU 34-16 Saturday in Bedlam football. Here are some numbers from the game: 0: Punts by both teams combined in the...
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MAPS 4 discussion set on Tuesday
As Oklahoma City voters prepare to vote on Dec. 10 for the fourth iteration of MAPS, several local experts and Mayor David Holt...
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Even without Russell Westbrook, Thunder fashion flourishes
With Russell Westbrook out of OKC, the title race for most fashionable Thunder player has been blown wide open. So far, this...
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OU football: Jalen Hurts makes like Tommy McDonald in Bedlam victory
STILLWATER — One touchdown came on a scramble. Jalen Hurts barreling past the OSU pass rush to find open range, then juking...
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Bedlam football: OU has newfound respect for OSU this decade
STILLWATER — Lincoln Riley started talking about Bedlam this week, and Sooners of a certain age had to be wondering what Riley...
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Outside of OU's offense, Big 12 offenses are sort of normal
Big 12 defenses have staged an uprising; some normal football is being played
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OSU football: Cowboys should be loaded next season
Bedlam football 2019 arrives Saturday night in Stillwater. We don’t have to wait 52 weeks for another. Big 12 schedule-makers...
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Berry Tramel: Bedlam ranks No. 1 on this week's Big 12 games
Can Kansas State pull the home upset of Iowa State?
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Berry Tramel: Can the Wolverines repeat the big upset of 50 years ago?
Can Auburn pull the Iron Bowl upset? Will Steve Addazio come to his senses?
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Will MAPS 4 benefit downtown development? Find out at The Oklahoman's Dec. 3 forum
As Oklahoma City voters prepare to vote on Dec. 10 for the fourth iteration of MAPS, several local experts and Mayor David Holt...
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SEC won't fill its contracted bowl assignments
Big 12 could end up playing non-Power 5 foes in either the Liberty or Texas bowls
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Why did Baylor rise so much? Committee chairman tries to explain
Ohio State passes LSU and Baylor jumps five spots, so the playoff committee chairman has some explaining to do
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Berry Tramel: It's been a rough two weeks for Mason Rudolph
The brawl, the racial-slur allegation and now Rudolph is benched for game against Cleveland
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OU football: Good news for the Sooners; the playoff committee suddenly likes Baylor
ESPN resorted to its usual dramatic presentation of the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night. It saved the top 10...
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OU football: Sooners, Baylor both rise in playoff rankings
Committee gives Sooners a shot at two notable victories to finish the season
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OU football: Will the Sooners rise above No. 7?
The committee doesn't like Baylor; how much does it like Oklahoma?
Tramel to be on MAPS 4 panel to discuss downtown development
What are the downtown issues as the MAPS 4 vote approaches? We discuss them in a town hall meeting
Rhule says Brewer's problem was a gimpy ankle
Rhule says Brewer possibly could have returned to the Baylor-Texas game
Patterson wonders about conclusive evidence
Did the Horned Frogs stop Hurts short of a first down?
KU's fourth-down gamble against Iowa State doesn't pay off
Miles says he "couldn't fathom" not putting his trust in his players
WVU's Jarret Doege has played well since taking the quarterback job
Kendall began the year as the Mountaineer quarterback, but Doege appears to have the job for the future
Berry Tramel: Thanks, Southwest, for trying to gouge customers
A memorable trip to OSU-West Virginia ended with a new friend, who happens to be a long-time Big 12 official
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OSU football: Mike Gundy not the only father who got to see his Pioneer son play
The coach, whose football team was 1,130 miles away and only 14 hours from kickoff, wandered down to the Stillwater High School...
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Berry Tramel: Big 12 football rankings & bowl possibilities for OU and OSU
Cowboys could be anywhere from the Alamo Bowl to the Cheez-It Bowl
OU football report card: Defense saves Sooners vs. TCU after carelessness on offense
Another Saturday, another wild Oklahoma finish. The Sooners beat TCU 28-24 in a game that once was a rout but ended up going to...
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OSU football report card: Cowboy defense earns high marks in 20-13 win at West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — OSU won a meat grinder of a football game Saturday, 20-13 at West Virginia, and the grades reflect a...
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OSU football: Cowboys stingy in the running game in 20-13 win at West Virginia
0: Plays of at least 50 yards for OSU; the Cowboys entered the game leading the nation with 19 this season. 5: Straight OSU...
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OSU football: Dru Brown's clutch fourth quarter sends Cowboys past Mountaineers
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dru Brown hadn’t lost the game, so it was time to win it. His dreams delayed, if not derailed, Brown...
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Expert panel to discuss MAPS 4 projects, downtown
The Oklahoman has assembled an expert panel to discuss downtown development as it relates to proposed MAPS 4 projects. As plans...
OSU football: Surprise! Jim Knowles' defense is carrying the Cowboys
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Cowboys arrive on the banks of the Monongahela River without their quarterback, thumb surgery having...
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OU football: Fan exodus vs. Iowa State has angered those who stayed
NORMAN — Joshua Walters never leaves Oklahoma football games early. He’s 26, lives in Choctaw and been going to Sooner games...
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Texas Tech's Matt Wells is on the hot seat to get the Red Raiders to a bowl game
Has OU figured out how to play against the Horned Frogs?
OSU averaging three more possessions per game than the Sooners
OU's offense, Baylor's defense still ranks No. 1 in Big 12 efficiency
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Arizona's Kevin Sumlin is a coach on the hot seat
Need an upset special? Try Tennessee over Missouri
The NFC has more good teams than does the AFC, but the NFC has just a four-game advantage head-to-head
The NFC's domination of the AFC is nowhere near what some conferences have done in the past
Power Lunch: Chat with columnist Berry Tramel
Chat with columnist Berry Tramel about the Thunder, Cowboys and Sooners at 11:30 a.m. Send in your questions now.
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Three straight nail-biters for OU; will there be a fourth?
Shades of 2017 -- OU is playing close game after close game
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Thunder: With Lakers, Bucks and Heat all playing well, the Chris Paul market is not robust
Having Chris Paul back in Oklahoma City has been fabulous. Our first NBA star has been all you could hope for from a...
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Berry Tramel: Why is Utah so high and Baylor so low? We ask the questions
Oregon athletic director sheds a little light on playoff selection process
Thunder is near the bottom in NBA pace. Would playing faster help?
Lakers run Thunder ragged Tuesday night
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OU football: Playoff committee gives Big 12 little love
New York City dang near went bankrupt in 1975, and when President Gerald Ford denied Gotham a federal bailout, the New York...
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College football playoff rankings: OU rises to No. 9, OSU rises to No. 21
Four Big 12 teams ranked in the top 25
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Five questions as we await the playoff committee's rankings
Will the committee drop Alabama after Tua's injury?
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Mountaineers bench Kendall in place of Seth Doege's brother
Doege throws three touchdowns to lead upset of K-State
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Son of Kansas coach Les Miles quarterbacks vs. Cowboys
Manny Miles had a rough day against OSU, but his dad says he still enjoyed it
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McLane Stadium is a great place to watch football, if you can see
Not every new pressbox trumps the functionality of old pressboxes
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OU football: The seven unsung plays that created the Sooners' comeback win over Baylor
WACO, Texas – The Sooner football team assembled for some video motivation last week. Included in the clips were the Patriots’...
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Sooners, Baylor close to clinching title game berths
OSU moves up to No. 3 in Big 12 football rankings
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OU vs. Baylor report card: Sooners get a pass after comeback for the ages
OU staged a comeback for the ages Saturday, beating Baylor 34-31 after trailing 28-3 in the second quarter. The grades reflect...
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OU football: Just in the Nik of time, Sooners save their season with 34-31 win at Baylor
WACO, Texas — Nik Bonitto dropped a sure interception, and you thought uh-oh, that might stop the greatest comeback in Oklahoma...
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OU football: If the Sooners ever need another head coach, Baylor's Matt Rhule should be No. 1 on the list
WACO, Texas — Matt Rhule’s first Temple University team lost its first six games. Around the 0-5 mark, Rhule got a call from a...
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Big 12 pregame: OU-Baylor highlights a full Saturday
Baylor's Matt Rhule is on the hot seat, only because this is a chance for the Bears to do something really special
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Mason Rudolph & Myles Garrett: Awful and historic
Myles Garrett's helmet-swinging brings up memories of Juan Marichal and John Roseboro
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Missouri's Barry Odom is a coach on the hot seat
Upset special: Go with California over Southern Cal
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College football predictions: Sooners need a close win?
Will the committee dismiss Baylor if the Sooners rout the Bears in Waco?
Power Lunch: Chat with columnist Berry Tramel
Chat with columnist Berry Tramel about the Thunder, Cowboys and Sooners at 11 a.m. Send in your questions now.
Could Mayfield and Rudolph become long-time rivals in the AFC North?
Rudolph and Mayfield were friendly competitors in Bedlam; the same could happen in the Rust Belt
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Berry Tramel: Lots of playoff talk about Alabama and Georgia, along with Minnesota and Baylor
Mullens isn't able to provide many answers about Oregon
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OU-Baylor is Big 12's best offense vs. Big 12's best defense
Is Bears' defense for real? Baylor has yet to play OU or Texas
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OU football: Playoff committee drops Baylor one slot, which is discouraging news for the Sooners
The College Football Playoff committee’s respect for Baylor is falling. And that is bad news for Oklahoma. In its latest...
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Playoff rankings: Sooners drop, but so does Baylor
OU 10th, Baylor 13th, in playoff committee rankings
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Heupel has submerged himself in UCF football
Heupel calls Central Florida a "truly unique job"
Will Minnesota or Baylor be ranked higher by the committee?
The new College Football Playoff rankings will be revealed Tuesday night; will the Sooners fall?
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OU football: Josh Heupel is an all-time Sooner; it's time to bury the hatchet
TULSA — Josh Heupel walked into the cramped interview room below Chapman Stadium and let a quick grin dash across his face as...
Cold weather expected to greet Longhorns in Ames
Tom Herman says wind, not cold, a bigger factor in Ames
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KSU wishes it had let Texas score a touchdown
Longhorns milk the clock to beat Kansas State
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Campbell said Cyclones had momentum for 2-point play
Iowa State had "two winners" on pivotal 2-point conversion try, but Parnell Motley's interception saved OU
Tech will go with Jett Duffey the rest of the season
Bowman and his family make the decision to sit out the rest of this season
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OU football: November brings the news that the Sooners aren't as good as we thought they were
In these suddenly bewildering days of Sooner football, it’s nice to remember the fire of September. You know. Back when we...
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Berry Tramel: Only Texas has a decent chance to prevent an OU-Baylor title game
Only three Big 12 teams have a winning conference record
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OU football report card: Sooners' grades reflect kooky victory
OU’s wild 42-41 survival of Iowa State was full of crazy performances and discouraging trends for the Sooners, and the grades...
Is MAPS 4 the next piece for the downtown OKC puzzle?
The Oklahoman is hosting a public forum on Dec. 3 to discuss how MAPS 4 would fit in with ongoing development in downtown...
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OU football: Jalen Hurts' playoff hopes in jeopardy as the Sooners hit the homestretch
NORMAN — Jalen Hurts is serious-minded and a deliberate talker. You see what we see. But inside the Oklahoma football circle,...
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OU-Iowa State among a trio of quality Big 12 games
Kansas State over Texas is the Big 12 upset special
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OU football: Bob Stoops says life changes for everybody every year
Bob Stoops says never say ever or never, and it doesn’t bother him a bit that he just said never. He woke up Wednesday morning,...
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Michigan State's Mark Dantonio is a coach on the hot seat
Louisville over Miami is a good upset special pick
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Patriots no longer have the NFL's best record, but they still are the most dominant
Point differential is an analytics rage; does it to apply to the NFL?
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Berry Tramel: An LSU win over Alabama would help playoff hopefuls
If Alabama beats LSU, both SEC heavyweights likely will make the playoff
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Lots of Sooner questions about the College Football Playoff
Committee chairman Rob Mullens answers questions about the College Football Playoff
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Cowboy defense is sixth -- and maybe rising -- in Big 12 efficiency
OSU offense mired in ninth, but the defense is pulling its weight
Power Lunch: Chat recap with columnist Berry Tramel
Readers chatted about the Thunder, Cowboys and Sooners with columnist Berry Tramel this morning. Read the transcript.
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Oklahoma football: Committee shows Sooners respect with a No. 9 ranking
The College Football Playoff committee showed Big 12 football plenty of respect Tuesday night. Even the Sooners, which is no...
Dennis Schroder has been part of the Thunder's best lineups
The Thunder starting unit has not been great so far in 2019-20
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Berry Tramel: Will LSU be ranked No. 1 by the committee?
Watch out for where the committee ranks Baylor.
Injuries cloud Horned Frog quarterback situation
Duggan played well vs. OSU, except for turnovers
Baylor's scheduling upgrade might be a year too late
Weak non-conference schedule figures to hurt Baylor with the playoff committee
Bowman has started throwing, but that doesn't mean he will return
Bowman could play in one more game and retain a year of eligibility
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OSU football: A tragic Wednesday cast a pall on the Cowboys
STILLWATER – Mike Gundy hurried down the steps of his practice-field watch tower, but just to be safe, he held onto the rails....
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Berry Tramel: How high will Kansas State be in the committee rankings?
Texas ranks No. 7 in Big 12 rankings; will the playoff committee treat the Longhorns better?
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OSU football: Chuba Hubbard puts up incredible numbers vs. TCU
0: Third-and-short plays for OSU the entire game. The Cowboys converted just three of 12 third downs, mostly because their...
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OSU football report card: Sean Gleeson & Cowboy defense get high marks
Oklahoma State beat TCU 34-27 Saturday, and the Cowboys played well in all phases, particularly considering the bad news...
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Sooners lose another onside kick dispute, but K-State was a far cry from Oregon
The Sooners got rooked at Oregon 13 years ago, but the officials apparently got it all right at Kansas State
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Berry Tramel: OSU's Mike Gundy & TCU's Gary Patterson have incredibly similar stories
STILLWATER — In his 19th year as the TCU head coach, Gary Patterson has a succinct answer when asked how he has kept his job so...
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OU football: Lincoln Riley endorses Nick Basquine's passing decisions
Riley says Basquine's decision to throw off a trick play was solid
Washington over Utah in an upset special
For a coach on the hot seat, look to Nebraska's Scott Frost
Belichick's 300 wins are an incredible achievement
Belichick's victories are more than Vince Lombardi's, Tom Flores' and Jimmy Johnson's -- combined
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An OU-Baylor Big 12 title game is best-case scenario for the Sooners
A chance to twice beat a top-10 team trumps a chance to avenge OU's only defeat
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Berry Tramel: 'Peake crowd is different compared to past years
Chris Paul made a 14-foot shot midway through the third quarter Wednesday night, giving the Thunder its first lead since the...
Big 12 pregame: TCU over OSU in an upset special
The Horned Frogs have the Cowboys' number in recent years, and Klieman needs to sustain momentum after upsetting OU
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Would the Sooners have settled for overtime at Kansas State?
If OU's onside kick recovery had stood and the Sooners had scored a touchdown, Riley had a decision to make
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Berry Tramel: Sooner defense dips to No. 4 in the Big 12
OSU offense still lags near the bottom of the Big 12
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Riley figures Norman will be jacked up for Iowa State night game
Sooners get their first non-11 a.m. home kickoff since South Dakota State
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Westbrook was often incognito for Rockets vs. Thunder
Westbrook seems to be trying to transform his game in Houston
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OU football: Can the Sooners climb back into the discussion for a playoff berth? It won't be easy.
Can the Sooners climb back into the discussion for a playoff berth? It won't be easy
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OU football: This time, a rally back to the College Football Playoff is more unlikely
Lincoln Riley is talking brave. And you can’t blame him. History is on his side. For the fourth time in the last five seasons,...
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Loss to TCU has Texas in a precarious position
Longhorns are 3-2 in the Big 12, with some tough games remaining
Texas Tech-Kansas fiasco: Good intentions, disastrous results
Coleman's lateral will become part of the football follies
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Berry Tramel: Storm-the-field Saturday at the Big 12's Kansas schools
KSU's upset of OU and Kansas' stunning victory over Texas Tech ignited delirium
Thursday night college football not as big as it used to be
West Virginia plays at Baylor with a chance to showcase its program
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Tramel: Thunder-Warriors rivalry now a shell of its former self
The uniforms were familiar. The Thunder’s sunset orange, the Warriors’ Bay Bridge blue. The coaches, too; Steve Kerr and Billy...
Thunder Buddies: OKC claims first win of the season against the Warriors
Welcome to the home of our Thunder Buddies podcast, named, in part, from Universal Studios' comedy 'Ted,' but inspired by our...
Iowa State fans make for a good game-day environment
Cowboys beat Iowa State on a splendid day in Iowa
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K-State's upset of Sooners highlights a wild day in Big 12 football
None of the Big 12's top four teams won Saturday, and now the conference is a jumbled mess
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OSU football: Malcolm Rodriguez's pick-six ignites Cowboys past Iowa State
AMES, Iowa — Kolby Harvell-Peel’s heart didn’t leap, even when he saw OSU linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez intercept the pass...
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OSU report card: Cowboy defense gets high marks in upset of Iowa State
OKlahoma State’s 34-27 upset of Iowa State was an entertaining game, with lots of first-half big plays on offense and crucial...
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Tramel travelblog: Trips to Iowa are even better now thanks to Chinese pizza
What does egg roll pizza taste like? It tastes just like an egg roll
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OSU football: Mike Gundy on verge of a second straight mediocre season
AMES, Iowa — Mike Gundy rankled the masses again this week. Not by how his Oklahoma State Cowboys played in a 45-27 loss to...
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Berry Tramel: Surviving difficult seasons needs to come with a good attitude by fans
Long-time SuperSonics/Thunder fan says stay the course
Berry Tramel: Gary Patterson is on the hot seat as the Horned Frogs host Texas
A Big 12 Saturday includes no showdowns among the league's best teams
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Tramel: SGA was great, but Schroder, Adams and Ferguson struggled
The Thunder played well at times against Utah, but there is room for improvement
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OKC Thunder fans have a chance to show if they're the NBA's best
Carole Payne read my column the other day and started crying after the first sentence. Fortunately, it was not a literary...
LSU-Auburn highlights the college football weekend
The SEC also offers up a coach on the hot seat and an upset special
NFL blowouts are nothing new, despite the best efforts of the Dolphins and Patriots
Lopsided games aren't the norm in the NFL, but they also aren't rare
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Sooners and Wildcats first met in 1908
OU-KSU is an ancient series; just compare it to the OSU-Iowa State series
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OU football: Kliff Kingsbury's NFL success makes Lincoln Riley even more attractive
Texas Tech fired Kliff Kingsbury in November, the Arizona Cardinals hired him in January, and I joined the band of critics who...
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Sooners rank No. 1 in both offense and defense in Big 12 efficiency
From last to first for the OU defense
Power Lunch: Chat recap with columnist Berry Tramel
Chat about the Thunder, Cowboys and Sooners with columnist Berry Tramel at 11 a.m.
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Thunder isn't alone as NBA landscape is changing, too, as superstar movement goes coastal
Since the Golden State Warriors won the 2018 NBA championship, pro basketball’s stars have had a decided coastal bent. LeBron...
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Culture shock: Russell Westbrook's exit from Thunder leaves an unfillable void
Russell doesn’t live here anymore. Has it sunk in? I know you heard the news. I know you’ve had time to process the emotions. I...
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SoonersXtra podcast: Looking back on West Virginia and ahead to 2020
In this edition of the SoonersXtra podcast presented by Zaxby's, The Oklahoman's Ryan Aber, Abby Bitterman and Berry Tramel...
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Berry Tramel: Analyzing the 2020 OU and OSU football schedules
Sooners given a difficult October; Cowboys have nine straight conference games without a week off
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Berry Tramel: LSU stays No. 1, but Penn State moves up to No. 2
College Football Playoff committee rankings will appear in two weeks; how will they look?
Horned Frogs are 5-2 vs. Longhorns in Big 12 era
Texas once dominated TCU, but that's no longer the case
Matt Rhule tells his coaches to get out of the way and let the players play
Baylor's second-half dominance of OSU inspired by the realization that the Bears are pretty good
Ehlinger's final drive saves Longhorns
Texas was prepared for late game-winning drive against Kansas
Berry Tramel: Moral victories aside, Miles says Jayhawks are coming
Jayhawks show offensive chops in narrow loss to Texas
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Thunder: Rebuild will be slowed by Chris Paul not allowing the slide to be far
The Hornets hit town in September 2005. We knew nothing about them. Didn’t know that Byron Scott was their coach. That Willis...
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Tramel: Big 12 rankings are rather easy this week
Big 12 football teams have slotted themselves into easy-to-decipher slots
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OU football: More huge numbers for Sooners in 52-14 rout of WVU
Here is a look at Oklahoma's 52-14 win over West Virginia by the numbers: 4: Straight games against West Virginia the Sooners...
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OU football: West Virginia quarterback Austin Kendall's homecoming goes poorly — as expected
NORMAN — West Virginia tailback Leddie Brown swung out of the backfield to find nothing but green grass. No Sooner in sight....
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OU football: Report card gives high marks to Jalen Hurts' offense
Jalen Hurts was a star, the OU defense dominated and the Sooner Schooner crashed. Quite a day at Owen Field, which made for an...
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OU football: The Sooner defense found its pride, and now the season looks different
NORMAN — Parnell Motley was on the field in Lubbock three years ago next week, when Patrick Mahomes torched the Sooners in that...
Philadelphia, Milwaukee look to be the beasts of the East
The East is the inferior conference, but it's not without its charms
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Thunder prediction: 35 wins in a tough Western Conference
The West is too deep for a rebuilding Thunder to challenge for a playoff berth
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Big 12 pregame: OSU-Baylor highlights an interesting Saturday
A full slate of Big 12 games includes Austin Kendall's return to Norman
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OU football: Blame the Big 12 for the Sooners' 11 a.m. kickoff epidemic
Another Saturday, another 11 a.m. kickoff for a Sooner home game. They are becoming the norm. Texas Tech on Sept. 28. Now West...
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Who saw this coming: Arizona has a better record than Cleveland
The Cardinals under Murray have been better than expected; the Browns under Mayfield have been worse
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Oregon-Washington is another big-time game in Week 8 of college football
A&M's Jimbo Fisher is a coach on the hot seat, and Temple over SMU in an upset special
Tramel: It's early, but OU offense looks better than ever
If the Sooner defense keeps up its early Big 12 performance, OU will be tough to beat
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College football predictions: West Virginia winless vs. OU in Big 12 era
Unbeaten and once-beaten ranks shrinking, framing a picture of the College Football Playoff
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OU football: Referee Mike Defee just what OU-Texas needed
Mike Defee is a great American. I didn’t know that before Saturday. I knew Defee was a great referee. I knew Defee was the...
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College football rankings: OU up to No. 2
The rankings will change rapidly, but for now, LSU and OU rank 1-2
Tom Herman addresses tackling issues
The 2018 OU-Texas game was notable for the Sooners’ inability to tackle UT receiver Lil’ Jordan Humphrey. The Longhorns won...
Matt Wells says Tech is a "no-excuse program" despite overtime missed call
Illegal snap penalty against Baylor should have been ruled a fumble recovered by Tech
Red Raiders could pose trouble for Iowa State
Tech has been impressive two straight weeks and now hosts the Cyclones