Boomer Sooner: Tide QB Jalen Hurts transferring to Oklahoma
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley could not help but admire Jalen Hurts from a distance.
Sooners QB, A's prospect Kyler Murray declares for NFL draft
Kyler Murray, the first-round Major League Baseball draft pick and Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma quarterback, declared himself eligible for the NFL draft on Monday. Murray announced his decision in a tweet , ending his brief and storied college career. What's next for the Murray is not yet known.
Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray ill, misses media session
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Oklahoma quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray has missed his scheduled media availability at the Orange Bowl on Wednesday because of what the team says is an illness. Murray was able to go through practice with the Sooners on Tuesday, and the nature of his illness was not disclosed.
Oklahoma is in: Sooners snag 4th spot in playoff semifinals
Faced with a tricky choice, the College Football Playoff selection committee fell back on some simple criteria: One loss is better than two. Winning a conference championship is better than not. Go with the team that didn't get blown out. Oklahoma is in the playoff, moving into the fourth and final spot Sunday after avenging its only loss by winning the Big 12 championship against Texas.
CFP hopeful No. 5 Oklahoma beats No. 9 Texas for Big 12 title
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Kyler Murray threw for 379 yards and three touchdowns as No. 5 Oklahoma beat No. 9 Texas 39-27 in the Big 12 championship game Saturday, with the Sooners avenging their only loss and making their case for a return to the College Football Playoff.
Oklahoma has 4th All-Big 12 top offensive player in a row
IRVING, Texas (AP) - Oklahoma has the Big 12's top offensive player for the fourth season in a row. Sooners junior quarterback Kyler Murray was selected as the offensive player of the year when the Big 12 Conference released its postseason awards Wednesday. The awards are determined by the 10 league coaches who couldn't vote for their own players.
Slugfest: No. 6 Oklahoma outlasts No. 12 WVU 59-56
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - No. 6 Oklahoma has been scoffed at for handing points and yards to opponents like presents, and it wasn't any different against No. 12 West Virginia. Yet a couple of defensive gems now have the Sooners playing for their fourth straight Big 12 championship. Oklahoma scored two defensive touchdowns to support another brilliant performance by Kyler Murray and the...
Kyler Murray leads No. 8 Oklahoma past Kansas State, 51-14
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Kyler Murray passed for 352 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score to help No. 8 Oklahoma beat Kansas State 51-14 on Saturday. The Sooners (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) rolled up a season-high 702 total yards and only punted once, and that was in the fourth quarter after Murray was done for the day.
No. 9 Oklahoma, Murray at TCU looking to overcome 1st loss
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Kyler Murray has had nearly two weeks to stew over his first loss as Oklahoma's starting quarterback. "After the game I probably said about six words," Murray said. "But I think losing that game is definitely a learning lesson. ... I can only learn from it and get better from it."
Sooners' loss leaves Big 12 looking like playoff outsiders
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Oklahoma's chances of reaching college football's playoff may have been washed down the Red River last weekend, and there is a good chance the Big 12's championship aspirations went right with them.
Oklahoma coach Riley ready to build on success in 2nd year
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A year ago, new Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley was scrambling to find his way after Bob Stoops' abrupt retirement put him in command just two months before fall camp. The 34-year-old offensive mastermind now has a season under his belt and the kind of pay increase that often comes with a job well done. He led Oklahoma to a No. 3 final ranking and cashed in with a new...
TCU surprises with QB at Big 12 media day; Sooner stays home
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - TCU coach Gary Patterson didn't bring Shawn Robinson to Big 12 media days to declare the young quarterback a starter. "Superstitious reasons," Patterson said Monday about having the sophomore with one career start as one of five players there for the Horned Frogs. "I kidded I didn't bring Kenny (Hill) the first year and we went 6-7, then you bring him...
Sooners the favorite again in Big 12 football preseason poll
For the 3rd straight year, Oklahoma was picked to finish at the top of the Big 12 football standings.
Oklahoma State beats Oklahoma 71-60 in Big 12 opening round
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Cameron McGriff scored 18 points, Jeffrey Carroll added 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Oklahoma State pulled away from Oklahoma after squandering most of a 16-point lead for a 71-60 victory in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night. Kendall Smith had 11 points for the eighth-seeded Cowboys (19-13), who led 58-53 with 6 minutes left before easing...
Young's 28 help Oklahoma top Kansas State, end 6-game skid
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Trae Young's entertaining act wasn't translating into wins for Oklahoma, and desperation had set in. Finally, a more collective effort helped the Sooners snap their six-game losing skid. Young scored 28 points, his teammates chipped in, and Oklahoma topped Kansas State 86-77 on Saturday.
Osetkowski scores 21 as Texas tops No. 23 Oklahoma 77-66
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Texas was getting desperate, and the Longhorns finally got the win they needed. Dylan Osetkowski scored 21 points, Texas slowed national scoring leader Trae Young, and the Longhorns beat No. 23 Oklahoma 77-66 on Saturday to extend the Sooners' losing streak to five games. Texas (16-11, 6-8 Big 12) needed the win to boost NCAA Tournament resume after losing three straight.
No. 7 Texas Tech top 23rd-ranked OU, Young, 86-78
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Keenan Evans scored 26 points and No. 7 Texas Tech beat 23rd-ranked Oklahoma 88-78 on Tuesday night in Division I scoring leader Trae Young's first college game in the city where he was born. Young, the son of former Texas Tech player Rayford Young, missed all nine 3-pointers while finishing with 19 points in front of a hostile Lubbock crowd that booed him...
Iowa State upsets No. 17 Oklahoma 88-80
AMES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa State freshman Lindell Wigginton upstaged Trae Young by scoring 26 points and the Cyclones upset No. 17 Oklahoma 88-80 on Saturday, handing the Sooners their sixth consecutive road loss. Fellow rookie Cam Lard had 19 points with 17 rebounds for the Cyclones (13-11, 4-8 Big 12), who beat a ranked team at home for the third time in a span of three weeks.
Young's 26 help No. 12 Oklahoma top No. 5 Kansas 85-80
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Trae Young had 26 points and nine assists, and No. 12 Oklahoma rallied to beat No. 5 Kansas 85-80 on Tuesday night. Young, the nation's leader in scoring and assists, struggled with efficiency in losses to Kansas State and Oklahoma State last week. Against Kansas, the freshman point guard made 7 of 9 field goals and 10 of 12 free throws.
Young gets 48, but No. 4 Oklahoma falls to Oklahoma St in OT
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Trae Young scored 48 points, but missed a deep 3 at the buzzer in overtime as No. 4 Oklahoma fell to Oklahoma State 83-81 on Saturday. Young, a freshman guard who leads the nation in scoring, had 34 points after halftime. He matched the fifth-highest scoring effort in Sooners' history after also missing a 3-point try at the end of regulation. He shot 14 for 39 - he...