11 years ago today: Sooner Magic in Stillwater.
OU trailed for most of the game, but Blake Bell engineered an incredible game-winning drive, capped off by a beautiful TD pass to Jalen Saunders.
The Sooners won outright as a 10-point underdog and denied Oklahoma State a Big 12 Championship.
16 years ago today: OU set an NCAA record as the first team to score 60-plus points in five-consecutive games.
The No. 2 Sooners set the record with a 62-21 beatdown over Missouri in the Big 12 Championship Game from Kansas City.
Bob Stoops met Ben Arbuckle today and was impressed with OU’s new OC.
He told The Rush the biggest reason why he likes the new hire.
“I don’t think age matters. A lot of guys have more experience but it’s bad experience.”
3 years ago today: Brent Venables landed in Norman to a sea of Sooner fans.
Thousands flocked to Max Westheimer Airport to get a glimpse of OU’s new head coach.
“Thank you and keep being you,” Venables said. “You make this place so special. People have no idea of the love and appreciation that y’all have for your program. This is one of the richest, storied programs in the history of college football.”
Brent Venables on 5⭐️ Michael Fasusi and what he means to the 2025 class:
“Mike is somebody that has a true blue collar mindset. He’s about development.”
Dusty Dvoracek is excited about the Ben Arbuckle hire and all that’s to come in the month of December.
“I’m really excited because I really think that the quarterback development piece, he’s going to be a huge step in the right direction.”
24 years ago today: OU won its first Big 12 Championship and clinch a berth in the Orange Bowl with a 27-24 win over Kansas State.
Bob Stoops gave the team an incredible speech after the win.
“Oklahoma plays dang good in the Orange Bowl, don’t they? Oklahoma is hard to beat in that Orange Bowl.”
There’s a lot going on right now with the OU football program. Bob Stoops detailed what days are this are like with so many big decisions coming soon.
“Just a million things going on all at once.”
Sooners in 60: Morning after thoughts from Mike Steely on OU’s 37-17 loss at LSU.
Norman Air
Three years ago today: Bob Stoops took over as interim head coach and calmed the entire fanbase.
“This is just a little bump in the road. There's not one guy, one person in the history of this program that's bigger than the program, coach Switzer, myself, or Lincoln Riley.”
Program. Guy.
48 years ago today: Sooner Magic was born on a cold and windy day in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Trailing 17-7, OU rallied back and cut the lead to 17-13.
On the final OU possession of the game, the Sooners used an assortment of trick plays to score the game-winning TD.
The case of Danny Stutsman’s missing jersey has apparently been solved.
Credit Steve Stutsman with the report during a live segment on The Rush this afternoon. 😂😂😂