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By Jake Trotter Bob Stoops the No. 4 coach in the nation, according to the Sporting News: http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic. Read More

Football: OU 8th in Rivals preseason rankings April 30, 2008 NFL depatures have shaken up Rivals’ preseason 2008 rankings. The Sooners are eighth. Here’s a link. Read More

OU-Wichita State April 30, 2008 By Jake Trotter Both teams traded off 2 RBI singles in the first inning, leaving the score 2-2 heading into the second. Sooner starter Antwonie Hubbard, who shut down TCU last week, showed some control issues in the first inning, walking two batters, who both scored. Read More

Kanye West… April 30, 2008 By Jake Trotter According to various eyewitness reports, several Sooners were spotted at Tuesday night’s Kanye West concert. That list included Curtis Lofton, now of the Atlanta Falcons, along with Nic Harris. I assume Lofton bought the tickets. The Griffin brothers, both Taylor and Blake, were also there.... Read More

2009 draft could be better for OU… April 29, 2008 By Jake Trotter Enough with the 2008 NFL Draft. What about 2009? Several Sooners will be contenders to go in the first round. That’s not even counting DeMarco Murray or Jermaine Gresham leaving early. Check out this link from ESPN’s Todd McShay (who by the way seems to be loathed by ESPN veteran Mel Kiper... Read More

Sooners snag 11th commitment April 29, 2008 By Jake Trotter Defensive back Will Ford of Abilene Cooper (Texas) High School confirmed that he committed to Oklahoma on Monday, bringing the Sooners’ 2009 commitment total to 11. Ford (6-foot-1, 190 pounds) also had scholarship offers from Baylor, Texas Christian and Texas Tech. Read More

OU vs. Wichita St. April 29, 2008 By Jake Trotter The Sooners (28-17-1 overall, 6-11-1 Big 12) will host No. 8 Wichita State (33-9) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game will be televised live by Metro Sports Communications and can be seen on Cox Ch. 7. If OU wants to retain any outside shot of making an NCAA regional, this game is a must-win. Read More

OU free agents April 28, 2008 By Jake Trotter Several undrafted Sooners have agreed to terms with NFL teams. That list includes: DJ Wolfe, Atlanta Lewis Baker, San Fran Joe Jon Finley, San Fran Garrett Hartley, Denver Marcus Walker, Minnesota Hartley made the best move of the five. With longtime kicker Jason Elam no longer in... Read More

Kelly free-styles again April 24, 2008 By Jake Trotter Here’s Malcolm Kelly free-style rapping on The Best Damn Sports Show on Fox Sports… http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&brand=foxsports&vid=16ec9109-1d18-46e4-b5b3-52ab9be654b2&playlist=&editor=&from=FOXSPORTS&fg=/bestdamn&rf=http://msn.foxsports. Read More

Redskins meet with Kelly April 24, 2008 By Jake Trotter Thursday afternoon, the Redskins had a private workout with Malcolm Kelly in Norman. Team owner Daniel Snyder, head coach Jim Zorn, general manager Vinny Cerrato, wide receivers coach Stan Hixon and QB Jason Campbell attended the workout, which didn’t comprise of any testing. According to... Read More

SNU 8, OU 4 (not a joke) April 23, 2008 By Jake Trotter One day after smoking TCU 11-6, the Sooner baseball team had their most embarrasing loss of the season at the hands of Southern Nazarene on Wed. at home, striking down any momentum OU had built up after beating TCU and Mizzou 22-4 on Sunday. OU was down 8-1 late in the game before making a... Read More

Weird scrimmage… April 12, 2008 By Jake Trotter Bizarre Red-White game today. The offense couldn’t do much of anything with the strong wind gusts reaching 30 mph. The defense scored three touchdowns , with Dom Franks, Jon Nelson and Frank Alexander (who’s going to be a nice player in time) all reaching the end zone on picks. Bradford... Read More

Track: OU women ranked 18th April 10, 2008 The University of Oklahoma women’s outdoor track & field team has attained its highest national ranking in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) rankings at No. 18. The OU men round out the men’s top 25 at No. 25, led by triple jumper Shardae Boutte, the nation’s top-ranked... Read More

TE Eldridge with bragging rights April 07, 2008 By Jake Trotter Tight end Brody Eldridge and offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson engaged in some friendly trash talking leading up to Saturday night as to who would win the Final Four hoops matchup between Kansas and North Carolina. Eldridge, who grew up in La Cygne, Kan., has remained a Jayhawk... Read More

Texas D shines… March 31, 2008 By Jake Trotter Looks like new Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp is already having an impact on a unit that was awful at times last season. http://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/552474. Read More

Track: Outdoor season begins March 20, 2008 Members of the Oklahoma track track team will travel up the Turner Turnpike to Tulsa on Saturday for the 2008 Tulsa Duels. Ten Sooners, five men and five women, will compete in eight individual events and on one relay. The Duels mark the first outdoor competition of the 2008 season for OU athletes. Both men’s... Read More

Tennis: OU men’s match canceled March 19, 2008 The Oklahoma Sooners (5-7) match at Jacksonville on Thursday afternoon has been cancelled due to an airline pilot shortage. OU was scheduled to play the Dolphins at 2 p.m. in Jacksonville. No new match has been set. Oklahoma is ranked No. 62 in the March 18 release of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association... Read More

Track: Six Sooners at NCAAs March 14, 2008 The Oklahoma indoor track team returns to Fayetteville, Ark., for the 2008 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. The event, hosted by the University of Arkansas, will consist of two days of competition on today and Saturday. Six Sooners, four men and two women, will compete in five different events in... Read More

Softball: OU readies for road trip March 12, 2008 The No. 8 Oklahoma softball team has been in the state of Oklahoma the last two weeks and will now hit the road for a contest against No. 18 Fresno State on Thursday followed by the Capital Classic in Sacramento (March 14-16). The Sooners will first head to Fresno, Calif., on Thursday to take on No. 18 Fresno State... Read More

OU Hoops: OU vs. Missouri notes March 07, 2008 Here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s OU vs. Missouri game Teams: Oklahoma (20-10, 8-7) vs. Missouri (16-14, 6-9) Date: Saturday, March 8 Tip: 2:39 p.m. CST Site: Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center) Radio: Sooner Radio Network (KOKC 1520-AM in OKC; KTBZ 1430-AM in Tulsa; Sirius 126) TV: ABC (KOCO... Read More

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Stephanie Kuzydym

OU Sports Reporter

Stephanie Kuzydym learned at a young age that life is a game of inches. That's just one reason why she loves football. Kuzydym joined The Oklahoman in July 2012 as a Sooners beat writer.

Before arriving in Norman, Kuzydym was an intern for the sports departments at USA TODAY, the Orlando Sentinel and South Bend (Ind.) Tribune. She was also sports editor of her college paper, the Indiana Daily Student.

Kuzydym is from small town Indiana. She graduated from the IU School of Journalism at Indiana University in May 2012.

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Anthony Slater has been NewsOK.com's lead sports blogger since the summer of 2012, covering Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Before that, he covered OSU athletics for The Daily O'Collegian, working as the sports editor and beat writer for football and men's basketball. Originally from Northern California, he has lived in Oklahoma the past three years.

Jason Kersey

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Jason Kersey became The Oklahoman's OU football beat writer in May 2012 after a year covering high school sports and OSU recruiting. Before joining the newspaper in November 2006 as a part-time results clerk, he covered high school football for the Newcastle Pacer. During his time with The Oklahoman, he has also coordinated Thunder coverage, worked on the copy desk and covered several NFL games, including Super Bowl XLV. A Noble High School and OU graduate, he lives in Norman.