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Waiting for Blake February 25, 2009 | Comment on this article

By John Helsley We wait for news on the availability of Blake Griffin. And in this case, no news definitely is not good news. Blake wasn’t ready to go against Kansas Monday night. And his father, Tommy, said his son was “nowhere near ready.” With the Sooners stuck in their first two-game losing streak... Read More

Big Monday for OU February 17, 2009 By John Helsley The Sooners didn’t play Monday night and won’t play again until Saturday, at Texas. Still, it was a big Big Monday for OU. Thanks to Pittsburgh. Pitt’s 76-68 upset of No. 1 Connecticut provided answers and opportunity for the Sooners. With the top spot in the polls now available,... Read More

OU gets 2010 commitment February 10, 2009 Oklahoma received its second oral commitment from the 2010 class Tuesday in Irving (Texas) Nimitz safety Eddrick Loften, according to Rivals.com. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound Loften, who had offers from Nebraska, SMU and Tulsa, had six interceptions last season for Nimitz. The Sooners got their first 2010... Read More

Bradford resolution in US House February 09, 2009 The U.S. House of Representatives was expected to vote on a resolution today about Oklahoma Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford. Here’s a link to the resolution: H. Res. Read More

Signing Day stories… February 09, 2009 Here’s a quick sampling of OU signing day stories from around the country: Lackawanna-to-Oklahoma connection made again – Scott Walsh, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. Wagoner LB Gus Jones strikes ‘favorable comparison’ – Kenton Brooks, Muskogee Phoenix, Okla. La Crosse’s Musil makes move to... Read More

OU No. 2 February 09, 2009 OU is No. 2 in ESPN’s revised preseason college football Top 25. Florida is No. 1, followed by OU, Texas, Alabama and Virginia Tech. Read More

Roster update February 08, 2009 Word out of Norman is that two reserves will not be with the Sooner football team in 2009. Backup guard Kody Cooke and backup linebacker Lamont Robinson are not expected to be with the team next season and have told the coaching staff they will be looking to transfer to other schools. Cooke, out of Enid, was a... Read More

OU Panhellenic celebrates 100 years February 04, 2009 Read More

Historic night at the Ford Center

February 03, 2009 I spent Monday night Monday night covering the women’s college basketball game between the OU Sooners and the defending national champions, the Tennessee Lady Vols, at the Ford Center. Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt was going for her 1,000th career win, while OU was trying to prove it deserves to be mentioned... Read More

John Blake recruiting lights out February 01, 2009 A glance at the national team recruiting rankings, and the top five are no surprise. LSU, Ohio, USC, Texas, Alabama. But check out who’s knocking on the door at No. 6. North Carolina. A big reason for that is former Oklahoma head coach and current UNC defensive line coach John Blake, who’s recruiting like... Read More

Sooners land 2010 verbal January 30, 2009 The 2009 recruiting class isn’t finished, but that hasn’t stopped Oklahoma from working on next year’s group. The Sooners received their first commitment for the 2010 recruiting class, garnering a verbal commitment from defensive tackle Daniel Noble out of Flower Mound, Texas, according to the recruiting... Read More

Combine roster announced January 30, 2009 Oklahoma safety Nic Harris, safety Lendy Holmes, wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias, wide receiver Manny Johnson, offensive tackle Phil Loadholt and offensive guard Duke Robinson will be among the more than 300 college players participating in the NFL Scouting Combine Feb. 18-24 in Indianapolis. How they perform... Read More

“Sooners Send The Right Message” January 28, 2009 The Oklahoman received an email today from Matt Eventoff, who is a public speaking expert. Eventoff was in Miami a couple of week ago on business and just happened to stay at the same hotel the Sooners did during the BCS National Championship. Eventoff was so impressed by what he encountered, he decided to write us... Read More

OU No. 1 in another poll January 28, 2009 A week after ranking as the No. 1 college football program all-time by ESPN, the Oklahoma Sooners are No. 1 in another ranking. The Bleacher Report made OU its No. 1 program of all-time as well. OU is followed by Alabama and Penn State. To read the rest of the rankings, click on the link. Read More

Reed not giving up January 26, 2009 Former Oklahoma linebacker Mike Reed, whose plight Berry Tramel chronicled last year in this wonderful column, is not giving up on his dream of playing football in the NFL. Reed, who transferred to UCO last year, is on the Texas vs. The Nation all-star game roster. Reed will be playing for The Nation, which will... Read More

Bradford speaks January 26, 2009 Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford was the subject of a compelling Q&A with Tim Brando in this morning’s Sporting News daily newspaper. Here’s what Bradford said: “There are a lot of things that went into that decision,” Bradford told Brando. “But I think one of the things that was very important... Read More

OU No. 1 (all-time) January 23, 2009 Who is No. 1 for the ages? Well, according to ESPN.com’s prestige rankings, Oklahoma is. ESPN’s prestige rankings are a numerical method of ranking the best FBS college football programs since the 1936 season. Point values were assigned for certain successes (win a national title, earn 25 points) and... Read More

Senior Bowl reunion January 21, 2009 After a three-year hiatus, quarterback Rhett Bomar will be reunited with two of his receivers from his freshman season at Oklahoma. Bomar will team up with Sooner wideouts Juaquin Iglesias and Manny Johnson on the North team in Mobile, Ala., during Saturday’s Senior Bowl, which will be shown at 6 p.m. on the... Read More

Bradford was never close to leaving Oklahoma January 20, 2009 Blair Kerkhoff had a story in the KC Star about Sam Bradford’s decision to come back: A final word on last week’s deadline for underclassmen announcing their NFL draft intentions: Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford was never close to leaving college. “He wanted to come back to OU for at least one more year... Read More

Jones de-commits from Sooners January 20, 2009 Oklahoma is back down to 20 verbal commitments. Three-star athlete Darius Jones, of Marshall, Texas, told the recruiting Web site Rivals.com Tuesday that he has switched his commitment from OU to Baylor and intends to sign with the Bears. “My heart was never into Oklahoma,” Jones said. “I’ve been down... 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.

Anthony Slater

Reporter

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

OU Sports Reporter

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.