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Former Sooner offensive tackle Branndon Braxton has signed a free-agent contract with the Cleveland Browns. He is the fifth undrafted Sooner to sign a free-agent deal, joining WR Quentin Chaney (Rams), DB Lendy Holmes (Redskins), C Jon Cooper (Vikings) and OG Brandon Walker (Texans). Braxton started at right... Read More

Mocking the NFL — 2010 April 29, 2009 By John Helsley You want ‘em, and yes, you know you do, so you’re getting them: more NFL mock drafts, not even a week removed from this year’s player grabfest, with the first mocks for 2010 already flowing out. As if we didn’t already know, 2010′s NFL Draft is going to be one to monitor very closely,... Read More

3 sign FA contracts April 27, 2009 At least three Oklahoma Sooners who weren’t selected in the NFL Draft over the weekend have agreed to terms as free agents. Center Jon Cooper (Minnesota Vikings), free safety Lendy Holmes (Washington Redskins) and guard Brandon Walker (Houston Texans) are all expected to sign rookie contracts with their... Read More

OU Panhellenic Association Members Celebrate 100 Years!

April 26, 2009 Click here for other photos from last week’s Parties Extra! Read More

Grimble to USC April 24, 2009 Sooner fans got some bad recruiting news this week, when Las Vegas Bishop Gorman tight end Xavier Grimble committed to USC. Many had thought that the 4-star prospect was headed to Oklahoma, continuing the Gorman pipeline that has included tailback DeMarco Murray, linebacker Ryan Reynolds, graduate assistant coach... Read More

Iglesias talks NFL Draft April 21, 2009 Juaquin Iglesias’ hometown newspaper caught up with the former Sooner wide receivers days before this weekend’s NFL Draft. “As a child I don’t think it was just one,” Iglesias said. “It was like all the (Dallas) Cowboys. Troy Aikman, Deion Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin – all those guys were... Read More

Sooners could surge in the NFL Draft April 21, 2009 By John Helsley For Oklahoma’s NFL draft hopefuls, there’s nothing certain about what will happen come Saturday and Sunday. No certain first rounders, although it’s possible. No certain take on any of the prospects, with varying opinions attached to all. No certain way to handle the agony of waiting... Read More

Catching up with Allen Patrick, Reggie Smith April 19, 2009 I caught up with former Oklahoma standouts Allen Patrick and Reggie Smith, who were both in town this weekend for Tommie Harris’ annual charity golf tournament. Smith, a defensive back, is heading into his second season with the San Francisco 49ers. Patrick, a running back originally drafted by Baltimore last... Read More

Waiting on Willie – No More! (Updated) April 16, 2009 By John Helsley We, and Jeff Capel, were waiting on Willie Warren to finalize his playing plans for next season (should he stay/should he go?). The waiting is over. And for you, Sooners fans, and yes Capel, too, the news was worth waiting for. Warren has announced that he’ll be returning for at least another... Read More

Loadholt in Baltimore April 16, 2009 Spoke with former OU offensive tackle Phil Loadholt, who said he was in Baltimore Wed. visiting with the Ravens. The Ravens, historically, love drafting or picking up Sooners. Look further than Mark Clayton, Corey Ivy and Kelly Gregg as examples of that. Even though he’s no longer with the team, they drafted... Read More

College Football Hall coming to Dallas? April 15, 2009 A group of area political and civic leaders, as well as football legends such as Roger Staubach and Deion Sanders and oilman T. Boone Pickens, are pursuing relocating the College Football Hall of Fame from South Bend, Ind., to downtown Dallas, the Dallas Morning News reported Wed. The group says it’s willing to... Read More

Loadholt in Oakland April 13, 2009 Spoke with someone from Phil Loadholt’s agency Monday, who said the former Sooner offensive tackle was in Oakland to hold a private workout for the Raiders. The draft is April 25-26. Loadholt is being projected by some analysts to go as high as the second round. The fact that he’s be flown out to visit a... Read More

University of Oklahoma has new Women's Philanthrophy Network

April 13, 2009 See Parties Extra! photo gallery….click here NEW GROUP FORMED Liz Coe, Tripp Hall, Dr. Read More

Darkhorses to watch… April 12, 2009 Spring standouts who could make a surprise impact this season: Linebackers Jaydan Bird, Ronnell Lewis, Tom Wort If they don’t redshirt, their play will be limited on defense. But all three freshmen could make huge impacts on special teams, where the Sooners were weak last season. Linebacker J.R. Bryant... Read More

Everything you need to know about the Red-White Spring Game April 08, 2009 Oklahoma’s annual Red/White football game kicks off at 1:15 p.m., Saturday at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. At 12:15 p.pm., former Sooners will be back on Owen Field as part of the Varity O Legends Flag Football Game. Tickets are $10. OU students with a valid OU ID and children age 5 and under... Read More

Catching up with K Jimmy Stevens April 07, 2009 Place-kicker Jimmy Stevens is trying to hold off Tress Way to keep his starting job. Later, he’ll also have to hold off walk-on Bryce Easley. But Stevens said he’s more confident this year and looking forward to showing everyone that he’s a better kicker. Stevens spoke with me after Monday’s practice:... Read More

Keith “Tiny” Gallon with the assist April 06, 2009 I don’t think Jeff Capel will want his prized recruit trying this pass in Norman next season. Anyway, it worked here for the incoming Sooner center. Well, it would’ve worked if the guy on the other end of the pass could finish a dunk. Read More

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April 05, 2009 Austin American-Statesman beat writer Suzanne Halliburton snapped a picture of the wall with her cell phone that shows the Texas Longhorns claiming 2008 (with an asterisk) among their Big 12 championships. Last season, OU edged out Texas and Texas Tech for the South title in a three-way tie determined by the BCS... Read More

Carter hit No. 2 April 05, 2009 Here is Quinton Carter’s bone-rattling hit on Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel during last season’s Big 12 Championship: By Jake Trotter Read More

Carter hit No. 1 April 05, 2009 Here is Quinton Carter’s huge hit on Missouri wide receiver Jeremy Maclin during last season’s Big 12 Championship: By Jake Trotter 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.