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June 22, 2009 This past week I got to speak with Pasha Jackson, sort of. Because Pasha lives in Cuba, we spoke indirectly via email, since a phone call would cost about $4 a minute. In case you missed it, here’s the story. For those who forget, Pasha was a very solid linebacker for OU in 2002, 2003 after transferring... Read More

Steve Owens in TSN June 22, 2009 Oklahoma Heisman winner Steve Owens was featured over the weekend by Sporting News Today, which is the Sporting News’ online newspaper. To view this interview with Owens, you have to be a subscriber. But it’s free and easy. For those who wish to bypass that step, I will say in the interview, Owens reveals... Read More

Who will be catching the ball in 2009? June 19, 2009 Anyone who has dismissed or failed to watch the College World Series has missed out on some great baseball. I have always enjoyed college baseball and in Oklahoma, but I wonder if I’m in the minority, or if the sport is underrated and undercovered. The Texas-Southern Miss game, where the USM pitcher walked in... Read More

Where did the three wins go?

June 17, 2009 On a previous comment, Claude Raines claimed that Oklahoma possesses 791 victories, three fewer than I had given the Sooners when comparing all-time wins. The College Football Data Warehouse, which stores loads of information about all-time college football results, lists 788 wins for OU. But the university,... Read More

OU a winner when it comes to percentage June 16, 2009 On the previous post, John made an interesting point, writing that a better way to look at college football programs is not by all-time wins, but by all-time winning percentage. Ask and you shall receive. Here’s a look at how the top 10 teams in all-time wins stack up in winning percentage: 1. Michigan,... Read More

OU passes Bama June 15, 2009 One of the winners from the news that Alabama, pending an appeal, must vacate 21 wins due to NCAA sanctions is the University of Oklahoma. Why? Well, Alabama minus 21 wins means that OU leapfrogs Alabama in all-time wins with Alabama’s total dropping to 778. The Sooners have 788 wins and now rank No. 7 in... Read More

Where is he now, the Tyler Stradford edition June 12, 2009 Remember Tyler Stradford? He was the burner out of New Orleans who seemed on track to make an impact at wide receiver during his first couple years in Norman. But ultimately, he couldn’t display consistent hands and struggled with his route running, which kept him buried on the depth chart. During the... Read More

Breaking down the preseason depth chart June 09, 2009 Oklahoma’s preseason depth chart is only a day old and already there’s been a major change to the 2-deep. Ryan Reynolds, who was left off the initial list, has been moved ahead of Mike Balogun at middle linebacker. The reason for this change? A guess is that because Reynolds has been injured for so long,... Read More

Former Sooner still alive in reality show

June 03, 2009 Former Sooner Moses Washington, whom I wrote about here earlier this year, is still alive and kicking in Michael Irvin’s reality show “4th and Long” on Spike TV, where the winner will earn a tryout at training camp with the Dallas Cowboys. Washington, as you remember, was a track star at OU, but did walk-on... Read More

New doc

June 01, 2009 For more photos, please Click Here CONGRATULATIONS COLE CLASS OF 2009….Patsy and Cole Wootton. Read More

Live Update: Arkansas 11, OU 0, final May 31, 2009 By John Helsley It’s over in Norman, the game and the season for the Sooners. Arkansas left-hander Drew Smyly no-hit Oklahoma into the ninth inning, while the Razorback bats pounded away for the second straight day in an 11-0 rout at Mitchell Park. The Sooners eventually scratched out two hits, one off of... Read More

Live Update: Sooners fall to Hogs May 30, 2009 By John Helsley An ugly start led to an uglier finish at Mitchell Park, where Arkansas routed OU 17-6 in the Norman Regional, knocking the Sooners into the loser’s bracket of the tournament. OU faces elimination at 1 p.m. Sunday against Washington State. It also faces a scenario of three straight must-win... Read More

Live Update: OU wins baseball opener May 29, 2009 By John Helsley The Sooners finally got the bats going against Wichita State starter Tim Kelley, a Tulsa Kelley product.Got their pitching going, too.Relievers Chase Anderson and Ryan Duke combined for 5 1/3 innings of two-hit pitching, helping the Sooners past Wichita State 5-4 in their opener at the Norman... Read More

Revisiting Lynn Katoa May 29, 2009 Going back to the 2007 recruiting season, there was no player the Sooner coaching wanted more for its defense than Utah linebacker Lynn Katoa. Katoa was a big-time hitter, and seemed to be a perfect fit in Brent Venables’ system. Instead, Katoa signed with Colorado in a huge recruiting coup for Dan Hawkins.... Read More

College Football Live to focus on Oklahoma May 28, 2009 It’s not the same as GameDay, but ESPN’s College Football Live will devote an entire show to the state of Oklahoma on June 5. The 30-minute show airs at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN, and is already scheduled to bring in Barry Sanders, though other guests related to Oklahoma are supposedly going to be interviewed as well. Read More

Coaches poll anonymity helps no one (except coaches with agendas) May 27, 2009 Wednesday, the American Football Coaches Association announced that, beginning in 2010, ballots in the final regular-season USA Today coaches’ college football poll will be kept confidential. This was done in an effort to make the poll more accurate and credible. Credible? Really? In the past, coaches have... 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.