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Bruce Kittle has earned his first verbal commitment as Oklahoma’s tight ends coach. Tuesday, Kittle and the Sooners plucked tight end Laith Harlow out of Tallahassee, Fla., according to Rivals.com, giving OU six commitments for the Class of 2012. Harlow, 6-5, 245 pounds, had offers from Alabama, Miami, Notre... Read More

Castiglione named to bowl licensing task force May 31, 2011 OU athletic director Joe Castiglione will be part of the Division I Bowl Licensing Task Force, the NCAA announced Tuesday. The panel will examine several areas, including “governance and oversight by bowl sponsoring agencies, conflict-of-interest rules and policies, advertising and title-sponsorship standards... Read More

Ex-OU safety Brandon Everage drowns in river May 28, 2011 Former Oklahoma All-American safety Brandon Everage, one of the hardest hitters of the Bob Stoops era, passed away this weekend while swimming in a river with friends. According to Sheriff David Greene of the Milam County Sheriff’s Office, Everage, 30, drowned in the Little River about 80 miles northeast of... Read More

Former Sooner Brandon Everage missing after falling in lake May 28, 2011 More tragic news appears to have hit the Sooner community. The same day Oklahoma linebacker Austin Box was memorialized at his funeral in Enid, former All-American safety Brandon Everage may have drowned in his hometown of Granger, Texas, according to multiple former OU players. Everage fell off a boat and... Read More

Venables dealing with another death May 21, 2011 The brother of Oklahoma defensive coordinator Brent Venables died unexpectedly in Colorado, a day after his starting middle linebacker, Austin Box, passed away. The Tulsa World first reported Venables’ brother’s death Saturday, after he canceled a previously scheduled phone interview. “My brother passed... Read More

RB Clendon Thomas to join College Football Hall of Fame May 14, 2011 Former Oklahoma All-American running back Clendon Thomas will be named to the College Football Hall of Fame next week, Archie Manning, chairman of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, revealed Saturday night during his keynote address at the “Sooner Spectacular.” Thomas was a key cog in... Read More

Power Lunch Chat Recap: Jake Trotter May 13, 2011 Chat with OU football beat writer Jake Trotter at 11 a.m. Read More

How OU’s draft picks fit in

May 06, 2011 Four Sooners were drafted last weekend. Dallas took running back DeMarco Murray in the third round, the Broncos also selected OU safety Quinton Carter in the fourth, and safety Jonathan Nelson (Rams) and end Jeremy Beal (Broncos) both went in the seventh. Here’s how these four players fit with their respective... Read More

Landry Jones a future Top 15 draft pick?

May 05, 2011 Sooner quarterback Landry Jones’ pro potential continues to pick up steam. A trio of 2012 mock drafts from reputable sites came out this week, placing Jones in the Top 15. While draft eligible, Jones has the option of coming back for his senior season in 2013. But ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay, who... Read More

OU releases 2011 football schedule May 05, 2011 Sept. 3 – TULSA Sept. 17 – at Florida State Sept. 24 – MISSOURI Oct. 1 – BALL STATE Oct. 8 – Texas at Dallas Oct. 15 – at Kansas Oct. 22 – TEXAS TECH Oct. 29 – at Kansas State Nov. 5 – TEXAS A&M Nov. 19 – at Baylor Nov. 26 – IOWA STATE Dec. 3 – at Oklahoma State... Read More

Proposed college basketball rule changes May 04, 2011 The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee on Wednesday recommended several rules changes, the most visible being a restricted three-foot arc under the basket where the defender cannot legally take a charge similar to the rule used in the NBA. If approved by NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel during a conference... Read More

Sooner Center should help in recruiting wars

May 04, 2011 The college football arms race in Oklahoma is alive and well. OSU jumped in with a $260 million upgrade to Lewis Field, reopened in 2008 as Boone Pickens Stadium. Two months ago, OU countered, approving designs for a new $75 million dormitory, which school officials believe will give the Sooners an edge in... Read More

Corey Nelson, among college football’s rising stars

May 03, 2011 Tuesday, ESPN.com’s Bruce Feldman released his top 10 breakout players of the spring. Sitting atop at No. 1? Oklahoma linebacker Corey Nelson. Writes Feldman: “The third-rated outside linebacker in the 2010 recruiting class, Nelson has physically matured and looks ready to team with OU star Travis Lewis... Read More

OU could have another special draft in ’12 May 03, 2011 It wasn’t exactly a historic draft for Oklahoma. In fact, a third rounder, fourth rounder and two seventh rounders was relatively one of the weaker drafts in the Bob Stoops era. However, when you consider what came before — and what might come after — this draft looks a lot better. In 2010, the Sooners... Read More

Kruger switches e-mail to Twitter May 02, 2011 New men’s basketball coach Lon Kruger made public his e-mail address to allow fans to provide feedback. That feedback wil now transition to his Twitter page. Friday will be the last day fans can email Kruger at coachkruger@ou.edu. Instead, OU supporters are encouraged to follow Kruger and reach out to him via... Read More

OU freshman DT arrested May 02, 2011 Oklahoma freshman defensive tackle Marquis Anderson was arrested on a complaint of petty larceny Saturday at the Dillard’s inside the Sooner Mall in Norman, according to a Norman Police spokeswoman. Sgt. Jennifer Newell of the Norman Police Department said mall security caught the 18-year-old Anderson... Read More

Power Lunch: Chat with OU football writer Jake Trotter April 29, 2011 Power Lunch: Chat with OU football writer Jake Trotter 1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post College Spring Football Recap - 4/29/2011 on Apr Read More

DeMarco Murray going to Big D April 29, 2011 The Dallas Cowboys made DeMarco Murray the No. 71 overall pick in the NFL Draft, selecting the Oklahoma running back midway through the third round. The choice is intriguing by the Cowboys, considering they already have Marion Barber, Oklahoma native Felix Jones and Tashard Choice, who played at OU before... Read More

Sooners land commitment No. 5 April 28, 2011 OU landed its fifth verbal commitment for the Class of 2012 in Mesquite (Texas) Horn cornerback DeVante Harris, SoonerScoop.com reported Thursday night. The 5-foot-11, 160-pound Harris had offers from Kansas State, Mississippi State, SMU, Stanford and Virginia. The also have commitments from Jenks running back... Read More

Kruger upgrades roster April 27, 2011 Most believe new OU men’s basketball coach Lon Kruger will need at least one more season before the Sooners realistically are an NCAA Tournament contender. But since he was hired three weeks ago, Kruger has signed three players, including two junior college prospects that could make the Sooners one of the... 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.