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Fans shout at the end of the national anthem before the college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners ( OU) and the Air Force Falcons at the Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, in Norman, Okla. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman Oklahoma is expecting its 75th... Read More

OU vs. Tulsa game notes August 30, 2011 We’ll be posting Oklahoma’s game notes each week leading up to the game. Here are the notes from Saturday’s game vs. Tulsa. Enjoy. – Asst. Sports Editor Ryan Sharp DV.load('http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/239364-ou-game-notes. Read More

Best of Bob: My Twitter timeline from Stoops presser August 30, 2011 CAMPUS CORNER — Filing a compilation of my tweets from Bob Stoops‘ pre-Tulsa presser. The head man went long today, a half-hour or so, but a lot of that was a preramble that included a position-by-position breakdown. (Designed to eliminate some questions later – Phillip Fulmer used to do that at... Read More

A few surprises on revised depth chart August 29, 2011 There were a few surprises when OU coaches finally updated their depth chart on Monday. You can’t read too much into depth charts. Sometimes coaches use it to motivate players that have been inconsistent. But coach Bob Stoops isn’t one to play many mind games. Observations after seeing the revised depth... Read More

What’s Stills’ status for opener? August 29, 2011 CAMPUS CORNER — People have wondered all summer whether receiver Kenny Stills‘ January DUI arrest would cost him part or all of Saturday’s opener against Tulsa. We’re still wondering, though that will become clear in the following days – and, well, certainly by Saturday. Stills seemed to indicate this... Read More

OU details how it will honor Box (decal image)

August 26, 2011 Updating this, OU has sent out the helmet decal it will use to honor Box. Classy. CAMPUS CORNER –In addition to quarterback Landry Jones, it sounds as if Austin Box‘s No. 12 will also be worn by an OU defender. The SID just said the team’s defense will rotate wearing the 12 jersey from week to week. Kenny... Read More

Heating up the leftovers: OU mailbag August 26, 2011 CAMPUS CORNER — Enjoyed my first NewsOK chat earlier today. Had several leftover questions and didn’t want to ignore you all. I’m far from a master on the subject of OU football, but, hey, I’ve only been here a week and haven’t seen a game or practice. Terry: Have you been to an OU-Texas game?... Read More

Power Lunch: Chat with Travis Haney August 26, 2011 Power Lunch: Chat with OU writer Travis Haney 1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post judge on Aug 29, 2011 @ 12:23 am Read More

Handicapping the Big 12: Part II, the players August 25, 2011 CAMPUS CORNER — In addition to teams, Bodog also dropped some tasty prop bets for individual accolades in the Big 12. I’ll present the odds and then my thought … Passing yards/game Landry Jones, OU – 1-3 Brandon Weeden, OSU – 7-4 Robert Griffin, Baylor – 15-2 (Thought: Can’t... Read More

Handicapping the Big 12: What’re the odds? August 25, 2011 CAMPUS CORNER — With the season rapidly approaching, odds are beginning to trickle out for conferences around the country. That includes the Big 12, which will not feature division odds this season for obvious reasons. Oklahoma is an overwhelming favorite, as you’d expect. The Sooners start,... Read More

Urban Meyer talks Sooners, Big 12 August 25, 2011 ESPN analysts Urban Meyer and Chris Spielman participated in a national teleconference Thursday afternoon. Meyer is making his broadcasting debut after years of coaching, including two national titles at Florida. Spielman is a former NFL linebacker from Ohio State. Oklahoma being ranked No. 1: Meyer: After... Read More

Hughes turning heads at BC August 25, 2011 Hampton Hughes, son of former OU and Dallas Cowboys star defensive back, Randy Hughes, has experienced a strange two-a-days at Boston College but might wind up in the starting lineup. At a completely new position. A preferred walk-on in his fourth season, Hughes began fall camp at wide receiver. He was moved to... Read More

Game-changer to Big 12′s bottom half? August 24, 2011 CAMPUS CORNER — Haven’t seen too, too many headlines about him this week in Big 12 country, but I’m curious what Oregon transfer Lache Seastrunk’s impact will be at Baylor after he sits out his required time for swapping schools. Read More

ESPN’s “All-Access, Training Days with the Oklahoma Sooners” is must-see TV August 24, 2011 Sort of the like a hit movie that just hit theaters, if you don’t want to know about the plot, this is a blog you should avoid until you’ve seen “All-Access, Training Days with the Oklahoma Sooners.” The one-hour special, divided into two 30-minute segments, debuted Tuesday night on ESPN and will reair 23... Read More

Brace yourselves, Aggies August 24, 2011 CAMPUS CORNER — My friend at the Gainesville Sun, longtime Gators writer and columnist Pat Dooley, has presupposed that Texas A&M will join the SEC in this column. What, then, do the Aggies have to look forward to with that transition? Much has changed since the league last extended invites, to... Read More

ESPN All-Access airs tonight August 23, 2011 ESPN’s one-hour show: Oklahoma/All Access airs tonight from 6 to 7 p.m. and will be reshown several times this week. Last week’s 30-minute segments were entertaining so the final product should be very entertaining. One of the highlights last week was backup offensive guard Adam Shead revealed some... Read More

Taking the campus tour August 23, 2011 CAMPUS CORNER — Much appreciation today to my Norman/OU tour guides, SIDs David Bassity and Kenny Mossman. Some impressions of campus, besides the obvious “it’s hot” sentiment. (It is, but this native Southerner is used to it. That doesn’t mean, however, that I’m not ready for it to go away.)... Read More

Wins, glare do not begin to define Summitt

August 23, 2011 CAMPUS CORNER — I made a joke yesterday about Bob Stoops‘ glare at reporters as they ask questions and he responds. No offense to Bob, but no one has a steely glare like Pat Summitt. It’s been noted in print over the years, but, trust me, it doesn’t do it justice. Fortunately for us media types,... Read More

Power Lunch: Chat with OU writer Mike Baldwin August 22, 2011 Power Lunch: Chat with OU writer Mike Baldwin 2 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post judge on Aug 23, 2011 @ 2:31 pm Read More

Day of firsts: Classes at OU, work for Trav August 22, 2011 CAMPUS CORNER — You know, it’s only fitting my first item filed – online or for the paper – would be produced at a Chick-fil-A. I love Chick-fil-A. The delicious chicken sandwiches. The waffle fries. The friendly service. Did I mention the waffle fries? Coming from the South, I was admittedly worried... Read More

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The OU Bloggers

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.