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What They Had To Say: Post Oklahoma-Kansas Edition January 28, 2013 | Comment on this article

Oklahoma lost to No. 3 Kansas. On Monday, the Jayhawks were named the No. 1 team in the country per USA TODAY’s coaches poll. Here’s what Oklahoma and Kansas had to say about Saturday’s game. Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger on Kansas’ center Jeff Withey’s moves as a post player: “People in the league have... Read More

Twitter reaction to Landry Jones’ struggles at the Senior Bowl

January 26, 2013 By Anthony Slater – Aslater@opubco.com - @anthonyVslater After a strong week of practice (according to reports), Landry Jones seemed poised for a nice performance in front of NFL scouts at the Senior Bowl on Saturday. Even an average showing would have been a nice cap to an important week for the NFL... Read More

Trick shot videos: Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M January 25, 2013 Trick shot videos make us stop and ask, ‘How did they do that? No. Really. How did they do that?” These guys throw basketballs far distances into a hoop that never moves and make it. That’s not muscle memory. They are mini basketball miracles. Oklahoma men’s basketball walk-on James Fraschilla released... Read More

What They Had To Say: Oklahoma – Texas Edition

January 22, 2013 Oklahoma beat Texas for the first time in Romero Osby’s career. Here’s what they had to say: Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger on his team’s post play: “I thought they were fantastic. I thought Roe (Osby) and Amath (M’Baye) established early that they were going to be aggressive and attack. The guys did a... Read More

What Oklahoma Had To Say: Post Kansas State Edition

January 20, 2013 Oklahoma lost its first conference game of the season on Saturday evening to No. 16 Kansas State. Here’s what Oklahoma had to say after the loss. Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger on Kansas State guard Rodney McGruder who led the team and, at one point, shot three straight threes: “He works so hard, an dit is hard... Read More

What They Had To Say: Post-Texas Tech edition

January 17, 2013 The Sooners beat the Red Raiders in a pretty uneventful game. OU has won five straight. They have started out conference play at 3-0. Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger on OU’s improved second half play: “We had better shots and more efficiency in the second half. We had some offensive boards that kept us from doing... Read More

What They Had To Say: Bedlam Edition January 14, 2013 Oklahoma soundly beat Oklahoma State on Saturday, 77-68. The Sooners never gave the Cowboys the lead. They held off presses and drives and shot big threes in key points. Here’s what the Sooners and Cowboys had to say about the first Bedlam game of the season: OU coach Lon Kruger on his team’s... Read More

What Bracketologists are saying about 2013′s first Bedlam basketball game

January 11, 2013 NCAA Tournament talk for Oklahoma has started in January. NCAA Tournament Bracketologists like CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm and ESPN’s Joe Lunardi ranked Oklahoma as a No. 10 and No. 11 seed, respectively in their bracketology reports. The Oklahoman caught up with Palm and Lunardi to get their thoughts on the... Read More

Laquon Treadwell set to announce college decision on Jan. 17

January 09, 2013 By Anthony Slater – Aslater@opubco.com - @anthonyVslater Over the past few months (and beyond), both of the state’s football powers have made a strong push for Laquon Treadwell, the nation’s top high school wideout. And finally, after a drawn-out recruitment, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will soon get... Read More

Texas A&M continues to burn OU on the recruiting front

January 07, 2013 By Anthony Slater – Aslater@opubco.com - @anthonyVslater The Cotton Bowl beatdown was an embarassing wake-up call for OU, revealing on a national stage what ails the program in the present, forcibly delivered by Texas A&M and its renegade Heisman winner. But behind the darkened shades of... Read More

VIDEO: Adrian Peterson talks about breaking the single season rushing record December 30, 2012 Oklahoma fans already know a lot about Adrian Peterson. They’ll be the first to explain what A.D. means and then follow up with one of many stories they have of his three years in a Sooners jersey. Today, AD could break the single season record of 2,105 yards in the Vikings’ game against the Packers. He... Read More

Sophomore right tackle Daryl Williams expected to miss the Cotton Bowl December 21, 2012 NORMAN — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops announced Friday that sophomore tackle Daryl Williams is expected to miss the Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M, scheduled for January 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The sophomore sprained his MCL early in Oklahoma’s 50-49 win at West Virginia on Nov.... Read More

Sophomore, walk-on fullback Aaron Ripkowski rewarded with scholarship

December 20, 2012 NORMAN — Coach Bob Stoops presented sophomore fullback Aaron Ripkowski with the Derrick Shepard Most Inspirational Walk-On Award at the football team’s annual dinner and awards ceremony last Friday. After the sophomore received his award, Stoops announced his decision to award Ripkowski with a football... Read More

The Man Beneath The Helmet – Jalen Saunders

December 19, 2012 Every year we learn their names, their numbers and their stats. If we’re lucky, we see their personality shine through after a big play or during the slice of a quote in the newspaper. The men in the Oklahoma Sooners jerseys are more than a number in a program or another chance at a national title. They are... Read More

Tony Jefferson talks about the possibility of him entering the NFL Draft

December 18, 2012 Junior safety Tony Jefferson has not made a decision whether or not he’ll enter the NFL Draft after the season. However, he has entertained the possibility. Here’s the full conversation with Jefferson. Do you know what you’re going to do past this last game? As far as what? Draft wise? I... Read More

The consistency of Romero Osby

December 18, 2012 Lon Kruger said it twice Monday: Romero Osby is the most consistent player right now for Oklahoma. He’s consistent in his communication, his baskets and what he shows to the younger guys. When Je’lon Hornbeak was a junior in high school, he remembered seeing Romero Osby on his official visit. One of the... Read More

The tragic Connecticut school shootings of 12.14.12 and Oklahoma’s response December 14, 2012 [View the story "Oklahoma reaction to victims of tragedy in Connecticut" on Storify] 1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Doug on Dec 17, Read More

Top 12 Sooner Plays of 2012 from Sooner Sports

December 12, 2012 On 12-12-12, Sooner Sports put together the Top 12 plays of 2012 as called by OU play-by-play man Toby Rowland. We compiled them here for you to click through. 12. Fumble Rumble 11. Saunders Strikes Back 10. One For The Money 9. Out In The West Texas Town Of El Paso 8. 3rd and 23 from the 24... Read More

The Man Beneath The Helmet – Julian Wilson

December 12, 2012 Every year we learn their names, their numbers and their stats. If we’re lucky, we see their personality shine through after a big play or during the slice of a quote in the newspaper. The men in the Oklahoma Sooners jerseys are more than a number in a program or another chance at a national title. They are... Read More

Tyrus Thompson won’t be punished any further by Big 12 for personal foul at TCU December 06, 2012 NORMAN — Oklahoma sophomore offensive tackle Tyrus Thompson will not be subject to any further punishment for his personal foul penalty last weekend at TCU, a Big 12 spokesman confirmed. The news was first reported by ESPN.com, and later reported by the Tulsa World. Late in the first half Saturday, receiver... 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

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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.