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Jenni Carlson, a sports columnist at The Oklahoman since 1999, came by her love of sports honestly. She grew up in a sports-loving family in Kansas. Her dad coached baseball and did color commentary on the radio for the high school football games. Her mom kept the scorebook during baseball games and yelled her head off no matter the sport. They passed along that passion to Carlson and her two younger brothers.
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Carlson played golf in high school and planned to play in college, but when she started at the University of Kansas, she decided to focus her attention on journalism. It’s a decision that she’s never regretted.
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Her first big story was a profile on Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams for the yearbook, and Carlson has enjoyed interviewing sports figures and sharing their stories every since.
Carlson is a 1997 graduate of Kansas. She and her husband, Ryan, were married in 2009 and live in Oklahoma City. Carlson was the president of the Association for Women in Sports Media from 2008-10 and is now the chair of the board.
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Big 12/SEC bowl alliance is great news for the Big 12 Published: Fri, May 18, 2012 JENNI CARLSON COMMENTARY -- At points over the past two years, the Big 12 looked almost doomed. But on Friday, the Big 12, along with the SEC, made a power move to solidify a bowl partner and possibly its future. Read More
Jenni Carlson: OU football fans should be grateful Landry Jones returned for senior year Published: Sat, May 12, 2012 COMMENTARY -- After three Oklahoma receivers (and a defensive back) were suspended last week, Landry Jones' return as the Sooners' signal caller became all that much more important. Without him, OU would be breaking in a new quarterback with an almost completely new receiving corps. Read More
UCO's Kacie Edwards delivered biggest hit of all Published: Mon, May 7, 2012 Central Oklahoma slugger delivered a home run and big hit during Sunday's regionals despite a torn ACL. Read More
OSU football Q&A: Cooper Bassett talks about Cowboys' increased depth on defense Published: Mon, Apr 23, 2012 Defensive end Cooper Bassett talks about the Oklahoma State defense's depth and speed, and — of course — the quarterback race. Read More
OSU football: Players weigh in on question of the spring — Who will be the quarterback? Published: Mon, Apr 23, 2012 Here's what OSU players had to say about the quarterback race after Saturday's spring finale. Read More
OSU football: Receiver Blake Jackson finding his way with the Cowboys Published: Fri, Apr 20, 2012 BLAKE JACKSON -- After a year out of football and a year redshirting at a suburban Phoenix community college, Blake Jackson began to blossom. Now, he's being counted on to be another weapon in the Cowboys' high-flying offense. Read More
Olympic wrestling: Former Sooner Sam Hazewinkel ready to give it another go Updated: Fri, Apr 20, 2012 SAM HAZEWINKEL -- After coming oh-so-close to qualifying for the 2008 Olympic team, former OU wrestler Sam Hazewinkel is back at the qualifying trials. Hazewinkel and the other Olympic hopefuls will try to make the team this weekend in Iowa City, Iowa. Read More
Alabama's BCS trophy not first one to fall victim to clumsiness Published: Wed, Apr 18, 2012 The father of a current Alabama football player tripped on some carpet, bumped into the BCS trophy and sent the glassware smashing onto the floor. Read More
Anthony Davis is comfortable with himself, takes the browbeating in stride Published: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 “I like the way I am,” Davis said before the Wayman Tisdale Award banquet on Monday night. “God made me this way, and that's the way I'm going to keep it.” Read More
Writer's roundtable: Who will be Oklahoma's top receiver? Published: Sun, Apr 15, 2012 OU writers Mike Baldwin and Jason Kersey discuss next season's receiving group with columnist Jenni Carlson. Read More
OU football: What they are saying about the secondary Published: Sun, Apr 15, 2012 Tony Jefferson, coach Bob Stoops and Corey Nelson offer thoughts on the secondary under new defensive coordinator Mike Stoops. Read More
OU football: Coming attractions Published: Sun, Apr 15, 2012 Not every impact player was on the field this spring. Here's a look at who will make an impact next season when on the field. Read More
Ex-Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino is a dummy, but his sense of entitlement is more troubling Published: Sun, Apr 15, 2012 Remember when that feeling of being above the standards set for everyone else was seen as an athletes-only problem? Now we find it's the adults who sometimes need to be slapped upside the head. Read More
OU football: Freshman receiver Trey Metoyer looks like the real deal Published: Sat, Apr 14, 2012 Trey Metoyer showed what all the fuss has been about Saturday, making six catches for 72 yards. Read More
OU Spring Game report card: Secondary gets a B Published: Sat, Apr 14, 2012 Defensive Secondary: B A decent day for the unit most maligned last season. A blown coverage allowed a 60-yard touchdown pass early in the game, but the number of big plays was minimal. How much did that have to do with a vanilla game plan by the offense? It's difficult to say, but what the Sooner secondary saw... Read More
Landry Jones' return has received mixed reactions from Sooner Nation Published: Fri, Apr 13, 2012 Fair or not, many fans compare Jones' performance to a pair of OU's greatest quarterbacks — Jason White and Sam Bradford. But that is to be expected. Read More
Former NFL star Steve Largent found what he needed through sports Published: Thu, Apr 12, 2012 The Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Putnam City star said: “I needed somebody to love me, and the people that I chose were my coaches. I would sacrifice my body to be successful for my coaches because I wanted them to love me, to respect me, to have positive feelings about me.” Read More
OU football: Trey Millard might be Sooners' best player, why not use him more? Published: Mon, Apr 9, 2012 Assistant coaches Mike Stoops and Tim Kish have made the statement on more than one occasion that Millard might be the best player on the team. Read More
Barry Hinson's story moves on to the next chapter Published: Fri, Mar 30, 2012 After serving under Bill Self at Kansas, Hinson, who could win a national title in the next few days, will return as a head basketball coach. Read More
WNIT: OSU women keep playing for Budke family, each other Published: Tue, Mar 27, 2012 OSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: The Cowgirls enter Wednesday night's WNIT semifinals on a gritty, gutty run. Read More
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