How can the four newest Oklahoma Sooners have an impact on the defense this year?

T.W. Shannon, 48, previously served as Oklahoma's speaker of the House before launching a failed campaign for U.S. Senate in 2014. He also lost the 2022 Senate GOP primary. Since leaving his legislative post, he has been a frequent political commentator on conservative TV channels and has been endorsed by President Trump.

Oklahoma just finished one of its hottest months ever recorded. August 2026 was near record-breaking for numerous cities across the state. Oklahoma City's average high temperature of 101.6 degrees was the third highest on record for the capital city, while Lawton's average high of 104.6 degrees ranked third highest in that city's history.

President Trump concludes the midterm Republican convention in Dallas, an Oklahoma City ballet dancer battles a brain tumor and the body of a woman who died in Hawaii has been returned home. Here are your 5 Things To Know for Friday,

Oklahoma isa finalist for a nuclear power plant in part by pitching itself as a the idea place for the disposal of nuclear waste.

Chisholm high school student Logan Snider turned an Oklahoma FFA auctioneering title into a future career in the auction business.

The story of how Oklahoma was forced to respond in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and how game days in Norman - and America - forever changed.

John Mateer is embracing the moment as Oklahoma prepares for its showdown with Michigan at the Big House.