Sitemap - 2024 - Oklahoma Columnist, by Clay Horning

Zac Alley's exit doesn't tell us what's wrong with Brent Venables' Sooner program, only that many things must be

Against Midshipmen, poor play, poor decisions crush Sooners' good vibes

You thought SEC's a football conference?

Despite Hoosier, Mustang losses and Sun Devil and Bronco byes, the system holds

Five (or six) lessons from the Crosstown Clash … and the story about the actual writing about it, too.

For Sooner opponents, there is nothing to fear but Jeremiah Fears himself

There's still nothing quite like covering high school basketball

The ongoing ballad of Jackson Arnold

The Catholic Church is not special and its silence on St. Isidore offers no confidence

Could it be 2008-2009 all over again for Sooner men and women

Though we're not rid of him, Mike Gundy's finally, deservedly, been humbled

What’s wrong with Oklahoma Republicans (and the other Oklahoma Republicans who might stop them)?

Porter Moser's men continue to look different, better, eight games into season

The right guy to lead Sooner offense, provided they can stay out of his way

On a night they played little defense, it's still all about the offense for Venables, Sooners

Exponential payoff awaits Sooners

By admitting failure, Brent Venables offers evidence he's growing into the job

The play, the pop and the night the Sooners impossibly rolled the Tide

As crazy as it sounds, playing well remains an option for Sooners

On a night they weren't great, Sooners still showcase how outstanding they can be

Moving home, sort of

Owasso a test case for political expediency taking over, accountability kicked to the curb

Porter Moser has nothing to fear by starting Jeremiah Fears (might help him keep his job, too)

An amazing, crazy finish doesn't make the final result any better for Sooners

As Raegan Beers looks a whole lot like Courtney Paris, Sooner women's future appears blindingly bright

For Venables, it's Day 1 all over again as Sooners attempt getting bowl eligible in Columbia

Venables showing signs of growth?

On opening night, Sooner women offer tremendous promise, if not great hoops

Sooners get what they needed against Black Bears, but is it enough?

The very real damage Ryan Walters has caused can't afford to be forgotten (and must be remedied)

As Venables talks big game, smaller things remain achievable for Sooners

Nowhere near SEC ready

Showing against Rebels a case of good news, bad news for Sooners, Castiglione

Were we to lose these judges, who'll be left to keep Stitt, Walters in line?

'Meatballs' and Sooners have much in common

'Meatballs' and Sooners have much in common

Venables' price so high, Sooner Nation must hope it was all Littrell, even though it clearly wasn't

Against Gamecocks, Sooners journey from impossible to embarrassing

Sooners must play to win, no matter the QB, no matter the offseason consequences

Catching up with the gang that can't shoot straight, Kevin Stitt and Ryan Walters

Venables will never be the guy like this

No tricks, no treat for Sooners

A new day in the squared circle?

If this season's taught us anything, it's that anything's possible, even a Sooner victory inside the Cotton Bowl

Headed to Cotton Bowl, offense remains job one for Sooners

For OKC, SGA makes all things possible

Ryan Walters is naked and everybody's watching

When baseball remained king, all of us wanted to be him

Season saving Sooner victory fueled by plays so big, they felt magical

Welcome to the Michael Hawkins show

What's Venables prepared to do, short term and long, about Sooner offense?

Of course one of Walters' (and Stitt's) top anti-public education allies was once a fledgling gay porn star

Perhaps expected, the way Sooners fell to Volunteers wholly unacceptable

Venables, Littrell, Arnold and the Sooner defense must bring more than ever to have a shot at taking down Vols

Hard not to appreciate Josh Heupel now

Hall of Fame reporting tells us indictments could be in Ryan Walters' very near future

Writing about myself for a change

For Sooners, they're all big games now

Against lowly Owls, Sooner offense remarkably unremarkable

How might Sooners offer something actually meaningful against lowly Owls?

Come to think of it, if not for one man, Ryan Walters isn't any of our problems

Porter Moser's reported new hire needs to be a game changer

Pokes' QR codes on helmets just one idea, but bigger ones are bound to follow

One very large order of comeuppance finally on the way for Ryan Walters

Muzzling assistants a bad look for Venables and bad omen for the program

Ryan Walters the poster boy for governing being the first priority (and fish rotting from the head)

Sports opinions that don't stop

On the track, in the field, the course and the court, the Olympics are just different

Empirically clear fear, loathing and education don't mix, perhaps Oklahomans will demand new direction

Sooner offense shrouded in mystery

Just how much better can this Sooner defense really be?

One day of news from Ryan Walters captures all of the ignorance, petulance and pettiness of a very small man

One nice thing about joining SEC? Sooners get to play underdog, putting a season like 2000 on the table

As NiJaree Canady proves, NIL can make the downtrodden instant contenders, too

What's Ryan Walters really want, because all he's doing now is getting ignored?

Unoriginal thought: Biden did right thing, Harris has the goods, just listen to her

Eighth place can't work for Sooners

All signs point toward Jackson Arnold having to be great from the start

Before it's all college football, can we talk about the sport actually being played for a moment?

As Walters' intransigence continues, school districts should simply tell him 'No' (or 'Hell no')

Mike Gundy, often wrong, may have made the right call on Ollie Gordon

At Westwood, it's a bunch of Tigers at the top of the tourney

SEC’s no savior, just Sooners’ new league

There's one case for Biden staying in race and not even his defenders are making it

A few things about a few things …

With no regard to law, Walters takes stab at bringing pulpit into Oklahoma schools

What's college football become? Well, in Curtis Lofton, Sooners just hired their first general manager

Pak too good, old Sooners fare well, final round unkind to Metzger

Andre Metzger in a great spot, on the course and off

What's better than made putts? No putts

Big time golf returns to Norman

If you have a problem with Caitlin Clark, the problem is you

Though Sooners' relocation may be exciting, it remains an unfortunate and unneeded decision

Ryan Walters on a serious losing streak

One more softball column: the 10 bests of the bests from Sooners' historic four-peat

Gasso took a chance coming back with Maxwell, it worked and now the Sooners are sitting pretty

'Horns have the advantage, though Sooners, as they proved again, are an extremely hard team to kill

On a day she had to be masterful, Maxwell's mastery places her alongside past Sooner World Series greats

Sooners roll after Kyson Witherspoon walks the line

Jayda Coleman got the victory started with a play nobody remembers, nobody wrote about and the NCAA left on the cutting room floor

SOONER BASEBALL PREVIEW: Diving deep into the Norman Regional, OU's first hosting gig since 2010

WORLD SERIES PREVIEW: Sooners seeking fourth straight crown; the schedule; and a report on every team

Patty Gasso knows what she's doing

Winning big will always be Sooners' best option

A whole lot of words about the greatest game and a top-notch Sooner victory, too

SUPER REGIONAL PREVIEW: Sooners taking on familiar nemesis in Seminoles

Sooners beginning to feel inevitable again

Special enough to cheat history? We thought so, now it appears we're wrong

Skip Johnson's '24 Sooners compare nicely to other sets of diamond Sooners

WEEK 15 SOONER SOFTBALL REPORT: Norman Regional preview, schedule and all the numbers

For T-Wolves, another valiant postseason run comes up just short

Thunder not playing like the Thunder will never work and it didn't in Game 2

When one game changes everything?

WEEK 14 SOONER SOFTBALL REPORT: Can one win make all the difference?

When one little lie is so much, and why Ryan Walters must be monitored

WEEK 13 SOONER SOFTBALL REPORT: Bedlam presents tremendous opportunity

The youngest team in the playoffs is only raising its game in the playoffs

New Rule on Title IX a license for Ryan Walters, others, to be so fragile and weak

Streaking Sooners could go the distance

WEEK 12 SOONER SOFTBALL REPORT: Kierston Deal is making her case

Amidst other question marks, former Boilermaker wins Sooner spring game

Seeing Kevin Stitt clearly through 19-year-old eyes

Three good reasons Thunder can go deep

WEEK 11 SOONER SOFTBALL REPORT: Sooners in search of themselves

On the big diamond, Sooners on verge of being their best selves again

Watch Ryan Walters flail

The most important thing about Caitlin Clark is she captured our imaginations

WEEK 10 SOONER SOFTBALL REPORT: After Texas, it's a whole new ballgame

Holding no cards, OU prez Harroz should choose seriousness over empty threats

What's up with the Sooners on their way into Bedlam? Pretty much this

For Porter Moser, every offseason is the same offseason

WEEK 9 SOONER SOFTBALL REPORT: Showdown in Austin

Kim Mulkey, other coaches, do not get it or choose not to

Why are Republicans afraid of Ryan Walters? If they believed in their own power, they wouldn't be.

Sooners' march topped out in February

WEEK 8 SOONER SOFTBALL REPORT: Strong opponent alert, Kansas may be for real

Pre tourney malaise nearly costs Sooners

While Stitt, Walters and the church attempt laying waste to two constitutions, Gentner Drummond continues to stand in their way

Long on heart, Moser short on understanding

WEEK 7 SOONER SOFTBALL REPORT: Now it gets real?

Porter Moser's Sooners appear to be dancing, do your best to contain your excitement

Aftermath of Nex Benedict's death tells us all we need to know about Ryan Walters and what must be done about him, too

Forgettable Big 12 tourney leaves Sooner women to build new momentum from scratch

WEEK 6 SOONER SOFTBALL REPORT: As good as they've looked all season

A tale of two very different teams

Rams, tough luck, too much for Tigers' big effort

Hot hitting Sooners finally get pitching required to claim another relevant win

WEEK 5 SOONER SOFTBALL REPORT: The streak over, issues must be tackled

In Sooners' amazing new digs, it's the Jennings and Brito show

Back on the prep beat, writing about a one-point game; talking sportswriting, too

Tonight, against No. 3 Texas, Sooners need only be who they've already become

WEEK 4 SOONER SOFTBALL REPORT: Jennings, Parker, Deal rising up

At Bedlam, McCollum caps a classic, saves Sooners' season, Porter's Moser's job

On opening night of the postseason, the Norman High boys make program history

Sooners headed right direction; too bad they just dropped a game they should have won

WEEK 3 SOONER SOFTBALL REPORT: Piling victories on the way to Cathedral City

More of the same getting Porter Moser's Sooners absolutely nowhere

Two sets of Sooners, playing the same sport, going two entirely different directions

Sooners will struggle to dominate as they have

Though Sooners take Bedlam, they've got to be better than this

A MAN ALONE: Let's hope the ballad of James Lankford makes a real impression … on James Lankford

At long last, Dean Blevins returning to Norman High (and he will not be alone)

At Bedlam, Sooner offense finally erupts

Cry Ryan Walters a river

One way or another, Sooners do it again, this time over the nation's second-ranked team

Sooner women winning, though it can be difficult to understand how

In a tough league, Sooners still not ready to win

Ryan Walters' education department incompetently strikes again. Who will undo the damage?

The only word for it is embarrassing

After a season like that, Mayfield has some leverage; here's hoping he doesn't use all of it.

The fight (by Republicans, mostly) to shut down the truth finders is neverending in Oklahoma, elsewhere

A quartet of games that could define Sooner season, Moser's future, begin tonight

One way to measure Nick Saban's greatness

Bully coaches are being chased out of Oklahoma and that's a very good thing

Big 12 men's basketball is bonkers, ridiculous and, again, the nation's best college hoops

If it's Alley after Roof, will Venables turn him loose, finally becoming a full-time head coach?

Maybe Kevin Stitt just hates kids

The Thunder don't stop

Though just one game, and a loss at that, Arnold made believers of everybody