Sooner News Daily | Friday (June 19, 2026)
Posted on: June 19, 2026
College Football
From College Football Playoff meetings in Denver, what's next for expansion talks?
Inside the tricky scheduling of a 24-team playoff in our weekly @On3 sports biz columnhttps://t.co/NDvgrMaOcx
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) June 18, 2026
Brendan Sorsby is done with college football, but college football is not quite done with him. The latest on the most talked about ex-QB in the sport.https://t.co/Qhuvl3RMca
— Zach Barnett (@zach_barnett) June 18, 2026
So, um, what's going on with Alabama's 58th ranked recruiting class?https://t.co/t7hDkgFdkF
— Zach Barnett (@zach_barnett) June 18, 2026
OU Sports & News
Record-breaking work in the classroom đź“š
OU student-athletes shattered the program record this past spring for highest single-semester cumulative GPA, registering a 3.33 figure to break the previous standard of 3.31.
📰 » https://t.co/PjANQSfwRc pic.twitter.com/BPGcLzEHKK
— Oklahoma Sooners (@OU_Athletics) June 18, 2026
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— Oklahoma Baseball (@OU_Baseball) June 18, 2026
man, this is baseball. pic.twitter.com/TOsPRDKSvZ
— Oklahoma Baseball (@OU_Baseball) June 19, 2026
Who is Ryder Cowan? Amateur shining at 2026 U.S. Open https://t.co/zCUbKIdU8e
📸 Kate McShane, Getty Images pic.twitter.com/G94mYGt51e
— Golfweek (@golfweek) June 19, 2026
Everything Else
For those who want a refresher on the Protect College Sports Act, here's a one-sheeter that sums up the broader points pic.twitter.com/lvuRMccnGP
— Ben Portnoy (@bportnoy15) June 18, 2026
The Protect College Sports Act is on track for a full Senate vote, despite lingering opposition from the SEC/Big Ten and a predictable effort to pick the pockets of the players. https://t.co/993yAsf1q3
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) June 18, 2026
NEWS: On Capitol Hill today, a US senator accused the SEC & Big Ten of puppeteering and “intimidating” their schools to oppose her bill, while landmark legislation is on brink of a Senate vote – without the industry’s biggest stakeholders.
“The jig is up”https://t.co/NnkfjV6Dz0
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) June 18, 2026
A significant change has been made to the Protect College Sports Act’s anti-expansion provision, sources tell @YahooSports.
The provision, at first only targeting SEC/B1G, now applies to leagues earning $700 M in revenue, down from $1 billion. It now incorporates ACC and Big 12.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) June 18, 2026
