Sooner News Daily | Monday (August 3, 2026)
Posted on: August 3, 2026
College Football
.@Geraldini93 voices his take on the Baker Mayfield contract situation in Tampa 👇 pic.twitter.com/wPDO4R6vxF
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) August 2, 2026
UNC football General Manager Michael Lombardi, who was placed on leave this week, has retained Tom Mars, a prominent attorney in the college space. Mars released a statement to ESPN: “Michael hasn’t been told anything about the nature of UNC’s investigation and welcomes the… pic.twitter.com/Sq2DyK7feg
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 31, 2026
College Basketball
Rolling the film on Yaak Yaak📽️ pic.twitter.com/OlfmimtpOD
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_MBBall) July 31, 2026
Unfiltered Ep. 7: Daffa Cissoko 🎙️
Full Episode » https://t.co/dpArkZR9JY pic.twitter.com/fXn2RhW8Ej
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_WBBall) July 31, 2026
OU Sports & News
Something 𝗡𝗘𝗪 👟 The OU Nike Vomero
Available at the Sooner Shop and online 🛍️ » https://t.co/g3dWg5GpNX pic.twitter.com/eQyYdW3Xp8
— Oklahoma Sooners (@OU_Athletics) August 1, 2026
Everything Else
BREAKING: Judge Charlotte Sweeney of the U.S. District Court of Colorado has granted a class-wide preliminary injunction that requires the NCAA to declare eligible *all* HS class of 2022 athletes who exhausted four seasons of eligibility this spring.
— Sam C. Ehrlich (@samcehrlich) July 31, 2026
NCAA Chief Legal Officer on Colorado court Eligibility ruling, which he calls “egregiously wrong”: “Schools and coaches must make their own independent decisions, but an injunction is intended to be short in duration and the NCAA intends to appeal it on an expedited basis.” pic.twitter.com/WBdWUUJHWg
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 1, 2026
The NCAA’s latest memo here on the Colorado eligibility case, which turns out to be not quite as sweeping as first thought. pic.twitter.com/PFiVxEZj82
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) August 2, 2026
Story on Big Ten, SEC support college sports bill, reviving Senate chances. An important step, but still a long way to go before this becomes law. https://t.co/YKNc58y6zJ
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 1, 2026
.@ESPN story on the Big East's expected hire of Tim Brosnan, an accomplished long-time MLB executive who was once a finalist for MLB Commissioner. He also has recent engagement modern college sports through CEO role with "Hoyas Rising." W/@JeffPassan https://t.co/hJC8XiaX3a
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 1, 2026
