Sooner News Daily | Monday (January 5, 2026)
Posted on: January 5, 2026
College Football
BOOMER SOONER‼️#HardToKill pic.twitter.com/sVxN92Q2Sr
— Hayden Hansen (@HaydenHansen89) January 4, 2026
Invitation Accepted@OU_Football Safety Robert Spears-Jennings (@RobertJ3nnings) is East-West Shrine Bowl bound! ⭐️#BoomerSooner | #ShrineBowlWHOSNEXT 😎 pic.twitter.com/sHgYURiP5K
— East-West Shrine Bowl (@ShrineBowl) January 2, 2026
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Invitation Accepted@OU_Football OL Febechi Nwaiwu (@officialfeb_54) is headed to the East-West Shrine Bowl! 🙌#BoomerSooner | #ShrineBowlWHOSNEXT 😎 pic.twitter.com/Yq6xskEfOk
— East-West Shrine Bowl (@ShrineBowl) January 2, 2026
Invitation Accepted@OU_Football TE Jaren Kanak (@KanakJaren) is locked in for the East-West Shrine Bowl! 👊#BoomerSooner | #ShrineBowlWHOSNEXT 😎 pic.twitter.com/7ikh9FLhiK
— East-West Shrine Bowl (@ShrineBowl) January 2, 2026
Three teams are looking to make history for their programs 👀🏆
They've never won an AP or Coaches’ national championship in college football. pic.twitter.com/F3DKoBTjEJ
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) January 4, 2026
NEWS: Former North Texas QB Drew Mestemaker has committed to Oklahoma State, he tells ESPN. He's excited to be the first building block for new coach Eric Morris there. “I think Coach Morris is the best play-caller in the nation." https://t.co/ctL6uA7xZU
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 3, 2026
Big day for No. 1 Indiana. The Hoosiers landed six transfers so far, led by QB Josh Hoover (TCU), WR Nick Marsh (Michigan State), edge rusher Tobi Osunsanmi (Kansas State) and RB Turbo Richard (Boston College).
Curt Cignetti and Co. are here to stay. https://t.co/gykPkdoCIm pic.twitter.com/B0RKzxDjjt
— Sam Khan Jr. (@skhanjr) January 4, 2026
“The reality is this, there were some very famous, very successful coaches that were having a lot of success when the NIL was illegal."@BruceFeldmanCFB on why the SEC has been dragged back toward the pack. https://t.co/kaEqve0dD8
— Joe Rexrode (@joerexrode) January 4, 2026
The best stories in life are unexpected, improbable and unprecedented.
The Ole Miss Rebels – with a former DII QB, a head coach in his first month and a staff structure never seen in college football – qualifies.
"It’s hard to put it in words."https://t.co/1ySBgCXKFp
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) January 2, 2026
College Basketball
🎥 Ole Miss reWind ⏪ pic.twitter.com/ohaGMV7zg6
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_MBBall) January 4, 2026
Different kind of Dawgs.
Roll the highlights ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/tS2s8hGX8e
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_WBBall) January 5, 2026
