Sooner News Daily | Thursday (April 9, 2026)
Posted on: April 9, 2026
College Football
The Beast is here!
The 2026 NFL Draft Guide is now available (interactive and PDF).https://t.co/G487PtkKFP
— Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler) April 8, 2026
🏈 #SECMD26 appearance schedule announced:
🗓️ July 20-23, 2026
📍 Tampa, Fla.🌴 https://t.co/oh5uy44y3w pic.twitter.com/Yw0JYljJXW
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) April 8, 2026
College Basketball
0️⃣ Fears
1️⃣ Record-breaking performance pic.twitter.com/OLXpvBNdDn
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_MBBall) April 8, 2026
CBS Sports and TNT Sports deliver the most-watched NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game in 7 Years
🏆 Michigan’s victory averaged 18.3 million viewers
📈 Peaked with 20.4 million viewers pic.twitter.com/1vCAGFXXxP
— March Madness Men’s Basketball TV (@MM_MBB_TV) April 8, 2026
COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: Here is Version 1 of the 2026-27 @CBSSports Preseason Top 25 And 1.
1. Michigan
2. Florida
3. Illinois
4. Michigan State
5. Dukehttps://t.co/9UdmLvAqVz— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) April 8, 2026
OU Sports & News
Congrats to our nominees for the CGA yearly national awards‼️#BoomerSooner | #GymU pic.twitter.com/6EJzSMOa9s
— Oklahoma Men's Gym (@OU_MGymnastics) April 8, 2026
We’ll see you in Champaign‼️
OU will be the No. 1 seed at NCAA Championships and compete in the first qualifying session on Friday, April 17 at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN+
More info » https://t.co/zBgwbN1fg8#BoomerSooner | #GymU pic.twitter.com/npVkKm5GE4
— Oklahoma Men's Gym (@OU_MGymnastics) April 8, 2026
this trio >
Ashley Kerr, Lou Ball and Tom Haley have been named WCGA South Central Co-Assistant Coaches of the Year! pic.twitter.com/DomEvPDKKi
— Oklahoma Women's Gym (@OU_WGymnastics) April 8, 2026
stacking honors 🧱
Addison Fatta is the WCGA South Central Gymnast of the Year! pic.twitter.com/7GlMaxDUE4
— Oklahoma Women's Gym (@OU_WGymnastics) April 8, 2026
In case you lost count, that's 4️⃣ straight SEC Freshman of the Week honors for Johan! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/KPY5f9tV7B
— Oklahoma Tennis (@OU_MTennis) April 8, 2026
Your SEC Player of the Week, Oscar! 😤 pic.twitter.com/8Y3X52RE9g
— Oklahoma Tennis (@OU_MTennis) April 8, 2026
Another one for the Sooners 🏆
Julia Garcia Ruiz is this week’s SEC Co-Player of the Week — her third career conference Player of the Week honor and her first in the SEC! pic.twitter.com/Uaqgo1VBNi
— Oklahoma Tennis (@OU_WTennis) April 8, 2026
Everything Else
The NCAA is exploring a significant change to its eligibility rule, sources tell @YahooSports. The proposal creates an age-based standard: Athletes would have 5 years of eligibility from their 19th birthday or HS graduation.
No redshirts or waivers.https://t.co/8QEC4GNvZe
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) April 8, 2026
‘On to the next one.’
With national titles in football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball this year, it’s clear that the Big Ten is dominating the new era of college sports: https://t.co/YXTLwHXzBp
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) April 8, 2026
