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Football

We proudly celebrate the promotion of Lieutenant Carl Pendleton to the rank of Captain. Captain Pendleton will oversee Patrol Division II.

Today we honor Captain Pendleton’s many accomplishments & look forward to his continued leadership! pic.twitter.com/ZImCAHj3vT

— Norman Police (@normanokpd) March 15, 2021

How Tennessee coach Josh Heupel rebooted his career at Utah State after getting ousted at Oklahoma, from @davidubben:https://t.co/TupqdDtDhM

— The Athletic CFB (@TheAthleticCFB) March 15, 2021

💪 @OU_Football has dominated in @Big12Conference play the last 5 years

Which team's conference winning % is the most surprising? pic.twitter.com/VBYyUMyoSe

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) March 15, 2021

NCAA Tournament Things To Know: Gonzaga's run at perfection and welcome Hartford and Grand Canyon!

by @noahtrister #MarchMadness
https://t.co/ikuxdmeTQm

— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) March 16, 2021

Basketball

Old rivals meet again.

Oklahoma will face Missouri for the 212th time in program history, but just the second time in the NCAA Tournament.https://t.co/KydLexwU7x pic.twitter.com/jwnM3PmGVk

— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_MBBall) March 15, 2021

Indiana has fired coach Archie Miller after the Hoosiers went 12-15 this season and missed the NCAA tournament, sources confirmed to ESPN, first reported by Stadium.https://t.co/AeFiWSG59j

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 15, 2021

Other OU Sports & News

Tyler Hardman continued his incredible tear at the plate and the #Sooners slugged their way to a series win over Arkansas State.

➡️ https://t.co/vQHf0wl9SC pic.twitter.com/6XPfMWIyfV

— Oklahoma Baseball (@OU_Baseball) March 15, 2021

Well lookie there 👀

Tyler Hardman is the Big 12 Player of the Week!

➡️ https://t.co/rF54J7bgas#Sooners pic.twitter.com/9QCx8CvucB

— Oklahoma Baseball (@OU_Baseball) March 15, 2021

First 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 since 2019.

🏃‍♀️ TCU Invitational
📍Fort Worth, Texas
🗓 Saturday, March 20#BoomerSooner ☝️💨 pic.twitter.com/JZ5uy0A4eT

— Oklahoma T&F & XC (@OU_Track) March 15, 2021

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝘂𝗻‼️@lmcallister00 (-6, 1st) goes 30 consecutive holes without a bogey, sinking seven birdies.

He's your leader coming down the stretch in round two in Austin.

📈 https://t.co/AHQQYUEskJ#Sooners | #L1S pic.twitter.com/jFcHHAXkup

— Oklahoma Golf (@OU_MGolf) March 15, 2021

ICYMI: #23 Oklahoma notched its sixth top-five finish in seven events over the weekend at the Clover Cup. @hannah_golf finished T7, as @Libby_N_Winans and @kmmilligan grabbed 17th!

📰 | https://t.co/9XryJyVvS1
📊 | https://t.co/MP4O9eAxa3
📷 | https://t.co/dC5KWaIJ0f pic.twitter.com/782tEo15QM

— Oklahoma Golf (@OU_WGolf) March 15, 2021

Considered the Heisman Trophy of women's gymnastics, @AWebb_ is Oklahoma's 10th consecutive AAI Award Finalist, joining an 𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚 group that includes Taylor Spears, Haley Scaman, Chayse Capps, Brenna Dowell, Maggie Nichols and many more!

➡️https://t.co/e04rZDlG4e pic.twitter.com/8L9Wp7XJvm

— Oklahoma Women's Gym (@OU_WGymnastics) March 15, 2021

𝘼 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙨.

Hear from head coach @mcarrsoccer and assistant coach @kat_mertz on how Oklahoma Soccer helps turn players' dreams into reality.

📰 https://t.co/oVmcnDGRQK#Sooners | #ChampU pic.twitter.com/LsXCYpCbru

— Oklahoma Soccer (@OU_WSoccer) March 15, 2021

Some conference action on deck this weekend!

🆚 Iowa State
📍 Ames, Iowa
🗓 Friday, March 19
⏰ 6:30 p.m. CT

🗓 Saturday, March 20
⏰ 4 p.m. CT pic.twitter.com/0NxDmPPT6y

— Oklahoma Volleyball (@OU_Volleyball) March 15, 2021

It's been 728 days but it's 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 champ week!

🆚 | NCAA Championships
📍 | St. Louis, Mo.
📆 | March 18-20
🤼‍♂️ | 7️⃣ Sooners wrestling#Sooners | #TheRise pic.twitter.com/cXMRJ5EOlK

— Oklahoma Wrestling (@OU_Wrestling) March 15, 2021