Sooner News Daily | Wednesday (July 29, 2026)
Posted on: July 29, 2026
College Football
*insert Dodgeball quote here* ☄️ pic.twitter.com/zAgG8hd0w9
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) July 28, 2026
Vikings legend Adrian Peterson will be inducted into the organization's ring of honor on Nov. 9 when the team faces the Bills on MNF 👏
While with Minnesota, Peterson was the 2012 league MVP, 2007 OROY, and 4x 1st team All-Pro 🤯 pic.twitter.com/839rXNE798
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) July 28, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield is reporting to training camp without a new deal in hand, per @JFowlerESPN and @JennaLaineESPN.https://t.co/0bkSxBXbD1
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 28, 2026
"This idea that the middle of our conference isn't hard, is just not right." After three titles and a dominant bowl record against the SEC, the Big Ten is touting on-field dominance. (With jokes.) https://t.co/ZEcCRxRYJd
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 28, 2026
College Basketball
The Aaliyah Audio Experience 🔉🍿 pic.twitter.com/s4adfQEfma
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_WBBall) July 28, 2026
Everything Else
What year is someone now that there’s five years of eligibility? This is the new recommendation from College Sports Communicators. pic.twitter.com/xB85ICzN8p
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 28, 2026
Learfield, the multimedia rights partner and NIL roster facilitator of dozens for schools, released today its annual NIL report, which includes a jarring figure: It did $300 million in athlete sponsorship NIL this past year, more than doubling last year’s total. pic.twitter.com/3VQXUQJrlw
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 28, 2026
Ohio State announces a partnership deal with JPMorganChase as the official bank sponsor and the new jersey patch
partner across the school’s 36 varsity programs.“The investment also
provides new resources to support Ohio State student-athletes through NIL opportunities.” pic.twitter.com/Ts9SMY4edG— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 28, 2026
Notre Dame has partnered with SoFi as its official jersey patch sponsor.
The six-year deal with SoFi is expected to be the most valuable jersey sponsorship deal in college athletics history at an average of $18-20 million annually, sources tell @YahooSports. pic.twitter.com/01R6I2XCBx
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 28, 2026
