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KOCO – A Norman man was killed Saturday at Lake Eufaula after surfing behind a boat, falling and being struck by the boat’s propeller as it backed up toward him, according to a Department of Public Safety news release. Braxton Byrd, 23, was killed around 6 p.m. roughly a mile south of Porum Landing Boat Ramp on Lake Eufaula. He was pronounced dead at the scene less than an hour later. Byrd was wearing a life preserver, DPS said.

Officials say a Norman man has died following a boating accident at Lake Eufaula.

Oklahoma lost a big one on Monday. Micah Tease, a 4-star athlete in the 2023 class from Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, gave his verbal commitment to play college football at Arkansas. He picked the Razorbacks over OU, Notre Dame, USC and Texas A&M. The Sooners have been...

Sooners add another true linebacker prospect to the 2023 recruiting class as Brent Venables' first defensive class begins to fill out.

The holiday has become a big day in recruiting as of late for the Sooners, and 2022 is shaping up to be no different.

LAKE EUFAULA, Okla. — A Norman man died after a boating accident on Lake Eufaula Saturday evening, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Troopers said Braxton G. Byrd, 23, of Norman, was surfing behind the boat he was on when he fell and then the boat circled around to get him and the operator went into reverse and Byrd was struck by a propeller.

A Norman man was killed Saturday at Lake Eufaula after surfing behind a boat, falling and being struck by the boat's propeller as it backed up toward him, according to a Department of Public Safety news release. Braxton Byrd, 23, was killed around 6 p.m. roughly a mile south of...

There’s been some concern expressed among experts and fans alike about a slower than normal recruiting start for the 2023 Oklahoma football class. That same concern is not shared by OU head coach Brent Venables and his staff, however, and for good reason. Now that the summer heat is bearing down on the plains and elsewhere, things are expected to heat up for the OU 2023 recruiting effort, with a couple of big announcements expected on the 4th of July and throughout the rest of the month.

After appearing in 22 games as a true freshman, the Houston product has reportedly decided to enter the transfer portal.

Following last week’s announcement of USC and UCLA making an earth-shattering move to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, talk immediately moved to the possibility of super conferences taking over college football. I mentioned previously I’m skeptical that major consolidation is coming in the very near future. Here...

The Oklahoma football Sooners have been referred to as QBU for quite a while. This is for good reason. Oklahoma has four Heisman Trophy quarterbacks, five Associated Press Player of the Year QBs, and since 2000 the most Heisman finalists at the QB position. And then there’s Landry Jones, who was none of the above but is Oklahoma’s all-time leading passer and the leader among the Power Five conferences.

Happy Fourth of July! The Oklahoma Sooners are here with some fireworks on the recruiting trail in newly committed linebacker, Phil Picciotti. The talented defender was recruited by DC & LB coach Ted [raise the] Roof, who had been on Picciotti for a while. His commitment shouldn’t be a surprise.

OMAHA, Neb. — Of all of the Ole Miss baseball groups, in all of coach Mike Bianco’s 22 years, after all of the ups and downs and heartbreaks and shut losses and tribulations and downright bummers, this is the crew that lastly brings a trophy again to Oxford.

Oklahoma obtained a verbal dedication on Sunday from an area highschool star within the 2023 recruiting class. Chapman McKown, a operating again and return man at Norman North, introduced his verbal pledge to the Sooners through Twitter. McKown instructed AllSooners he was born and raised in Norman, however he hasn’t...

A 23-year-old man from Norman was killed in a boating accident Saturday on Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. Troopers said Braxton Byrd was surfing behind a boat and fell off the board. OHP said the boat circled and reversed, causing the boat to hit Byrd. Troopers confirm Byrd was...

A 23-year-old man from Norman was killed in a boating accident Saturday on Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. Troopers said Braxton Byrd was surfing behind a boat and fell off the board. OHP said the boat circled and reversed, causing the boat to hit Byrd. Troopers confirm Byrd was...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Saturday around 6 p.m., a deadly incident occurred on Lake Eufaula, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol. A 2018 Moomba was being operated by a 22-year-old woman. Braxton G. Byrd, a 23-year-old man from Norman, was surfing behind the boat. Byrd fell off the surfboard into...

Three-star class of 2023 linebacker Phil Picciotti announced his commitment to Oklahoma via Twitter on Monday. The No. 8 ranked player in Pennsylvania according to 247Sports' Composite rankings chose the Sooners over Michigan, Auburn and Nebraska. Picciotti's commitment comes over a month after he took an official visit to Norman...

Oklahoman columnist Jenni Carlson selects the Mount Rushmore for OU women's sports. She selects four women who have made a huge impact on Sooner athletics. One Mount Rushmore is for softball — and the other is for all of OU women's sports. ... Former Sooner men's basketball coach Lon Kruger was selected for induction into the College Basketball Hall of Fame. ...  Oklahoman staff writer Justin Martinez takes a look at the draft stock of several players now that the College World Series is done. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: OU Sooners Sports Minute