<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=34fHmw_1GzS6Kiu00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=34fHmw_1GzS6Kiu00" width="1000" height="563" ><figcaption>Oklahoma Athletics</figcaption></figure>NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma baseball head coach Skip Johnson has agreed to a new sixx-year contract following the Sooners’ 2026 national championship, News 9 Sports Director Toby Rowland has confirmed.The deal would keep Johnson in Norman through 2032. Specifics of the deal have not been announced. His previous deal was set to expire after the 2029 season. That extension was signed in 2024. The agreement is pending approval from the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, which is scheduled to meet Wednesday.Johnson is entering his 10th season as Oklahoma’s head coach after leading the Sooners to their third national championship in program history and first since 1994.Oklahoma finished the 2026 season with a 43-23 record, defeating North Carolina in the College World Series championship series.The Sooners went 11-2 in the NCAA Tournament and became the first team in tournament history to record nine wins against national seeds.Johnson was named the 2026 National Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association following the championship run.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">University of Oklahoma head baseball coach Skip Johnson was named the 2026 National Coach of the Year after leading the Sooners to the 2026 NCAA National Championship, the American Baseball Coaches Association announced Wednesday. 🔗 <a href="https://t.co/feEgd24jIM" data-cms-ai="0">https://t.co/feEgd24jIM</a><a href="https://t.co/wj3Knc0Gsd" data-cms-ai="0">pic.twitter.com/wj3Knc0Gsd</a>— News 9 (@NEWS9) <a href="https://x.com/NEWS9/status/2070296035050582108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-cms-ai="0">June 26, 2026</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🏆 "It was so cool. It was surreal." Skip Johnson reflected on the moment Oklahoma's national championship finally sank in, while Xander Mercurius praised Sooner Nation and made one thing clear: "We're going to celebrate... then get back to work and try to do it again." ⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/0ZyArQGcc7" data-cms-ai="0">pic.twitter.com/0ZyArQGcc7</a>— News 9 (@NEWS9) <a href="https://x.com/NEWS9/status/2070254525282197994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-cms-ai="0">June 25, 2026</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>Johnson has compiled a 310-198 record in nine seasons as Oklahoma’s head coach.The Sooners have made six NCAA Tournament appearances under Johnson, including two trips to the College World Series.Oklahoma finished as the national runner-up in 2022 before winning the national championship in 2026.Johnson also led OU to the 2022 Big 12 Tournament championship and the 2024 Big 12 regular-season title.During his tenure, 56 Oklahoma players have been selected in the MLB Draft, including four first-round picks.Before becoming Oklahoma’s head coach in 2018, Johnson spent 10 seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at Texas. He joined OU as pitching coach in 2017.OU’s 2027 campaign starts on Feb. 19, 2027 against Arizona at Globe Life Field in the Shriners Children’s College Showdown. The new contract is pending Board of Regents approval.The Oklahoman was first to report the agreement.</div></body>

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NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma baseball head coach Skip Johnson has agreed to a new sixx-year contract following the Sooners’ 2026 national championship, News 9 Sports Director Toby Rowland has confirmed. The deal would keep Johnson in Norman through 2032. Specifics of the deal have not been announced. His previous...

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Oklahoma, Skip Johnson agree to new 6-year contract throught 2032

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