Luke McConnell
Luke McConnell
Luke McConnell joined the Rant Sports team as the authority on Oklahoma Sooners football in August 2011 after spending the past year and a half as the Oklahoma Sooners football community leader for Bleacher Report. Luke graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor's in journalism degree in December 2011. In his time at OU, Luke was the volleyball beat writer and a columnist for the student paper, The Oklahoma Daily. Luke also contributed regularly to the student-produced sports show, OUr Sports Pad. To round things out, Luke hosted a radio show on the student radio station in the fall of 2010. Currently, Luke serves as a salesman for Qualbe Marketing Group in Norman, OK while writing for Rant Sports. He lives in Norman with his wife.
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Oklahoma Sooners Freshman Trey Metoyer Well Worth the Hype
Trey Metoyer‘s arrival on the University of Oklahoma campus was a long time coming. The freshman from Whitehouse, Texas had originally been a part of the Sooners’ 2011 signing class, but failed to qualify academically to join the Sooners in 2011. Instead of being in Norman, Metoyer spent the fall in Virginia, at Hargrave Military [...]
TweetOklahoma Sooners Football: Tough to Gauge Defensive Progress in Spring Game
The Oklahoma Sooners defense has fallen on tough times over the past few years. After ending the 2009 season ranked in the top 10 in total defense, the Sooners have been ranked in the middle of the pack of FBS defenses across the country the past two seasons. Saturday’s spring game was the first glimpse [...]
TweetOklahoma Sooners Football: Tidbits from Saturday’s Spring Game
Despite the threat of severe weather across Oklahoma, Saturday, more than 20,000 fans turned out in Norman to take the first look at the 2012 edition of the Oklahoma Sooners football team. A late touchdown drive from redshirt quarterback Kendal Thompson gave the offense a 22-21 over the defense on a very windy day at [...]
TweetOklahoma Sooners Football: Things to Watch for in Oklahoma’s Spring Game
The 15 practices and two intrasquad scrimmages that made up spring practice signaled the beginning of the Oklahoma Sooners‘ journey toward the 2012 season with. All those are in the books, and Saturday afternoon, the Sooners will show the progress they’ve made throughout spring practice, when they take the field for the annual Red-White game at 2 [...]
TweetFormer Oklahoma Sooner Adrian Peterson’s $1 Million Gift a Rare Occurrence
There aren’t many stories of professional athletes giving back to their alma maters. At least, there aren’t as many as there should be. However, the University of Oklahoma received a generous gift from one of football’s best running backs, adding their names to the list of those who have benefited from their alumni’s generosity. Last [...]
TweetInteresting Scenario With Oklahoma Sooners Quarterback Landry Jones and Oklahoma Coaches
It’s been well documented now that Oklahoma Sooners senior quarterback Landry Jones spent his spring break in California, working with quarterback guru George Whitfield. Jones decided it’d be more productive than sitting on a beach soaking up some vitamin D, especially since 2012 will be his last year in Norman before moving on to the [...]
TweetKey to Oklahoma Sooners’ Success in 2012 Will Be Defense.
You know when your friend makes one of those statements that just make you kind of go, “Well . . . DUH!” Well, here’s one of those statements for all you readers out there: The success of the Oklahoma Sooners 2012 season rides completely on the performance of the defense. See? Told you it was [...]
TweetOklahoma Sooners Football Eyes Improvements to Stadium
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents approved funding for renovations to suites at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Thursday. The renovations, which would include all of the suites on the east side of the stadium, the Kerr McGee Stadium Club, and the Santee Lounge on the west side of the stadium would cost approximately $950,000 [...]
TweetOklahoma Sooners Spring Practice Tidbits
The Oklahoma Sooners continue to roll through spring practice this week, with three workouts followed the second team scrimmage on Saturday. – Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops appeared on the Norman’s KREF 1400 AM Wednesday morning to talk about how thing were going with the team. Stoops praised many of the young players, including linebackers [...]
TweetOklahoma Sooners Spring Practice: Previewing the Defense
The Oklahoma Sooners closed out the first portion of spring practice last Thursday, with a full scrimmage before departing for spring break. The Sooners will have nine practice sessions remaining after players return from spring break, including the annual spring game, held on April 14. We took a look at the offense for the Oklahoma [...]
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