John E. Hoover

Joined: Mar 10, 2020

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

Softball

OU Softball: Oklahoma Coach Patty Gasso Lands National Award

Football

Report: Former Oklahoma RB Lands at South Florida

Oklahoma's Tiare Jennings (23) and Jayda Coleman (24)

Softball

OU Softball: Four Oklahoma Players Named to Team USA for World Games

Softball

WATCH: Oklahoma Coach Patty Gasso, Players Texas Postgame

Softball

WATCH: Texas Softball Coach Mike White Oklahoma Postgame

Texas Longhorns coach Mike White meets the press after the Longhorns' 7-2 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Keep Up With Oklahoma's NFL Free Agent Signings

With only two Sooners selected in this weekend's NFL Draft, a handful of players are already signing contracts as undrafted free agents.

Former Oklahoma quarterback Cole Gonzales

Football

Former Oklahoma Quarterback Lands at Pittsburgh

The winter transfer from Western Carolina competed for the Sooners this spring, but remained third string behind John Mateer and Michael Hawkins.

Baseball

OU Baseball: Oklahoma Drops Rubber Match at Georgia

The Sooners took an early 2-0 lead, but the Bulldogs blasted three home runs to win the series in their first ever matchup with OU.

Football

Oklahoma RB Legend Adrian Peterson Stopped for Excessive Speed, Arrested for DWI

Peterson was leaving a Vikings NFL Draft party in Minnesota when he was seen by troopers allegedly speeding and then was booked on suspicion of driving impaired.

Football

Report: Oklahoma Running Back Gavin Sawchuk Entering Transfer Portal

After an injury-riddled 2024 season, running back Gavin Sawchuk is reportedly leaving the Sooners.

Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso, center, talks to pitcher Sam Landry (21) and catcher Isabela Emerling, left.

Softball

OU Softball: Oklahoma Announces Schedule Change for Saturday Texas Game

The Sooners beat the Longhorns 7-6 on Friday night, but Saturday's Game 2 needs to be shifted to accommodate expected sketchy weather.

Baseball

OU Baseball: Oklahoma Stages Furious Rally at Georgia But Comes Up Short

The Sooners fell behind 6-0, but owned the late innings and nearly tied it in the seventh and eighth before the comeback fell short in the ninth.

Baseball

OU Baseball: Oklahoma First Baseman Dayton Tockey Injured, Out Indefinitely

Sooners baseball voice Toby Rowland reported Friday that Tockey's painful slide into second base in the eighth inning against Georgia could sideline him for the rest of the regular season.

Oklahoma coaches John Kuceyeski (left) and Ben Arbuckle with Sooners quarterback John Mateer.

Football

Oklahoma Coaches Helped Develop This Year's Top NFL Draft Pick; Could They Do it Again Next Year?

Sooners coaches Ben Arbuckle, John Kuceyeski elevated Tennessee Titans No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward at Washington State; now they hope to do the same with OU's John Mateer.

McNeese State wide receiver Jer'Michael Carter

Football

Analysis: Why Oklahoma Hasn't Landed a Transfer Portal WR Yet

Sooners have new visitor on campus this weekend, but for myriad reasons have been unable to land impact wideout from spring portal.

Baseball

OU Baseball: Oklahoma Takes Down No. 9 Georgia

The Sooners got another big night from ace Kyson Witherspoon and a career performance from Dayton Tockey, but still had to survive some late bullpen drama.