Parker Thune

Parker Thune

Joined: Mar 21, 2020

I'm an award-winning journalist and broadcaster born in Texas and raised in Nebraska. I moved south several years ago to attend the University of Oklahoma, and I've been on staff with SI Sooners since March 2020.

Sooners react to All-Big 12 snubs as Iowa State dominates awards selections

National signing day has come and gone, but the challenge is just beginning for Lincoln Riley

Reaves, Manek catalyze offensive attack as Sooners bury Oral Roberts

Manek, Sooners gear up for home tilt with Oral Roberts

With National Signing Day here, Lincoln Riley reflects on OU's new class: 'You're trying to recreate experiences ... It's weird'

Football

Oklahoma Sooners head coach: "We’re making decisions for the future of our program, and it’s difficult to do that with people you’ve never seen play live"

Sherri Coale's Sooners can't shake offensive funk in Bedlam loss

Other Sooners

Oklahoma Sooners get 18 points from sharpshooter Taylor Robertson, but fall 66-53 at home to Oklahoma State Cowboys

Lincoln Riley says Sooners have "improved a lot as a football team" since Oct. 3 loss to Iowa State

Football

Oklahoma Sooners head coach says of 37-30 loss to Cyclones, "That's a long time ago"

Caleb Williams "itching to sign the papers" and become a Sooner

Football

Oklahoma Sooners quarterback commit and No. 1 overall prospect writes final SI All-American blog just 48 hours before signing

Matt Campbell: "A lot of respect and admiration" for old teammate Alex Grinch

Football

Iowa State head coach played with Grinch at Mount Union from 1999-2001, says Grinch was "the glue" of their defenses during their days as teammates

Yes, Texas can still make the Big 12 championship game

Football

AP's Ralph Russo reports that there's still a way that the Longhorns could end up playing in Arlington this weekend

Sooners summarily dispatch Florida A&M as Brady Manek makes history

Senior forward buries 200th career three-pointer; Oklahoma coasts to 85-54 victory as five players score in double figures

Sooners set to take on Florida A&M in return to Lloyd Noble Center Saturday

Oklahoma Sooners (2-1) welcome Florida A&M Rattlers to Norman for nonconference showdown; tip-off set for 4 p.m.

BREAKING: Emeka Egbuka spurns Caleb Williams, Sooners in favor of Ohio State

SI All-American's No. 1 overall wide receiver prospect commits to Buckeyes just one week after visiting Norman for the first time

Commitment Watch: Emeka Egbuka to make his decision tonight at 7 p.m.

Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma Sooners hope to earn commitment from No. 10 overall prospect in SI All-American's 2021 class rankings

As signing day approaches, Alex Grinch elaborates on challenges of recruiting in 2020

Oklahoma Sooners defensive coordinator says that in the era of Zoom recruiting, "what you don't want to do is oversimplify it"

3 Musketeers: Scruggs, Johnson, Freemantle bury Sooners with three-point avalanche

Xavier Musketeers shatter school record for three-point field goals in resounding home victory over Oklahoma Sooners