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ESPN to Carry Two of Oklahoma's Biggest Games This Fall

On Tuesday, ESPN announced that OU's games against Texas and Oklahoma State would air on their family of networks.
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ESPN to Carry Two of Oklahoma's Biggest Games This Fall
ESPN to Carry Two of Oklahoma's Biggest Games This Fall

ESPN has picked up two of Oklahoma’s biggest games of the season.

OU’s 2021 contests again the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma State Cowboys will air on the ESPN family of networks.

Kickoff times will not be set for the games until a later date, but both games against Oklahoma’s two biggest rivals will be carried nationally.

Though the matchups could still get slated for the dreaded 11 a.m. kickoff, neither game will be eligible for Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff, which would have guaranteed the early starts.

This will be the first time in four years that OU-Texas has been played on an ESPN network, as Fox has carried the rivalry since 2017.

The Sooners and the Longhorns will meet in Dallas on Oct. 9, and Oklahoma will wrap up the regular season agains the Cowboys in Stillwater on Nov. 27. 

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Ryan Chapman
RYAN CHAPMAN

Ryan is co-publisher at Sooners On SI and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City. Working both as a journalist and a sports talk radio host, Ryan has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, the Oklahoma City Energy and more. Since 2019, Ryan has simultaneously pursued a career as both a writer and a sports talk radio host, working for the Flagship for Oklahoma sports, 107.7 The Franchise, as well as AllSooners.com. Ryan serves as a contributor to The Franchise’s website, TheFranchiseOK.com, which was recognized as having the “Best Website” in 2022 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. Ryan holds an associate’s degree in Journalism from Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK. 

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