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OKC Voted Second Best BBQ City In The World If you weren't already aware from the governors PETA BBQ event, May is National Bar-B-Que month and we're no strangers to good BBQ in Oklahoma. While Oklahoma has some tremendous smoked meats, it's never really in the conversation about BBQ in the national scene. Everyone tends to focus on South Carolina's vinegar and mustard BBQ, Mississippi's sweet sticky Delta BBQ, Kansas City's Texan ripoff BBQ, and of course, Texas' original famous brisket. That all being said, OKC was ranked the #2 destination in the country to eat BBQ. All across Oklahoma's s...

The NCAA has issued a warning as several states have taken up bills banning transgender student-athletes.

Healthier Oklahoma Coalition While Oklahoma appears to be trending well in terms of COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates, public health experts and officials are warning that things could change without vigilance. "Listen, everyone -- the pandemic is not over yet," said Dr. Aaron Wendelboe, an epidemiologist and professor at the OU Health Sciences Center who formerly served as Oklahoma's state epidemiologist, on a Tuesday press briefing held virtually by the Healthier Oklahoma Coalition. "We have not dropped to levels of transmission that are sustainable, that we can control." Wendelboe...

Oklahoma has seen a dramatic drop in new COVID-19 cases.But is this drop in new cases due to people staying home and winter weather, or is it a trend in the right direction?“We’re seeing great trends. In Oklahoma, there’s been over five weeks we’ve seen a decreased instance rate,” said Dr. Aaron Wendelboe, epidemiologist and professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health.Doctors and health experts said the state’s cases have dropped greatly, and Oklahoma has even hit a milestone.“Of being under 20 cases per 100,000,” Wendelboe said.According to health ex...

Cotton Bowl: Florida vs Oklahoma Picks Dec 30, 2020 | Photo By - USA TODAY Sports Freshman QB Spencer Rattler has stood out in his first season under center, piloting the Sooners to year-long top-ten status, and a date vs. Florida in the Cotton Bowl. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports Two traditional college football powerhouses will meet in the 2020 Cotton Bowl as the Florida Gators will take on the Oklahoma Sooners. This matchup should feature some fireworks as it pits two of the best passing offenses in the country against one another, and oddsmakers expect both teams to air it out, setting the...