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Sooners On SI (Emergency OC) Podcast, Ep. 271

Hoover and Chapman break down today's hiring of Ben Arbuckle as the Sooners' new offensive coordinator from every angle.

John E. Hoover

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Sooners On SI's John Hoover and Ryan Chapman present episode 271 of the Sooners On SI Podcast: a full recap of today's breaking news about the hiring of Ben Arbuckle from Washington State as Oklahoma's new offensive coordinator. Hoover and Chapman break down Arbuckle's short coaching history, the unusual path he took as a driver for Uber Eats while getting his coaching career underway, where he's been, the quarterbacks he's coached, the coaches he's learned from, why Brent Venables took a chance on a 29-year-old, which offensive coaches are staying at OU, plus a complete breakdown of all of Arbuckle's statistical accomplishments, preferences, tendencies, formations and lots more, including the latest activity from OU players in the transfer portal and even two recruiting decommits.

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

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.

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