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Sooners On SI Podcast, Ep. 277

Hoover, Chapman and Field explore more on Zac Alley's departure, who's next for OU, the latest portal news, what OU can learn from the CFP and lots more.

John E. Hoover

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables and QB Michael Hawkins
Oklahoma coach Brent Venables and QB Michael Hawkins / BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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Sooners On SI's John Hoover, Ryan Chapman and Carson Field present episode 277 of the Sooners On SI Podcast: re-examining all angles of Zac Alley's decision to leave OU for the DC job at West Virginia, who's next to lead Brent Venables' defensive staff, the Sooners' latest transfer portal additions (and losses), who's visiting and what positions need to be next, a quick look at the CFP (and how it relates to OU) and a preview of the biggest basketball weekend of the year: the opening of SEC play.

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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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