Sooners On SI (Postgame) Podcast, Ep. 257

Hoover and Chapman break down every angle of Oklahoma's 34-3 loss to Texas, from the quarterback to the offensive coordinator to the head coach and more.

John E. Hoover | Oct 13, 2024

Oklahoma quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. (9) fumbles / BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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Sooners On SI's John Hoover and Ryan Chapman break down every angle of Oklahoma's 34-3 loss at the hands of No. 1-ranked Texas. Certified fresh from the press box, Hoover and Chapman dive into the good (the defense), the bad (the offense) and the ugly (yet another blowout for the Sooners at the hands of their rival), and why the Sooners are so far behind the Longhorns.

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Published Oct 13, 2024|Modified Oct 13, 2024

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.