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SOONER WIRE - We’ve reached conference championship weekend for the 2025 college football season, and after Rivalry Week gave us even more unforgettable moments this fall, it’s time for the teams that made it to Week 15 to put the finishing touches on their years before bowl season hits.

NORMAN (AP) — Freshman Aaliyah Chavez scored a season-high 33 points and No. 9 Oklahoma rallied to beat North Carolina State 103-98 in overtime in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Wednesday night.

TAHLEQUAH -- The Northeastern State University football team has been selected to participate in the inaugural First Americans Bowl against East Central on Saturday, December 6, in Tahlequah at Doc Wadley Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m.

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED - The Oklahoma City Spark, a previously independently owned and operated professional softball team, announced that it would join the AUSL, and leading the team into the new era is veteran collegiate coach Kirk Walker.

The Wewoka Tigers started off their basketball season at home Tuesday night and hosted the Holdenville Wolverines for the Batlle of Highway 270 Rivalry. The Lady Tigers started the evening off showing the Lady Wolverines they were here to play.

STILLWATER — College basketball doesn’t turn into a win-or-gohome sport for another 3.5 months, but through the first month of the season, the Cowboys proved they don’t know how to do anything but win.

WACO, TEX. — Five of the best high school coaches in the nation highlight today’s announcement of the 2025 AFCA Regional Power of Influence Award winners. This award is given jointly by the American Football Coaches Association and the American Football Coaches Foundation.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The pressure on Oklahoma coach Brent Venables reached a critical level after the Sooners finished 6-7 last season. He never wavered in his belief that he could turn things around and now, he likely has the Sooners headed to the College Football Playoff.

SOONER WIRE - The Oklahoma Sooners (9-2, 5-2 SEC) will host the LSU Tigers (7-4, 3-4) in their regular season finale on Saturday in Norman. When they do, it looks like it will be Michael Van Buren starting for the Tigers when they step onto Owen Field.