Oklahoma Sooners top 10 moments from 2023

The Oklahoma Sooners had some magical moments in 2023. There were national championship runs and new records set. There were incredible individual performances and great team accomplishments.

Big things happened off the field as well for the Sooners that helped set the stage for their move to the SEC.

So what were the top moments of 2023? Here’s Sooners Wire’s top 10.

OU Softball’s 3-peat

Steve Sisney/For The Oklahoman

From the first pitch of the 2023 season, the pressure was on the Oklahoma Sooners. Winners of two straight national titles, they were the presumptive favorite to win it all once more. However, that’s a feat that hadn’t been accomplished since the sport’s infancy.

Along the way, the Sooners also stacked up wins at an incredible rate, which only added to the pressure. And throughout, Oklahoma’s roster of clutch players rose to the occasion to secure their third-straight national title in the Women’s College World Series championship against Florida State.

More: Social Media reacts to Sooners third-straight national title

Dillon Gabriel to Nic Anderson to Down Horns

Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman

There was 1:17 remaining on the clock and the Sooners were down three against the Texas Longhorns in the Red River Rivalry. All they needed was a field goal to tie, but Dillon Gabriel found Jalil Farooq and Drake Stoops for big plays to give the Sooners grander plans in the final minute in the Cotton Bowl.

After a pass interference call set the Sooners up inside the 10-yard line, Gabriel dropped back to pass and looked on the verge of being swallowed up by the Texas pass rush. He stood tall, and got an assist from Walter Rouse, who blocked two Longhorns at once, and Gabriel found Nic Anderson in the back corner of the end zone for the game-winning score.

It was a monumental drive that solidified Gabriel’s place…


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Publish date : 2024-01-03 16:00:00

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