• ESPN’s Michael Voepel on Jennie Baranczyk’s Sooners and covering Caitlin Clark
    Feb 22 2024

    The best college basketball story in Norman right now lies with Jennie Baranczyk and Oklahoma’s women’s basketball.

    On the latest episode of the Lederman Jacket, ESPN women’s basketball reporter Michael Voepel joins the show for a conversation on the Big 12-leading Sooners’, OU’s midseason turnaround, Jennie Baranczyk’s case for Big 12 Coach of the Year honors before diving into Caitlin Clark’s historic run at Iowa and the rest of the women’s college basketball landscape with postseason play fast approaching next month.

    Episode highlights:

    2:25 - Michael Voepel on the confidence charging OU’s conference-topping run
    7:05 - How Jennie Baranczyk has fashioned a new-look team into one of the Big 12’s best
    10:20 - Do the Sooners have a roster capable of postseason success?
    12:15 - Covering Caitlin Clark and putting context on her record-setting career at Iowa
    18:40 - Rapid fire questions on Baranczyk, Clark and the world of women’s college basketball

    Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
    Creative Director: Michael Lane
    Social media team: Bobby Howard
    Director of Content: Mike Sherman

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    27 mins
  • Billy Tubbs’ Oklahoma basketball legacy with Tommy Tubbs | The Lederman Jacket
    Feb 16 2024

    He introduced Billy Ball to Norman and launched the modern era of Oklahoma men’s basketball from 1980-94. This Saturday, the Sooners will honor the life and legacy of the legendary coach Billy Tubbs when Kansas visits Lloyd Noble Center at 3 p.m. (ESPN+).

    On the latest episode of the Lederman Jacket, Tommy Tubbs joined Eli Lederman and Todd Lisenbee for a conversation on the father and the coach who led OU to four Big Eight titles, nine NCAA Tournament appearance — including a national runner-up in 1988 — and a school-record 333 wins in 14 seasons with the Sooners.

    Episode highlights:

    2:16: Billy Tubbs’ upbringing and his 1980 arrival in Norman
    11:23: Plans for this weekend’s festivities honoring Billy Tubbs
    14:12: The fervor of the Billy Ball era
    19:32: Billy Tubbs in the NIL and transfer portal era?
    32:23: Ed Hightower and the night Billy Tubbs grabbed the microphone

    Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
    Creative Director: Michael Lane
    Social media team: Bobby Howard
    Director of Content: Mike Sherman

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    44 mins
  • Nicole Mendes on why OU softball 2024 will be different, and just as potent | The Lederman Jacket
    Feb 7 2024

    Oklahoma’s pursuit of an unprecedented four-peat later this spring begins Thursday morning in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge as the top-ranked Sooners embark on another season as consensus national title favorites.

    Before OU kicks off its latest championship defense, former Sooner and two-time national Nicole Mendes joined the show to dive into OU’s roster changes, increased flexibility in the lineup and in the circle this season and the potential stumbling blocks in the program’s chase to lift another trophy in Oklahoma City in June.

    Episode highlights:
    11:46: Sooners searching for a new identity in the early months of the season
    17:13: Filling holes left behind by Grace Lyons and Haley Lee
    23:25: Managing a deep and talented pitching rotation
    37:30: The biggest challenge standing in the way of the Sooners’ title defense

    Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
    Creative Director: Michael Lane
    Social media team: Bobby Howard
    Director of Content: Mike Sherman

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    41 mins
  • How Nick Saban’s rising tide lifted Oklahoma and the rest of college football | The Lederman Jacket
    Feb 1 2024

    We’re back to discuss Washington guard transfer Geirean Hatchett’s commitment to Oklahoma (2:00), the Sooners’ big road win at Kansas State (4:15) and the NCAA’s NIL-related investigation at Tennessee (5:30).

    Then, Ben Portnoy of Sports Business Journal returns to the show for a conversation around his story on Nick Saban’s impact on the business of college football (8:00). From analyst jobs (13:02) to skyrocketing coaching salaries (18:10) to the facilities arms race (21:52) and a modern crop of athletic directors (26:45), the legendary Alabama coach’s tentacles reach all across the sports.

    Episode highlights:

    2:00: Washington guard transfer Geirean Hatchett’s commitment to Oklahoma (2:00)
    4:15: The Sooners’ much-needed Tuesday night road win at Kansas State
    5:30: The NCAA’s NIL-related investigation into Tennessee
    8:00: Ben Portnoy of Sports Business Journal
    13:02: Nick Saban: father of the off-field analyst staff
    18:10: How coaching salaries jumped in the Saban era
    21:52: The football facilities arms race
    26:45: The crop of athletic directors in the Saban tree

    Ben's Story on Nick Saban's impact on the business of College Football: https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/01/29/legacy-of-nick-saban

    Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
    Creative Director: Michael Lane
    Social media team: Bobby Howard
    Director of Content: Mike Sherman

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    32 mins
  • Can OU rebuild a line capable of protecting Jackson Arnold? | The Lederman Jacket
    Jan 23 2024

    Change is coming to the Sooners’ offensive line. So Sellout Crowd’s Sam Mayes, a former All-America lineman at Oklahoma State, joined the show to assess the state of Oklahoma’s rebuild as it enters the SEC.

    Episode highlights:
    2:28 Detailing the OL turnover
    13:15 Where transfers Spencer Brown, Michael Tarquin and Febechi Nwaiwu fit in
    30:02 The challenge Bill Bedenbaugh has in front of him in the fall
    39:30 What OU’s best starting offensive line could look like as of now.

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    44 mins
  • What are the Sooners getting in new co-defensive coordinator Zac Alley?
    Jan 13 2024

    Zac Alley has officially been named the Sooners’ new co-defensive coordinator. On this edition of the Lederman Jacket, Eli is joined by Jacksonville State beat writer Tyler Waldrep of the Anniston Star to discuss the Brent Venables’ latest coordinator hire and the defense Alley developed over his two seasons with the Gamecocks.


    Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove

    Creative Director: Michael Lane


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    35 mins
  • Why can’t the Sooners (and everyone else) win at Allen Fieldhouse?
    Jan 12 2024

    In this episode, Guerin Emig joins me to try to answer a simple question: Why can’t the Sooners win at Allen Fieldhouse?

    We dive into Guerin’s background in Lawrence (0:50), the challenges visiting teams face on the road at Kansas (2:37), Oklahoma’s recent close class at ‘The Phog’ (6:45) and revisit Buddy Hield’s 46-point masterpiece in 2016 (10:00) as the Sooners visit the Jayhawks searching for a win at Allen Fieldhouse before they leave the Big 12.

    Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
    Creative Director: Michael Lane

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    22 mins
  • The Jackets: An end-of-season Oklahoma football awards show
    Jan 4 2024

    Welcome to the inaugural edition of “The Jackets”, our end-of-season Oklahoma football awards show — think low-budget Academy Awards, then think lower than.

    Guerin Emig and Todd Lisenbee join me for some housekeeping on Woodi Washington’s return (1:40) before we dive into “The Jackets” (9:13) and hand out 2023 honors for the Big Mood Moment of the Year (11:54), Back to the Future award (18:50), Touchdown of the Year (25:33), Individual Performance of the Year (33:30), the Julie Andrews Award (39:37), the Landon Donovan Award (43:29) and the Odell Haggins Award (46:45) as we close the book on the Sooners’ season.

    Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
    Creative Director: Michael Lane

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    52 mins