Even though college football is front and center right now — less than three weeks until the openers, my friends! — there’s a lot going on in the sports world right now.

The NBA schedules are starting to trickle out.

The Olympic fun has got us thinking about the NEXT Games.

And yes, of course, there’s football to discuss.

So why limit ourselves to one topic? Tulsa World columnist Berry Tramel and I are going to talk about Three Big Things this week on The Jenni Carlson Show.

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Episode highlights

1:30: Big Thing No. 1: Berry has picked at least three different teams to win the Big 12. Explain yourself, BT!

3:10: Any waffling on who Berry thinks will win the SEC?

4:13: Why hasn’t Berry picked Oklahoma State to win the Big 12?

5:12: Big Thing No. 2: OU receiver Jayden Gibson is out for the season. How big a loss is this for the Sooners?

7:10: What’s with all the Sooner secrecy at practice?

8:25: Is any specific Sooner receiver under the gun with Gibson’s injury?

10:00: Big Thing No. 3: What about the Thunder’s slate of games in the mid-season tournament?

11:48: Gonna call it the Emirates NBA Cup?

12:40: Any disappointment that the Thunder isn’t part of the NBA opening extravaganza or the Christmas Day games?

15:15: Will the Thunder be represented on Team USA in 2028?

Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane

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