NCAA.com | August 13, 2014 OU invites Spec. Olympics to practice Share One thing the Oklahoma football team noticed on Friday is that when the local Special Olympics showed up to watch their practice, they certainly brought the noise. Every year the team invites the special olympians to watch a practice and the heart-warming tradition has never failed to lift the spirits of the team and their VIP fans. After practice, the special athletes were able to meet the players and collect autographs. "To be honest, it makes me want to work a little bit harder," said punter Jed Barnett. "You couldn't help yourself from just glancing over and just seeing how much excitement they were bringing to practice. I could tell you that the guys just absolutely loved it." @OU_Athletics @OU_Football Thank you Oklahoma Sooners for inviting Special Olympics Oklahoma athletes to the practice Friday. Great video! — Special Olympics OK (@SOOklahoma) August 11, 2014 College softball rankings: Oklahoma continues to roll as No. 1 in NFCA poll Oklahoma cruised to two more wins and enters its seventh consecutive week at No. 1 in the 2021 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. Here are the full top 25 rankings for April 13, 2021. READ MORE College softball rankings: Oklahoma remains the unanimous No. 1 team Oklahoma is once again the unanimous No. 1 team in the latest USA TODAY/NFCA Coaches poll. READ MORE Cincinnati's IImar'I Thomas headlines this week's starting 5 after setting conference-record in points Cincinnati's IImar'I Thomas highlights this week's NCAA.com Starting Five for women's basketball. READ MORE