There should have been a crimson carpet rolled out at Charles Schwab Field Omaha for all the Oklahoma legends and current coaches that made the trip from Norman to watch the Sooners in their opening game of the Men’s College World Series on Saturday. And that support obviously meant a lot to baseball coach Skip Johnson and likely even a reason why he’s stayed in Norman despite other programs trying to lure him away.
Former football coaches Bob Stoops and Barry Switzer, men’s basketball coach Porter Moser, and women’s basketball coach Jennie Baranczyk, as well as members of the 2022 OU baseball team that reached the championship series in the Sooners’ last trip to the MCWS, were there to witness these 2026 Sooners dominate No. 7 national seed Alabama 9-0 in the first round.
If not for hosting their final weekend of official visits back in Norman, current football coach Brent Venables likely would have been in Omaha, too. OU’s football general manager Jim Nagy is a frequent visitor to Kimrey Family Stadium and a big supporter of Johnson’s program on social media.
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“It was huge. It was big,” Johnson said during Sunday’s practice. “I mean, seeing Barry Switzer and Bob and Jennie there was huge — Porter. All those guys, they pull for you…