Sep 24, 2024

Joined: Mar 10, 2020

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. Sep 21, 2024. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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Oklahoma-Auburn Preview — One Big Thing: A Freshman Shall Lead Them

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WATCH: Sooners On Cheap Sneakersbe Jordan Outlet Staff Previews the Oklahoma-Auburn Game

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Oklahoma's Future Looks Bright as Young Defenders Are Coming of Age

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Sooners On Cheap Sneakersbe Jordan Outlet Podcast, Ep. 253

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Oklahoma SEC Travel Preview: What to Do in Auburn

Sooners fans now know where to find the best food, the coldest drinks and the hottest night spots as well as much more to see and do on this week's trip to Auburn, Alabama.

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Former Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel Responds to Brent Venables’ Comments

The Sooners' head coach talked Tuesday to clear the air on why Gabriel left prior to the Alamo Bowl, and Gabriel responded.

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Oklahoma QB Casey Thompson Ready to Put His 'Tremendous Wisdom' to Use

The Sooners' seventh-year senior is coming off a knee injury but, with "a gazillion games" in college, he's already been a valuable resource for both Jackson Arnold and Michael Hawkins.

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WATCH: Oklahoma Coach Brent Venables Press Conference

The Sooners' head coach met the press on Tuesday Sept. 24, 2024 to discuss last week's loss to Tennessee and this week's game at Auburn.

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COLUMN: Brent Venables Takes On the Most Pressing Question: How Do You Fix the Offense?

The Sooners' head coach's weekly press conference ran long on Tuesday for a number of reasons, but did he provide any real solutions to the team's biggest problems?

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COLUMN: Now That Michael Hawkins Has Altered Oklahoma's Plan, OU Fans Need to Be Patient

The Sooners were going to ride Jackson Arnold for two seasons as the starting quarterback, and it might still turn out that way, but the true freshman has other ideas.

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Brent Venables: Michael Hawkins Will Start This Week at QB for Oklahoma

The Sooners hit the road for the first time in an SEC game at Auburn, and Venables said the true freshman quarterback did enough on Saturday night to earn the nod over Jackson Arnold.

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Catch Up on Oklahoma's New Starting Quarterback, Michael Hawkins

Sooners On Cheap Sneakersbe Jordan Outlet has published volumes of stories and videos on the Sooners' freshman QB, who replaced Jackson Arnold against Tennesee and should be the starter Saturday at Auburn.

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Oklahoma-Tennessee Video Review: Why the Offense Was So Bad, the Defense So Good

There's so much for Seth Littrell to correct on offense he might not know where to start, but Zac Alley is riding high after an impressive defensive performance.

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After Tennessee Disaster, Oklahoma's QB Position is Now a Wide-Open Competition

The Sooners got a rough start against the Vols from Jackson Arnold, and backup Michael Hawkins came in and moved the football without any turnovers. Who starts this week at Auburn?

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Oklahoma-Tennessee: Everything You Need to Know

It was a rough SEC debut for Oklahoma, but here are the Sooners' Star of the Game, Play of the Game, Sooner Stock Report, Injury Report and more.

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Oklahoma-Tennessee GameDay Preview: X-Factors

These could be the X-Factors in OU's game against the Vols on Saturday: Josh Heupel ... Close Games ... Getting Right ... GFOMS ... Game Control ... Give Arnold Time