Jackie Swann clapped as her son and his teammates ran onto the basketball court, the crimson masses roared and the Boomer Sooner band wailed.
But long before the fight song was over, she lifted her face and began to speak. The words coming out of her mouth could not be heard over the din of the arena, but they were neither “Boomer Sooner” nor “OU.”
Buddy Hield's mom was praying.
On the day Oklahoma continues its NCAA Tournament march, the Sooner superstar's mom will be at it again. You might see her in the stands in Anaheim like last weekend in Oklahoma City.