The RUF/NEKS are the nation's oldest all-male spirit squad of its kind for the University of Oklahoma and the 2nd oldest in the world.
The Sooner Schooner being driven by the RUF/NEKS at an OU football game in 2005.
The Oklahoma Sooners are the athletic teams that represent the University of Oklahoma, located in Norman. The 19 men's and women's varsity teams are called the "Sooners", a reference to a nickname given to the early participants in the Land Run of 1889, which initially opened the Unassigned Lands in the future state of Oklahoma to non-native settlement. The university's athletic teams compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I in the Big 12 Conference. The university's current athletic director is Joe Castiglione.
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
The Oklahoma squad in a pregame huddle.
Oklahoma University – Memorial Stadium – Norman, Oklahoma (6088942148)
The 2008 Sooners men's gymnastics team, including 2008 Nissen-Emery Award winner Jonathan Horton, are honored at the White House by President of the United States George W. Bush upon the team's winning the 2008 national championship.