Luke McConnell serves as the play-by-play voice Southern Nazarene University football and men's and women's basketball. He's held this role since 2018. Previously, he spent three years covering sports for KWTV/News9.com in Oklahoma City. His primary focuses were the Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma City Thunder and high school football.
Luke lives in Oklahoma City with his wife and four boys. His day job is being on staff at Council Road Baptist Church as a part of the Outside the Walls ministry team.
December 11th, 2024 8:00am
The 2024 season is in the books, culminating with the Harding Bisons falling at Ferris State on Saturday, 41-7. It was another exciting year of football across the GAC landscape, as the Bisons made at least the third round of the playoffs for the second year in a row and Ouachita Baptist put up a strong performance in their playoff matchup against Central Oklahoma.
December 5th, 2024 6:30pm
For the second consecutive year, the Harding Bisons are representing the Great American Conference in the Super Region Three final. After defeating Grand Valley State a year ago, the Bisons now face No.
December 2nd, 2024 4:35pm
Highs in the 20s with thick snow falling? Not a problem for the Harding Bisons, who defeated Grand Valley State on the road on Saturday, 44-26, to advance to the Super Region Three final against Ferris State on Dec.
November 27th, 2024 12:10pm
The march to a repeat continues for the Harding Bisons. This week, the Bisons will be on the road once again, taking on Grand Valley State up in Allendale, Mich.
November 26th, 2024 1:15pm
Join Witt, JD, and Tony, as they discuss SR3 Playoffs and pick the games for round two. This show wil air LIVE at 9:30, eastern / 8:30 central on Nov.
November 25th, 2024 12:00pm
The first round of the playoffs was an opportunity for the Great American Conference to prove themselves. With both Ouachita Baptist and Harding matched up against the top of the MIAA, the GAC wasn’t going to get a more perfect chance.
November 22nd, 2024 7:00am
This weekend is the start of the NCAA Division II playoffs and for the second year in a row, the GAC has put two teams in the field. Ouachita Baptist and Harding both earned at-large spots and will be on the road this weekend to kick off the postseason.
November 18th, 2024 7:00am
The 2024 season is all wrapped up in the Great American Conference. We’re off to the playoffs first, but we’ll have a full season wrap up in the weeks ahead.
November 14th, 2024 7:00am
It’s Rivalry Week in the Great American Conference, a week that always produces some spiciness across the footprint of the league. This year is no different, as we have the potential for spoilage in Arkadelphia and Searcy and the opportunity to finish strong in other matchups.
November 10th, 2024 7:00pm
Wild scores in the GAC this past weekend, but no real surprises across the landscape. Half of the winners won by shutout, and all three couldn’t have been much different.
November 7th, 2024 7:00am
Just two weeks remain in the regular season in the Great American Conference. The top four teams in the league have predictably separated themselves from the rest of the pack, but much is still up in the air in regards to conference titles and playoff berths.
November 4th, 2024 7:00am
Well, if you were expecting something shocking to happen in week nine of the Great American Conference schedule, you should go on to Vegas. Lots of stuff to dig into from this weekend, so let’s get right down to it.
November 1st, 2024 9:00am
Less than 12 hours after his previously winless Southern Nazarene squad shocked the Division II football world with an 18-17 win over No. 5 Ouachita Baptist, Crimson Storm coach Dustin Hada was back at his desk.
October 31st, 2024 11:00am
It’s week nine in the Great American Conference and can we PLEASE get some colder weather around here? The 80s into late October are not enjoyable in the slightest.
October 28th, 2024 10:00am
We’re wrapping up week eight in the Great American Conference, a Saturday that saw several tight games across the league. Let’s jump right in and take a look at how things played out.
October 25th, 2024 8:05am
It’s week eight in the Great American Conference and, thanks to Ouachita’s upset of Harding last week, there’s a lot of intrigue and uncertainty about the GAC title. Sure, the Tigers have the upper hand in the driver’s seat, but still plenty of football to play with challengers lurking nearby.
October 21st, 2024 7:00am
Well, week seven in the Great American Conference proved to be full of surprises across the board. Upsets, surprising margins, this week had it all.
October 17th, 2024 10:00am
It’s the biggest week of the year in the Great American Conference. Two matchups with all four teams at minimum receiving votes in top-25 polls this week.
October 15th, 2024 6:00am
We’re halfway through the season and that means it’s time to hand out midseason grades. We’ve got a bit of everything in the GAC, and the grades reflect that as well.
October 10th, 2024 9:00am
This week marks the official midway point of the season in the Great American Conference. We’ll have first half grades for the 12 teams in Monday’s recap column, but it’s hard to believe we’re already at this point.