Oklahoma's legendary coach is bringing her expertise to USA Softball to improve life for her athletes across the board.

The Olympics coming to OKC in 2028 was a big deal. Then USA Softball named Patty Gasso its Olympic coach. Why the circus promises to be glorious.

Additionally, the Sooners don’t need to play a bunch of top-25 teams now to help their strength of schedule. Being in the SEC will take care of that; seven of OU’s eight conference series are against teams ranked in the preseason top 25. That would be 21 games against ranked opponents, which would be six more than OU had all of last season.

University of Oklahoma softball coach already cemented her legacy in metal when OU unveiled a statue last year, but she'll take on a new challenge when she takes over as coach for Team USA.

OU softball coach Patty Gasso says her new role with Team USA could affect her job as the Sooners' coach in 2028, but choice "is the highest honor."

Oklahoma’s Patty Gasso has been selected to coach the USA women's softball team through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Patty Gasso of the University of Oklahoma is set to become the first female head coach of a U.S. Olympic softball team after being named national team head coach through the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Softball competition at the 2028 Olympics will be held at Devon Park in Oklahoma City — the same stadium where Gasso guided the Sooners to the last four Women's College World Series titles.