Country music legend Merle Haggard famously recorded “Okie from Muskogee” to push back at city folks who thought his kind backwards, while another country icon, Vince Gill, titled his 2019 ...

Emma Mati/Daily. Buy this photo. When Eyabi Okie takes the field, his motivation is never hard to find. The motivation doesn’t come from his teammates firing him up before the game. It doesn’t come ...

After entering his name in the transfer portal three times, Eyabi Okie has found his place at Michigan. Sarah Boeke/Daily. Buy this photo. Martin is a small town tucked in the northwest corner of ...

It was on that date that Okie From Muskogee, the live album that Haggard released in December of 1969, hit No. 1. Okie From Muskogee features 20 tracks, including a number of Haggard's most ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The arrival of Eyabi Okie in mid-August came as a head-scratching move for Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan football program. Historically, Harbaugh has limited the number of ...

Eyabi Okie's nomadic college career is expected to take another turn after the Michigan football edge defender entered the transfer portal Thursday. Okie, a former five-star recruit in the 2018 ...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. — The original "Okie from Muskogee" will be enshrined in the city thanks to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. OMHOF announced Wednesday plans for a bronze statue honoring Merle ...

Eybai Okie, the edge rusher who transferred to Michigan hoping to rehabilitate his image and earn more playing time on a national level, is looking to leave. Okie entered his name into the NCAA ...