Published: 02 September 2025

(by John Williams) The Oklahoma Sooners' running game wasn't very efficient in their Week 1 win over the Illinois State Redbirds. The Sooners were down several key offensive linemen, and star running back Jaydn Ott was, for the most part, held out of the action. Ott battled a shoulder sprain during training camp and was listed third on the...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 01 September 2025

(by John E. Hoover) Brent Venables sounded hopeful update Monday about a promising young Sooner. Oklahoma running back Tory Blaylock, who led OU in rushing yards during Saturday night’s 35-3 victory over Illinois State in the season opener before leaving with a shoulder injury, could possibly return to action this week against Michigan...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 01 September 2025

(by Brandon Drumm) Does it get any bigger than OU/Michigan when talking about historical significance in college football? Hard to argue that it does! Especially in week two of the 2025 college football season. This first installment of “Behind Enemy Lines” features OUInsider’s Brandon Drumm joined by our colleague at On3 — and Maize & Blue...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 01 September 2025

Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway, James D. Jackson and Tom Green break down all the angles of Oklahoma's 35-3 season-opening win over Illinois State and look ahead to Saturday's massive showdown with Michigan...from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 01 September 2025

(by Carson Field) NORMAN — Taylor Wein showed that he deserves playing time in a crowded defensive end room on Saturday. Wein, a redshirt sophomore defensive end, made two tackles in the Sooners’ 35-3 season-opening win against Illinois State. He also recorded his first-career sack, one of only two sacks that OU recorded in the win...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 01 September 2025

(by Eric W. Bolin) Ask anyone who follows the Oklahoma Sooners what the two biggest weaknesses in Saturday's win against Illinois State were, and they'd likely tell you the running game and the offensive line. No coincidence, then, that one goes along with the other. The good news for the Sooners is that the latter should be in better...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 01 September 2025

(by Alejandro Zuniga) Sherrone Moore will make his return to Norman as head coach of Michigan football as the Wolverines face the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. An OU alumnus who played two seasons under Bob Stoops in 2006-07, Moore is now in Year 2 as U-M's head coach. He met with reporters in...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 01 September 2025

(by Jesse Crittenden) The Sooners were able to mostly take things easy last Saturday, coasting to a 35-3 win over Illinois State. It’ll be a completely different story this weekend. No. 14 Michigan comes to town for a primetime matchup at Owen Field, marking a significant step up in competition. The OU-Michigan game will be the marque...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 01 September 2025

(by Tony Garcia) Michigan football linebacker Jaishawn Barham will miss the first half of the Wolverines’ Week 2 primetime matchup at Oklahoma after his targeting penalty was upheld after appeal. The former Maryland transfer appeared to have a sack, forced fumble, scoop-and-score in the third quarter of Michigan’s 34-17 season-opening win...read more from the Detroit Free Press

Published: 01 September 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) Oklahoma and Michigan both took care of business in Week 1, setting up a clash of college football titans in Norman on Saturday night. The two blue bloods have met just once, in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, 1976. The Sooners won 14-6, capturing the 1975 National Championship in the process, and the two programs'...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 01 September 2025

(by Dekota Gregory) The Oklahoma Sooners have another quarterback contending for a Heisman Trophy. New OU quarterback John Mateer was a dark horse Heisman contender during the preseason, but after just one week of the 2025 college football season, Mateer is near the front of the pack after his debut in Norman on Saturday...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 01 September 2025

(by John Williams) The Oklahoma Sooners came out of the gates a little sluggish in their Week 1 matchup with the Illinois State Redbirds. But it didn't take long for Oklahoma to find a little life on offense and rolled to a 35-3 win to open the season. There was a lot to like about the Sooners' performance, even if the margin of victory wasn't as...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Collin Kennedy) A season-opening win is in for the Oklahoma Sooners. A 35-3 final score lifted OU over the Illinois State Redbirds. In the aftermath of the victory, it's report card time. The grades are in, it's time to take a look at each of OU's position groups out of the win: Quarterback: A John Mateer had himself quite the debut...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Von Lozon) The Michigan Wolverines were able to open up the 2025 season at home with a win over New Mexico, but will immediately hit the road this weekend to take on a much bigger challenge in the Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma — which opened its season with a 35-3 in over Illinois State — represents a huge early-season test for the...read more from Maize n Brew (SB Nation)

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Seth Berry) Michigan football faced a steeper test than what many expected on Saturday night in the Wolverines' opener against New Mexico against a scrappy Lobos team, but still came away with a comfortable 34-17 victory under the lights at the Big House. Certainly, there were areas head coach Sherrone Moore's team played well in, along...read more from Michigan Wolverines on SI

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Healthy again, defensive backs Gentry Williams and Peyton Bowen are ready to make a difference on the back end of Oklahoma’s defense. Williams took the field on Saturday in OU’s 35-3 victory over Illinois State for the first time since the Sooners took on Houston in 2024. Bowen played in all 13 games...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 31 August 2025

)by Dekota Gregory) It was head-scratching when new running back Jaydn Ott was RB3 on the Oklahoma Sooners’ Week 1 depth chart, but then fans were even more confused Saturday after witnessing how Ott was actually used in OU’s 35-3 season-opening win over Illinois State. OU head coach Brent Venables and general manager Jim Nagy...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Aaron Gelvin) The Oklahoma Sooners improved to 1-0 on the 2025 season, defeating the Illinois State Redbirds by a score of 35-3 on Saturday evening. OU now turns its attention to the Michigan Wolverines, who will offer a much tougher test in Norman in Week 2. One Oklahoma player who is chomping at the bit to face the Wolverines...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Tom Green) NORMAN — Oklahoma is set to be favored when it hosts Michigan in the biggest matchup of Week 2 of the college football season. The Sooners opened as 5 ½-point favorites over the Wolverines, according to betting lines released Sunday afternoon by Circa Sports. The Sooners had been viewed as slight favorites on early...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Bob Przybylo) The first game for OU is in the books. You don’t want to overreact, but there were some really good moments for the Sooners. And then some, well, hope that was just Week 1 issues. The final score looks nice with a 35-3 victory against visiting Illinois State. But if you watched the game, then you know not everything was nearly...listen to podcast from the SoonerScoop