Published: 24 August 2025

(by John E. Hoover) At long last, game week is here. For Oklahoma fans, the college football season has finally arrived. Seven days from now, Sooner Nation will have watched their team play an actual game, pulling back the curtain on the potential this squad might have in 2025. Of course, Saturday night won’t reveal how good this team can be...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 24 August 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) Only 22 players can start for the Sooners on offense and defense when Oklahoma kicks off against Illinois State, but several position battles will continue to rage on throughout September. Oklahoma has major matchups against Michigan and Auburn in the opening month of the season, giving the coaching staff plenty of...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 24 August 2025

(by Bob Przybylo) Really, didn’t think this season would be much for Blaylock. But preseason camp has sort of changed, perhaps, the expectations. Blaylock came in with a great attitude and attacked the spring. As Venables loves to say, the best ability is availability. And that’s what Blaylock has been all camp. As one running back has been...read more from the SoonerScoop

Published: 24 August 2025

(by Carson Field) It’s game week for Oklahoma. The Sooners will open the regular season against Illinois State on Saturday after eight months of waiting. A handful of recruiting targets will be on hand as the Sooners host the Redbirds, and several prospects will attend next week’s game against Michigan. Here’s the latest in OU football recruiting...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 23 August 2025

(by Carson Field) NORMAN — After starting his career in Norman on the edge, Nigel Smith II will play his redshirt freshman season in the middle. Smith, a former consensus 4-star prospect, made the transition from defensive end to defensive tackle in the offseason. The redshirt freshman d-lineman is another depth piece in OU’s prolific...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 23 August 2025

(by Carson Field) NORMAN — There’s still no official timetable for Javonnie Gibson’s return to the field. The transfer wide receiver from Arkansas-Pine Bluff suffered a broken leg during spring ball and has missed fall camp as a result. But when Gibson is cleared, wide receivers coach Emmett Jones expects him to be a star...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 23 August 2025

(by Josh Callaway) There was no way this list was ever going to end with anyone other than Washington State transfer quarterback John Mateer. Simply put, Mateer has been handed the keys to the Oklahoma program and has been tasked with turning it all around after the Sooners fielded one of the worst offenses in program history a year ago...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 23 August 2025

(by Jesse Crittenden) Oklahoma announced its season-long team captains for the 2025 campaign on Saturday. The Sooners will be represented by Troy Everett, Gracen Halton, Kip Lewis, John Mateer, Robert Spears-Jennings, R Mason Thomas and Damonic Williams. It’s a big departure for the Sooners heading into the fourth season under head...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 23 August 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) Hoover's Pick: QB John Mateer Since I “boldly” picked quarterback John Mateer to win the Heisman Trophy and lead the Sooners back to the playoff this year, I’ll go ahead and take him as my team MVP. But Mateer’s contribution to resurrecting the offense and rejuvenating the program goes beyond touchdowns and...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 22 August 2025

(by Carson Field) This year, Oklahoma will play five regular-season games away from Norman. The Sooners have four true road games on their 2025 slate, as well as the annual Red River Rivalry game against Texas at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Here’s what to know about the five foreign venues, ranking them from most intimidating to least daunting...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 22 August 2025

We asked for your camp questions on the Crimson Corner and you delivered. We run the gamut at all positions. OU fans really wanted to know the deepest details of the roster such as the third string QB, Taylor Tatum's prospects this season and even what say Ben Arbuckle will have in player personnel decisions...from the SoonerScoop

Published: 22 August 2025

Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway and Collin Kennedy recap all the latest happenings on the recruiting trail and look ahead to the start of the 2025 season with their annual Oklahoma roster superlatives...from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 22 August 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) John Mateer took many lessons from his first season as a starter in college football. He threw for 3,139 yards and 29 touchdowns and added 826 yards and 15 additional scores on the ground. His 44 total touchdowns were tied for the best mark in all of the FBS, but the biggest takeaway from the year was how he now...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 22 August 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) Hoover's Bold Prediction: Heisman No. 8 and the CFP You want bold? Fine. We’re starting at the top and we’re taking it the distance: Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer will win the Heisman Trophy in 2025 on his way to leading the Sooners to the College Football Playoff. All things being equal — that is...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 21 August 2025

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Published: 21 August 2025

(by John E. Hoover) Thursday’s news that the SEC has finally decided to switch to a nine-game conference schedule from the long-standing eight-game format starting next fall with the 2026 season has rekindled a favorite topic among Oklahoma fans. Who should the Sooners’ three permanent SEC rivals be? With a nine-game schedule, the...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 21 August 2025

(by Tom Green) The SEC is moving to a nine-game conference schedule. The league finally settled on its long-debated conference schedule formatting, announcing Thursday that it will begin implementing a nine-game league schedule beginning in 2026. The SEC has maintained an eight-game schedule since 1992, and the topic of expanding to...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 21 August 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — In the middle of Oklahoma’s battle with LSU, wide receivers coach Emmett Jones pulled his young unit together to deliver a clear message. “I remember a certain situation where we were down in Baton Rouge in one moment — that game situation,” Jones said on Tuesday. “I just remember putting all those...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 21 August 2025

(by Sam Gillenwater) The ranking of No. 18 Oklahoma may be all over the place, especially considering the changes made in Norman this offseason. That said, Josh Pate knows exactly where he is on the Sooners, having had them as underrated for some time now. Appearing on ESPN’s ‘Get Up’ on Thursday, Pate named OU as his most...read more from On3.com

Published: 21 August 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) Hoover's pick: WR/KR Isaiah Sategna When there’s a new quarterback and a new offensive system, sometimes the leading receiver emerges during spring ball or training camp. From all indications, that has happened with Isaiah Sategna, the Sooners’ explosive possession receiver who transferred from Arkansas...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI