OU's Brent Venables gives quick first impressions of Michigan Football

(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)

The good and the bad from Michigan's 34-17 Week 1 win over New Mexico

(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

Oklahoma DBs Peyton Bowen and Gentry Williams Played 'Confident' in Week 1

(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

Jaydn Ott’s strange debut leaves Oklahoma fans with more questions

)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

Oklahoma Sooners WR declares that his matchup with Michigan is personal

(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

Oklahoma opens as home favorite for top-25 matchup against Michigan

(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

SoonerScoop postgame podcast: OU wins comfortably, issues linger

(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

Oklahoma Confident in O-Line 'Growth' Before Michigan Battle

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Oklahoma’s rushing attack won’t exactly strike fear into Michigan when the Wolverines start their film review this week. The No. 18-ranked Sooners kicked the 2025 season off with a 35-3 win over Illinois State on Saturday with a hot-and-cold performance from the offense. Transfer quarterback John Mateer set...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

'Dream is now coming true': John Mateer's journey comes to culmination at OU, breaks record in debut

(by Joshua McDaniel) Redshirt junior John Mateer, against Illinois State, followed in the steps of Baker Mayfield, Jalen Hurts and others as a transfer quarterback debuting in a Sooner uniform. However, the Washington State transfer cares little about expectations. “It’s freakin’ football. I didn’t come here for the media, or so I could get the...read more from the OU Daily

5 takeaways from the Oklahoma Sooners win over Illinois State

(by John Williams) The Oklahoma Sooners opened the 2025 season with a solid performance against the Illinois State Redbirds on Saturday night. It wasn't the margin of victory that many were expecting, but Oklahoma did just what it needed to in a game that was never really in doubt. Oklahoma outgained its opponent 495 to 151 despite...read more from the Sooners Wire

CBS Sports research recap: Notable numbers out of Oklahoma's 35-3 win over Illinois State

(by Collin Kennedy) It was quite the interesting season-opening win for the Oklahoma Sooners. A 35-3 victory over Illinois State gets OU out to a 1-0 mark in 2025. Even more interesting? Some of the statistics emerging out of the action. Every week, the CBS Sports Network and its talented team of researchers dive into each game...read more w/video from Sooners Illustrated

Final grades in OU's win over Illinois State

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — For Oklahoma, Saturday’s season opener was about taking care of business. The Sooners did that, coming away with a ho-hum 35-3 win over Illinois State to open the 2025 season. Before looking ahead to Michigan, here are OUInsider’s final grades for both the offense and the defense against Illinois State...read more from the OUInsider

Michigan star defensive player ejected against New Mexico, miss first half against Oklahoma

(by Trent Knoop) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- It appeared Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham had himself a sack, and a scoop-and-score against New Mexico in the third quarter of action. But not only was the Lobos' QB Jack Layne down, but the refs ruled Barham's hit as targeting. What does that mean? Not only was the star linebacker ejected...read more from Michigan Wolverines on SI

Takeaways: Bryce Underwood shines in debut with Michigan, Wolverines down New Mexico

(by Trent Knoop) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Bryce Underwood era started with a bang on Saturday night. The No. 14 Michigan Wolverines took down New Mexico, 34-17. The Wolverines moved to 1-0 on the young season and Michigan will head to Oklahoma next Saturday for a big game against the Sooners. As for Saturday against...read more from Michigan Wolverines on SI

OU Football: Brent Venables Postgame Press Conference | Oklahoma 35, Illinois State 3


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OU Football: Ben Arbuckle Postgame Press Conference | Oklahoma 35, Illinois State 3


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A drive-by-drive recap of No. 18 Oklahoma's win over Illinois State

(by James D. Jackson) NORMAN – The No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners and Illinois State Redbirds are set to battle it out on Saturday evening for the season-opener. Oklahoma is looking to bounce back from a poor 2024 season, and it starts in Norman, Oklahoma, against an opponent that's ranked No. 6 in the nation in the FCS. Oklahoma...read more from Sooners Illustrated

OU-Illinois State quick-hitters: Sooners get the win, Mateer shines, questions loom

(by Bob Przybylo) OK, now we have our starting point for OU football for the 2025 season. A little slow to start, but things got rolling soon enough. Paced by quarterback John Mateer, the Sooners took care of visiting Illinois State on Saturday evening. Mateer cool, calm, collected If you could count on one thing for OU, it was that...read more from the SoonerScoop

Oklahoma-Illinois State: OU Stock Report

(by John E. Hoover) It’s hard to get too excited about Oklahoma’s 35-3 win over Illinois State on Saturday night in Norman. The Sooners beat up on an FCS opponent. OU was favored by 35 ½, per FanDuel sports book, but still had most of their starters and frontline players on the field for the entire game. The Redbirds showed up, got their...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Oklahoma Sooners 35 Illinois State 3 Recap (Run Blocking/OL needs work)


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