Published: 25 July 2025

(by Eric W. Bolin) Oklahoma vs. Michigan may be the key to the Sooners' football season, but the Wolverines are still figuring some things out up in Ann Arbor. Freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2025, was largely expected to take the reins upon his campus arrival. Wolverines coach...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 25 July 2025

(by John Williams) There might be other positions on the Oklahoma Sooners' 2025 depth chart that have garnered more attention ahead of fall camp, which opens July 30. John Mateer and Jaydn Ott have carried a lot of the talking points after transferring to Oklahoma this offseason. However, there's no position group more important to...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 25 July 2025

(by Bob Przybylo) Getting closer and closer to OU preseason camp. Now less than a week away from when the Sooners will hit the practice fields. Thursday offered a refreshing change of pace. As much as it is nice to hear from head coach Brent Venables, had some other perspectives. It was offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle and...listen to podcast from the SoonerScoop

Published: 25 July 2025

(by Parker Thune) On Thursday morning, Jim Nagy kept his media tour rolling with an appearance on KREF. Since joining Oklahoma as general manager of football over the winter, Nagy has been thoroughly transparent in a litany of interviews with local and national media outlets. His latest public comments came in a conversation with KREF...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 24 July 2025

(by Carson Field) NORMAN — The John Mateer hype around Norman — and the nation — is very real. But offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle believes it’s warranted. Mateer, Oklahoma’s new starting quarterback, transferred to OU from Washington State after the 2024 season. Arbuckle served as WSU’s offensive coordinator for the last...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 24 July 2025

(by Dekota Gregory) ESPN's Ryan McGee recently ranked college football mascots in all types of categories and had Oklahoma's Sooner Schooner atop one of his lists. McGee put the Sooner Schooner at No. 1 in his "Mechanized Division" ahead of Georgia Tech's Buzz in the Ramblin' Wreck, Wake Forest's Demon Deacon on a chopper, Montana's...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 24 July 2025

(by Eric W. Bolin) The Oklahoma football team may have been picked to finish in the middle of the Southeastern Conference pack last week during media days, but at least one national writer has tabbed the Sooners to win the whole league. USA TODAY Sports' Matt Hayes told "That SEC Podcast" that OU was his pick at the top of the best...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 24 July 2025

(by James D. Jackson) Changes have come across the industry over the past couple of weeks. On3/Rivals underwent a merger, which has led to some changes to the 247Sports Composite. The 247Sports Composite has long been the industry-generated average of all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, Rivals, On3, and ESPN. But...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 24 July 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) Oklahoma’s defensive line was one of the key reasons Brent Venables was able to turn the Sooners’ defense around in 2024. And edge rusher R Mason Thomas has reason to believe the group can be even better up front this fall. "We have a lot of experience,” Thomas said last week at SEC Media Days. “… We've just got guys...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 24 July 2025

(by Dekota Gregory) You just gotta let Baker bake. Former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was completely open this week while he was a guest on Jason and Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast. Mayfield was a big-name guest, even for the Kelce brothers, after his resurgence with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mayfield was asked exactly...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 24 July 2025

(by Aaron Gelvin) Fourth-year Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables still has plenty of questions to answer about his tenure in Norman. After all, OU's only losing seasons since 1998 came under Venables' watch. The Oklahoma offense cratered to 1998-level lows last season. The Sooners were aggressive this offseason to add talent to...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 23 July 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) The Sooners on SI Podcast with John Hoover, Ryan Chapman and Carson Field returned this week as fall camp looms. First, the crew closed the book on SEC Media Days by breaking down the preseason poll, which ranked Oklahoma at 10th, as well as discussing the Sooners' trio of representatives on the All-SEC Preseason teams...listen to podcast from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 23 July 2025

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Published: 23 July 2025

(by Carson Field) Though Oklahoma’s first season as an SEC member didn’t go as planned, the Sooners’ defense presented opponents with new challenges. OU coach Brent Venables is known as one of college football’s top defensive minds. He served as Clemson’s defensive coordinator from 2012 to 2021, helping the Tigers win two...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 23 July 2025

(by John Williams) The Oklahoma Sooners will open fall camp on July 30, and star pass rusher R Mason Thomas is expecting big things out of a pair of young defensive ends. Speaking at SEC media days last week, Thomas didn't hesitate when he was asked who he expects to break out this season at defensive end. Adepoju Adebawore and Taylor Wein...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 23 July 2025

(by Jesse Crittenden) One player that’s become underrated among those acquisitions? Arkansas transfer Isaiah Sategna. Sategna was an intriguing add from the portal. He’s the only Sooner on the roster who has experience playing in the SEC, outside of Deion Burks — who played in only two SEC contests last season. Sategna also simply...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 23 July 2025

In this episode, Parker and Brandon dive deep into the upcoming SEC football season, as we near the start of Fall Camp just 10 days away. The duo discusses their top 25 players in the SEC this season, breaks down news and intel from within the program, and gives their thoughts on Oklahoma's chances in the upcoming 2025-26 season...from the OUInsider

Published: 23 July 2025

(by Matt Baker) How much would it take to buy your favorite college football program? As much as college football has drifted toward professionalization, one major difference remains: NCAA teams are not for sale. Not yet, at least. But private equity explorations by schools like Florida State and Boise State led The Athletic to consider a...read more from The Athletic

Published: 23 July 2025

(by John E. Hoover) Time marches on, always faster than you expect, and suddenly it’s go-time for Brent Venables’ first recruiting class at Oklahoma. Venables’ plane from Clemson touched down in Norman on Sunday night, Dec. 5, 2021, and less than 24 hours later, the man who replaced Lincoln Riley was in a car, headed up I-44 to Tulsa, to...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 23 July 2025

(by Dekota Gregory) Completely unprompted, SEC analyst Paul Finebaum went off and absolutely roasted Lincoln Riley on Tuesday as a guest on the "Dari Nowkhah Show" on KREF. Finebaum's segment as a guest was actually ending before he said he had one more thing to say and went on his rant. "I can't think of anybody whose coaching...read more from Stormin' in Norman