Published: 25 October 2024

Oklahoma Sooners On SI's John Hoover and Ryan Chapman preview OU's game at Ole Miss this week, answering tough questions about Brent Venables, Seth Littrell and the rest of the OU coaching staff and figuring out how much this team (especially the defense) has left for a brutal stretch run...from John Hoover Media

Published: 24 October 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) There was hope that Deion Burks could return from injury this weekend for the Sooners. But that optimism took a massive hit on Thursday. The Sooners wideout has been downgraded to "doubtful" on the latest SEC availability report. It's a discouraging setback for Burks, who has missed the last three games with an...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 24 October 2024

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Published: 24 October 2024

(by Collin Kennedy) Seemingly for the first time, the future of Oklahoma football under head coach Brent Venables came into question. A lopsided 35-9 loss to South Carolina inside Gaylord Memorial Stadium, the Sooners' worst home defeat in a decade, led to a major program change. Seth Littrell was relieved of his duties as offensive...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 24 October 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — Two summers ago, OU coach Brent Venables posed a challenge to the defensive backs at his prospects camp. Could anyone guard Jacob Jordan? The 5-foot-9 wideout, who was an unranked prospect in the 2024, was simply burning every defender he faced. "I do remember that," Jordan said Tuesday...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 24 October 2024

(by John E. Hoover) Oklahoma fans might be seriously displeased with the performance of their football team in 2024, but they’ll still want to dive head first into the full SEC experience. “After all, this is SEC football we're talking about,” says John Macon Gillespie, publisher at Ole Miss On SI, “and it's important to soak up as much as you can...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 24 October 2024

(by Josh Callaway) As the recruiting ripple effects start to take shape following Oklahoma's change at offensive coordinator, the Sooners Illustrated Podcast is back with a brand new episode. Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway and Collin Kennedy dive into a medley of recruiting notes in the 2025 class, but first start with the early reaction...listen to podcast from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 24 October 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Oklahoma quarterbacks have spent most of the 2024 season under siege. The Sooners rank 132nd out of 133 FBS programs in sacks allowed after surrendering nine sacks to South Carolina in last week’s 35-9 debacle. This week could get ugly again. OU (4-3, 1-3 SEC) is preparing to take on No. 18...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 24 October 2024

(by Colton Sulley) NORMAN — News arrived early Sunday evening that rocked Joe Jon Finley’s world. OU was just over 24 hours removed from its worst home loss since 2014 and offensive coordinator Seth Littrell was out of a job. It was announced Finley, the Sooners’ co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach, would take over play-calling...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 24 October 2024

(by Bob Przybylo) You can say this about OU – it’s never a dull moment. Now it’s not all good, obviously, but it is certainly not boring with Brent Venables and Team 130. It happened Sunday, but it feels like a lifetime ago about Venables firing Seth Littrell as the offensive coordinator and the play-caller. It is time for the Unofficial 40 podcast from...listen to podcast from the SoonerScoop

Published: 24 October 2024

(by John E. Hoover) Sooners On SI's John Hoover and Ryan Chapman present Episode 260 of the Sooners On SI Podcast: a quick look back at Oklahoma's loss to South Carolina, what ultimately led to Brent Venables' decision to fire offensive coordinator Seth Littrell, what's next for OU as Joe Jon Finley and Kevin Johns take over the offense and...listen to podcast from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 23 October 2024

(by Chip Rouse) There is no name better associated with Oklahoma football past and present than that of legendary former Sooner head coach Barry Switzer. As a guest on the SEC Network's Paul Finebaum Show this week, Switzer was asked about all that's gone wrong for Oklahoma this season, including the coaching staff change this week...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 23 October 2024

(by Chandler Vessels) Oklahoma and Ole Miss will meet for only the second time in history and the first time in the 21st century in a Week 9 matchup in Oxford. We now have an idea of which players will be available for that game as the initial injury report was released by the SEC on Wednesday. The Sooners have had several players out in recent...read more from On3.com

Published: 23 October 2024

(by Chip Rouse) Oklahoma has scored one touchdown in the last eight quarters and has averaged just 13.5 points against its first four SEC opponents. If you take away the two late touchdowns the Sooners scored in the comeback win over Auburn (one of which was a defensive touchdown on a pick six, that average drops to 10 points a game...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 23 October 2024

(by Aaron Gelvin) The Oklahoma Sooners and the Ole Miss Rebels will face off on Saturday for just the second time ever. OU will head to Oxford, Mississippi trying to stop their recent skid. To remember the other matchup between these two programs, we have to go all the way back to 1999. On December 31, the final football game of the 20th...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 23 October 2024

(by Ryan Aber) Dee Stoops, the mother of legendary OU coach Bob Stoops, died Wednesday, Mike Stoops announced on social media. “Our family’s hearts are especially heavy today, as my mom, Evelyn “Dee Dee” Stoops has been reunited with her Lord and Savior and my dad, Ron Stoops, Sr.,” Mike posted on the site. “She was a faithful Catholic...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 23 October 2024

(by Gracie Rawlings) Oklahoma’s sole road game in the Southeastern Conference has stood as a pillar of perseverance and a positive OU can look to amid recent struggles. There, freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. willed OU to an 11-point comeback over Auburn in the fourth quarter during his first-ever collegiate start...read more from the OU Daily

Published: 23 October 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — Among the many issues facing Oklahoma's offense, Brent Venables has repeatedly mentioned the struggles on the offensive line. The Sooners are surrendering 4.1 sacks per game and eight tackles for loss per game, both marks ranking 128th or worse nationally. The offensive line is coming off the worst...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 23 October 2024

(by Bryce McKinnis) NORMAN — Questions about Oklahoma football's future swirled inside Memorial Stadium during Tuesday night’s media availability. Covering a struggling athletic team is never comfortable, let alone the historically bad 2024 Sooners (4-3, 1-3) that rival the bottom of FBS football in several offensive statistics and rank 13th...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 23 October 2024

(by Steven Willis) Today's Locked On Ole Miss Podcast discusses the Ole Miss Rebels vs. Oklahoma Sooners game on Saturday and how this is the first opportunity for Lane Kiffin to make the move from eccentric outside-the-box genius to winning head football coach. Oklahoma will be the biggest test so far of Lane Kiffin's ability to...listen to podcast from Ole Miss Rebels on SI