Texas Q+A: Rampant Consternation Ahead of Massive UT-OU Game

(by Eric Nahlin) Every game between Texas and Oklahoma is big, but this one feels like the most important in quite some time. The Longhorns entered the season ranked No. 1 but find themselves out of the Top 25 just five games into the season. Meanwhile, the Sooners are trending in the other direction and have risen to No. 6 in the country...read more from Inside Texas (On3)

Here's How Michael Hawkins' Red River Rivalry Experience Gives Oklahoma an Edge Over Texas

(by John E. Hoover) Statistically speaking, historically speaking, maybe it’s in Oklahoma’s best interest if Michael Hawkins starts at quarterback Saturday against Texas, and not John Mateer. Here’s why. Fans of the Sooners and Longhorns likely have seen the evidence over the years, and it’s hard to deny: Since 1990, quarterbacks making...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Oklahoma Coach Brent Venables Reveals Safety Upgrade to Owen Field Playing Area

(by Brady Trantham) Brent Venables' Tuesday press conference centered around the status of John Mateer heading into the Texas game and his confidence in the team overall. But the Sooners' head coach also shared a few updates on facilities. Following a frightening moment in Oklahoma’s game against Kent State — when wide receiver...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Oklahoma QB John Mateer pushing to play against Texas?


Oklahoma QB John Mateer could still play against Texas this weekend for the Sooners, but should he?..from Adapt & Respond with RJ Young

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Red River Rivalry odds shift after recent report on Oklahoma QB John Mateer

(by Dekota Gregory) Mateer's status for Saturday has been unclear because of a right hand injury, but ESPN's Pete Thamel reported Tuesday morning that Mateer “is pushing to return this week” and “there’s a belief that his return is possible" for the Red River Rivalry. Within hours of Thamel's report, despite OU head coach Brent Venables...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Everything Brent Venables said about John Mateer's injury, Arch Manning and Texas ahead of Red River Rivalry

(by Tom Green) Oklahoma has lost two of its three matchups with Texas since Brent Venables returned to Norman as head coach. The Sooners won the 2023 meeting in thrilling fashion but have been blown out in their two losses under Venables, including a 34-3 setback last season. Oklahoma will try to avoid another such loss this weekend...read more from Sooners Illustrated

(WATCH/LISTEN) Behind Enemy Lines: Red River Rivalry featuring On3's Inside Texas Analyst Ian Boyd | Biggest matchups broke down and more!

(by Brandon Drumm) Per usual, OUInsider tries to bring the best and most in-depth content for you viewers and listeners and that is what the weekly “Behind Enemy Lines” special is supposed to be about. This time around, we have Ian Boyd from our On3 Texas partner InsideTexas.com. Boyd joins myself (Brandon Drumm) as we deep...see more from the OUInsider

Oklahoma HC Brent Venables press conference (Texas Week) - 10/7/2025


Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables meets with the media for his weekly press conference on Tuesday, October 7th ahead of the Sooners' matchup with Texas on Saturday in Dallas, TX...from Sooners Illustrated

Oklahoma OC Ben Arbuckle press conference (Texas Week) - 10/7/2025


Oklahoma offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle meets with the media for his weekly press conference on Tuesday, October 7th ahead of the Sooners' matchup with Texas on Saturday afternoon in Dallas, TX...from Sooners Illustrated

OU Football: John Mateer BACK FOR TEXAS??? | Brent Venables Press Conference Reaction 10-7-25


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The Real Issue with the Texas Longhorns is Obvious, and it's Not Arch Manning

(by Payton Blalock) Heading into the 2025 season, a main area of concern for the Texas Longhorns revolved around their younger, less experienced offensive line. Now, five games later, the severity of this weakness seems to have fully revealed itself. While quarterback Arch Manning isn’t blameless, Brooks Austin of “The Film Guy Network”...read more from Texas Longhorns on SI

The Sooners' Texas Game Plan: Don't Let 'Oklahoma Beat Oklahoma'

(by Brady Trantham) NORMAN — Ben Arbuckle's offense has been impressive in No. 6-ranked Oklahoma's first five games. The Sooners have put the nightmares of 2024 behind them and Arbuckle's leadership, along with quarterback John Mateer, have carried the banner for the improvement. But that improvement hasn't meant that OU is...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Oklahoma WR Javonnie Gibson Bounced Back From 'Heartbreaking' Injury to Battle Texas

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Javonnie Gibson felt his first catch as a Sooner. He had to fully extend to make reel in a 5-yard catch from Michael Hawkins Jr. in the first quarter of Oklahoma’s 44-0 win over Kent State, taking a pop in the process. Gibson had to earn his first yards in Norman, but weirdly, it helped the Arkansas-Pine Bluff transfer...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Brent Venables says he doesn't know when John Mateer will be back for OU

(by George Stoia) OU coach Brent Venables provided no real update on quarterback John Mateer on Monday. Mateer did not play on Saturday versus Kent State, after undergoing hand surgery during the bye week. On Monday night, Venables was asked on his coach’s show about Mateer’s availability for the Texas game this week...read more from the SoonerScoop

ESPN Narrows Oklahoma's Kickoff Time at South Carolina

(by Carson Field) NORMAN — Oklahoma's first conference road game of the 2025 season will have an early start. The Southeastern Conference announced Monday that the Sooners' game against South Carolina in Columbia on Saturday, Oct. 18 will kick off at either 11 a.m. or 11:45 a.m. The official kickoff time will be announced next...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Oklahoma Has Texas Preparing for Every Possibility at Quarterback

(by Ryan Chapman) Texas is covering all its bases this week. With the status of Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer up in the air, the Longhorns (3-2, 0-1 SEC) aren’t taking any chances heading into the Red River Rivalry (2:30 p.m., ABC). “That’s probably not a question for me, probably for Brent (Venables),” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

No. 6 Oklahoma can beat Texas without John Mateer?


Oklahoma might have enough to beat a down Texas without John Mateer at QB...from Adapt & Respond with RJ Young

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What Steve Sarkisian said about matchup with Oklahoma

(by Jesse Crittenden) Texas might be favorited this weekend against Oklahoma, but that doesn’t mean there’s a lack of real urgency. The unranked Longhorns dropped to 3-2 and fell out of the AP Top 25 following the 29-21 loss to Florida over the weekend. The Sooners, meanwhile, enter this Saturday’s Red River Rivalry as the No. 6-ranked...read more from the OUInsider

Tate Sandell named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — Oklahoma picked up another SEC weekly award on Monday. Placekicker Tate Sandell was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week following the Sooners’ 44-0 win over Kent State over the weekend. Sandell was fantastic in the win, making all three of his field goals. He made attempts of 49 and 39...read more from the OUInsider

Distaste for Arch Manning explodes as Longhorns fall to Gators

(by Sam Farris) What a nightmare. The preseason No. 1 Longhorns are now 3-2 with a loss to the unranked Florida Gators fresh on their minds. Texas starting quarterback Arch Manning, who was a favorite to be a Heisman finalist by the end of the year, has fallen shockingly short of expectations, and his game against Florida was a highlight...read more from Hook'Em Headlines

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