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Oklahoma football has had one of the best and most consistent programs in college football in recent years, but when Lincoln Riley left to coach USC football, things changed. Last season was year one for Brent Venables with Oklahoma and things did not go very well. The Sooners finished the regular season 6-6 (3-6 Big […]

From Oklahoma football to USC football, Caleb Williams has had quite the collegiate career so far. In year one with USC, Williams helped bring the Trojans back to relevance and led the team to an 11-3 record. He finished the season with 4,537 passing yards, 42 touchdowns, a 66.6 completion percentage and just five interceptions. […]

When Lincoln Riley up and left the Oklahoma Sooners’ football program at the end of the 2021 season, it came as a complete shock to those in Norman. After all, Oklahoma is part of the elite in all of college football, right? Who would dare leave such a prominent program that was already established enough […]

Nebraska football is about to enter the 100th anniversary season for Memorial Stadium, the home of the Cornhuskers. The first game ever played in the stadium was against Oklahoma football back in September 1923. Nebraska football revealed the alternate uniforms that they will wear this season against Northwestern football on October 21st. While it appears […]

Until we can start debating which teams deserve their rankings through their performance on the field, we’ll first have to settle for the initial preseason college football Associated Press (AP) poll. As is the case every year, there are question marks throughout the entire set of 25 ranked teams. There are snubs, misrankings, overrated and […]

With the college football landscape undergoing significant upheaval in just the past couple of weeks with the Big Ten and Big 12, is there a natural inclination to find someone to hold responsible, right? The onus has to be put on someone, with the easiest targets likely being the University of Oklahoma and the University […]

The situation that Matt Rhule came into at Nebraska football certainly wasn’t ideal. After firing Bo Pelini, the Cornhuskers looked to Nebraska legend Scott Frost to resurrect the program. That experiment went very poorly, and now Rhule has his hands full. While we’ll have to wait to see what the Cornhuskers do on the field, […]

The Colorado football program will be returning to the Big 12 conference for 2024, and Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy revealed why he is excited for Colorado’s return. “I have really good memories of Colorado,” Mike Gundy said, via Stacey Blackwood of BuffaloesWire. “I enjoyed going to Boulder and playing. I think it’s a […]

The Brendan Zurbrugg merry-go-round continues. The three-star quarterback prospect decommitted from Northwestern football and committed to Oklahoma football on Tuesday. Zurbrugg made the announcement on his Twitter account on August 1. COMMITTED! Gods plan! @Coach_Leb @CoachVenables @OU_Football @AllenTrieu @AviatorFootbal1 pic.twitter.com/EA4QCBwU2V — Brendan Zurbrugg (@BrendanZurbrugg) August 1, 2023   The current hazing scandal that has rocked […]

The Oklahoma football team is looking to improve off a disappointing 6-7 record last season. The low point for the Sooners in 2022 came during the Texas-Oklahoma football game on Oct. 8. Often one of the most exciting games on the Big 12 schedule, the latest edition of the Red River Showdown saw Texas blow […]

College recruitment season is entering its final weeks. This means a lot of good football programs are wrapping up and working their magic. These are all to get the commitments of high school stars that have a fair shot of playing NCAA Division I football. No group of individuals is more coveted in these times […]

With some of the great college football programs on the move to new conferences, some of the great college football rivalries are ending. Among those is the Bedlam Rivalry between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, as the Sooners are moving to the SEC. USC football coach Lincoln Riley is saddened by the loss of rivalries like […]

Texas running back Taylor Tatum, who is rated the No. 1 prospect at his position by the 247Sports Composite in the 2024 class, has committed to Oklahoma football, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Tatum will also play baseball for the Sooners, Fawcett said. Tatum preps at Longview (Texas) and had a standout junior season, rushing […]

While Alabama football head coach Nick Saban is attempting to lead his program back to the College Football Playoff after missing out on a championship opportunity last year, he will soon have more competition towards that goal when Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC in 2024. Naturally, it was a topic of discussion at SEC […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders has spoken up against a fake quote that’s gotten viral amid the recent comments of Oklahoma football head coach Brent Venables. “Please read this slowly. I’ve Never responded to any of these Great coaches that choose to target me or our program here @CUBuffsFootball . I’m Great at walking […]

The Oklahoma football and Texas football programs are gearing up to leave the Big 12 for the SEC in 2024, and LSU football running back Josh Williams had some bold words for the two programs. “I don’t think they know what they’re getting into,” Josh Williams said, via Steve Samra of on3.com. “The SEC is […]

Allstate has been named the sponsor of the classic “Red River Rivalry” game between the Texas football program and the Oklahoma football program that takes place at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The new name is the Allstate Red River Rivalry, bringing back the “rivalry” name for the first time since 2013, according to a […]

Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables has taken another shot at a coach and their program, this time taking aim at Deion Sanders and Colorado football. Venables, who took a subtle shot at Miami and Mario Cristobal while recapping the Sooners’ disappointing 2022 season, criticized Sanders and the Buffaloes’ massive turnover through the transfer portal, per […]

Both Oklahoma and Miami’s football programs underachieved in their respective first seasons with new head coaches. But Sooners head coach Brent Venables doesn’t view the two seasons the same. He made that much clear while explaining Oklahoma football’s subpar 2022 season, which included a clear shot at the Miami Hurricanes, per Canes Insider on Twitter. […]

4-star defensive lineman Jayden Jackson announced on YouTube Thursday that he is headed to Oklahoma to play for the Sooners in 2024. This is a big addition to the defensive front for Brent Venables, who has Oklahoma football recovering nicely from the departure of Lincoln Riley and his recruits. Jackson was also considering Ohio State, […]

Oklahoma football will be in the spotlight a lot this season as they compete in their final athletic year in the Big 12. Oklahoma, along with Texas, is leaving the Big 12 for the SEC in 2024, the first of many conference realignments and expansions to be announced. With the move comes the inevitable loss […]

The Big 12 conference looks significantly different than it did a few years ago, with the departures Oklahoma and Texas, along with BYU, Houston, Cincinnati and UCF. However, Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy did not pull any punches when talking about Oklahoma’s decision to leave the conference at Big 12 media day. “The Bedlam […]

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark put Oklahoma and Texas Football in their place at Big 12 media day. After Yormark was asked about Oklahoma and Texas “carrying the conference” in recruiting, Yormark disagreed. “I don’t think they’ve carried the conference in recruiting. They haven’t been in our championship game the past few years,” per Brett […]

The Oklahoma Sooners have another reason to smile this summer, with five-star tight end Davon Mitchell choosing to go to Norman for college, according to Manny Navarro and Ari Wasserman of The Athletic. Mitchell, who is the No. 2 tight end on 247 Sports’ rankings, is part of the 2025 class for Oklahoma football but […]

The Georgia football program continues to stack up victories on the recruiting trail, as Kirby Smart and company added to their no. 1 2024 class with a commitment from 4-star defensive lineman Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, per Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports. The Bulldogs, who have won back-to-back national championships, have added to that success on the […]

The Michigan State Spartans finished with a 3-6 record in the Big Ten East last season, a massive disappointment for Coach Mel Tucker’s squad. The Spartans got walloped by in-state rival Michigan by a score of 29-7 in Ann Arbor. Tucker and company have more returning talent than most fans think, however. The team’s recruiting […]

This week, the Oklahoma Sooners football team got their first glimpse of what it is going to be like once they join the SEC next year. The SEC announced the entire 2024 conference schedule, where it also said it would be sticking with eight conference games instead of the rumored nine, after Oklahoma and Texas […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hosting former Indianapolis Colts kicker Rodrigo Blankenship for a tryout on Tuesday. As he was warming up on the field, quarterback Baker Mayfield stopped by to welcome him, although he unsurprisingly has a grudge against him. In the 2018 Rose Bowl, Georgia defeated Baker Mayfield and Oklahoma in an epic […]

The Oklahoma Sooners will look to bounce back from a disappointing season. We are here to share our college football odds series, making an Oklahoma over under win total prediction and pick while previewing their season. Oklahoma had one of the worst seasons in recent record, going 6-7, including 3-6 in the Big 12. Sadly, […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have a proven winner in Jalen Hurts. All throughout his college and pro career, the star quarterback has proven time and time again that he knows how to put himself and his team in a position to succeed. Now, Hurts has earned yet another accolade, and this might be his most impactful […]

After just one season at the University of Texas, wide receiver Brenen Thompson opted to enter the transfer portal. After entering the portal on April 15th, he has already made his decision. Thompson has now found a new home, choosing to join a rival in the Oklahoma Sooners. In his lone season at Texas, Brenen […]

It’s safe to say that Oklahoma football alum and Arizona Cardinals star Kyler Murray still isn’t pleased with how his brief tenure at Texas A&M played out. Murray, who committed to the Aggies as a 4-star recruit back in 2014, played in just eight games as a freshman before transferring to Oklahoma, where he eventually […]

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is now a star in the NFL, but before he made the jump to the professional level, Murray starred at Oklahoma as a two-sport athlete, playing baseball and football. On the gridiron, the 25-year-old played two seasons for the Sooners and ultimately won the Heisman Trophy in 2018. On Saturday, […]

Recruiting is a non-stop war among the top teams in college football, and the Oklahoma Sooners won a small but vital battle by getting a recruiting commitment from quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. The talented quarterback from Frisco Emerson High School in McKinney, Texas gave the Sooners a key victory over TCU. The Horned Frogs also […]

The Oklahoma Sooners are coming off of one of the more disappointing seasons for the team in recent memory. The first year under head coach Will Venables, the Sooners finished 6-7 and ended the season with a 35-32 loss to the Florida State Seminoles. Spring Camp is underway in Norman, and the expectation is that […]

South Carolina football’s Spencer Rattler definitely doesn’t miss the Oklahoma Sooners or their fans. Rattler, a former five-star recruit of the Sooners, transferred to the Gamecocks back in December of 2021 in search of a starting job. During a recent appearance on the Barstool Sports podcast Bussin’ With the Boys, Rattler was asked if Oklahoma […]

Oklahoma football head coach Brent Venables had some strong words about how his defense played last season. With spring camp starting on Wednesday for the Sooners, Venables spoke with reporters on Monday. One of the things he harped on was his urge for Oklahoma’s defense to improve drastically from its performance in 2022. As reported […]

When a college football coach leaves a program they helped build for another more buzzworthy or higher-paying job, it is easy for people to get swept up in the excitement of the new hire. The focus will be on the impact he can add to that school. But what about the program that was ditched […]

Five-star defensive back Peyton Bowen has signed his letter of intent with Oklahoma. But if not for a paperwork error, Bowen would’ve never made it to Oklahoma and would’ve been playing for Oregon. Bowen says he originally sent a signed letter of intent to Oregon, via Eric Bailey of Tulsa World. But with the paperwork […]