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The Oklahoma football season is off to a strong start, and linebacker Danny Stutsman is leading the charge defensively. The Sooners are 2-0 in their second season with Brett Venables at the helm, and the defense looks much improved. Venables is a defensive-minded coach, so it was concerning how much Oklahoma’s defense struggled last year. […]

When Lincoln Riley abruptly left Oklahoma to coach at USC in 2021, the college football world was left in shock. Sooners fans were beside themselves, even going as far as allegedly breaking into Riley’s house according to an interview that he recorded in June with Graham Bensinger on his “In Depth” program. “[I] had a […]

Lincoln Riley’s move to the USC football program was not initially received well by Sooners fans. Some members of the Oklahoma football faithful barged into his home. Others pleaded with him to stay while others had their blood boiling because the Trojans poached the centerpiece of their program. But, the NCAA coach kept it classy […]

Lincoln Riley was the head coach of the Oklahoma football team from 2017-2021 and he led the Sooners to a lot of success. The team won four Big 12 championships with Riley, made the College Football Playoff three times and Riley coached two Heisman Trophy winners at Oklahoma (not including Caleb Williams who won when […]

Oklahoma football is off to a 2-0 start this season thanks in large part to their defense showing up in big ways against SMU and Arkansas State. The Sooners allowed 11 total points in those two games, which included a shutout in their opening game. Despite the improved play on the field, the Sooners’ defense […]

Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables and university athletic director Joe Castiglione maintain they were initially unaware of disgraced former Baylor coach Art Briles’ presence on the field Saturday following the Sooners win over SMU and insist it won’t happen again. “I was made aware of it, just before I came in here, that he was […]

Two teams preparing to move conferences square off as SMU and Oklahoma face. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with an SMU-Oklahoma prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. SMU has won both on and off the field as of late. They are heading to the ACC next year, a huge boost for a […]

The Oklahoma Sooners finished a Saturday matchup with the Arkansas State Red Wolves with a 73-0 victory in Memorial Stadium. Quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel and Jackson Arnold combined for 422 passing yards and three passing touchdowns. The pair connected on 30 of their 33 pass attempts. Wide receiver Nic Anderson led the squad with 68 receiving yards on […]

Before you know it, the colors of the leaves will begin changing, the air outside will start to get more crisp, and Big 12 football will be back! Join us for our college football odds series where our 2023 Big 12 winner prediction and pick will be unveiled. With the college football landscape changing more often […]

The Arkansas State Red Wolves go on the road to begin the season as they take on the Oklahoma Sooners for the first game of the season! This game will continue our college football odds series as we hand out an Arkansas State-Oklahoma prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch […]

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, […]