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Oklahoma football is adding a new assistant coach to the staff. The Sooners are bringing in former Duke offensive coordinator Kevin Johns, per Rivals. Johns is expected to work as an offensive analyst on the Oklahoma coaching staff. Oklahoma football is adding Johns in the midst of a large transition for the school. Oklahoma is […]

Six months separate Oklahoma football from it’s 2024 season opener but the Sooners have already been dealt some brutal news regarding one of their defensive leaders. Sixth year defensive tackle Jacob Lacey is likley to medically retire due to blood clots, Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables said Wednesday on the Oklahoma Breakdown podcast. “He’s one […]

Oklahoma football is losing a key piece of its staff. Oklahoma assistant coach J.R. Sandlin is leaving the Sooners to take a job at SMU, per Sports Illustrated. Sandlin has played a major part in recruiting for the football program. He worked at Oklahoma as director of player personnel and recruiting. Sandlin is going to […]

Oklahoma football is undergoing some big changes in 2024. The school is leaving the Big 12 conference after years of winning and success, and headed to the SEC. The SEC is a bear that will bring top competition to the Sooners each week. In order to compete and win, the Sooners must make some big […]

Oklahoma football has received a FutureCast prediction to land 2025 four-star cornerback Cobey Sellers, per Parker Thune at Rivals. Sellers has yet to visit the school, but the Sooners were one of the first Power Five programs to offer him in February of 2023. A couple of other programs in the mix are Baylor, Georgia, […]

Oklahoma football has landed a commitment from FAU transfer Casey Thompson, per Dave Wilson at ESPN. The experienced quarterback takes the phrase “seasoned veteran” to another level, entering his seventh season of college football. OU will be the fourth team Thompson plays for in his last year of eligibility. He previously played with Texas, Nebraska, […]

Oklahoma football continues its offseason moves as the team prepares to play its inaugural season in the SEC this 2024. The Sooners are expected to hire Jacksonville State’s Zac Alley as their new defensive coordinator, as per the Athletic’s Bruce Feldman. Alley and Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables have both worked together during their tenure […]

Brent Venables cannot have everything. The NCAA Transfer Portal has given teams a big hit entering the offseason and the Oklahoma football program is no exception. Big decisions were made in the futures of players like Jocelyn Malaska along with Blake Smith. Their positive impact on the Sooners remains to be questioned. The Oklahoma football […]

The Oklahoma football program is gearing up for its postseason Alamo Bowl matchup against the Arizona Wildcats. The Sooners finished the regular season with an impressive 10-2 record. The Wildcats had an equally impressive 2023 run. Brent Venables gave Arizona praise for its player mention before the big game. Brent Venables gives the Arizona football […]

Brent Venables is not an easy coach to please. The Oklahoma football head honcho has a lot of work cut out for him before the Alamo Bowl. He made the choice to start a true freshman in Jackson Arnold as they faced a tough Arizona football squad. There were a bunch of eyebrows that started […]

One of the more surprising, yet interesting matchups during the college football bowl season is that of the Valero Alamo Bowl between No. 14 Arizona and No. 12 Oklahoma in the San Antonio Alamodome. Being that this will be a matchup between two top-15 opponents, it will be the highest-ranked game outside of the College […]

Oklahoma football just added another Bowen to bolster their defense. Eli Bowen of the 2024 recruiting class, the younger brother of defensive back Peyton Bowen, will be joining coach Brent Venables’ squad for the upcoming NCAA season. Speaking to the media, Venables recounted what he told the brothers a year before: “I’ll be honest, and […]

With the Oklahoma football program moving to the SEC next season, head coach Brent Venables spoke about the impact that the change in conference has had on recruiting, and what the team needs to do as it moves to the best conference in college football. “This has always been a game of physicality and speed […]

Wednesday was a big day in the college football world as it was National Signing Day and team’s from across the country got to see their finalized 2024 recruiting classes. The Oklahoma football team needed another good class as they will be making the move to the SEC next season, and the Sooners got it. […]

Oklahoma football wide receiver Jalil Farooq is most likely going to return to Norman, OK for his senior season. He dropped the hint ahead of the 2023 Alamo Bowl between Oklahoma and Arizona football on December 28. Jalil Farooq spoke to reporters to discuss his future with Oklahoma football on Tuesday, per On3’s George Stoia […]

It looks like Oklahoma football’s defense will still be in full force next year. Highly acclaimed linebacker Danny Stutsman recently announced his return to the team for the upcoming season. Of course, no one else was more thrilled than head coach Brent Venables, who let his thoughts be heard. “The finish is always better than […]

Oklahoma football head coach Brent Venables spoke to the media Thursday and the question was brought up about the recent news of quarterback Dillon Gabriel entering the transfer portal. Venables was honest in his answer as he said Gabriel not being a Sooner was expected to happen in 2024 according to Eli Lederman of SellOut […]

Oklahoma football will finish off their season on December 28th against Arizona in the Alamo Bowl. But, quarterback Dillon Gabriel may not be playing. Gabriel just decided to enter the transfer portal, with Oregon and USC emerging as potential landing spots. Sooners head coach Brent Venables said he’s still not sure if Gabriel will play […]

Brent Venables is losing one of the most important people in the Oklahoma football program. Jeff Lebby is on his way out of the Sooners’ system. This is because of a big offer to take over the Mississippi State squad in the upcoming year. They have a responsibility to maintain their top-10-caliber offense in the […]

The Oklahoma Sooners aren’t getting a break when they join the SEC in 2024 when it comes to scheduling. The Sooners will be battling with conference powers Alabama and Tennessee next year, per ESPN. Both of those contests will be home games in Norman. Oklahoma and Texas are bolting the Big 12 Conference after this […]

Remember the scene in Lion King when the treacherous evil lion Scar schemes for a stampede to kill his nephew Simba, and in the end, it’s Scar’s brother Mufasa who gets trampled by all of the animals who reside in the Pride Lands of Africa? Chances are, if you’re under the age of 35, this […]

The Oklahoma football team took down the BYU Cougars by the skin of their teeth after securing a 31-24 victory. However, quarterback Dillon Gabriel fell to injury, which isn’t ideal for the Sooners. Now, head coach Brent Venables weighs in on the situation. Gabriel suffered a head injury in the first half that forced Oklahoma […]

The Oklahoma football team lost a 27-24 game to rival Oklahoma State this past Saturday, effectively ending QB Dillon Gabriel’s Heisman campaign and the team’s national title aspirations. The matchup was deemed as the final Bedlam game, as the Cowboys knocked off the favored Sooners. A Sooners star at wide receiver was arrested prior to […]

Oklahoma football head coach Brent Venables is blaming no one but himself for their  heartbreaking loss to Kansas football on Saturday. The Sooners’ offense struggled against the Jayhawks for the most part of the game. While they came alive in the second quarter and took a 21-17 lead at halftime, they weren’t able to build […]

Oklahoma saw its College Football Playoff hopes likely dashed on Saturday, as they lost a stunner to Big 12 foe Kansas by a score of 38-33. While some fans were stunned by how well the Jayhawks played, others, namely Sooners fans, took to social media to blast head coach Brent Venables and offensive coordinator Jeff […]

The perception of the Oklahoma football team completely changed a couple weeks ago when the Sooners won a thriller against Texas in the Red River Rivalry. With that win, Oklahoma surged up the polls and stayed undefeated to take sole possession of first place in the Big 12. The remaining schedule for the Sooners looked […]

The Red River Rivalry game has come and gone but the tension of this past weekend’s clash remains, as Oklahoma football linebacker Danny Stutsman has trolled Texas for the loss, both with a tattoo and a shirt that reads, “Oklahoma Only Fears God, Texas Fears Oklahoma.” Texas football wideout Xavier Worthy got wind of the […]

The trash talk continues from the Oklahoma football side of things after the Sooners’ huge, 34-30 win over Texas in the Red River Rivalry game. Sooners head coach Brent Venables and linebacker Danny Stutsman posed to take a picture wearing NIL shirts that savagely troll the Longhorns after their loss to Oklahoma football. See the […]

Oklahoma football knocked off their rivals to the south from Texas in the Red River Showdown on Saturday, with Dillon Gabriel leading the way at quarterback. Brent Venables’ team moved to 6-0 on the season with a 34-30 knockout of the ‘Horns. Following the game, Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian shared his thoughts on whether he […]

No. 12 Oklahoma football takes on No. 3 Texas on Saturday in the 119th edition of the Red River Rivalry, hosted at the original Cotton Bowl in Dallas. These are the only two ranked teams in the Big 12, and both are undefeated. This is a revenge game for Brent Venables and the Sooners after […]

Oklahoma football head coach Brent Venables scored his first major commitment for the 2026 recruiting class. Four-star running back Jonathan Hatton, Jr. committed to the program on Tuesday, per On3’s Hayes Fawcett (via OUDaily.com’s Colton Sulley). BREAKING: Four-Star RB Jonathan Hatton Jr. (2026) tells me he has Committed to Oklahoma! The 6’1 203 RB from […]

The Oklahoma football program has yet to lose a game for the season. But, the Iowa State football squad led by Matt Campbell hopes to make a run in breaking the streak of the Big 12 conference team. Coach Brent Venables does not mind the challenge but he issued a stern warning ahead of the […]

Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables took Tuesday’s press conference as an opportunity to highlight the progress that a couple of his players have made in recent weeks. Ahead of Saturday’s game with Iowa State, Brent Venables talked about how far Key Lawrence and Marcus Stripling have come. Venables spent several minutes talking about the growth […]

Oklahoma football head coach Brent Venables can breathe a sigh of relief: his sophomore linebacker Jaren Kanak is back in harness. Venables and the Oklahoma football faithful received a scare when Kanak got hit in the chest area in the fourth quarter of their 20-6 road victory over Cincinnati this past weekend. It was No. […]

The Oklahoma football team took care of business on Saturday against the Cincinnati Bearcats, notching their second straight road win of the season by a final score of 20 to 6. Head Coach Brent Venables had a fired up reaction following the game that encapsulated the spirit of the program afterward. In a game projected […]

The Oklahoma Sooners will welcome the Cincinnati Bearcats into the Big 12 just before they themselves leave for the SEC next season in a Week 4 matchup. The welcoming party, however, will be a road trip for the Sooners, now 3-0, as they travel to Cincinnati to take on the 2-1 Bearcats. This year’s Oklahoma […]

The defense for the Oklahoma football team has been dominant during the Sooners’ 3-0 start to the 2023 season. True freshman Peyton Bowen has been a significant contributor to the defense’s fast start. Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables has been impressed with how Peyton Bowen has made the transition from high school to college football. […]

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 […]