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

Horns247 Staff Roundtable: Single biggest concern after Texas football's loss to Florida

(by Horns247 Staff) Texas fell to Florida 29-21 to open SEC play in one of the bigger letdown performances by a UT football team in recent memory.. The Longhorns' stout defense was anything but, and the Texas offense had trouble sustaining any sort of drive with a porous offensive line forcing the Longhorns into a one-dimensional game plan...read more from Horns247

Texas Longhorns Lose Key Starter to Injury Ahead of Red River Rivalry

(by Henry Hipschman) Starting running back Tre Wisner returned to action for the Longhorns on Saturday in the team's game against the unranked Florida Gators after missing multiple games due to a hamstring injury. A welcome return to a team that has had a few key players face injury early in the season, it may have also been a short-lived...read more from Texas Longhorns on SI

How to Watch No. 6 Oklahoma vs. Texas

(by Ryan Chapman) For the second straight year, the Sooners and the Longhorns will meet in the middle of the October Texas heat. Hundreds of thousands of crimson and burnt orange-clad fans will descend upon Dallas this weekend for the 121st meeting between Oklahoma and Texas (2:30 p.m., ABC). Brent Venables’ team enters will all the...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Sooners in the NFL: Former Oklahoma Quarterback Commands Another Heroic Drive

(by Carson Field) Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and former Sooner Baker Mayfield was on the winning end of an offensive shootout. The Buccaneers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 38-35, thanks largely to a stellar performance from Mayfield. Mayfield went 29-of-33 on pass attempts, finishing the game with 379 yards and two touchdowns...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

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The Jaydn Ott mystery at Oklahoma might finally be solved

(by Dekota Gregory) Oklahoma offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle took time to praise two players before taking questions after the Sooners’ 44-0 win against Kent State on Saturday: quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. and running back Jaydn Ott. Both players had attributed almost nothing in the No. 5 Sooners’ first four wins of the season...read more from Stormin' in Norman

No. 6 Oklahoma opens as slight underdog in Red River Rivalry against unranked Texas

(by Tom Green) Oklahoma is undefeated and ranked sixth in the nation, but Brent Venables and his team will head into next weekend's Red River Rivalry as slight underdogs. Oklahoma opened as a three-point underdog to Texas on Sunday, according to lines released by Circa Sports. The Sooners and Longhorns will meet Saturday in...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Oklahoma Sooners rank 6th in US LBM Coaches Poll after beating Kent State

(by Eric W. Bolin) At the halfway point of the college football season, Oklahoma is sitting right where it wants to be. The Sooners went up two spots in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll released Sunday, a day after a 44-0 shutout of Kent State. Oklahoma's next opponent, Texas, fell 12 spots to No. 19 ahead of the Red River Rivalry on Saturday...read more from the Sooners Wire

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