Published: 01 September 2025

(by Tony Garcia) Michigan football linebacker Jaishawn Barham will miss the first half of the Wolverines’ Week 2 primetime matchup at Oklahoma after his targeting penalty was upheld after appeal. The former Maryland transfer appeared to have a sack, forced fumble, scoop-and-score in the third quarter of Michigan’s 34-17 season-opening win...read more from the Detroit Free Press

Published: 01 September 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) Oklahoma and Michigan both took care of business in Week 1, setting up a clash of college football titans in Norman on Saturday night. The two blue bloods have met just once, in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, 1976. The Sooners won 14-6, capturing the 1975 National Championship in the process, and the two programs'...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 01 September 2025

(by Dekota Gregory) The Oklahoma Sooners have another quarterback contending for a Heisman Trophy. New OU quarterback John Mateer was a dark horse Heisman contender during the preseason, but after just one week of the 2025 college football season, Mateer is near the front of the pack after his debut in Norman on Saturday...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 01 September 2025

(by John Williams) The Oklahoma Sooners came out of the gates a little sluggish in their Week 1 matchup with the Illinois State Redbirds. But it didn't take long for Oklahoma to find a little life on offense and rolled to a 35-3 win to open the season. There was a lot to like about the Sooners' performance, even if the margin of victory wasn't as...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Collin Kennedy) A season-opening win is in for the Oklahoma Sooners. A 35-3 final score lifted OU over the Illinois State Redbirds. In the aftermath of the victory, it's report card time. The grades are in, it's time to take a look at each of OU's position groups out of the win: Quarterback: A John Mateer had himself quite the debut...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Von Lozon) The Michigan Wolverines were able to open up the 2025 season at home with a win over New Mexico, but will immediately hit the road this weekend to take on a much bigger challenge in the Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma — which opened its season with a 35-3 in over Illinois State — represents a huge early-season test for the...read more from Maize n Brew (SB Nation)

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Seth Berry) Michigan football faced a steeper test than what many expected on Saturday night in the Wolverines' opener against New Mexico against a scrappy Lobos team, but still came away with a comfortable 34-17 victory under the lights at the Big House. Certainly, there were areas head coach Sherrone Moore's team played well in, along...read more from Michigan Wolverines on SI

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Healthy again, defensive backs Gentry Williams and Peyton Bowen are ready to make a difference on the back end of Oklahoma’s defense. Williams took the field on Saturday in OU’s 35-3 victory over Illinois State for the first time since the Sooners took on Houston in 2024. Bowen played in all 13 games...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 31 August 2025

)by Dekota Gregory) It was head-scratching when new running back Jaydn Ott was RB3 on the Oklahoma Sooners’ Week 1 depth chart, but then fans were even more confused Saturday after witnessing how Ott was actually used in OU’s 35-3 season-opening win over Illinois State. OU head coach Brent Venables and general manager Jim Nagy...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Aaron Gelvin) The Oklahoma Sooners improved to 1-0 on the 2025 season, defeating the Illinois State Redbirds by a score of 35-3 on Saturday evening. OU now turns its attention to the Michigan Wolverines, who will offer a much tougher test in Norman in Week 2. One Oklahoma player who is chomping at the bit to face the Wolverines...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Tom Green) NORMAN — Oklahoma is set to be favored when it hosts Michigan in the biggest matchup of Week 2 of the college football season. The Sooners opened as 5 ½-point favorites over the Wolverines, according to betting lines released Sunday afternoon by Circa Sports. The Sooners had been viewed as slight favorites on early...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Bob Przybylo) The first game for OU is in the books. You don’t want to overreact, but there were some really good moments for the Sooners. And then some, well, hope that was just Week 1 issues. The final score looks nice with a 35-3 victory against visiting Illinois State. But if you watched the game, then you know not everything was nearly...listen to podcast from the SoonerScoop

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Oklahoma’s rushing attack won’t exactly strike fear into Michigan when the Wolverines start their film review this week. The No. 18-ranked Sooners kicked the 2025 season off with a 35-3 win over Illinois State on Saturday with a hot-and-cold performance from the offense. Transfer quarterback John Mateer set...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Joshua McDaniel) Redshirt junior John Mateer, against Illinois State, followed in the steps of Baker Mayfield, Jalen Hurts and others as a transfer quarterback debuting in a Sooner uniform. However, the Washington State transfer cares little about expectations. “It’s freakin’ football. I didn’t come here for the media, or so I could get the...read more from the OU Daily

Published: 31 August 2025

(by John Williams) The Oklahoma Sooners opened the 2025 season with a solid performance against the Illinois State Redbirds on Saturday night. It wasn't the margin of victory that many were expecting, but Oklahoma did just what it needed to in a game that was never really in doubt. Oklahoma outgained its opponent 495 to 151 despite...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Collin Kennedy) It was quite the interesting season-opening win for the Oklahoma Sooners. A 35-3 victory over Illinois State gets OU out to a 1-0 mark in 2025. Even more interesting? Some of the statistics emerging out of the action. Every week, the CBS Sports Network and its talented team of researchers dive into each game...read more w/video from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 31 August 2025

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — For Oklahoma, Saturday’s season opener was about taking care of business. The Sooners did that, coming away with a ho-hum 35-3 win over Illinois State to open the 2025 season. Before looking ahead to Michigan, here are OUInsider’s final grades for both the offense and the defense against Illinois State...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 30 August 2025

(by Trent Knoop) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- It appeared Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham had himself a sack, and a scoop-and-score against New Mexico in the third quarter of action. But not only was the Lobos' QB Jack Layne down, but the refs ruled Barham's hit as targeting. What does that mean? Not only was the star linebacker ejected...read more from Michigan Wolverines on SI

Published: 30 August 2025

(by Trent Knoop) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Bryce Underwood era started with a bang on Saturday night. The No. 14 Michigan Wolverines took down New Mexico, 34-17. The Wolverines moved to 1-0 on the young season and Michigan will head to Oklahoma next Saturday for a big game against the Sooners. As for Saturday against...read more from Michigan Wolverines on SI

Published: 30 August 2025

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