Published: 26 August 2025

Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables meets with the media for his weekly press conference on Tuesday, August 26th ahead of the Sooners' Week 1 matchup with Illinois State on Saturday in Norman...from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 26 August 2025

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Published: 26 August 2025

(by Carson Field) NORMAN — When John Mateer transferred to Oklahoma, his goal was to become an immediate leader. Evidently, he’s done that. Mateer, a quarterback who started 12 games at Washington State in 2024 before transferring to OU, was named one of the Sooners’ seven permanent captains for the upcoming season...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 26 August 2025

(by Joshua McDaniel) Quarterback-offensive line connection proves to be vital. In 2018, the Sooners won the Joe Moore award for the best offensive line in college football, and then-Sooner quarterback Kyler Murray threw for over 4,000 yards, leading to the No. 1 offense in the nation. However, in 2024, the offensive line was inconsistent due...read more from the OU Daily

Published: 25 August 2025

(by John E. Hoover) Oklahoma general manager Jim Nagy is confident he’s hired the right staff in Norman, and he’s confident that when the time comes — that is, when other schools come along to hire his guys — he’ll have the right replacements ready. “Well, it's going to be a good problem to have,” Nagy said Monday night on “The Huddle”...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 25 August 2025

The Sooners have released their first depth chart of the 2025 season with some interesting selections on both sides of the ball. Josh, Eddie and George drop into the studio to talk about their first impressions of the depth chart and what they take from some of the moves. Running back certainly catches a lot of people's eyes...from the SoonerScoop

Published: 25 August 2025

Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway, James D. Jackson and Tom Green break down all the takeaways from Oklahoma's Week 1 depth chart and lock in their final season predictions ahead of the Sooners' season opener on Saturday...from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 25 August 2025

(by Dekota Gregory) Sooner Nation could make its biggest impact of the 2025 college football season Week 2 when the Michigan Wolverines visit Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. As expected, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reported on Sunday that Michigan will name freshman Bryce Underwood as its starting quarterback for...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 25 August 2025

(by John Williams) In just a few years, Brent Venables and his assistant coaches, Todd Bates and Miguel Chavis, turned the Oklahoma Sooners' defensive lines into one of the strengths of the team. The Sooners have an experienced bunch up front, and it's, for the most part, a homegrown bunch. Projected to start for the Sooners along...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 25 August 2025

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — It’s officially football time in Oklahoma. The Sooners released their first depth chart of the season Monday ahead of this weekend’s opener against Illinois State. The Sooners open the season at 5 p.m. Saturday against Illinois State (ESPN+). While some aspects of the depth chart were expected — like...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 25 August 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) Oklahoma's transformative offseason is officially over. Brent Venables' Sooners enter the season ranked 18th in the AP Poll after hiring new offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle and revamping virtually the entire offense following a disappointing 2024 campaign. Arbuckle, who spent the last two years running the...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 24 August 2025

(by John E. Hoover) At long last, game week is here. For Oklahoma fans, the college football season has finally arrived. Seven days from now, Sooner Nation will have watched their team play an actual game, pulling back the curtain on the potential this squad might have in 2025. Of course, Saturday night won’t reveal how good this team can be...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 24 August 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) Only 22 players can start for the Sooners on offense and defense when Oklahoma kicks off against Illinois State, but several position battles will continue to rage on throughout September. Oklahoma has major matchups against Michigan and Auburn in the opening month of the season, giving the coaching staff plenty of...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 24 August 2025

(by Bob Przybylo) Really, didn’t think this season would be much for Blaylock. But preseason camp has sort of changed, perhaps, the expectations. Blaylock came in with a great attitude and attacked the spring. As Venables loves to say, the best ability is availability. And that’s what Blaylock has been all camp. As one running back has been...read more from the SoonerScoop

Published: 24 August 2025

(by Carson Field) It’s game week for Oklahoma. The Sooners will open the regular season against Illinois State on Saturday after eight months of waiting. A handful of recruiting targets will be on hand as the Sooners host the Redbirds, and several prospects will attend next week’s game against Michigan. Here’s the latest in OU football recruiting...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 23 August 2025

(by Carson Field) NORMAN — After starting his career in Norman on the edge, Nigel Smith II will play his redshirt freshman season in the middle. Smith, a former consensus 4-star prospect, made the transition from defensive end to defensive tackle in the offseason. The redshirt freshman d-lineman is another depth piece in OU’s prolific...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 23 August 2025

(by Carson Field) NORMAN — There’s still no official timetable for Javonnie Gibson’s return to the field. The transfer wide receiver from Arkansas-Pine Bluff suffered a broken leg during spring ball and has missed fall camp as a result. But when Gibson is cleared, wide receivers coach Emmett Jones expects him to be a star...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 23 August 2025

(by Josh Callaway) There was no way this list was ever going to end with anyone other than Washington State transfer quarterback John Mateer. Simply put, Mateer has been handed the keys to the Oklahoma program and has been tasked with turning it all around after the Sooners fielded one of the worst offenses in program history a year ago...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 23 August 2025

(by Jesse Crittenden) Oklahoma announced its season-long team captains for the 2025 campaign on Saturday. The Sooners will be represented by Troy Everett, Gracen Halton, Kip Lewis, John Mateer, Robert Spears-Jennings, R Mason Thomas and Damonic Williams. It’s a big departure for the Sooners heading into the fourth season under head...read more from the OUInsider