Published: 27 July 2025

(by Colton Sulley, Ryan Aber) NORMAN — Ahead of a pivotal season, OU football opens preseason camp this week with plenty of excitement — but also plenty of questions. Coming off their second losing season in Brent Venables’ three seasons as head coach, the Sooners will have a new-look offense led by offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle and...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 26 July 2025

(by Carson Field) After battling FCS foe Illinois State in Week 1, Oklahoma will play host to a fellow blue-blood program: Michigan. The Sooners and Wolverines will battle on Saturday, Sept. 6, at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The matchup is years in the making, as OU and Michigan have played just once — in 1976 — in the storied...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 26 July 2025

(by Carson Field) After inconsistency plagued the Sooners’ passing game in 2024, they went on a shopping spree. In addition to landing Washington State transfer quarterback John Mateer, Oklahoma signed several wide receivers and tight ends from the transfer portal. And since arriving on campus in January, Arkansas transfer wideout...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 26 July 2025

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Published: 26 July 2025

(by Ryan Aber) NORMAN — OU’s defensive line figures to be its strength this season. The Sooners return interior linemen Gracen Halton, Jayden Jackson and Damonic Williams and end R Mason Thomas among players who made a significant contribution last season. Williams was solid but not overwhelming last season after transferring from TCU...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 25 July 2025

(by Carson Field) David Stone originally planned to leave Oklahoma but at the last minute chose to stay. The defensive lineman, a true freshman in 2024, entered the transfer portal on April 18 but withdrew his name just two days later, opting to continue playing for the Sooners. Todd Bates felt a sense of relief when Stone made that decision...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 25 July 2025

(by Shauneen Miranda/Oklahoma Voice) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that bars payments from university boosters and some other private-sector donors to college athletes. The NCAA changed its rules in 2021 to allow athletes to profit from their own name, image and likeness, or NIL..read more from the OU Daily

Published: 25 July 2025

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — After one of the worst offensive seasons in OU football history, all of the focus will be on that side of the ball in 2025. Head coach Brent Venables is confident it’ll be a completely different story this fall. The Sooners posted horrific numbers offensively in 2024, ranking 97th nationally in scoring offense and 113th...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 25 July 2025

(by Carson Field) Because of the depleted state of Oklahoma’s wide receiver room, Zion Kearney saw plenty of action as a true freshman in 2024. Kearney, a wideout from Fresno, TX, played in 11 games for the Sooners last year, catching eight passes for 128 yards and a touchdown. Offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle — new to OU in 2025...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 25 July 2025

(by Dekota Gregory) As former Oklahoma linebacker Danny Stutsman starts his first NFL training camp with the New Orleans Saints, the reality is here that the Sooners must now prepare for life after Stutsman. After three seasons as the Sooners' defensive backbone and best tackler, Stutsman moved on to the NFL and left the biggest void...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 25 July 2025

(by John E. Hoover) As unrelentingly positive as he was at SEC Media Days last week, Brent Venables sounded even more confident on Thursday at the annual Oklahoma Coaches Luncheon in Norman. Venables enters his fourth season as head coach at Oklahoma firmly on the hot seat. Two losing records in your first three years tends to do...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 25 July 2025

(by Eric W. Bolin) Oklahoma vs. Michigan may be the key to the Sooners' football season, but the Wolverines are still figuring some things out up in Ann Arbor. Freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2025, was largely expected to take the reins upon his campus arrival. Wolverines coach...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 25 July 2025

(by John Williams) There might be other positions on the Oklahoma Sooners' 2025 depth chart that have garnered more attention ahead of fall camp, which opens July 30. John Mateer and Jaydn Ott have carried a lot of the talking points after transferring to Oklahoma this offseason. However, there's no position group more important to...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 25 July 2025

(by Bob Przybylo) Getting closer and closer to OU preseason camp. Now less than a week away from when the Sooners will hit the practice fields. Thursday offered a refreshing change of pace. As much as it is nice to hear from head coach Brent Venables, had some other perspectives. It was offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle and...listen to podcast from the SoonerScoop

Published: 25 July 2025

(by Parker Thune) On Thursday morning, Jim Nagy kept his media tour rolling with an appearance on KREF. Since joining Oklahoma as general manager of football over the winter, Nagy has been thoroughly transparent in a litany of interviews with local and national media outlets. His latest public comments came in a conversation with KREF...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 24 July 2025

(by Carson Field) NORMAN — The John Mateer hype around Norman — and the nation — is very real. But offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle believes it’s warranted. Mateer, Oklahoma’s new starting quarterback, transferred to OU from Washington State after the 2024 season. Arbuckle served as WSU’s offensive coordinator for the last...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 24 July 2025

(by Dekota Gregory) ESPN's Ryan McGee recently ranked college football mascots in all types of categories and had Oklahoma's Sooner Schooner atop one of his lists. McGee put the Sooner Schooner at No. 1 in his "Mechanized Division" ahead of Georgia Tech's Buzz in the Ramblin' Wreck, Wake Forest's Demon Deacon on a chopper, Montana's...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 24 July 2025

(by Eric W. Bolin) The Oklahoma football team may have been picked to finish in the middle of the Southeastern Conference pack last week during media days, but at least one national writer has tabbed the Sooners to win the whole league. USA TODAY Sports' Matt Hayes told "That SEC Podcast" that OU was his pick at the top of the best...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 24 July 2025

(by James D. Jackson) Changes have come across the industry over the past couple of weeks. On3/Rivals underwent a merger, which has led to some changes to the 247Sports Composite. The 247Sports Composite has long been the industry-generated average of all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, Rivals, On3, and ESPN. But...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 24 July 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) Oklahoma’s defensive line was one of the key reasons Brent Venables was able to turn the Sooners’ defense around in 2024. And edge rusher R Mason Thomas has reason to believe the group can be even better up front this fall. "We have a lot of experience,” Thomas said last week at SEC Media Days. “… We've just got guys...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI