R Mason Thomas leaning into the high expectations for the Oklahoma Sooners

(by Aaron Gelvin) Oklahoma Sooners defensive end R Mason Thomas was one of three OU players chosen to represent the program at SEC media days on Wednesday. After a breakout campaign in 2024, where he turned into OU's best pass-rusher, Thomas is ready for the added weight of expectations in 2025. Speaking to the media this...read more from the Sooners Wire

Everything Brent Venables, Oklahoma players said at 2025 SEC Media Days

(by Tom Green) Oklahoma took center stage in Atlanta on Day 3 of SEC Media Days. The Sooners closed out the third day of the league's annual preseason kickoff event at the College Football Hall of Fame and Omni Hotel in downtown Atlanta. Head coach Brent Venables was joined by starting quarterback John Mateer, standout edge...read more from Sooners Illustrated

OL Eddy Pierre-Louis could play 'a lot' in 2025

(by Jesse Crittenden) ATLANTA, Georgia — The first name that came to mind for Brent Venables when he was asked about young players who will have an impact this season? Eddy Pierre-Louis. The second-year guard arrived last summer and spent most of the year on the scout team. But heading into this fall, Pierre-Louis has a big...read more from the OUInsider

Brent Venables Press Conference: Venables hits the podium at SEC Media Days


Brent Venables hit the podium at the SEC Media Days on Wednesday in Atlanta. It's been a while since we've heard from Venables and as with most media days, there were plenty of questions for the head coach to answer...from the SoonerScoop

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Oklahoma HC Brent Venables on Retiring AD Joe Castiglione: 'Nobody's Done It Better'

(by Ryan Chapman) ATLANTA — Brent Venables spoke publicly on Oklahoma’s retiring athletic director, Joe Castiglione, for the first time on Wednesday. “What more can you say? He’s been at the top of the food chain for a long time,” Venables told a group of local reporters at SEC Media Days. “Nobody’s done it better than Joe Castiglione...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Brent Venables gives update on WR Javonnie Gibson, discusses medical staff

(by Jesse Crittenden) ATLANTA, Georgia — The Sooners suffered their share of bad injury luck during spring practices. At the top of the list was transfer receiver Javonnie Gibson. Gibson’s status for the fall is up in the air after he suffered a broken leg in April prior to the Crimson Combine. His availability remains unclear, but OU coach Brent...read more from the OUInsider

SEC Media Day: Five Questions for Oklahoma's Brent Venables

(by John E. Hoover) The Oklahoma Sooners take center stage on Wednesday in Atlanta for Day 3 of SEC Media Days. It’s entirely likely that outgoing athletic director Joe Castiglione could step down before the end of the season, and the next AD likely will have no personal ties to head coach Brent Venables. Coming off another 6-7...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Texas Quarterback Arch Manning Calls Oklahoma's John Mateer ‘Really Good Player’

(by Carson Field) ATLANTA — This year’s Red River Rivalry has all the makings of a classic quarterback battle. Leading Oklahoma will be John Mateer, who transferred to OU in December from Washington State. Behind center for Texas will be Arch Manning. He is the grandson of Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Archie Manning and...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Can Jaydn Ott put together a resurgent season for the Oklahoma Sooners?

(by John Williams) The Oklahoma Sooners will be leaning heavily on quarterback John Mateer to lead them back to the College Football Playoff for the first time since 2019. And more than that, it's about getting the Sooners' offense back on track after struggling through the 2024 season. But Mateer won't, nay can't, have it all in his plate...read more from the Sooners Wire

Sooner Sports Properties named exclusive NIL partner for OU athletics

(by Ryan Aber) A day before OU football's turn through SEC media days in Atlanta, the school's athletics department and Learfield announced that Sooner Sports Properties would be the "exclusive, centralized Name, Image and Likeness marketing partner for OU athletics." "As the landscape and rules governing college athletics continue to evolve...read more from The Oklahoman

This SEC expert has all the faith in the Oklahoma Sooners in 2025

(by Dekota Gregory) The Oklahoma Sooners won't be around SEC Media Days until Day 3 on Wednesday, but there's already been plenty of attention focused on them during the first two days of the event. On Tuesday, ESPN's SEC analysts Peter Burns and Chris Doering made some season predictions on SEC Network, and Doering was all in...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Feigning injuries addressed in new SEC football rules

(by John Williams) Leading off day two of SEC media days was John McDaid, the SEC coordinator of officials, who reviewed some data regarding the pace of play and addressed some rule changes that will take effect in the league in 2025. Defensive delay of game will be new to the rules lexicon in 2025. Defenders have been allowed to flinch to...read more from the Sooners Wire

Greg Sankey not in a hurry to expand College Football Playoff

(by John Williams) College football is a constantly evolving sport that has seen a number of changes take place over the last decade and a half. Realignment, the College Football Playoff, the transfer portal, and name, image, and likeness has changed the game. As teams prepare for the 2025 college football season, the game will continue to...read more from the Sooners Wire

Josh Heupel excited to bring Seth Littrell into the fold

(by Bob Przybylo) To say 2024 didn’t go the way OU and Seth Littrell hoped for is, obviously, a massive understatement. Honestly, it couldn’t have gone much worse. Littrell was brought in as offensive coordinator for the Sooners and expectations were high. Production, however, was not. OU had issues across the board and appeared inept before...read more from the SoonerScoop

Auburn coach Hugh Freeze has seen Jackson Arnold's 'swagger' return

(by Jesse Crittenden) ATLANTA, Georgia — Hugh Freeze certainly liked Jackson Arnold’s potential coming out of high school. The former five-star prospect was the 2023 Texas Gatorade Player of the Year and became one of Oklahoma’s most highly-touted signees. But things fell apart for Arnold and the Sooners last season, and the quarterback...read more from the OUInsider

What we want to learn from Oklahoma at SEC Media Days?

(by James D. Jackson) Monday sparked the beginning of SEC Media days, sparking a week of interviews for the coaches and leaders of the 16 teams across the conference. SEC Media Days began with teams such as South Carolina, LSU, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt taking the podium after SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey (Sankey gave an interesting...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Diving Into Oklahoma's Summer Newcomers, Number Changes, Who Left and How Many Are On the OU Roster

(by John E. Hoover) Oklahoma on Monday published an updated 2025 football roster, and some significant changes have been made since spring practice wrapped. Most notably, the new roster includes the return of several walk-ons and preferred walk-ons who were allowed to come back under a new NCAA designation. Coaches had until July 6...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Rivals' new recruiting rankings did Oklahoma a massive favor

(by Dekota Gregory) A perk of starting low is only going up. In what's been a frustrating recruiting class so far for the Oklahoma Sooners, OU experienced a bump in Rivals' latest 2026 recruiting rankings that released on Monday. After the update, the Sooners' class jumped five spots from No. 29 to No. 24. That also ranked ninth in the SEC...read more from Stormin' in Norman

OU athletics sets gifts record for 2025 fiscal year

(by Colton Sulley) NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma announced Monday OU athletics received a record-breaking $113 million in support during the 2025 fiscal year. The Sooners set a fundraising record for the second time in three years last season when they set a record with $110.3 million in total donations and pledges during the 2023-24...read more from The Oklahoman

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