Oklahoma DE R Mason Thomas Entering 2025 After 'Best Couple Months of Ball'
(by Carson Field) R Mason Thomas became a starter in 2024 and didn’t waste any time. The defensive end finished the year with 12.5 tackles for loss, nine sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 13 games and 11 starts last year. He opted to stay for his senior year — 2025 — and put his NFL plans on hold. Much to the...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
SoonerScoop podcast: Getting to know OU quarterback John Mateer
(by Bob Przybylo) We’re getting closer and closer to OU football. But, yea, we’re not there yet. Give it a few more weeks. We are now just two weeks away from SEC media days, and a lot of eyes will be on OU quarterback John Mateer. It will be his initial chance to make an impression with some national media in Atlanta. For SoonerScoop, though?...listen to podcast from the SoonerScoop
Mel Kiper gave Oklahoma's GM one of the highest compliments possible
(by Dekota Gregory) No one in the know has said anything negative yet about Oklahoma football general manager Jim Nagy. ESPN's NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. on Tuesday was a guest on Dari Nowkhah's new radio show on The REF (1400 AM) and spoke extremely highly of Nagy, who the Sooners just hired as their GM in February...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Oklahoma Linebacker Kip Lewis Keeping 'Head Down' After Big 2024 Season
(by Carson Field) Kip Lewis earned a reputation as Oklahoma's big-play guy last year. The linebacker finished the season with 65 tackles, four tackles for loss and two interceptions. Lewis returned both of his picks for touchdowns, and those came in two of the Sooners’ best games of the year — wins against Auburn and Alabama...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Trio of Oklahoma Sooners among best true freshmen of the 21st century
(by Eric W. Bolin) Former Oklahoma football players Adrian Peterson, Tommie Harris, and Samaje Perine were named among the 25 players listed in CBS Sports' top 25 true freshmen of the century this week. Writer Chris Hummer listed Perine at No. 16, Harris at No. 7, and Peterson at No. 3. All three were named All-Americans during...read more from the Sooners Wire
A bold prediction from an SEC expert: John Mateer outdoes Arch Manning
(by Dekota Gregory) There's been a load of hype this offseason surrounding new Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer, but it still doesn't compare to the propaganda down in Austin, Texas, for Arch Manning. After making two starts last season while sitting behind Quinn Ewers, Manning has emerged as the Heisman Trophy favorite this preseason...read more from Stormin' in Norman
OU quarterback John Mateer leads EA Sports College Football 26 ratings for Sooners
(by Bob Przybylo) That’s the upgrade OU football is hoping to have offensively during the 2025 season. In evaluating its roster? EA Sports says it’s a couple of transfers who are the best players in Norman. Quarterback John Mateer and running back Jaydn Ott were the only two Sooners to rate as a 90 or better as more ratings were released Tuesday...read more from the Sooner Scoop
Oklahoma Linebacker Using Defensive Shakeup to Become Better Leader
(by Carson Field) The linebacker position — and the defense as a whole — will look much different in Kobie McKinzie’s fourth year in Norman. McKinzie, a redshirt junior middle linebacker from Lubbock, TX, is slated to start at the position alongside Kip Lewis. In 2024, McKinzie played in all 13 games, logging 30 total tackles, 1.5 sacks...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Bob Stoops, Mack Brown rivalry ranked as one of best of 21st century
(by Eric W. Bolin) Twenty-five years into the millennium and lists abound about the best such-and-such over the first quarter-century. One of the most intriguing such lists - when it comes to college football, anyway - is CBS Sports' look at some of the game's biggest coaching rivalries. Different, in part, from team rivalries, a coaching rivalry can...read more from the Sooners Wire
Rewind: Offseason scouting reports for each of Oklahoma's 12 regular-season opponents in 2025
(by Tom Green) The countdown is on. Oklahoma's 2025 season is now two months away, as the program is set to embark on Year 4 under head coach Brent Venables and its second season in the SEC. It all begins Aug. 30 at home against Illinois State, an FCS opponent that will visit Oklahoma Memorial Stadium for a 5 p.m. kick that will...read more from the Sooners Wire
Jim Nagy dropped a massive NFL Draft hint about OU's R Mason Thomas
(by Dekota Gregory) NFL scouts are already buzzing about a player on the Oklahoma Sooners' roster. OU general manager Jim Nagy recently gave some insight on what NFL scouts are already saying about OU defensive end R Mason Thomas. A post from PFF about some of Mason's 2024 stats prompted the comment from Nagy...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Former teammate says Baker Mayfield is a Super Bowl quarterback
(by Eric W. Bolin) Baker Mayfield's career resurrection is fully underway and one of his former top targets thinks the next step could be coming soon. Ex-NFL wide receiver Robbie Chosen, who went by Robbie Anderson when he was catching passes from Mayfield with the Carolina Panthers, said he believes Mayfield has the stuff to win a Super...read more from the Sooners Wire
Players who will define OU's season: Deion Burks
(by Jesse Crittenden) The vision for Deion Burks' role in the offense was solidified early last season. Despite the Sooners' essentially non-existent passing game, Burks caught 26 passes for 201 yards before he was injured in Week 4 against Tennessee. He only appeared in five games last season and still finished second on the team in...read more from the OUInsider
Sunday Offering: Oklahoma Extends Offers to 2026, 2027 Prospects
(by Carson Field) Oklahoma saw both wins and losses on the recruiting trail this week. The Sooners picked up commitments from linebacker Beau Jandreau, defensive end Daniel Norman and offensive lineman Deacon Schmitt, while prospects Josiah Jefferson, Tajh Overton and Danny Odem all chose to commit elsewhere. Still, there was plenty...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Why OU fans should avoid reading too much into 2026 recruiting class rankings
(by Chip Rouse) The Oklahoma football recruiting effort for the 2026 class got off to a slower than typical start, but it is picking up steam thanks in part to last weekend's ChampU BBQ, as well as the commitment earned from four-star quarterback prospect Bowe Bentley. Oklahoma's average national class ranking for the last 25 football recruiting...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Four-star OL Deacon Schmitt picks Oklahoma over Alabama and Colorado
(by Parker Thune) Deacon Schmitt didn't commit while on his official visit to Oklahoma. He left Norman pretty certain that he wanted to be a Sooner, but hadn't made the decision with finality. So he slept on it, and ultimately decided that Nebraska, USC and Tennessee weren't going to be able to change his mind. Thus, Schmitt called Bill Bedenbaugh...read more from the OUInsider
Oklahoma Sooners 2025 preview: Who will start at tight end for the OU in 2025?
(by Aaron Gelvin) The Oklahoma Sooners have struggled at the tight end position over the last two seasons. After Brayden Willis was one of the team's best players in 2022, the first season of the Brent Venables era, the position has been a point of concern. Joe Jon Finley, who served as co-offensive coordinator a season ago and called plays for...read more from the Sooners Wire
ESPN Documentary 'Wishbone' Highlights Oklahoma's Football DNA
(by ESPN PR) As the college football season looms on the horizon, SEC fans can delve into the remarkable story of how the triple-option offense rescued three of college football's biggest brand names—Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama—and fundamentally altered the sport's history. The film – SEC Storied: “Wishbone” – directed by Chip Rives...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
EA Sports' CFB26 rankings are live: OU's balanced 85+ squad lands in top 20
(by Dekota Gregory) Even if the real Oklahoma Sooners aren't respectable in 2025, Sooner Nation can still at least enjoy a solid OU team in the video game. EA Sports on Friday released top-25 team rankings and ratings for CFB26, which releases on July 10. Despite a lackluster 2024, EA Sports still has respect for the Sooners and...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Players who will define OU's season: Kip Lewis
(by Jesse Crittenden) By most accounts, Kip Lewis experienced the third-year leap last season. The Carthage, Texas native stepped into a full-time starting role next to Danny Stutsman. He started 12 of the Sooners' 13 games and logged at least 30 snaps against every opponent except for Maine, finishing seventh on the defense in total...read more from the OUInsider
