How is OU football's running back group looking this spring? Gavin Sawchuk weighs in
(by Colton Sulley) NORMAN — Oklahoma’s running back position is filled with two veterans and two freshmen who received significant playing time last season. Gavin Sawchuk and Jovantae Barnes will enter their fourth seasons with the Sooners in the fall, while Taylor Tatum and Xavier Robinson are aiming to take another step as sophomores...read more from The Oklahoman
'Thankful to have him': Linebacker Kendal Daniels drawn to Oklahoma by Venables, staff
(by Hannah Bryant) Kendal Daniels played three seasons in Stillwater before hopping to the other side of the Bedlam rivalry. The redshirt senior linebacker committed to Oklahoma on Jan 6, nearly one month after entering the transfer portal. After recording 240 tackles, 7.5 sacks and five interceptions at Oklahoma State, Daniels hopes to add a...read more from the OU Daily
Oklahoma Announces Additional Changes to Saturday's Crimson Combine
(by OU Athletics Communications) NORMAN — The Oklahoma Athletics Department announced Wednesday that Saturday's Crimson Combine football event at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium will be extended by 30 minutes to incorporate additional standard practice drills that will result in higher competition level among players...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Bob Stoops remembers former Oklahoma QB Patrick Fletcher after death
(by Griffin McVeigh) Sad news around the Oklahoma program came out Tuesday morning. Former Sooners quarterback Patrick Fletcher passed away, according to another former player JD Runnels. Fletcher spent three seasons in Norman, primarily as a backup. Bob Stoops was the head coach at the time of Fletcher’s playing days...read more from On3.com
Oklahoma's Linebackers are Enjoying 'Enthusiastic' New Coaches Nate Dreiling and Wes Goodwin
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Oklahoma’s linebacker room looks much different this spring. Superstar Danny Stutsman moved on and is preparing for this month’s NFL Draft, but the head of the unit on the sidelines will be different as well. Last year’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Zac Alley departed for West Virginia, allowing...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Football: WR Javonnie Gibson Injured in Spring Practice
Former Oklahoma coach pokes fun at Texas college programs
(by Aaron Gelvin) Former Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops has gotten off to a hot start in early stages of the 2025 season in the United Football League. After defeating the San Antonio Brahmas in their first game, Stoops' Arlington Renegades took down the Houston Roughnecks over the weekend to improve to 2-0...read more from the Sooners Wire
SIP Ep. 164 | Assessing the state of Oklahoma's TE room + Early OU hoops offseason thoughts
(by Josh Callaway) For the first time in the month of April, the Sooners Illustrated Podcast is back with a brand new episode. Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway, James D. Jackson and Tom Green touch on a medley of Oklahoma sports, but first start with the big news on the gridiron with former highly-touted tight end prospect Davon Mitchell no...listen to podcast from Sooners Illustrated
Isaiah Sategna hoping to be big play receiver: 'That's my specialty'
(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — It's only been a few weeks since Isaiah Sategna arrived in Norman, but he knows how he can fit in Oklahoma's offense. He wants to be a big-play threat for the Sooners. The spring has been the transfer receiver's first opportunity to get on-field reps with quarterback John Mateer, who certainly isn't afraid to...read more from the OUInsider
Oklahoma Sooners tight end outlook after Davon Mitchell's exit
(by Aaron Gelvin) Oklahoma Sooners tight end Davon Mitchell will be leaving the program via the transfer portal, according to multiple reports on Friday. The former blue-chip prospect out of the 2024 recruiting class was a big win for tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley and the Sooners, but he'll leave Norman having never played a down...read more from the Sooners Wire
Sunday Offering: Oklahoma Coaches Charge Towards Massive Recruiting Weekend
(by Payton Means) It has been a whirlwind week for Oklahoma on the recruiting trail with the speculation that 2026 quarterback commit Jaden O'Neal may have interest in heading elsewhere. But Brent Venables and company still have found a lot of positive recruiting momentum. Offers Extended One offer made this week was to Allen Evans IV...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
What to expect from Oklahoma football's Crimson Combine, full schedule
(by Dekota Gregory) There will be no spring football game for the Oklahoma Sooners this year, instead, it will be the first-ever Crimson Combine. OU announced last month that it was following the recent college football trend of canceling its annual spring game and replacing it with the Crimson Combine, a "new fan-centric football event...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Oklahoma TE Davon Mitchell no longer with the program
(by Parker Thune) The tandem of Michael Hawkins and Davon Mitchell was supposed to be the Sooners' modern-day answer to Sam Bradford and Jermaine Gresham, or Baker Mayfield and Mark Andrews. And although Hawkins still has a legacy to write at Oklahoma, Mitchell's tenure in the crimson and cream appears to be over before it...read more from the OUInsider
OU Football: Davon Mitchell Rumors | Is He Off the Team?
'Perfect offense': Oklahoma receiving unit strengthens in offseason
(by Josh McDaniel) Oklahoma’s offense (203rd in the nation in total yards per game) dwelled in inconsistency in 2024. Between neither former quarterback Jackson Arnold or sophomore quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. earning the starting spot for the entire season and a struggling, injury-riddled receiving core, the offense held status as...read more from the OU Daily
OU announces 'Crimson Combine' details for next Saturday
(by Bob Przybylo) We’re just over a week away from the Crimson Combine at OU, and we’ve answered the biggest question. Well, what is it? What’s it going to look like? Details about what the two-hour event next Saturday will entail were released by OU on Thursday afternoon. From the press release: The University of Oklahoma Athletics...read more from the SoonerScoop
OU notepad: Early returns on Kevin Wilson's involvement with the O-line
(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — During Tuesday's practice, the offensive line split into two groups for some one-on-one drills. Offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh took the first group. The other group? They were overseen by new analyst Kevin Wilson. And his group included two important players for the Sooners: starting center Troy Everett...read more from the OUInsider
New OU football QB John Mateer not over SEC snubbing him — and they'll pay for it
(by Matt Hayes/USA Today) Somebody’s going to pay, John Mateer promises. Maybe even all of ‘em. For the love of all things Oklahoma, pump that Crimson and Cream attitude, that Sooner Magic bravado, deep into the veins of the suddenly stale program. They've hitched their immediate future to this straight-shooting, no frills, uber-talented...read more from The Oklahoman
SoonerScoop podcast: Takeaways from OU spring football
(by Bob Przybylo) Without a traditional spring game for OU football, you’re starting to reach a point where you think you have seen what there is to see. Head coach Brent Venables has allowed the media to watch four separate practices this spring. So even though we’ve yet to hear from Venables since practices began, players have given an...listen to podcast from the SoonerScoop
Why Oklahoma LB Sammy Omosigho is Having a 'Blast' Learning a New Role
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Sammy Omosigho is all smiles off the field, but Brent Venables is counting on him to bring his athleticism and physicality to the heart of OU’s defense. After playing a majority of his first two seasons in Norman on special teams and as an outside linebacker at the cheetah position, the 6-foot-1, 234-pound...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
