Eric Gray's 2022 Among Top Five Player Seasons Under Brent Venables at Oklahoma
(by Brady Trantham) Brent Venables is entering his fifth season as head coach at the University of Oklahoma. There is now a large enough sample size to start thinking of Venables' tenure at OU as an "era." Which individual performances rank among the top five during Venables’ time? Starting with fifth on the list, Eric Gray's 2022 outing of 1,364...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
2026 OU-Texas Red River Rivalry game time announced
(by Joshua McDaniel) OU will play Texas at in the 2026 Red River Rivalry game at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 10, as announced on SEC Network Wednesday. OU lost its last matchup with Texas 23-6. Redshirt senior John Mateer had just returned from injury and finished with only 202 passing yards while recording three interceptions. It also marked head...read more from the OU Daily
Blue-Chip DE Prospect Uhila Wolfgramm Loves Oklahoma's 'Family' Atmosphere
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — Unexpectedly, Oklahoma’s recruiting territory has expanded into Utah. In the 2025 recruiting cycle, the Sooners signed two players — quarterback Jett Niu and offensive lineman Darius Afalava — from the Beehive State. One of their 2026 commits, edge rusher Krew Jones, is a native of Orem, UT. Now, OU is looking to...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Predicting Oklahoma’s Ratings in New EA Sports College Football Video Game
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — Before the 2026 college football season, OU fans will have the chance to lead the Sooners to the College Football Playoff — virtually. EA College Football 27, the newest installment of EA Sports’ college football series, will be released on July 9. This marks the third year in a row that fans will get to play a...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
3 Oklahoma WR targets Sooners could shift focus to after 2027 class was gutted
(by Dekota Gregory) The Oklahoma Sooners had a loaded 2027 recruiting class that included three wide receiver commits, but within hours, they were all of a sudden down to just one and forced to acquire new targets. Four-star Demare Dezeurn and three-star Tra'Von Hall both flipped their commitments from OU over the weekend. With Dezeurn...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Oklahoma Continues Sending New Offers After First Three Camps
(by Carson Field) The Sooners were busy on the recruiting trail over the last week. Oklahoma hosted the first three of its four Brent Venables Football Camps at Everest Training Center, with rising prospects from across the country coming to Norman to compete. The final camp will be held on Tuesday. Here is the latest in OU recruiting...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Transfer WR Trell Harris Came to Oklahoma to Chase Title in Final College Season
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — The 2026 season will be Trell Harris’ final chance to chase a national title. Harris, a wide receiver who transferred to Oklahoma from Virginia in January, will play his fifth year of college football in the fall. He is fresh off his best campaign yet, and once he entered the transfer portal, he saw OU as a natural landing...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Brent Venables loses 4-star WR commit in a bit of a stunner for Oklahoma
(by Braulio Perez) As great as Brent Venables and Oklahoma have been in recruiting the 2027 class, Sooners fans have to expect that some bumps and bruises are going to be on the way as well. And with that, OU's stellar '27 haul has taken a bit of a hit, as standout wide receiver Demare Dezeurn has backed off his pledge in a move we didn't...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Three Underrated Retentions for Oklahoma's Offense That Will Pay Dividends
(by Ryan Chapman) The Sooners brought in plenty of new talent to bolster the offense, but Brent Venables and general manager Jim Nagy also kept key pieces in Norman. Oklahoma returns quarterback John Mateer and receiver Isaiah Sategna to lead the charge, but OU also retained pieces that flew under the radar but could prove to be...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Could Oklahoma Transfer RB Lloyd Avant Become Key Gadget Player for Sooners?
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — Oklahoma fans got to see some of Lloyd Avant’s capabilities during the spring game on April 18. Avant, a transfer running back from Colorado State, rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, helping the “Red” team defeat the “White” squad 31-3 in the intrasquad exhibition. He was one of three running...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Grading Oklahoma's Offensive Assistant Coaches Heading into 2026
(by Brady Trantham) Brent Venables is going into 2026 with perhaps his most talented and well-balanced team during his time as the head coach at Oklahoma. Questions still persist about how realistic it is for the offense to make a leap and if the defense can maintain its elite level of play despite some losses. Regardless, the talent is...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
SIP Ep. 276 | Oklahoma Recruiting: OU adds pair of commits to ELITE 2027 class - who could be next?
(by Josh Callaway) During a jam-packed stretch on the recruiting calendar, the Sooners Illustrated Podcast is back with a brand new episode. Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway, Collin Kennedy and Brody Lusk break down Oklahoma's two new commits in 2027, look ahead to who could be next after the big visit weekend and warp up the last two...listen to podcast from Sooners Illustrated
Why Oklahoma Buying Low on Transfer DL Bishop Thomas Could Pay Off
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — Oklahoma coach Brent Venables and his staff had to scrape to the very bottom of the barrel to find Bishop Thomas in the transfer portal. Thomas, a defensive lineman who has played at Georgia State, Colorado and Florida State, was the No. 865 overall player in the portal after the 2025 season, per Rivals. His stock...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Rising WR Prospects Shine at Oklahoma's Second Brent Venables Camp
(by Carson Field) For the second day in a row, college football hopefuls from Oklahoma and elsewhere took to Everest Training Center to compete in front of the Sooners’ coaches and players. Wednesday marked the second of four Brent Venables Elite Football Camps, held on OU’s campus. Here are some notes from the second day of camp...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
These recruits impressed enough in front of Oklahoma coaches to earn new offers
(by Dekota Gregory) The Oklahoma Sooners on Tuesday welcomed prospects from across the country during their first Brent Venables Elite Football Camp of the summer, and some of the visitors impressed enough during their time in Norman to earn a new offer. Venables has used these camps in the past to find underrated talent that's...read more from Stormin' in Norman
How Oklahoma Transfer TE Rocky Beers' Age, Experience Will Benefit Sooners Offense
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — John Mateer has plenty of new weapons at his disposal heading into his second year as Oklahoma’s starting quarterback. One of them is tight end Rocky Beers: a married, 24-year-old soon-to-be father. Mateer’s first impression of Beers? “Rocky? he’s kind of old,” Mateer said in March. While Mateer made that remark...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Former OU football players Josh Heupel, Rocky Calmus on 2027 ballot for College Football Hall of Fame
(by Joshua McDaniel) Former OU players Josh Heupel and Rocky Calmus are on the 2027 ballot for the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame, according to an OU Athletics Communications press release. Heupel and Calmus are among 80 80 players listed from the Football Bowl Subdivision and are repeat honorees...read more from Sooners Illustrated
ESPN knows how valuable Oklahoma's newest receivers for John Mateer really are
(by Dekota Gregory) Oklahoma needed to find some more weapons for quarterback John Mateer after an overall disappointing 2025 season from the passing game, and the transfer portal delivered. The Sooners' biggest transfer additions ahead of the 2026 college football season were wide receivers Parker Livingstone from Texas and...read more from Stormin' in Norman
COMMIT: Oklahoma lands elite in-state 2027 athlete Gabriel Osborne Jr.
(by Collin Kennedy) They got him. The Oklahoma Sooners have officially landed elite in-state athlete Gabriel Osborne Jr. Osborne becomes the 23rd member of Oklahoma's 2027 commit class. He's the 11th defensive player to pledge and the fourth defensive back to pledge. According to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Player...read more from Sooners Illustrated
