Published: 30 October 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — Injury struggles and an off-the-rails season has forced the Sooners to evaluate their roster. At the top of that evaluation this week is Isaiah Autry-Dent. The freshman offensive lineman has been elevated from the scout team and is expected to be listed on the two-deep depth chart for Saturday's game against Maine...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 30 October 2024

(by John E. Hoover) Bill Bedenbaugh isn’t backing down from his latest challenge. That’s what Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables said Wednesday about his embattled offensive line coach. OU’s completely rebuilt offensive line continues to be at the heart of the team’s struggles, and as the Sooners (4-4 overall, 1-4 Southeastern Conference)...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 30 October 2024

(by Jenni Carlson) About the same time Jackson Arnold scrambled away from another sack and tallied some meaningless yardage as time expired in Oxford, Mississippi, Dillon Gabriel took a third-down snap in Eugene, Oregon. The Oregon quarterback stood in a pocket cleaner than a Swiffer ad. Even though the Illinois defense dropped eight players...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 30 October 2024

(by Colton Sulley) NORMAN — Brent Venables' confidence in the future of his program and its resources remains sky high. OU football still has four games remaining on its schedule but with an offensive coordinator search ahead, national signing day and the uncertainties surrounding roster-building and the transfer portal, it could be an eventful next...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 29 October 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — Brent Venables had a lot to say during Tuesday's press conference. His weekly press conference lasted over an hour and six minutes, rivaling the longest of his tenure since he was hired in late 2021. And this comes just a few days before the Sooners' matchup with Maine, an FCS opponent that OU is favored...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 29 October 2024

(by John E. Hoover) NORMAN — At the very least, maybe Brent Venables has found Oklahoma’s next quarterbacks coach moving forward. It’s certainly possible — even likely — that whoever Venables hires as his offensive coordinator in December will also coach OU quarterbacks. But there are early indications that the new OC will have the...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 29 October 2024

Brent Venables held his weekly press conference this week and it went for over an hour. Venables addressed where things are in this program right now as the Sooners sit 4-4 on the season...from the SoonerScoop

Published: 29 October 2024

(by John Williams) When they look back on the 2024 college football season and tell the story of the Oklahoma Sooners, injuries on the offensive side of the ball will be a major theme. And the Sooners are dealing with more injuries. Brent Venables revealed during his weekly press conference that starting offensive lineman, Jacob Sexton will be out...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 29 October 2024

(by Tom Green) NORMAN — Oklahoma's inaugural season in the SEC has been a rocky one. The Sooners are 4-4 overall, 1-4 in conference play and riding a three-game losing streak as they reach a break in league games this weekend against FCS opponent Maine. Despite the program's struggles this season, its third under Brent Venables, the OU...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 29 October 2024

Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables meets with the media for his weekly press conference on Monday, October 29th ahead of the Sooners' Week 10 matchup vs Maine...from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 29 October 2024

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Published: 29 October 2024

(by Ryan Aber) OXFORD, Miss. — At one point this season, it looked like OU’s cornerbacks were one of the strengths of the team. The Sooners had a depth of experience between Woodi Washington, Gentry Williams, Kani Walker and Dez Malone. But Williams has been hurt, appearing in just two games this season, while the rest of the group has...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 29 October 2024

(by Louis Raser) For the third game in a row, Oklahoma’s offense headed into the locker room on Saturday disappointed with its performance. The Sooners were held under 20 points for the fifth time in eight games. But while OU closed Saturday allowing six sacks on its final 11 plays from scrimmage and rushing for 0.9 yards per carry in the fourth...read more from the OU Daily

Published: 28 October 2024

(by Chip Rouse) This has not been the season that quarterback Jackson Arnold and his Oklahoma teammates envisioned for their first season as a new member of the SEC. The once high-powered Oklahoma offense, beset by injuries and other debilitating issues, has been a shell of its former self this season. Things have been so bad with the...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 28 October 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) At this point, Oklahoma just needs something. In this case, what they really need is a win. This weekend's game against Maine presents a golden, and desperately-needed, opportunity at snagging a win. The Sooners (4-4, 1-4) have lost their last three games by a combined 69 points, including last Saturday's 26-14 loss to Ole Miss...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 28 October 2024

(by Ross Lovelace) It was a big week for Oklahoma’s NFL stars — starting at the quarterback position. The Sooners were once again very well represented, as Baker Mayfield, Jalen Hurts and Kyler Murray all put up eye popping stat lines. Caleb Williams and Spencer Rattler both took starting snaps, too. For a full recap on the quarterbacks position...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 28 October 2024

(by Gracie Rawlings) The Southeastern Conference announced the kickoff time for Oklahoma’s (4-4, 1-4 SEC) game against No. 25 Missouri (6-2, 2-2 SEC) on Monday. Oklahoma will kick off at 6 or 6:45 p.m. on ESPN or SEC Network OU will travel to Columbia, Missouri, to face the Tigers on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium...read more from the OU Daily

Published: 28 October 2024

(by Ryan Aber) OXFORD, Miss. — It was hard for Jackson Arnold to wipe the smile off his face. Even after OU fell to 18th-ranked Ole Miss 26-14 on Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, even as he was sacked nine times, Arnold savored the moment. “Just having a blast,” new Sooners offensive playcaller Joe Jon Finley said of Arnold...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 28 October 2024

(by Tom Green) OXFORD, Mississippi — Cracks have started to appear on the surface of Oklahoma's defense, namely with its back seven. Oklahoma's defense has still taken a considerable step forward in Year 3 under Brent Venables (and Year 1 under new defensive coordinator Zac Alley), but the unit has been susceptible to...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 27 October 2024

(by Ross Lovelace) Oklahoma has suffered through a season of subpar quarterback play and questionable offensive schemes all year long. Tuning into the Sooners’ NFL quarterbacks on Sunday’s has to be breath of fresh air. It was another tremendous week in the NFL for Oklahoma’s three-headed monster in Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, and Jalen Hurts...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI