Published: 26 October 2024

(by John E. Hoover) I said it on the podcast earlier this week: playing hard is a choice. Playing on edge is a choice. Playing smart — if you’re a disciplined individual and you’ve been coached properly — certainly can be a choice. The Oklahoma offensive line doesn’t look like it’s played hard or on edge or particularly smart all season, but...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 25 October 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) Oklahoma will have to wait at least another week for the return of wide receiver Deion Burks. OU’s leading receiver was ruled out of Saturday’s contest against No. 18 Mississippi officially on Friday’s SEC Availability Report. He was listed as questionable on Wednesday before being downgrade to doubtful yesterday and ultimately out on Friday...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 25 October 2024

(by Zach Barnett) Oklahoma will be looking for an offensive coordinator this winter, and one oft-mentioned name is a familiar one. Cale Gundy is a former All-Big 8 quarterback at Oklahoma in the 1990s who was an original member of Bob Stoops's Sooner coaching staff and never left. The living connective tissue from the Stoops era...read more from FootballScoop

Published: 25 October 2024

(by James D. Jackson) After the Sooners fell to South Carolina on Saturday, the Sooners staff and defensive players were very disappointed in themselves. Turnovers proved to be the difference in the game against South Carolina last week. Oklahoma fell behind 21-0 with 9:40 left in the first quarter thanks to turnovers on each of the...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 25 October 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) Well, it's been a pretty chaotic few days for Oklahoma. Now, the Sooners head out to Ole Miss as a significant underdog, and with immense pressure to turn things around. The Rebels are nearly three-touchdown favorites and are facing pressure to win, too. They've dropped two of their three conference games, including...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 25 October 2024

(by John E. Hoover) OXFORD, MS — So Brent Venables has pressed the reset button for his Oklahoma offense. Now what? The Sooners need to play really, really well on Saturday at Ole Miss. The Rebels were preseason top-five in the AP Poll, have a coach with 100 career wins, bring back a roster full of experience and have arguably the most...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 25 October 2024

(by Ryan Aber) NORMAN — Jackson Arnold never planned on Kevin Johns being his quarterback coach and co-offensive coordinator. But Arnold was plenty complimentary of Johns before the season. “He’s a brilliant offensive mind,” Arnold said. “It helps us out in the meeting rooms, it helps us out on the field too with reads, progressions, whatever...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 25 October 2024

Oklahoma Sooners On SI's John Hoover and Ryan Chapman preview OU's game at Ole Miss this week, answering tough questions about Brent Venables, Seth Littrell and the rest of the OU coaching staff and figuring out how much this team (especially the defense) has left for a brutal stretch run...from John Hoover Media

Published: 24 October 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) There was hope that Deion Burks could return from injury this weekend for the Sooners. But that optimism took a massive hit on Thursday. The Sooners wideout has been downgraded to "doubtful" on the latest SEC availability report. It's a discouraging setback for Burks, who has missed the last three games with an...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 24 October 2024

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Published: 24 October 2024

(by Collin Kennedy) Seemingly for the first time, the future of Oklahoma football under head coach Brent Venables came into question. A lopsided 35-9 loss to South Carolina inside Gaylord Memorial Stadium, the Sooners' worst home defeat in a decade, led to a major program change. Seth Littrell was relieved of his duties as offensive...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 24 October 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — Two summers ago, OU coach Brent Venables posed a challenge to the defensive backs at his prospects camp. Could anyone guard Jacob Jordan? The 5-foot-9 wideout, who was an unranked prospect in the 2024, was simply burning every defender he faced. "I do remember that," Jordan said Tuesday...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 24 October 2024

(by John E. Hoover) Oklahoma fans might be seriously displeased with the performance of their football team in 2024, but they’ll still want to dive head first into the full SEC experience. “After all, this is SEC football we're talking about,” says John Macon Gillespie, publisher at Ole Miss On SI, “and it's important to soak up as much as you can...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 24 October 2024

(by Josh Callaway) As the recruiting ripple effects start to take shape following Oklahoma's change at offensive coordinator, the Sooners Illustrated Podcast is back with a brand new episode. Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway and Collin Kennedy dive into a medley of recruiting notes in the 2025 class, but first start with the early reaction...listen to podcast from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 24 October 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Oklahoma quarterbacks have spent most of the 2024 season under siege. The Sooners rank 132nd out of 133 FBS programs in sacks allowed after surrendering nine sacks to South Carolina in last week’s 35-9 debacle. This week could get ugly again. OU (4-3, 1-3 SEC) is preparing to take on No. 18...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 24 October 2024

(by Colton Sulley) NORMAN — News arrived early Sunday evening that rocked Joe Jon Finley’s world. OU was just over 24 hours removed from its worst home loss since 2014 and offensive coordinator Seth Littrell was out of a job. It was announced Finley, the Sooners’ co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach, would take over play-calling...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 24 October 2024

(by Bob Przybylo) You can say this about OU – it’s never a dull moment. Now it’s not all good, obviously, but it is certainly not boring with Brent Venables and Team 130. It happened Sunday, but it feels like a lifetime ago about Venables firing Seth Littrell as the offensive coordinator and the play-caller. It is time for the Unofficial 40 podcast from...listen to podcast from the SoonerScoop

Published: 24 October 2024

(by John E. Hoover) Sooners On SI's John Hoover and Ryan Chapman present Episode 260 of the Sooners On SI Podcast: a quick look back at Oklahoma's loss to South Carolina, what ultimately led to Brent Venables' decision to fire offensive coordinator Seth Littrell, what's next for OU as Joe Jon Finley and Kevin Johns take over the offense and...listen to podcast from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 23 October 2024

(by Chip Rouse) There is no name better associated with Oklahoma football past and present than that of legendary former Sooner head coach Barry Switzer. As a guest on the SEC Network's Paul Finebaum Show this week, Switzer was asked about all that's gone wrong for Oklahoma this season, including the coaching staff change this week...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 23 October 2024

(by Chandler Vessels) Oklahoma and Ole Miss will meet for only the second time in history and the first time in the 21st century in a Week 9 matchup in Oxford. We now have an idea of which players will be available for that game as the initial injury report was released by the SEC on Wednesday. The Sooners have had several players out in recent...read more from On3.com