Published: 20 June 2024

(by Aaron Gelvin) Former Oklahoma Sooners football head coach and the current head coach of the USC Trojans, Lincoln Riley, has lost two major commitments on the defensive side of the ball this week. First, it was five-star EDGE Isaiah Gibson, who recommitted from Southern Cal on Tuesday. Gibson was ranked as the number one edge-rusher in the...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 19 June 2024

(by Chip Rouse) Oklahoma football recruiting activities have been gaining steam -- as they do every year at this time -- with spring practice in the rear-view mirror and schools out across the country out for the summer. Brent Venables and staff have had back-to-back weekends hosting official visits from top prospects the Sooners are interested in...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 19 June 2024

(by Grant Hughes) There are 14 programs with odds sitting at +200 or better to make the 12-team College Football Playoff field next season, according to FanDuel Sportsbook's latest odds entering the 2024 season. The SEC leads all conferences with seven ranked among the top 14, beating four from the Big Ten and three from the ACC...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 18 June 2024

(by Randall Sweet) Tuesday marked the fourth session of the 2024 Brent Venables Football Camp, an annual event hosted on Oklahoma's campus in Norman. Each day, a number of talented prospects attend camp with an OU offer already in hand or in hopes of earning a look from the Sooners' coaching staff. While the fourth session was slightly smaller...read more from AllSooners

Published: 18 June 2024

(by Tom Green) Oklahoma's investment in its support staff under Brent Venables is set to take another important step forward this week at the university's Board of Regents meeting. Curtis Lofton, currently the director of the Sooners' S.O.U.L. Mission, is set to officially add the title of general manager for OU's football team, according to the agenda...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 18 June 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) Welcome to the Southeastern Conference. As is tradition for SEC teams, the Sooners will have a non-conference game in the month of November. They'll face off against Maine at home (1:30 p.m. Nov. 2) before a really tough three-game stretch to end the season, which includes at No. 7 Missouri, No. 9 Alabama and at No. 12 LSU...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 18 June 2024

(by Aaron Gelvin) There’s been all kinds of talk in the past few months (and years) on if the Oklahoma Sooners are “SEC ready”. Brent Venables has had two years to try and get the program ready for the toughest conference in football. Two years to build up a culture and a level of discipline and toughness that deteriorated under the previous...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 17 June 2024

(by Tom Green) Oklahoma's first-ever SEC game is still about three months away, but early betting lines for six of the Sooners' conference matchups for their inaugural SEC season have already been posted. Circa Sports released its opening line for its college football games of the year over the weekend, featuring lines for 65 of the biggest matchups for...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 17 June 2024

(by Tom Green) A pair of Oklahoma defenders have been named preseason All-Americans by Athlon Sports. Linebacker Danny Stutsman and safety Billy Bowman Jr. both landed on the preseason All-America teams released this week by Athlon Sports as part of the publication's annual college football preview magazine. Stutsman was tabbed a first...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 17 June 2024

(by Josh Callaway) With Oklahoma already reaping the benefits of a big recruiting weekend and another huge one on the way, the Sooners Illustrated Podcast is back with a brand new episode. Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway, James D. Jackson and Tom Green dive into some of the latest recruiting news for the Sooners, starting first with the bombshell...listen to podcast from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 17 June 2024

(by Randall Sweet) On Monday afternoon, 4-star wide receiver Marcus Harris announced his commitment to Oklahoma. Harris' decision comes on the heels of a weekend trip to Norman for one of the Sooners' most important recruiting weekends of the year. A handful of other talented prospects like 5-star Lewisville (TX) offensive lineman Michael Fasusi...read more from AllSooners

Published: 17 June 2024

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Published: 17 June 2024

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Published: 16 June 2024

(by Collin Kennedy) Just when you think Oklahoma has moved past the 2024 recruiting class, another quality preferred walk-on commit joins the mix. That's what happened Wednesday as Devon Owen announced via social media his pledge to the Sooners. A 6-foot-1 and 190-pound defensive back out of Argyle, Texas, Owen has taken a unique path to...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 16 June 2024

(by Justin Martinez) The SEC just got more dangerous. Football powerhouses such as Georgia and Alabama already call the conference home. But now OU and Texas, two heavyweights from the Big 12, are also in the mix. The SEC boasts numerous teams capable of reaching the College Football Playoff. And with the 2024 season set to...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 16 June 2024

(by Parker Thune) The Sooners are on the board for the second time in the class of 2026, as they've landed a commitment from three-star Frisco (Texas) Lone Star TE Ryder Mix. Though he held offers from Oregon, Ohio State, Tennessee and nearly two dozen other FBS programs, Mix told OUInsider that the decision to commit to Oklahoma was a...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 15 June 2024

(by Tom Green) Oklahoma's defense is expected to be the strength of the team in the Sooners' first year in the SEC. That side of the ball is loaded with talent and experience at all three levels, but perhaps none more than in the secondary — and according to Pro Football Focus, OU heads into the fall with one of the nation's top secondaries. The Sooners'...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 15 June 2024

(by Bryce McKinnis) NORMAN — Deion Burks was lured to Norman with the promise of playing Drake Stoops’ old position. The 5-foot-9 Purdue transfer could become a greater vertical threat than his predecessor was. “Coming in, I just knew I pretty much wanted to play the slot position,” Burks said after a spring practice on April 12. “Honestly, what caught my...read more from AllSooners

Published: 15 June 2024

(by John Williams) Few coaches have had as much influence on the game of football as former Oklahoma Sooners offensive coordinator and long-time college football head coach Mike Leach. His deployment of the Air-Raid first with OU as the coordinator and then as the head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State, and Mississippi State revolutionized...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 14 June 2024

(by Tom Green) Details surrounding the arrest of Oklahoma cornerback Makari Vickers have been released by the OU Police Department. Vickers, who was arrested early Wednesday, was cited for driving under the influence and for possession of marijuana, according to a copy of the arrest report obtained by Sooners Illustrated and 247Sports on Friday...read more from Sooners Illustrated