Published: 22 December 2025

(by Josh Callaway) With the 2025 season in the books, the Sooners Illustrated Podcast is back with a brand new episode. Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway and Tom Green give some final thoughts on the Sooners' 34-24 loss to Alabama in the College Football Playoff on Friday before wrapping up the 2025 campaign and turning the page to...listen to podcast from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 22 December 2025

(by Jesse Crittenden) Over the last few weeks, Owen Heinecke’s future has been in limbo. But he knows where he’s headed next month. The Oklahoma linebacker officially accepted an invite to the Senior Bowl on Monday. Heinecke is the second OU player to accept a Senior Bowl invite, joining defensive tackle Gracen Halton...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 22 December 2025

(by Collin Kennedy) Oklahoma is set to lose a longtime member of the roster to the NCAA transfer portal. Tight end Kaden Helms has announced via social media his intent to enter the portal during January's window. The 6-foot-5 and 238-pound redshirt junior will have one season of eligibility remaining. Helms arrived at OU as a consensus...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 22 December 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) Brent Venables and general manager Jim Nagy have Oklahoma’s roster in a good spot. On offense, adding depth along the offensive line will be a priority. Febechi Nwaiwu is out of eligibility, leaving a hole at one starting spot. The rise of freshmen Michael Fasusi, Ryan Fodje and Eddy Pierre-Louis has Bill Bedenbaugh...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 21 December 2025

(by Jesse Crittenden) The first transfer portal domino since Friday’s season-ending loss to Alabama has fallen for Oklahoma, and it’s a big one. Oklahoma veteran linebacker Kobie McKinzie is planning to enter the transfer portal, per Rivals’ Hayes Fawcett. McKinzie, a redshirt junior, has one year of eligibility remaining. McKinzie’s departure...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 21 December 2025

(by Brody Demuth) Former OU quarterback Jalen Hurts guided the Eagles (10-5) to a 29-18 win against the Washington Commanders (4-11). Hurts completed 22 of 30 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns while accumulating a 111.1 rating. Hurts added 40 rushing yards on seven carries as well. Hurts' season totals increased to 3,114...read more from the OU Daily

Published: 21 December 2025

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — Friday’s loss to Alabama is certainly not the way Oklahoma wanted to end its season. It was certainly a disappointing ending for Taylor Wein. It was a tough game for the junior defensive end, who finished with two tackles and a tackle for loss against the Crimson Tide. But more than anything, Wein was...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 21 December 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) The college football calendar never sleeps. While Oklahoma’s players work to get past Friday’s 34-24 College Football Playoff defeat to Alabama, OU’s coaches and front office are gearing up for transfer portal season. This offseason, there will be one singular window from Jan. 2-16 for players to enter their names to find a new school...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 20 December 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — One of the hardest parts about Friday’s season-ending loss for Febechi Nwaiwu will be leaving his teammates, specifically the young pieces on Oklahoma’s offensive line that Nwaiwu led throughout 2025. The OU senior played his last collegiate game in the Sooners’ 34-24 College Football Playoff loss to...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 20 December 2025

(by Dekota Gregory) Oklahoma linebacker Owen Heinecke doesn't want the Sooners' 34-24 loss to Alabama in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Friday night to be his final game wearing crimson and cream. OU labeled Heinecke as a redshirt junior this season, but his college journey began as a lacrosse player at Ohio State, where...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 20 December 2025

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — The wound from Oklahoma’s 34-24 loss to Alabama won’t heal quickly. Unfortunately for the Sooners, the college football calendar never rests. Decisions will have to be made rapidly over the next few weeks heading into 2026, something that OU quarterback John Mateer hasn’t even begun to process...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 20 December 2025

(by Laurie Jones) OU’s defense entered the College Football Playoff carrying a season defined by stops, sacks and momentum swings, and against Alabama, it did exactly what it had all year: pressured the quarterback, disrupted plays and kept the Sooners in striking distance. However, it couldn’t save the Sooners from a playoff loss...read more from the OU Daily

Published: 20 December 2025

(by Dekota Gregory) The Oklahoma Sooners' best all season long was their worst in the postseason. The No. 8 Sooners squandered a 17-0 lead to lose to No. 9 Alabama 34-24 in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Friday night in Norman, and while special teams had kept OU in every game all season in order to get to this point...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 20 December 2025

(by John Williams) Oklahoma delivered in all the ways a team hosting a College Football Playoff game should, except for getting the win. The Oklahoma Sooners jumped out to an early 17-0 lead against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff. And then, in the second quarter, disaster struck. Oklahoma had scored on three...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 20 December 2025

(by Tom Green) NORMAN — Oklahoma's season ended in an abrupt fashion in the first round of the College Football Playoff. No. 8 Oklahoma lost at home to No. 9 Alabama, 34-24, after squandering a 17-point first-half lead Friday night. The Sooners were rolling for the game's first 20 minutes while jumping out to a 17-0 lead early in the second...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 20 December 2025

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — Midway through the fourth quarter Friday night, Tate Sandell lined up for a 37-yard field goal. The Sooners’ kicker had been fantastic all season, and made a 51-yard field goal earlier in the game. Trailing by 10, the Sooners needed Sandell to keep his field goal streak alive. Instead, Sandell’s kick sailed just left...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 20 December 2025

Oklahoma offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle meets with the media following the Sooners' 34-24 loss to No. 9 Alabama in the First Round of the College Football Playoff on Friday, December 19th at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman...from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 20 December 2025

Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer meets with the media following the Sooners' 34-24 loss to No. 9 Alabama in the First Round of the College Football Playoff on Friday, December 19th at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman...from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 19 December 2025

Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables meets with the media following the Sooners' 34-24 loss to No. 9 Alabama in the First Round of the College Football Playoff on Friday, December 19th at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman...from Sooners Illustrated

Published: 19 December 2025

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