(by Jesse Crittenden) Brent Venables made it clear that the Sooners needed to turn things around on special teams. The Sooners hired Doug Deakin as the special teams coordinator during the offseason. They also added Tyler Keltner and Liam Evans as field goal kickers. It was a massive area of focus after special teams had...read more from the OUInsider
College Football Way-Too-Early 2025 Top 25 Ranking: Can Arch Manning take Texas to the top? (OU #18)
(by Andy Staples) One game remains to be played in the 2024 season, but everyone outside of Ohio State and Notre Dame has turned the page to 2025. So it’s time to start arguing about next season. Ari Wasserman and I each made our own top 25 and averaged them together (hence the also receiving votes category), but we’re open to...read more from On3.com
College football expert is optimistic about Oklahoma in 2025
(by Chip Rouse) The vultures are circling above a proud but wounded Oklahoma football program that for so long knew nothing but 10- or 11-win seasons, but now finds itself staggered by two seasons out of the last three with just six wins. Losing seasons are extremely rare in Sooner football history. They've had only 13 losing seasons...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Is Jim Knowles The Guy? | Under The Visor Sooners Podcast
Jim Knowles addresses Oklahoma speculation ahead of title game
(by Zach Barnett) The Oklahoma defensive coordinator position has been sitting open for, relatively speaking, a long time. A suspiciously long time. West Virginia hired Zac Alley away on Dec. 29, and the job remains unfilled three weeks later. Given that a logical replacement in Wes Goodwin, Clemson's former defensive coordinator...read more from the FootballScoop
Oklahoma players in the NFL Playoffs: Super Bowl dream still alive for several Sooners
(by Dekota Gregory) There's still hope for an Oklahoma Sooner to become a Super Bowl champion this football season. The divisional round of the NFL Playoffs is this weekend with eight teams still competing to make the Super Bowl on Feb. 9. The Detroit Lions are the only team still alive without former OU player on its roster...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Oklahoma Sooners 2025 depth chart projection 1.0
(by John Williams) The Oklahoma Sooners are undergoing significant turnover. On offense, there will be a lot of new faces at quarterback and wide receiver. On defense, the Sooners are replacing key players and leadership on the depth chart but still have a ton of talent. Oklahoma’s coaching staff will be tasked with developing...read more from the Sooners Wire
Why Jim Knowles leaving Ohio State for OU football is unlikely but not impossible
(by Jenni Carlson) Brent Venables is hard-wired for defense. Ask the OU football coach about the Sooners' offense, the struggles on the line or the inconsistency at quarterback, and he is apt to take off on a tangent about the defense. Bless his heart, that’s just how he is. Defense, defense, defense. Which leads us to an interesting question...read more from The Oklahoman
SIP Ep. 145 | Latest on Oklahoma’s DC search…Jim Knowles? + Anything left for OU in the portal?
(by Josh Callaway) As Oklahoma's defensive coordinator search approaches the three-week mark, the Sooners Illustrated Podcast is back with a brand new episode. Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway and Collin Kennedy dive into all the latest rumblings on the Sooners' pursuit of a new defensive coordinator including the potential...listen to podcast from Sooners Illustrated
Curtis Lofton stepping down as GM of Oklahoma football
(by Barkley Truax) Oklahoma football GM Curtis Lofton is stepping down from his position, he revealed on Thursday. He was hired into the program in 2022 and took over as GM ahead of the 2024 season. Lofton announced the decision in a post on Facebook. “Everyone at some point in their lives has achieved something great,” his statement...read more from On3.com
Jalen Redmond officially re-signing with the Minnesota Vikings
(by Bryan Clinton) Jalen Redmond made big plays on a regular basis during his time at Oklahoma, but his ability to do so in the NFL was the best of surprises for the Minnesota Vikings in 2024. Despite tallying 31.5 tackles for loss and 14 sacks as a Sooner, Redmond entered the league as an undrafted rookie in 2023. His first opportunity...read more from the OUInsider
Brent Venables hosts new Oklahoma Sooners players at his house
(by Aaron Gelvin) As the Oklahoma Sooners enter Year 4 under head coach Brent Venables and Year 2 in SEC, there’s no doubt it’s a make-or-break season. After going 6-7 for the second time in three years in 2024, another season like that won’t be enough wins to keep Venables in Norman. The Sooners will be relying on plenty of new faces...read more from the Sooners Wire
SoonerScoop podcast: Tick tock, tick tock on OU defensive coordinator
(by Bob Przybylo) Another week in the books, and we’re still wondering about the OU defensive coordinator. Another week, and there doesn’t seem to be an ounce of panic from OU about it, either. Head coach Brent Venables hasn’t made any drastic moves yet. The boys are all back as classes began in Norman on Monday. We’re officially...listen to podcast from the SoonerScoop
Report: AFCA head coaches proposing transfer portal window change
(by Nick Kosko) AFCA head coaches are proposing to move the transfer portal window to January and make it 10 days, according to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger. “AFCA head coaches are proposing to move the transfer portal to a 10-day window in early January after bowl games with spring window eliminated (except for graduate transfers)...read more from On3.com
Oklahoma DL Jayden Jackson Earns Freshman All-America Honors
(by OU Athletics Communications) Oklahoma true freshman defensive lineman Jayden Jackson was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, the organization announced Tuesday. Jackson is only the second Sooners defensive lineman to earn FWAA Freshman All-America recognition since...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Report: Oklahoma Defensive Back to Withdraw From Transfer Portal
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — After spending a short time in the transfer portal, a young defensive back will return to Oklahoma in 2025. Safety Mykel Patterson-McDonald withdrew his name from the portal, according to a report from On3’s Pete Nakos. Patterson-McDonald initially entered the portal on Jan. 3. A native of Moore, OK,..read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
SIP Ep. 144 | Oklahoma RB's status report + Other football news & basketball recap
(by Josh Callaway) As the month of January rolls on, the Sooners Illustrated Podcast is back with a brand new episode. Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway, James D. Jackson and Tom Green open the show by continuing their position status report series with the Oklahoma running back room going into 2025. "I feel kind of perplexed by...listen to podcast from Sooners Illustrated
Baker Mayfield's best statistical season of NFL career comes to an end
(by Dekota Gregory) Another stellar Baker Mayfield season ended too early in the first round of the playoffs. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the Washington Commanders 23-20 in the Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs on Sunday Night Football. The loss concluded Mayfield's second season as the Buccaneers' quarterback. The game...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Sterling Shepard's Sunday Night Football intro will never get old
(by Dekota Gregory) Fortunately for all of us, the powers that be put Sterling Shepard and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in primetime again. The Buccaneers started their NFL Playoff run against the Washington Commanders in the Wild Card Round on Sunday night. As tradition at the start of Sunday Night Football on NBC, starters from...read more from Stormin' in Norman
OU football not changing much on defense heading into 2025, even with Zac Alley's exit
(by Ryan Aber) NORMAN — While OU’s offense was a trainwreck in 2024, the Sooners had their best defense in years. OU was 19th nationally in total defense at 318.2 yards per game, 24th in rushing defense at 115.1 yards per game, were 10th in tackles for loss at 7.4 per game, and were tied for sixth in fumble recoveries with 12...read more from The Oklahoman
