It's not every day that hiring a position coach creates national headlines but that's what Oklahoma football was able to accomplish in hiring Jason

Jason Witten, an Elizabethton alum and former Tennessee Volunteer and Dallas Cowboy, watches from the sidelines during the TSSAA Class 4A BlueCross Bowl football game between Tullahoma and Elizabethton held at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021.



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Sunday afternoon Oklahoma football landed its first commitment of the 2026 transfer portal window with Florida tight end Hayden Hansen picking the

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Some names that we have heard early on as Oklahoma looks to replace Sooners alumni and now former tight end coach Joe Jon Finley. As with the names

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Oklahoma tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley isn't expected to be retained by the program in 2026, sources confirm to OUInsider.com.  Finley, 40, just

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Sources: Finley not expected to return to Oklahoma staff in 2026

OU is expected to fire tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley, sources tell SoonerScoop.com.   Finley has been the tight ends coach since 2021 and was

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Sources: OU expected to fire tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley

First off...     I had OUInsider VIP members ask some questions on the Sooners' football program, NIL, recruiting, transfer portal, coaching staff

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Sooners are hot an heavy on the transfer portal. So with that, what's the latest on the portal front and are the Sooners potentially looking at some

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Zac Fares has a top eight and a recent visit to Oklahoma definitely impressed the 2027 four-star tight end from Las Vegas (Nev.) Arbor View as a

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Four-star TE Zac Fares working toward an early commitment

Oklahoma football’s class of 2026 is busy signing their letters of intent today. And as players come in and are signed and sealed and everyone wants

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Sooners Signing Day LIVE

We have the original full list of visitors HERE where you can see our breakdown (much like below) and also compare and contrast the difference, but

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Sooners’ Recruiting Weekend: Full Visitor List, New Additions From Initial List, Tons of Rivals100 Intel & Decision Timelines

This week's WOKElahoma starts with what is starting to look like one of the Sooners strongest visitor lists of the Brent Venables era. Let's take a

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The First Look at Sooners Big Visit Weekend

Oklahoma and Joe Jon Finley have long held one tight end commitment for the 2026 class and on Monday added a second key piece in the form of Lincoln

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Oklahoma Football Adds Big-Time Athlete at Tight End

When the nation's No. 164 overall player, and No. 9 tight end, Tyler Ruxer came to his decision there was, of course, a lot to consider. His two

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Sooners New Man Tyler Ruxer Had to Be 'A Little Selfish'

The Sooner Scoop – May 31, 2025  Attention Ladies and Gentleman, I have an urgent and breaking Sooners news story!  No player in the state seems a

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The Sooner Scoop – May 2, 2025  Attention Ladies and Gentleman, I have an urgent and breaking Sooners news story!  One of the interesting Oklahoma

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Who is in the Future of Oklahoma Football?

OU was unable to land its top tight end target in the NCAA transfer portal on Friday, as Missouri State's Lance Mason announced his commitment to

OU loses out on transfer portal tight end; what's next?

Oklahoma's 'Future Freaks' was loaded with some of the Sooners biggest targets but it was also home to a load of new offers to go out. One of the

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Sooners Weekend Sees a Load of New Offers

Oklahoma's travels around the country to continue to evaluate talents started again on Monday. Not surprisingly the Sooners laid a wide swath of

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The Sooner Scoop – January 24, 2025  Attention Ladies and Gentleman, I have an urgent and breaking Sooners news story!  As ever on a visit weekend,

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Sooners Junior Day is Here

Oklahoma's tour around the country continued with stops in Virginia and California. But there's no denying that the Sooners got back to one of their

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Sooners Deep in the Lone Star State

OU coach Brent Venables is officially hiring Washington State's Ben Arbuckle as his next offensive coordinator. The team announced the move on Monday

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Brent Venables officially announces Ben Arbuckle as offensive coordinator

Ole Miss is getting ready to host Oklahoma on Saturday. With that, head coach Lane Kiffin is going to compete against a familiar face in Joe Jon

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Lane Kiffin downplays familiarity with Joe Jon Finley ahead of Oklahoma game

Brent Venables had seen enough of Oklahoma’s offense.   The OU head coach addressed the firing of offensive coordinator Seth Littrell for the first

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Brent Venables explains decision to fire Seth Littrell, elevate Joe Jon Finley

Every week, SoonerScoop.com and On3’s George Stoia will be answering your questions in his weekly OU mailbag. This week, Stoia answers

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OU mailbag: Why did Joe Jon Finley get elevated?

With Seth Littrell now gone and an offensive coordinator search imminent, the attention in Norman shifts to the OU quarterback room.   Oklahoma coach

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