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Postgame Quick Notes: Sooners set single-game school sack record in SEC home opening win of 2025 season

Another year, and it’s time for the Crimson Countdown. Expectations are high, maybe as high as they’ve ever been for head coach Brent Venables.  OU

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Crimson Countdown: No. 42 Wyatt Gilmore

Oklahoma enjoyed a pretty high hit rate on its top recruiting targets during official visit season this summer.  But the Sooners conspicuously

OU head coach Brent Venables is captured in an intense moment during spring practice March 30, 2026. Photo by Carey Murdock/SoonerScoop

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Oklahoma keeping the foot on the gas with a flip target

It’s no secret that OU, once again, has one of the most difficult schedules in the country in 2026.   According to ESPN’s FPI, the Sooners have

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OU is making zero complaints about one of the toughest schedules in the country

For years the Sooners have been a bit up and down at the cornerback position. Try as they might Oklahoma football always seemed to have one or none

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CB Room Went from Problem to a Potential SEC Standard

TAMPA, Fla. – You can only be an underdog for so long, and the time has run out for OU defensive end Taylor Wein.  You cannot be one of the three

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Why it's OK that OU EDGE Taylor Wein is no longer the underdog

For an Oklahoma football program that has spent the last decade boasting, arguably, the NFL's top two offensive tackles, Trent Williams and Lane

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Michael Fasusi is Oklahoma's Foundation, Now the Sooners Need to Catch Up

In the modern era of recruiting there's a lot of half-truths about what exactly a player may be thinking. He may know an exact date for a decision

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Elite WR Dedrick Kimbrough: 'My Thoughts Always Lead to OU'

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Crimson Countdown: No. 43 Grayson Miller

Texas and Oklahoma are entering Year 3 in the SEC and while both of those programs have benefitted from a recruiting perspective by joining that

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Battleground states: More SEC teams coming into Texas, Oklahoma for top players

Every week, SoonerScoop’s George Stoia answers questions from subscribers about all things OU athletics.  Here are this week’s

Oklahoma Sooners running back Xavier Robinson (24) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Ole Miss Rebels at Gaylord Family Ð Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Ole Miss won 34-26.



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OU mailbag: Name one player (sans Mateer) that could elevate Oklahoma to the top of the SEC?

As one looks over the Oklahoma football roster it's impossible to ignore how crucial wide receiver could be to their success in 2026. The return of

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Isaiah Sategna Returned, but What Does WR Room's Future Look Like?

Oklahoma football's class of 2028 already has one commitment on board and after landing a quarterback like Trey Tagliaferri, the Sooners will want to

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Prediction: Sooners Will be the Call for OKPreps Star

Jay Schell looks the part, and he plays the part.  The 6-foot-3, 225-pound four-star linebacker from Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Ga.) has emerged as one of

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2028 4-star LB Jay Schell has no shortage of suitors and national powers have his attention

TAMPA, Fla. — Oklahoma coach Brent Venables couldn’t give Taylor Wein the answer he wanted. But Venables understood Wein would take to heart the

Oklahoma’s Taylor Wein (44) pursues Alabama's Ty Simpson (15) for a sack in the second half of the College Football Playoff game

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Taylor Wein made the most of his moment; now he wants to be an Oklahoma legend

TAMPA, Fla. – OU fans were buzzing, for sure, but there was no way it was actually happening. The Sooners were about to have Jason Witten as their

OU tight end coach Jason Witten congratulates a player after a good rep during spring practice March 30, 2026. Photo by Carey Murdock/SoonerScoop

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How Jason Witten has lived up to the billing so far at OU

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Crimson Countdown: No. 44 Taylor Wein

Los Angeles (Calif.) Salesian junior defensive back Jordan Slye is one of the top corners in the region and has a few schools starting to separate

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Schools starting to separate for standout '28 DB Jordan Slye

A year ago at SEC Media Days, OU quarterback John Mateer was the new guy. And the expectations were extremely high.   Coming from Washington State,

Jul 20, 2026; Tampa, FL, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback John Mateer (10) speaks to the press during SEC Football Kickoff Media Day at the Tampa Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

John Mateer owns his 2025 collapse, coming to SEC Media Days with something to prove

Quarterback recruitments, by nature, draw the most excitement. When a coveted blue-chip passer makes his commitment, it's one of the rare times

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Breaking down the highest-rated QB prospect to sign with each SEC team over the last decade

Under the stewardship of Todd Bates Oklahoma's defensive line room has become one of the most consistent units in college football. 2026 has,

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Oklahoma Football Focus: Defensive Line Has Stars and Questions

Oklahoma may not have a more scrutinized position group than the receiving corps heading into 2026.  A case could be made for the tight end room, or

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How is the Oklahoma wide receiver corps progressing?

Getting Jason Witten on the coaching staff is already a major win for Oklahoma.  The former Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl tight end joined the Sooners in

'A dude of dudes': Oklahoma coach Brent Venables, recruits rave about Jason Witten

TAMPA, Fla. – There are a lot of things to know about OU head coach Brent Venables, but one thing he will say repeatedly is that he loves the

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Why Brent Venables is excited to take OU to Michigan

TAMPA, Fla. — Brent Venables has built a championship-level defense at Oklahoma.  That was more than apparent last season, as the Sooners reached

Jul 20, 2026; Tampa, FL, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables speaks to the press during SEC Football Kickoff Media Day at the Tampa Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

Brent Venables built Oklahoma's defense into a CFP unit, now the offense has to catch up

A recruiting class can look a lot different when the in-state crop is at an elite level, just look at OU football for 2027.  Head coach Brent

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OU basketball offers Parker McDaniel, Keaton Murry for 2028 class

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