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OU picked to finish 10th in SEC Preseason Media Poll

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Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman R Mason Thomas (32) hits Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Oklahoma won 24-3.

OU has a lot to prove in 2025.

The Sooners were picked to finish 10th in the SEC Preseason Media Poll, which was released on Friday. Meanwhile, Texas was chosen to win the league. Below is the full poll.

  1. Texas
  2. Georgia
  3. Alabama
  4. LSU
  5. South Carolina
  6. Florida
  7. Ole Miss
  8. Texas A&M
  9. Tennessee
  10. Oklahoma
  11. Auburn
  12. Missouri
  13. Vanderbilt
  14. Arkansas
  15. Kentucky
  16. Mississippi State

OU also had only three players selected for the All-SEC preseason teams. Running back Jaydn Ott and defensive end R Mason Thomas were selected to the second team. While longsnapper Ben Anderson was chosen for the third team. Quarterback John Mateer was noticeably not selected. South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers was the first-team QB, while LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier was second team and Texas’ Arch Manning was third team.

At SEC Media Days, OU garnered a lot of attention for its additions of Mateer and Ott. Some believe the Sooners can be a surprise team in 2025. But Friday’s media poll doesn’t express a lot of faith in Brent Venables’ team.

That doesn’t mean he doesn’t he think they can exceed expectations.

“Couldn’t be more excited about what I’ve seen up to this point in time,” Venables said in his opening statement. “This is a team I love to be in the building with every single day. I believe they have what it takes to claw our way back to where I believe Oklahoma belongs. The expectations here and in the locker room are to win at the very highest level and to compete for a championship. That’s always been the way it is here at the University of Oklahoma. We embrace those standards and expectations of excellence.

“You choose to come to Oklahoma to coach or to play on the biggest stage, in the biggest games, and you accept everything that comes with that. In the new era of college football, we expect to be a program that is a year in, year out consistently a Playoff contender.

“I believe the sum of all of our parts with this football team, the 2025 version, gives us a chance to have a really good football team.”

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