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From Mateer to Arbuckle to Dabo, Our Takeaways from Oklahoma Coach Brent Venables' Press Conference

Coming off a bye week, Oklahoma coach Brent Venables held his weekly press conference Monday ahead of Saturday's matchup at No. 4 Alabama. "it's going to be a fantastic matchup between two of the most iconic brands in college football history," Venables said.

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Why Oklahoma Coaches Are Confident in John Mateer Entering Alabama Trip

This Saturday’s matchup in Tuscaloosa is unquestionably a crucial game with significant College Football Playoff ramifications. No. 12 Oklahoma playing on the road in yet another SEC cathedral is a potential fork in the road for the Sooners: win and keep your playoff hopes alive, lose and you might want to pray for help.

Nik Bonitto News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / November 10

Sooners in the NFL: Ex-Oklahoma Edge Rusher Shines in TNF Defensive Battle

On a night where the Denver Broncos couldn’t find an offensive rhythm, former Oklahoma edge rusher Nik Bonitto loomed large. Bonitto, an outside linebacker

College Football News / 5 GOATs / November 10

Oklahoma at Alabama odds: Opening point spread released

A fascinating matchup inside the SEC is on the docket for Week 12. Oklahoma will take their show on the road to face off against Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

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Will Lauren Betts, Aaliyah Chavez or another player be the star of the No. 3 UCLA-No. 6 Oklahoma showdown?

The highest-profile matchup in this still-fresh women’s college basketball season tips off on Monday night at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA at 10:30 p.m.

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No. 6 Oklahoma Ready for Major 'Test' Against 'Experienced' No. 3 UCLA

Oklahoma and UCLA meet on Monday night in a potential Final Four Preview. Jennie Baranczyk’s Sooners (1-0) are ranked sixth, and they’ll travel to Sacramento, CA, to battle the No.

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Preview: Oklahoma's Trip to Alabama That Carries Major CFP Implications

Oklahoma still holds its College Football Playoff destiny in its hands, but this weekend will be decisive. The Sooners head to Tuscaloosa to challenge the Alabama Crimson Tide in one of Week 12’s biggest matchups. OU (7-2, 3-2 SEC) was off last weekend while Alabama (8-1, 6-0) dispatched LSU at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Oklahoma Sooners have a legit opportunity to snag an elite recruit who just decommitted from the Texas Longhorns

The Oklahoma Sooners have been cleaning up their 2026 class very well, and that could only get better. Their 2027 class, though, is No. 1 in the country and has the potential to finish that way or at least near that.

Oklahoma Sooners News / A to Z Sports / November 9

Oklahoma Sooners just re-entered the conversation on an elite recruit who turned them down not long ago

Jim Nagy and the Oklahoma Sooners recruiting team should really be opening their focus back up to 2026 edge rusher DeAnthony Lafayette, who previously chose the LSU Tigers over OU.

College Football News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / November 9

Oklahoma Run Game Continues to Improve, but Needs Another Step to Knock off Alabama

Oklahoma’s running game remains far from perfect. But after struggling to move the ball effectively on the ground for much of the season, the Sooners have shown significant improvement on the ground in recent weeks.

College Football News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / November 9

Oklahoma Takes Advantage of Poll Shakeup After Bye Week

The Sooners moved up in the polls despite sitting idle over the weekend. Losses around the country saw Oklahoma move up two spots in the USA Today Coaches Poll to No.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / November 9

PFF Trends That Will Shape Oklahoma's Final Three Regular Season Contests

With three games remaining in the regular season, it’s no shock that the defense leads the way for Brent Venables’ Sooners. Defensive end R Mason Thomas is Oklahoma’s highest-rated player per Pro Football Focus, and the top eight rated regular contributors are all on the same side of the ball.

ESPN's FPI rankings are significantly higher on the Tennessee Vols than other polls

The Tennessee Vols were ranked No. 25 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. Tennessee's loss to the Oklahoma Sooners last weekend essentially crippled the Vols' College Football Playoff hopes.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / November 9

Sunday Offering: Oklahoma WR Commit Shuts Down Recruitment

After the Sooners went on the road and took down No. 14 Tennessee, they enjoyed their second open weekend. But while Oklahoma’s players and coaches didn’t take the field at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday, the Sooners continued to make plenty of headway on the recruiting trail.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / November 9

Oklahoma Sooners score massive win for College Football Playoff hopes without even playing a game

It was a bye week for the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, with the team enjoying some much-needed rest after a grueling back-to-back series against Ole Miss and Tennessee, where they fought a physical game for four quarters of each and pulling out a monumental victory over the Volunteers last week.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / November 8

How Big Plays, an Improved Run Game and More Efficiency Can Power Oklahoma Down the Stretch

In addition to the usual tried and true tropes of winning the turnover battle and field position and line of scrimmage, Oklahoma might be able to thrive over the next three games if the Sooners are able to deliver one key thing.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / November 8

Oklahoma Defense Still has Plenty of Room for Growth During Stretch Run

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables can describe in intricate detail the plays his Sooners’ defense missed on last week vs. Tennessee and what went wrong. “We missed the tackle on the screen, they throw the ball a yard behind the screen,” Venables said in breaking down a 37-yard completion on the game’s first drive.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / November 8

Oklahoma Guard Dayton Forsythe Embraces Leadership Role in Sophomore Season

Porter Moser stood at the podium during SEC Media Day in Birmingham and proudly declared that he embraced the transfer portal. This was a far cry from the man who, when he was hired in 2021, said he wanted to build his program through retention and development.

Oklahoma Sooners News / A to Z Sports / November 7

Oklahoma Sooners have the unexpected happen to their program as one player decides to go a different route

Earlier this week, the Oklahoma Sooners basketball program got word that one of their scholarship players would be leaving the program and going to play baseball for head coach Skip Johnson.

John Mateer News / Gridiron Heroics / November 6

'I Didn’t Think He’d Tell the Whole World': John Mateer Confirms Chipotle Message Board Rumor Was Real

Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer finally addressed what became one of the stranger subplot stories of his transfer to Norman. The Chipotle message board rumor that circulated among Oklahoma fans turned out to be legitimate, and Mateer acknowledged his role in how the story leaked.