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Sooners fans shouldn't get their hopes up about being in one 2027 four-star player's top-eight schools

The Oklahoma Sooners are favored to land 2027 four-star safety Jaylen Scott. They are also tied to 2027 four-star cornerback Montre Jackson, but expectations for him should be tempered.

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Oklahoma Softball Looking for More Well-Rounded Pitching Staff This Season

Patty Gasso leaned hard on Sam Landry last season. Oklahoma softball’s ace last season threw 191 2/3 innings, nearly half of the innings thrown by the team.

Brent Venables News / A to Z Sports / February 2

Brent Venables and the Sooners are showing major interest in a 2027 player who can play four different positions

Under Brent Venables, the Oklahoma Sooners have been much better at recruiting in-state kids. A few years before Venables, it felt like an in-state kid committing to Oklahoma was rare.

Patty Gasso News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / February 2

Who Will Win the Battle to Start at First Base for Oklahoma?

Oklahoma’s infield quickly revealed itself a year ago, meaning Patty Gasso won’t have many questions entering the 2026 campaign. Seventy-five percent

Oklahoma Sooners News / Heartland Sports / February 2

Sooners Land 15 Nationally Televised Games in 2026 SEC Softball Schedule

Oklahoma softball’s transition into the Southeastern Conference was always going to come with more eyes, more scrutiny, and more national relevance. On Monday, the SEC…

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / February 2

15 Oklahoma Regular Season Contests Will Air on National Television in 2026

Fifteen Oklahoma contests have been selected to be nationally broadcast across ESPN, ESPN2 and the SEC Network. The Sooners’ first four nationally televised

Owen Heinecke News / Heartland Sports / February 2

The NCAA’s Owen Heinecke Ruling Isn’t Just Wrong — It’s the Latest Proof the System Is Broken

At some point, incompetence stops being accidental and starts looking like policy. The NCAA’s decision to deny Oklahoma linebacker Owen Heinecke an additional year of…

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / February 2

Class of 2027 Quarterback Sets Date for Oklahoma Visit

Oklahoma is still without a quarterback commit for the 2027 recruiting cycle, but the Sooners have their eye on one. OU will host Alabama-based quarterback Jamison Roberts for a visit on March 7, per a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account.

Brent Venables News / A to Z Sports / February 2

Sooners HC Brent Venables is arriving to his recruiting visits with a style that should have the players in awe

The Oklahoma Sooners are on a recruiting roll. They just landed the No. 3 running back in the 2028 class and could soon add Jaylen Scott and Montre Jackson.

Slow Start Dooms No. 10 Oklahoma in Loss to No. 4 Texas

It was no secret Oklahoma was going to have its hands full when the 10th-ranked Sooners took on fourth-ranked Texas on Sunday in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns overwhelmed the Sooners early, snapping OU's three-game winning streak with a 78-70 win at the Moody Center.

Patty Gasso News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / February 1

What Will Oklahoma Softball's Outfield Look Like This Season?

It didn’t take Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso to put to rest any questions about who the Sooners’ third outfielder would be in 2026. OU returns two key outfielders this season — Kasidi Pickering and Abby Dayton.

Oklahoma Sooners News / A to Z Sports / February 1

Former Oklahoma Sooner tasked with difficult task of rebuilding bitter rival after years of poor play

The Oklahoma Sooners have been a bit of a front office pipeline in recent years, with staffers like JR Sandlin and Chuck Lillie both taking prominent jobs at other schools after their work helping build the Sooners' roster.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / January 31

Sooners just showed they weren't fully satisfied with the additions they made to one position group in the transfer portal

Just when you thought the Oklahoma Sooners were done adding players to their 2026 transfer portal class, they add one more. This time, it’s to a position group that they added a few guys to, showing they weren’t satisfied.

Oklahoma Sooners News / A to Z Sports / January 31

Sooners fans just let Oklahoma head coach Porter Moser know exactly how they feel in the worst way possible

No one wants to see a coach lose their job, but it may be time for the Oklahoma Sooners to move on from men's basketball head coach Porter Moser. The fans made their feelings clear at the game.

College Basketball News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / January 31

Oklahoma Blows Late Lead to Texas as Sooners Drop Eighth Game in a Row

The feeling of defeat Saturday was nothing new for Oklahoma. Despite being in a good position to win in the second half, the Sooners lost 79-69 to Texas in the Red River Rivalry.

Patty Gasso News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / January 31

'Bittersweet': Oklahoma Softball's Patty Gasso Reacts to Roger Denny's Hire

Patty Gasso has some mixed feelings about the change in athletic directors at OU. Gasso and Joe Castiglione shepherded the Sooners’ softball program to new heights over the last three decades, building it into a dynasty and each playing major roles in bringing Love’s Field to reality.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Heartland Sports / January 31

Red River Reckoning: Oklahoma Searches for a Reset Against Texas in Norman

When the Sooners take the floor at the Lloyd Noble Center today, they won’t just be facing a familiar rival — they’ll be confronting a…

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / January 31

Preview: Oklahoma’s Players in the 2026 Senior Bowl

Gracen Halton, Owen Heinecke and Jaydn Ott will play one more game before jumping to the professional ranks. Those three, who played at Oklahoma in 2025, will compete in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL, on Saturday, Jan.

College Basketball News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / January 31

Preview: Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns

It took him eight tries, but Porter Moser finally got his first win over Texas last year. Coming into the game between the Sooners and Longhorns in Austin on March 8, Moser was 0-7 against Texas in his tenure at Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / January 30

Oklahoma Sends Offer to 2027 Blue-Chip Wide Receiver Target

The Sooners have joined the masses in pursuing Lawrence Britt. Britt, a consensus 4-star athlete in the Class of 2027 from Memphis, TN, announced that he received an offer from Oklahoma on Friday evening.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / January 30

Who Will Return Kicks for Oklahoma in 2026?

Special teams was among the biggest reasons Oklahoma made the College Football Playoff in 2025. Kicker Tate Sandell was a late addition out of the transfer portal from UTSA who wound up being pure gold: All-SEC, All-American, and even became the Sooners’ first Lou Groza Award winner as the best kicker in college football.