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Brent Venables News / Heartland Sports / July 30

Fall Camp in Norman: Why This is the Most Pivotal Preseason of Brent Venables’ Tenure

Brent Venables enters his fourth fall camp at Oklahoma facing more pressure—and more opportunity—than at any point in his head coaching career. After three seasons…

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / July 30

Here are Oklahoma's Most Important Training Camp Battles

If Oklahoma is going to bounce back in 2025 — if Brent Venables is going to finally turn the Sooners around and make a playoff chase or a surge in the SEC standings — then this could be a most important training camp in Norman.

College Football News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / July 27

How Oklahoma Analyst Kevin Wilson Can Improve Sooners' Offense

Kevin Wilson’s role within Oklahoma’s football program isn’t as large as it once was, but he has been actively involved in helping the Sooners improve offensively.

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Brent Venables News / A to Z Sports / July 27

Brent Venables on lessons learned from Oklahoma Sooners' first season in the SEC 'Every patch of grass is occupied'

Oklahoma's first season in the SEC didn't exactly go as planned, with a 6-7 finish and several disappointing losses. Despite some enjoyable moments, such as their wins over Auburn and Alabama, the Sooners overall fell flat on their face in year one of the SEC.

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25 most intriguing storylines to follow for the 2025 college football season

Every year has its own set of storylines, and we are here to highlight 25 of them. From Austin to Happy Valley and from Los Angeles to Chapel Hill. What are we looking forward to in 2025?

College Football News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / July 26

Oklahoma HC Brent Venables Excited to Play Michigan Team With ‘Storied History’

After battling FCS foe Illinois State in Week 1, Oklahoma will play host to a fellow blue-blood program: Michigan. The Sooners and Wolverines will battle on Saturday, Sept.

Brent Venables News / A to Z Sports / July 26

Brent Venables is in much higher spirits regarding the Oklahoma Sooners offense compared to last offseason

At this point in last year's offseason, there was a fair bit of skepticism already building on just how good the Oklahoma Sooners would be offensively.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / July 26

Sooners have one position group separating themselves from the rest when it comes to pressure heading into fall camp

Fall camp kicks off in a few days for the Oklahoma Sooners, where they will get straight to work on seeing how their team will look in 2025. Their first season in the SEC was a bit embarrassing; this one can't be, or it will look like they don't belong.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / July 26

Oklahoma Coach Brent Venables Praises O-line’s Performance During Offseason

Continuity is something that Oklahoma’s offensive line didn’t see much of in 2025. Knowing this, the unit worked tirelessly in the offseason to develop stronger chemistry.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / July 25

Brent Venables just sent a powerful message to the rest of the SEC that should be putting everyone on notice

2024 was an ugly season for the Oklahoma Sooners, with a six-win season being one of the worst they have had in a very long time. Under Brent Venables, the Sooners have had two losing seasons.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / July 24

Oklahoma Coach Brent Venables Believes Sooners Will Compete for SEC Title

Brent Venables is unfazed by his team’s subpar placement in the SEC Media Preseason Poll. Venables, entering his fourth season as the Sooners’ head coach, said at Thursday’s OU Football Coaches Luncheon that he expects Oklahoma to compete for an SEC title in 2025.

College Football News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / July 23

Brent Venables, Oklahoma Defense Receive Praise from Opposing SEC Players

Though Oklahoma’s first season as an SEC member didn’t go as planned, the Sooners’ defense presented opponents with new challenges. OU coach Brent Venables is known as one of college football’s top defensive minds.

College Football News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / July 23

Senior Year: Assessing Brent Venables’ First Recruiting Class

Time marches on, always faster than you expect, and suddenly it’s go-time for Brent Venables’ first recruiting class at Oklahoma. Venables’ plane from Clemson touched down in Norman on Sunday night, Dec.

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College Football News / Touchdown Alabama Magazine / July 22

Is Oklahoma looking forward to playing Alabama this year?

Oklahoma was able to cap off a disappointing regular season in 2024 by spoiling Alabama’s playoff hopes handing the Crimson Tide a crushing late season loss on the road to Brent Venables squad.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / July 22

'Athletic Freak' WR Elijah Thomas is Picking Up Oklahoma's Offense Quickly

ATLANTA — Oklahoma’s offensive turnaround got off to a good start when Brent Venables landed new offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle and John Mateer. But

College Football News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / July 22

How Oklahoma Took on Becoming More Explosive and Dynamic in 2025

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables has lived some of the greatest offenses in college football history. Last year’s Sooners were not among them. “I don’t even know the rankings,” Venables said.

College Football News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / July 21

Oklahoma Sneaks Into Sports Illustrated's Preseason Top 25

Oklahoma snuck into SI.com’s Preseason Top 25. The Sooners were rated as the No. 25 team in the country entering the year by Bryan Fischer as Brent Venables enters a make-or-break year in Norman.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / July 21

Jackson Arnold says the quiet part out loud that Brent Venables refuses to say for good reasons

2024 went wrong for so many reasons for the Oklahoma Sooners and their first season in the SEC. Yes, it was embarrassing, but it happens. It just had to happen in the inaugural season, for some reason.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / July 21

'Nobody’s done it better' - Sooners HC Brent Venables details one specific person who needs more praise

Some unexpected news happened with the Oklahoma Sooners very recently, news that even head coach Brent Venables may not have seen coming. It's not every day that your Athletic Director just quits and retires, no word or heads up to anyone but maybe the President of the university.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Yardbarker / July 21

Baker Mayfield stands by Brent Venables ahead of crucial 2025 season

Current Tampa Bay Buccaneers and former Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield recently conveyed his thoughts on Sooners head coach Brent Venables ahead of a crucial 2025 campaign.

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