There's no way around it. Kip Lewis' injury is a major blow to Oklahoma's defense. Lewis has started 32 games during his Sooners' career, with 212 career tackles.
Oklahoma’s game against Michigan on Saturday will be a homecoming for linebacker Cole Sullivan. Sullivan transferred to OU from Michigan after the 2025 season.
A year ago, Cole Sullivan was recovering after playing perhaps the best game of his career to that point against Oklahoma. Now, the junior linebacker is with the Sooners, preparing to go against his former team.
College football has historically been known as a sport that caters to the elite. It is very difficult to win a national championship if you aren't Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, or a host of other schools that have great programs that invest heavily in keeping them at the top.
During spring, a recurring theme from the new faces in whether they be incoming freshmen or transfer players — was reiterating just how difficult it is to learn Brent Venables' defensive system.
Last spring, Nate Dreiling was sitting across the table from Cole Sullivan when the call came that Owen Heinecke had been granted an injunction allowing him to return to Oklahoma.
TAMPA BAY — Perhaps you had other pressing matters during the offseason, but the Oklahoma Sooners did get an extra season for linebacker Owen Heinecke.
Cole Sullivan has NFL dreams. And when he entered the transfer portal after the 2025 season, the linebacker saw no better fit than Oklahoma to help him fulfill those.
Transfer linebacker Cole Sullivan hasn’t acted like a newcomer during his first few months at Oklahoma. But that really wasn’t an option for him. The Sooners saw two of their key linebackers from the 2025 squad — Kobie McKinzie and Sammy Omosigho — transfer out of the program during the offseason.
Six practices into his Oklahoma career, Michigan transfer Cole Sullivan is already earning the respect of his teammates. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound linebacker was brought in to play alongside returning star Kip Lewis, and he’s taken to Brent Venables’ defense nicely. “I love Cole.
Coaching changes happen every year, but they don't all happen the same way. We have had some wild offseason coaching moves in recent seasons, and 2025-2026 wasn't any different.
College football was already strange — the transfer portal made it stranger. Teammates become opponents. Hometown heroes turn into villains overnight. As Oklahoma fans know, some even transfer and play different sports, sometimes losing a year of eligibility.
Cole Sullivan appeared to be on his way to becoming Michigan’s next star defender. Instead, he will be introduced to covered wagons and “Boomer Sooner” chants.
Brent Venables knows a thing or two about linebacking. If you follow a team run by a former linebacker and long-time successful defensive coordinator, linebacker is probably the position group most would assume he could rebuild the quickest.
It's clear that Michigan needs to make a move or two to bring in some linebacker depth for the 2026 season. After Cole Sullivan left for Oklahoma, the Wolverines have three LBs on their roster who have some experience.
The Oklahoma football season ended in the first round of the College Football Playoff against Alabama, 34-32. The Sooners have already been active in the College Football Transfer Portal, including Oklahoma bringing in a player from rival Texas.
Last week, Michigan linebacker Cole Sullivan entered the NCAA transfer portal. Over the past weekend, it was reported by On3 that he was visiting Oklahoma.
Oklahoma’s 2026 game against Michigan just got even more interesting. Linebacker Cole Sullivan, who played for the Wolverines for the last two seasons, has committed to OU through the transfer portal, per a report from ESPN's Pete Thamel.
Michigan football sophomore linebacker Cole Sullivan entered the NCAA transfer portal when it opened this past Friday, and according to a report from On3, he has already taken his first visit during the portal window, which closes on Jan.
The transfer portal is officially open, and the Oklahoma Sooners are going to be active. One of the positions we know they will be targeting is linebacker.
The Michigan Wolverines football program received a jolt on Friday with the news that one of its top emerging defensive players, linebacker Cole Sullivan, has officially entered the NCAA transfer portal.
As the transfer portal opens on Friday, Michigan will start to see some players enter the transfer portal. Cornerback Elijah Dotson was the first player to enter the portal as the clock struck midnight, and now Michigan could be in danger of losing one of its top defenders.
Michigan football sophomore Cole Sullivan has been on an upward trend of rapid growth for quite some time now. When he committed to the Wolverines in 2023, many were taking notice of how dominant he was becoming at the high school level at Central Catholic in Pittsburgh as his career wore on.