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.
Despite back-t0-back seasons of elite seasons, the Oklahoma Sooners are still shaking off their reputation of a defensive "joke" the team carried under Lincoln Riley.
The Oklahoma Sooners quickly addressed the departure of defensive tackle Gracen Halton, now heading to the 2026 NFL Draft, by acquiring Bishop Thomas from Georgia State.
The Oklahoma Sooners have quite a few players who could find themselves on NFL rosters or practice squad rosters next season. Defensive tackle Gracen Halton, one of the biggest leaders on the team, is a guy who could get drafted before Day 3, if all goes well.
The picture is a bit weathered now. But the smile still shines bright. Oklahoma defensive tackle Gracen Halton rarely removes the emblem dangling from a chain around his neck — a reminder of how far he’s come and that he’s not alone on his journey with the Sooners.
Two Oklahoma players who might have been hoping for a spot on the 2025 All-SEC team on Tuesday simply had to wait a day, while a third Sooner was elevated to first team.
Sometimes we take jobs without knowing the full scope of what we are tasked with doing. "I'll learn on the job," "I'm a fast learner," typically is the rallying cry of those who interview well.
By OU Media Relations NORMAN — University of Oklahoma redshirt sophomore defensive end Taylor Wein was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week, senior defensive
The Alabama Crimson Tide don't play the Oklahoma Sooners until November 15, but Bama has already received some bulletin board material from an OU player.
The Tennessee Vols weren't able to get a win against the Oklahoma Sooners last Saturday night, but the environment at Neyland Stadium for "Dark Mode" was still elite.
After R Mason Thomas suffered a game-ending injury in the first quarter against Tennessee, it was up to the Sooners’ 10 other starters and all of their reserves to step up.
The No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners (5-1) have a defense that punishes its opponents. That's exactly where Brent Venables wanted his defense when he was hired in December of 2021.
Watch as Oklahoma defensive tackle Gracen Halton spoke to local media members on Wednesday as the Sooners prepare to open fall camp ahead of the 2025 season.
The Oklahoma Sooners enter the 2025 season with a mix of optimism and uncertainty as they aim to rebound from a disappointing 6-7 debut in the SEC. Head Coach Brent Venables, now in his fourth year, faces mounting pressure to restore Oklahoma’s status as a college football powerhouse.
While 2024 was a season to forget for the Oklahoma Sooners, it did prove several key building blocks for the team that they will need to turn things around in 2025.
Max Chadwick of PFF released his top 10 defensive ranking list, and the Oklahoma Sooners were ranked better than the Texas Longhorns, in part thanks to interior defender Gracen Halton. OU was ranked at number 9 out of 10 in PFF's list, beating the Longhorns who were listed tenth.
The Oklahoma Sooners may not be winning the recruiting battle over any of the blue bloods, or getting the best transfers in the world, but they are making sure they retain the players that were really good for them last season.
Oklahoma received more good news in regards to roster retention on Thursday. Defensive lineman Gracen Halton, an incoming senior, announced on X (formerly Twitter) that he will return to Norman for the 2025 season.
Gracen Halton brought down Stacy Sneed in the end zone for a safety in the final two minutes to help No. 15 Oklahoma eke out a 16-12 win over Houston on Saturday in Norman, Okla.