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 defense is the money maker for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2025. It’s the side of the ball that usually gets all the praise, creates all the crazy plays, and has the spotlight on it 24/7.
It is a major SEC clash in Week 13 as Missouri hits the road to face Oklahoma. Missouri is holding on to a top 25 spot in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, sitting 22nd.
Every SEC fan base is very passionate about its team, just like the Oklahoma Sooners fan base is about its team. So, after losing games, you will always see the other fan base go on social media and complain about how their team was robbed because of one individual play that wasn’t called right by the referees.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — Down defensive end R Mason Thomas, somebody was going to have to step up for Oklahoma to beat Alabama. Taylor Wein answered the call. The redshirt sophomore made a pair of game-changing plays for the Sooners to help OU knock off the Crimson Tide 23-21 at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. “He was fantastic.
With Bryant-Denny Stadium rarely forgiving visitors, No. 11 Oklahoma enters with the right mentality. Throughout the 2025 season, the team has adopted a "road dog" moniker.
Oklahoma football must continue to win to remain in the race for a spot in the College Football Playoff. This week presents a major test as Oklahoma visits Alabama.
The right place at the right time. That's an idiom that applies to college football. Once you get past the numbers and the game on paper, sometimes what matters is making the play when your number is called.
This offseason, during both spring and fall camps, the Oklahoma Sooners had a ton of younger players who kept showing up in practice reports as guys to watch or guys who had been showing out.
There’s no denying that Taylor Wein has been one of Oklahoma’s most valuable defensive players so far in 2025. Wein, a redshirt sophomore defensive end, leads the Sooners with 8.5 tackles for loss.
Taylor Wein showed that he deserves playing time in a crowded defensive end room on Saturday. Wein, a redshirt sophomore defensive end, made two tackles in the Sooners’ 35-3 season-opening win against Illinois State.
The Oklahoma Sooners are in line to show the entire country that they are ready for the SEC. Last year, they clearly weren’t. Their first season in the SEC was, you could say, embarrassing.
Perhaps no player has generated more excitement in Norman this offseason than defensive end Taylor Wein. The 6-foot-4, 276-pound redshirt sophomore has
Taylor Wein has yet to see a major role in Oklahoma’s defense, but he feels ready for whenever he gets the call. Wein, a defensive end entering his redshirt sophomore year at OU, played in 12 of the Sooners’ 13 games last year, mainly in special teams and reserve defense roles.