Oklahoma Hoping to Get 'Dangerous' LB Dasan McCullough Back for Texas

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Oklahoma’s defense could get another piece back as it prepares for Texas. Linebacker Dasan McCullough could make his 2024 debut in the Cotton Bowl against the No. 1-ranked Longhorns (5-0, 1-0 SEC), giving Brent Venables and Zac Alley another weapon to try and slow down Steve Sarkisian’s high-powered offense...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Sooners Illustrated Podcast Ep. 117 | Keys for OU the rest of the season + Initial OU-Texas thoughts

(by Josh Callaway) Fresh off of the bye week and underway on one of Oklahoma fans' most anticipated weeks of the year, the Sooners Illustrated Podcast is back with a brand new episode. Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway, James D. Jackson and Tom Green kick off the show by looking at the rest of the Sooners' season and what the keys are...listen to podcast from Sooners Illustrated

South Carolina vs. Oklahoma Kickoff Time On Six-Day Hold

(by Alan Cole) South Carolina football will travel to an iconic college football stadium for the second week in a row, and do it with another early time slot. But they don't know how early yet. A week after their 12 p.m. ET, 11 a.m. local time kick at Alabama, the Gamecocks will have a either another 12:00 p.m. ET kick on ESPN, or a 12:45 p.m. ET start...read more from the Gamecock Scoop (Rivals)

Oklahoma football tickets vs Texas: Best prices for remaining available seats

(by Justin Martinez) The No. 16-ranked OU football team will continue its season with a Week 7 game against No. 1 Texas at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Dallas. The two rivals are fresh off a bye week. OU (4-1, 1-1 SEC) earned a 27-21 road win over Auburn in Week 5, while Texas (5-0, 1-0 SEC) earned a 35-13 home win over Mississippi State...read more from The Oklahoman

Sooners in the NFL Week 5: Rhamondre Stevenson Runs Wild, Quarterbacks Star

(by Ross Lovelace) Oklahoma’s NFL performances were once again highlighted by two stellar quarterback performances. Both Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray — former Heisman winners in Norman — starred on the gridiron in Week 5 action. Mayfield and the Buccaneers fell short against the Falcons, but he did his part, throwing for 180 yards...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Sooners in the NFL: Kyler Murray Leads Cardinals to Major Road Upset

(by Ross Lovelace) After two straight deflating losses, the Arizona Cardinals are back on track — largely thanks to Kyler Murray’s heroics. Murray and company pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Week 5 action on Sunday, marching into San Francisco and knocking off the 49ers 24-23. “Man, the locker room felt it,” Murray said after the big win...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Texas, Oklahoma fans will finally get their wish for an upgraded Cotton Bowl in Dallas

(by Xander Peters) The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners will once again face off in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas this coming weekend in one of college football’s most celebrated rivalries. In other words, it’s almost time for this year’s Red River Shootout. But while changes as part of the Cotton Bowl’s $140 million renovation won’t be obvious...read more from Burnt Orange Nation

Steve Sarkisian's Texas Longhorn offense vs Brent Venables' Oklahoma Sooner defense

(by Ian Boyd) The heavyweight matchup in the current iteration of the Red River Shootout between Texas and Oklahoma is unquestionably Steve Sarkisian‘s Longhorn offense going against Brent Venables‘ Sooner defense. Both coaches were National Championship-winning coordinators at their previous jobs. In one instance, Venables secured...read more from Inside Texas (On3)

Oklahoma enters Red River Rivalry as 2-score underdog against Texas

(by Tom Green) Oklahoma will head into this year's edition of the Red River Rivalry as a two-score underdog against top-ranked Texas. The Sooners, who opened as an eight-point underdog against the Longhorns back in mid-June, are now 14-point underdogs for the Week 7 matchup between the two bitter rivals, as of Sunday afternoon...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Midseason review: Defense

(by Jesse Crittenden) Through five games, Oklahoma's defense has proved one thing. This defense isn't rebuilding. It's rebuilt, and ready to win big. The Sooners' defense has picked up the slack for an offense that has struggled. The defense ranks 25th in scoring (16 points per game), seventh in rushing yards per carry (2.6), third in sacks per...read more from the OUInsider

OU in rare spot of playing No. 1-ranked opponent, Texas

(by Bob Przybylo) For more than 20 years, nobody has blinked when OU has been ranked No. 1. Especially during the prime years of former head coach Bob Stoops. The Sooners had the target on their backs on a routine basis. But facing No. 1? Now that is some unfamiliar territory. But territory that Brent Venables and Team 130 will be in next week...read more from the SoonerScoop

Oklahoma in a three-way tie for one spot in Week 7 AP Top 25 Poll (OU No.18)

(by James D. Jackson) Oklahoma got a much-needed break as the injury-riddled Sooners entered a bye week ahead of its contest with Texas. But even without stepping on the field, the Sooners were able to move up a spot in the AP Top 25 Poll, due to a hectic week of college football that saw five ranked teams lose. Oklahoma came in at No. 18...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Where did the Oklahoma Sooners land in latest US LBM Coaches Poll after week 6? (OU No.16)

(by John Williams) It was a wild weekend of college football action as several of the top-ranked teams in the nation fell at the hands of lower-ranked or unranked teams on Saturday. It created a lot of chaos in our updated SEC power rankings and had college football fans abuzz with all of the upsets. The Oklahoma Sooners sat idle in the first two...read more from the Sooners Wire

2024 AP Poll Week 6 Reaction | VANDY BEATS BAMA! | OU at #18 | 5 Top 11 Teams LOSE | WHO'S #1???


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How OU football can do something against Texas it hasn't since 1982 in Red River Rivalry

(by Ryan Aber, Colton Sulley) NORMAN — When OU and Texas square off Saturday in the Red River Rivalry, the Longhorns figure to be ranked in the top two while the Sooners, after the loss to Tennessee and a close call against Auburn, will be well behind. But despite Texas being favored in the contest, there’s still plenty of hope for the Sooners...read more from The Oklahoman

SEC chaos in week 6 revealed anything's possible ahead of OU-Texas

(by John Williams) The Oklahoma Sooners aren’t being given much of a shot heading into the Red River Showdown. It’s understandable. The Sooners have a lot to improve on offense heading into the Cotton Bowl. They’ve undergone a quarterback change and needed a lot to go right in the fourth quarter against Auburn. A week off gave true...read more from the Sooners Wire

College Football Rankings: Projecting AP Poll Top 25 after Week 6

(by Jesse Simonton) Who said Week 6 would be a sleepy, uninspiring Saturday slate? We got chaos. We got carnage. Alabama’s return to the top of the rankings lasted one week, as Vanderbilt pulled off a total shocker by taking down the Tide in a 40-35 upset. While not nearly as noteworthy the Commodores’ historic upset, Tennessee also lost...read more from On3.com

Three Oklahoma offensive questions that will shape the rest of the season

(by Josh Callaway) While Oklahoma is enjoying a weekend off on the bye week, all eyes for the Sooners are on the remainder of the season starting with next Saturday's heavyweight bout against No. 2 Texas at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The OU offense has been heavily dissected through the team's first five games of the year as Oklahoma fans...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Midseason review: Offense

(by Jesse Crittenden) It hasn't been the best five-game stretch for Oklahoma's offense. Statistically, the Sooners' offense has been bad through five weeks. They're averaging 28.6 points per game, which ranks 73rd nationally, and that number drops to 23 without counting the season opener against Temple. There just hasn't been much explosiveness...read more from the OUInsider

Jake Taylor confident OL has moved past 'bumps and bruises'

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — Last Saturday's win over Auburn was particularly special for Jake Taylor, and it wasn't just because the Sooners came away with a 27-21 victory. After missing most of the first four weeks, Taylor played all 54 of OU's offensive snaps. Taylor estimated it was his first full game he's played since his senior year of high...read more from the OUInsider

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