Published: 03 August 2024

The media had their first post practice interview session of preseason camp on Thursday. We got to talk to transfer portal additions Damonic Williams and Branson Hickman for the first time as Sooners. We also caught up with Nic Anderson who will be expected to help carry this OU offense until Andrel Anthony and Jalil Farooq are fully ready to go. And we talk with Peyton Bowen, who has been learning the ropes from the veterans during his first year on campus and is ready to make a much larger impact in 2024...from the SoonerScoop

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Published: 02 August 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Oklahoma’s offensive line rebuild didn’t stop after spring practice. The Sooners, who lost starters Tyler Guyton and Andrew Raym early to the NFL Draft, Walter Rouse and McKade Mettauer to graduation and Cayden Green to the transfer portal added numbers in droves last winter. Then as the team was ready to break for...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 02 August 2024

(by Colton Sulley) NORMAN — When sophomore safety Peyton Bowen laced up his cleats to begin his second preseason camp at OU this week, he did so alongside a familiar face. Brothers Peyton and Eli Bowen are set to enter the season as teammates for the first time since starring at Denton Guyer High School in 2022. "It’s been really good...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 02 August 2024

(by Brandon Self) In the world of college football, talent often takes center stage. Coaches and scouts meticulously evaluate players based on their physical abilities, speed, strength, and agility. However, at the University of Oklahoma, Head Coach Brent Venables takes a different approach. He places a significant emphasis on leadership qualities...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 02 August 2024

(by John Williams) Defensive tackle recruiting has become nearly as important as quarterback recruiting at the collegiate level. And there’s an argument to be made that elite defensive tackles are far more scarce than quarterbacks. That’s why Brent Venables, Todd Bates, and the Oklahoma Sooners defensive staff have found themselves in a number of...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 02 August 2024

(by John E. Hoover) NORMAN — Getting to meet Oklahoma’s newest trench warriors on Thursday was a treat. But getting to hear them talk about each other was even better. “Probably didn’t like each other much,” said center Branson Hickman. “I can’t lie,” said nose tackle Damonic Williams, “me and him, we hated each other.” Hickman at SMU and...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 01 August 2024

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Published: 01 August 2024

(by Aaron Gelvin) The Oklahoma Sooners were in need of offensive line help in the post-spring transfer portal window. Specifically, offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh needed to land a center to anchor thew middle of the unit. OU got the job done, earning a commitment from SMU transfer center Branson Hickman, but it turns out Bedenbaugh had a little...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 01 August 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — There's only been some offseason workouts and a couple fall practices, but Damonic Williams has seen enough. He knows David Stone and Jayden Jackson are going to be the next great Oklahoma defensive linemen. The junior defensive tackle projects to be one of the Sooners' starters this season, and his arrival in...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 01 August 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — Just a couple of days into the Sooners' fall camp, there's already been plenty of battles between Branson Hickman and Damonic Williams. It's a competition that Hickman and Williams are both very familiar with. The two linemen faced off each of the past two seasons, with Hickman as the starting center at SMU and...read more w/video from the OUInsider

Published: 01 August 2024

(by Bob Przybylo) We’re not messing around, time for OU football. The Sooners hit the practice field for the first time Wednesday morning. Ah, the smell of the grass for preseason camp. The Unofficial 40 podcast from SoonerScoop returns breaking it all down. Any storyline you can think of is being covered as head coach Brent Venables takes...watch podcast from the SoonerScoop

Published: 01 August 2024

Oklahoma Sooners safety Peyton Bowen meets the press after practice on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024...from John Hoover Media

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Published: 01 August 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Damonic Williams never expected to be suit up at Oklahoma. In fact, his entire transfer portal process came as a bit of a surprise. Williams arrived at TCU in 2022 rated as a 3-star recruit by 247Sports, and two short years later, he was one of the most coveted players in the entire portal. Brent Venables’ Sooners battled...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 01 August 2024

(by Brandon Self) As the 2024 college football season approaches, all eyes are on Oklahoma's incoming freshman running back, Taylor Tatum. The anticipation surrounding Tatum’s arrival in Norman is palpable, and for good reason. The number one running back recruit from Longview, Texas, is poised to make an immediate impact on the...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 01 August 2024

(by Tarik Masri) Oklahoma held its first practice of the fall on Wednesday morning with just under a month remaining before the season opener. The Sooners will have four full weeks of practice before kicking off the season against Temple on Aug. 30. Still, plenty remains unknown about the squad heading into head coach Brent Venables’ third season...read more from The Norman Transcript

Published: 01 August 2024

(by John E. Hoover) Of all of Oklahoma’s players, the upcoming football season might weigh the most on linebacker Jaren Kanak. What Brent Venables and new linebackers coach Zac Alley have planned for Kanak this season is unknown — and certainly could evolve over the course of the fall. It’s not necessarily a make-or-break season for Kanak, but it’s a big one...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 31 July 2024

(by Chip Rouse) This may be the year that Oklahoma switches sides in terms of where the strength of the team resides. For year's Oklahoma has been best known for its offensive firepower and high-performance quarterback play. The Sooners have ranked in the top-3 nationally in total offense in four of the past seven seasons...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 31 July 2024

(by Nick Schultz) Wednesday marked one week since the Dallas Cowboys reported to training camp. Rookies and veterans reported July 24 – all except CeeDee Lamb. The star wide receiver is holding out for a new contract, taking a $40,000 fine per day he’s absent. Negotiations continue as the rest of the team goes through camp, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter...read more from On3.com

Published: 31 July 2024

(by John Williams) Oklahoma Sooners begin fall camp and will speak with members of the media on Wednesday afternoon. It’s the start of their journey through the 2024 season. From here until January, it’s “football time in Oklahoma.” Every season brings a lot of newness as every college football program in the country deals with a certain amount of turnover...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 31 July 2024

(by James D. Jackson) The Sooners have finished a big recruitment weekend and now turn to the first day of fall camp. Of the events, the 'Sooners Under the Stars' recruiting event over the weekend is geared at younger recruits. It's part visit and part camp event, and it allows some of the top targets from around the country in the 2026 and 2027 recruiting...read more from Sooners Illustrated