Oklahoma Looking to Complete 2025 Recruiting Class as Summer Commitments Loom
(by Randall Sweet) With the December signing period now taking over as the primary signing period for high school recruits, the summertime has become one of the most vital stretches on the recruiting calendar. Not only is the summer an open visit period, but it also marks the final stretch of free time for prospects in the upcoming class to take visits and...read more from AllSooners
Brent Venables feeling 'really good' about the state of Oklahoma's offensive line
(by Griffin McVeigh) As Oklahoma and Texas move into the SEC, many want to know how the two teams stack up at the line of scrimmage. Especially the Sooners at the offensive line, potentially being the team’s biggest outside question heading into the 2024 season. Head coach Brent Venables is putting out a completely new five out there, mixing...read more from On3.com
Oklahoma Hosts Trio of 2025 Prospects for Recruiting Visits Over the Weekend
(by Randall Sweet) Last weekend, Oklahoma hosted three of its top targets in the 2025 recruiting class as the summer visit season has officially kicked off. Across college football, June is one of the biggest months for recruiting visits, as high school prospects are out of school and have more time to travel and visit different campuses. NCAA regulations...read more from AllSooners
Takeaways from Athlon Sports' season preview for Oklahoma Sooners
(by Aaron Gelvin) The Oklahoma Sooners are still almost three months from beginning their first season in the SEC. Year 3 under head coach Brent Venables will be a crucial one, as OU tries to build upon a 10-3 record in 2023. With the dog days of summer and the college football calendar upon us, Athlon Sports is doing season previews for...read more from the Sooners Wire
CBS Sports 'absolutely positive' Jackson Arnold will make the leap
(by John Williams) There may be questions along the offensive line, but the Sooners know who’s going to be leading the way at quarterback when they open the season against Temple. Jackson Arnold is ready to lead the way for the Sooners as they make their way into the SEC. Arnold has a ton of talent and with a full offseason to prepare to be the...read more from the Sooners Wire
Sunday Offering: Offers Rolling in as Oklahoma Hosts Two Days of Brent Venables Camps
(by Randall Sweet) After a relatively quiet few weeks on the recruiting trail, the Oklahoma staff has been busy over the past few days. With hundreds of high school prospects from around the nation making the trek to Norman for the first two sessions of the Brent Venables Football Camp, the Sooners has wasted no time meeting, evaluating and...read more from AllSooners
Top Performers from Day Two of Oklahoma's Brent Venables Football Camp
(by Randall Sweet) NORMAN — After three scholarship offers were extended by the Oklahoma staff at Thursday's session of the Brent Venables Football Camp, a whopping 14 more offers went out on Saturday. The second session of the Sooners' recruiting event and football camp proved to be valuable for Brent Venables and company, as talented...read more from AllSooners
OU Football: Is LSU Starting to Worry About OU in 2024???
Oklahoma enters SEC with top-10 wide receiver room in college football, per PFF
(by Tom Green) Oklahoma's wide receiver corps entered the 2023 season as an unproven unit that faced its share of questions this time last year. That won't be the case as the Sooners begin their journey into the SEC, as OU is set to boast one of the nation's top wide receiver rooms this fall. According to Pro Football Focus, Oklahoma touts one of...read more from Sooners Illustrated
Notable Recruits at Day One of Oklahoma's Brent Venables Football Camp
(by Randall Sweet) Thursday marked the first of five sessions for this year's annual Brent Venables Football Camp. A major recruiting event for Oklahoma, the five camp dates are an opportunity for the Sooners' coaching staff to see prospects they have interest in compete against other talented recruits. The camps also allow the staff to coach...read more from AllSooners
Time and dates for all College Bowl Games have been announced
(by Brian Schaible) We now know the full bowl schedule for the 2024 college football season. This is the first year with a 12-team college football playoff that will conclude with the championship game played on Monday, 1/20 at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Executive Director of Bowl Season Nick Carparelli said, “We are thrilled to announce the...read more from AllSooners
Report: Sterling Shepard Rejoins Baker Mayfield in Tampa Bay
(by John E. Hoover) Is Tampa Bay in 2024 going to look anything like Knoxville in 2015? Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers reportedly got some good news on Thursday when long-time NFL receiver and former Oklahoma wideout Sterling Shepard signed a one-year contract with the team. Earlier this year, Shepard, 31, nearly retired from pro football after...read more from AllSooners
Sooners Camp Ready for Big Men to Roll In
(by Josh McCuistion Oklahoma’s camps under Brent Venables have become a big part of the annual schedule. And last year the Sooners offered a lengthy list of offensive linemen during the 2023 summer camp. Among those offers were names like Ryan Fodje, Jonte Newman, Ziyare Addison, Tyler Thomas, and Drew Evers amongst several others...read more from the SoonerScoop
Oklahoma announces series of plans to celebrate 'SEC Day' on July 1, 2024
(by Bryan Clinton) On Monday, the University of Oklahoma announced plans for a series of special events that are set to take place around the Sooner State in celebration of OU's move to the Southeastern Conference, which is set to become official on July 1, 2024. A press release from OU media relations details several free events in Tulsa...read more from the OUInsider
Josh Heupel, Rocky Calmus, George Cumby represent OU on Hall of Fame ballot
(by George Stoia) Three former OU greats are on the latest College Football Hall of Fame ballot, which was released Monday. Quarterback Josh Heupel, linebacker Rocky Calmus and defensive back George Cumby are all on the 2025 ballot. Heupel and Calmus have been on the ballot for some time, while Cumby is the newest Sooner to join the list...read more from the SoonerScoop
Oklahoma Adds 3-star Running Back Gabe Sawchuk to 2024 Recruiting Class
(by Randall Sweet) On Sunday night, 3-star running back Gabe Sawchuk announced that he will join the Oklahoma's 2024 recruiting class. Sawchuk remained quiet about his commitment to Oklahoma until Sunday, when the speedy tailback posted multiple photos of himself on social media moving into Headington Hall on OU's campus and...read more from AllSooners
Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione on degree of difficulty in SEC: 'That's what we seek'
(by Tom Green) Oklahoma is inside one month until its move three years in the making becomes official. The Sooners will join the SEC on July 1, completing a transition that effectively began in July 2021, as they leave the Big 12 — the conference OU was a founding member of — after nearly three decades of competition. It's a move that has been...read more from Sooners Illustrated
Logos may be coming to an Owen Field near you, but should they?
(by John Williams) College football is evolving at a rapid pace. The idea of amateur athletics had been eroding before our eyes with the money not talked about, but with name, image, and likeness, it’s pretty much an idea of the past. With the proposed settlement of a trio of anti-trust lawsuits against the NCAA leading to damages in the billions and...read more from the Sooners Wire
Where Does Oklahoma Belong in the SEC Hierarchy?
(by Kieran Wilson/LWOSports.com) With the summer months finally here, the world of Oklahoma football should remain mostly quiet until training camps begin in August. Arguably the most important news to look out for this summer revolves around EA’s College Football 25, which will be released on July 19. To keep you sated in the meantime, you can...read more from YardBarker.com
