Oklahoma Sooners Practice Report

The Sooners won one of the biggest matchups of the early college football season against Michigan. But now that everyone is singing the Sooners' praises, how will they deal with success? Will the hunger still be there? And can John Mateer survive a season running the ball as much as he did against Michigan. We've also seen how much OU practices special teams in practice. So how are they struggling...

Ben Arbuckle finally has his first game under his belt as the offensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. But now he faces a defense that is expected to be a challenge to even the top offenses in the country with Michigan coming to town. Arbuckle talked about the challenge of Michigan, the wide receiver rotation, the run game, the surprisingly productive tight end group and what he takes...

Brent Venables held his pre-Michigan press conference today and addressed some of the biggest issues from fans coming out of the season opener. What is going on with Jaydn Ott? Venables will be facing a former player during his time at OU as a co-defensive coordinator in Sherrone Moore, Michigan's head coach. Does the SEC need a big win over a Big Ten team? Are the Sooners playing for conference p...

In a bit of a twist this year, Ben Arbuckle, Oklahoma's newest offensive coordinator, will be holding a weekly press conference on Tuesdays. It's a great chance for fans and media to learn more about Arbuckle and he started off the opening week taking questions about the depth chart and particularly running back rotations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Venables held his first game week press conference of the season. There were a lot of big picture questions and answers in this one. And Venables didn't shy away from addressing the past and wants the fans to have a team they can be proud to call their own. And he explains why this team is starting to celebrate small victories. Venables also talked a lot about John Mateer, rebuilding the def...

The Sooners have released their first depth chart of the 2025 season with some interesting selections on both sides of the ball. Josh, Eddie and George drop into the studio to talk about their first impressions of the depth chart and what they take from some of the moves. Running back certainly catches a lot of people's eyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's practice report we run down the cornerback position as we had a chance to speak with cornerbacks coach Jay Valai this week. How has his room played out during the preseason? What youngsters are standing out? Which veterans are ready to go? Will there be any growing pains with Eli Bowen still coming back from injury? We dive headfirst into the CB situation on the OU defense. We also get...

The Oklahoma receiving room appears to have talent to step up. But are they? Wide receivers coach Emmett Jones broke down his position group this week at practice and we're here to take a deep dive into what the Sooners have, what they could have and what we are still concerned about with this group. What is Jones seeing of practice habits from these players? What has he learned about his transfer...

No position on the Oklahoma football team has gotten more preseason hype than OU's defensive line. How has this unit been developing throughout preseason camp? We welcome in Todd Bates, Markus Strong and David Stone to talk about the progress during camp and where they see things headed going into the 2025 season. How much turnaround have we seen from David Stone since flirting with the transfer p...

We're back in studio with more from OU practice. Sammy Omosigho is ready to take on the responsibility of being a veteran linebacker on this OU defense. Jayden Jackson gives rave reviews on the development of David Stone through preseason camp. More on the offensive line and we're also talking about two potential weapons for John Mateer and the OU offense in Jer'Michael Carter and Will Huggins. Al...

We'll be back on the practice fields on Friday with more interviews and analysis. But for today, we're clearing out the best of the best from Monday's interview vault. A big topic of conversation this week was how well leadership has developed in fall camp with Team 131. That was addressed by a lot of players this week in camp. If no one is leading, no one is following. Learn more about your ad ch...

Another day at practice and plenty of players stepped into the interview tent. Deion Burks is finally healthy and a full participant in practices. He's shown flashes of explosiveness, but he's yet to live up to the considerable hype he received when he first arrived. Is he ready to make that happen? We also talk to one of the biggest mysteries on the OU roster in Peyton Bowen. How has he handled b...

We know it's one of your biggest worries on the team. And fortunately, Bill Bedenbaugh is not the type of coach that beats around the bush. We breakdown his comments from practice today and what he's been seeing out of his offensive line. Particularly his true freshman in Michael Fasusi and Ryan Fodje. How has it been working with Ben Arbuckle? And what does he like about the relationship John Mat...

We wrap up a big week of fall camp coverage talking about the receiving room, Jaren Kanak's progression at tight end, Marvin Jones Jr.'s opportunity at defensive end and the overall competition going on in camp right now. The Sooners are off Thursday, so with a little rest, a lot of these players will be looking to make statements this weekend in the first major scrimmage. Learn more about your ad...

In this Practice Report, we hear from several OU players including a lot of youngsters and new faces. How are things developing with some of the more talented freshman and sophomores? And what about some of the newcomers to the program? How are they contributing. Hear from the players themselves about how this team is developing throughout preseason camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Brent Venables spoke with the media for the first time since preseason practices began on Wednesday. He updated the players standing out and the players making progress, position battles, preparations, etc. Eddie and George are here to give you the best of the best takeaways from today's media session with Venables and some practice highlights throughout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Another week is off to a fast start as John Mateer met with the media Monday afternoon following the team's morning practice. Mateer talked about the weapons he sees developing on the offensive side of the ball at receiver and running back. Miguel Chavis talks to the media about his defensive end position and the potential of Danny Okoye. And we get to catch up with Gentry Williams about his healt...

We had another open practice viewing Monday morning and the entire crew was out to video, photograph and take in the first practice on the Rugby fields. It was a different type of practice than Friday, but we still had plenty of takeaways, especially from a one-on-one WR/DB session we were able to witness. The linebackers and defensive line were also on full display. Eddie and George wrap up anoth...

Eddie and George are back with yet another practice report. This time we are just coming back from seeing Jadyn Ott on a Sooners practice field for the first time along with many other players. We break it all down from the new faces to the secondary, to the offensive line and more. Check out some of the best action we've seen in a practice in the last few years with tons of inside drill reps with...

The linebacker room at Oklahoma isn't deep, but it has some quality front line talent. And we might even have an unknown starter going into preseason camp opposite Kip Lewis. We'll hear from Kobie McKinzie about that competition. We also talk about the defensive line and hear from Gracen Halton and Damonic Williams on the expectation level of this line. And for all the buzz John Mateer has been ge...

Jaydn Ott arrives in Norman with a lot of expectations. He talks with us about why he ended up in Norman from Cal and what type of runner Sooner fans can expect. Also hear from Jacob Sexton and Troy Everett about the development of the offensive line during the offseason. Eddie and George breakdown the latest as the Sooners hit the practice field for the first time today. Learn more about your ad...

Brent Venables spent about 30 minutes with the media this morning and answered questions about Team 131 heading into the start of fall camp. Offensive line, John Mateer and Jaydn Ott were the big topics on offense. But Venables also broke down the defensive side of the ball and especially the cornerback position where a lot of players are vying for spots. Eddie and George take a deep dive into his...

George is finally back from the honeymoon after airlines tried to strand him in Maine. Tomorrow is a preseason media day featuring Brent Venables, offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle and a lot of OU football players. We break down what we're looking to find out as preseason camp opens up. How are the injuries? Where are the main question marks on the roster? Which position groups will we be watchin...

SoonerScoop.com's Eddie Radosevich and George Stoia preview the Sooners Wednesday SEC Media Days appearance from Atlanta. What can be expected to hear from head coach Brent Venables, quarterback John Mateer, defensive end R. Mason Thomas and safety Robert Spears-Jennings? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George and Eddie are back breaking down the defensive side of the ball and what they learned throughout spring football camp. Did one position become an obvious area of strength that might not have been that way coming in? And how are the Sooners at cornerback, safety and cheetah heading into 2025. Examining every aspect of the OU defense in this final spring practice report. Learn more about your...