SoonerNation: Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma can secure a spot in the Big 12 championship game with a win over TCU on Saturday night. Here are the talking points of this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast as we breakdown the Horned Frogs and the Sooners. Grant Calcaterra announces his retirement Oklahoma Basketball moves to 5-0 Are you worried about playing Baylor again in the Big 12 championship? OU Offense vs. TCU Defense OU Def...

Sooner Magic was alive and well in Waco, Texas on Saturday night as Oklahoma's 25-point comeback win was the largest ever in school history. We've got tons to talk about from this game. Offensive Breakdown Creative genius of Lincoln Riley Do we just need to get used to turnovers? Offensive Player of the Game Defensive Breakdown The momentum swing of turnovers Defensive Player of the Game Big plays...

Oklahoma heads to Waco for a crucial game against Baylor. Let's also address the state of the Big 12 and how if affects Oklahoma's chances for the College Football Playoff. Talking Points For This Episode Oklahoma Basketball moves to 3-0 on the season. Are they knocking on the door of the Top 25. The flawed argument against the Big 12. Oklahoma's offense vs. the Baylor defense. Oklahoma's defense...

Oklahoma Football problems have some issues that they 100% need to address but then again so do the fans. We've got to face some harsh realities when it comes to this team. It wasn't all bad on Saturday night. Oklahoma's offense did a lot of good...and so did the defense. We'll break it all down and tell you why this just may be Lincoln Riley's best coaching job yet at Oklahoma. Learn more about y...

There were three big stories with Oklahoma this week and we've got them all covered. 1) Basketball starts with an 85-67 win over UTSA. 2) The Sooners are #9 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. 3) Oklahoma returns to the gridiron to play Iowa State Saturday night. Here's the talking points for this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast. Was Austin Reaves the most overlooked player on O...

Oklahoma's final football bye week is officially behind them now. In this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast we look at three things that we hope the Sooners addressed during the time off. Here are the discussion topics for this episode. Which type of fan are you (optimist, pessimist, or in the middle)? Perception is everything! National perception of Oklahoma Football. Our own perception of the...

Oklahoma's loss to Kansas State will have ramifications in the conference race, the College Football Playoff contention, as well as the Heisman Trophy race. Where does Oklahoma stand in each of those situations? We'll dive into that in this episode of the Sooner Nation podcast. In addition, we'll unfortunately have to breakdown how and why Oklahoma lost this game. Learn more about your ad choices....

Oklahoma looks to continue the nation's longest road winning streak on Saturday when they travel to Manhattan to take Kansas State. In this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast breakdown the Sooners vs. the Wildcats and much more. Episode Talking Points - Big 12 race - Who is still in and who is out? - Why don't people realize OU blocked three punts last season? - Players lost in the offense - Okl...

Among the things we learned from Oklahoma's thrashing of West Virginia on Saturday was the hierarchy of the running backs. There's a reason we've seen a significant drop in Trey Sermon's touches and now we may know what it is. We'll go through a complete review of both the offensive and defensive performances and how some of the key players fared. Why did the Sooners fail to record a sack a week a...

The Sooners are looking to improve to 7-0 on the season when they host West Virginia this weekend for Homecoming. We've got plenty of discussion on that game plus why you shouldn't worry about Lincoln Riley to the NFL rumors and which conference has the best opportunity to place two teams in the College Football Playoff. Discussion Points For This Episode Lincoln Riley to the NFL rumors. Reasons w...

With Saturday's 34-27 win over the Texas Longhorns the Sooners not only captured the Golden Hat Trophy once again but they also moved to 6-0 on the season. In this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast we'll discuss those ramifications, ask the question of if the Longhorns go with live contact in practice and much, much, more.  Podcast Talking Points Ramifications of the win - Inside track to Big 1...

The biggest game of the regular season is upon us as Oklahoma and Texas are set to meet in Dallas for the annual Red River Rivalry.  Podcast topics for this episode of Sooner Nation.  - Why the horns down saga is the Big 12's biggest embarrassment.  - OU/TX Memories  - Texas Trash Talk  - Oklahoma's Offense vs. Texas Defense  - Offensive player of the game  - Oklahoma's Defense vs. Texas Offense ...

If the end result is to win a ballgame then Oklahoma's trip to Lawrence, Kansas was a success. The Sooners may have gotten off to a slow, and sloppy, start against the Jayhawks but that doesn't necessarily mean it was bad. In this episode we've got the complete breakdown of Oklahoma's win over the Jayhawks, hitting up the following discussion topics.  - Offensive review - Concerns about the offens...

Who would have thought that we could come up with just a little more than an hour of content the week before the Kansas game. I mean, if we're talking Texas or Bedlam I completely understand but Kansas?  We've got a complete preview of the game and then some as we discuss the following topics in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast.  - Reasons not to worry about players going into the transfe...

The Oklahoma Sooners moved to 4-0 on the season with a 55-16 thrashing of Texas Tech to open Big 12 play. Here's a breakdown of our post game discussion topics.  - Kennedy Brooks injury update.  - The dominance of Oklahoma's defensive line - Scheming to stop the pass - The Trejan Bridges experiment  - Progression of Jalen Hurts  - CeeDee Lamb's big game - Where was Grant Calcaterra? - Will Gabe Br...

As Oklahoma opens up conference play on Saturday here are some of the topics we discuss in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast.  - Players Hitting The Transfer Portal  - Bridges moving to defense? - Oklahoma offense vs. Tech defense (Keys To Success & Players To Watch) - Oklahoma defense vs. Tech offense (Keys To Success & Players To Watch)  - Big 12 rundown  - OU/Texas Tech Score prediction...

No Oklahoma football this weekend gives us a pause to look at some of the things that have surprised us through the first three weeks of the season. We'll also address a few things we're concerned about still as conference play looms.  In addition to Oklahoma football we also breakdown the Big 12 slate for the weekend and talk about the impact of the two conference games.  We've also got the compa...

Oklahoma dismantled UCLA on Saturday night to improve to 3-0 on the season. Up next is conference play and the Sooners look to be ready to defend their Big 12 titles. Here's what's up for discussion in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast.  - Jalen Hurts is going to pace this offense as the leading rusher but is showing more patience in the pocket - The offensive line finally found its nasty...

The Sooners are at the Bruins Saturday night for a Big 12/Pac-12 showdown. In this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast Matt and Rich breakdown the game by discussing the following topics.  - Is Chip Kelly overrated?  - Oklahoma's offense vs. UCLA defense  - Key offensive players  - Why Jalen Hurts is unstoppable   - Oklahoma's defense vs. UCLA offense  - How is the Big 12 shaking out  - Big 12 ru...

The Sooners are off to a very much expected 2-0 start to the season and now have a road trip to Los Angeles coming up next. What wasn't expected was for the left side of Oklahoma's offensive line to have the struggles they are experiencing.  We've got some thoughts on Oklahoma's 10-touchdown offensive performance and some obvious signs of improvement from the defense.  – Offensive Recap – Defensiv...

Oklahoma has a tune up game before heading out west to take on the UCLA Bruins next week. In this episode we'll discuss... - Big 12 thoughts from the opening weekend of the college football season. - Big 12 power rankings. - What to expect from the Sooners on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball.  - Key players to watch. - Big 12 Week 2 preview. - Score predictions for the South Dakota ga...

The Jalen Hurts era is officially underway at Oklahoma and his debut was a smashing success. The Sooners offense accounted for nearly 700 yards, and 7 touchdowns, on Sunday night but not everything was perfect.  The Sooners looked more aggressive on defense and while they showed some of the same areas of struggle from a year ago, there were two specific areas of improvement.  In this post game epi...

Football season is finally upon us and we're at our first game preview of the 2019 season. In this episode we'll talk about the following.  - Oklahoma's Week 1 depth chart - Why preparing for defensive disappointment is the safe play here - Defensive keys to the game and players to watch  - Offensive keys to the game and players to watch - The Big 12 rundown  - OU/Houston score predictions  Learn...

The worst kept secret in college football was revealed this week when Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley announced Jalen Hurts as the starting quarterback. It wasn't his announcement that caught our attention, everyone saw that coming, it was what he said about the competition itself.  Speaking of competitions...the most important competition for the offense has always been along the offensive line...

A day after Alex Grinch said the Sooners were set at safety a new grad transfer appears on the roster.  Spencer Rattler is turning heads but he's still looking at 2020.  With Trey Norwood out for 2019 Brendan Radley-Hiles is the guy at nickleback. It is almost the perfect position for him.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices