In honor of Oklahoma’s return trip to San Antonio
The greatest roast in college football bowl season history
Latrell McCutchin’s career at OU may not have panned out - but we’ll always have this moment
Baker Mayfield:
- Browns dump him after winning a playoff game, trade him to Panthers
- Panthers dump him after not even a full season on terrible roster, Rams claim him
- Rams claim him, plays well in short run in LA
- Bucs sign him, leads team to division title
Amazing
Ethan Downs with a high “Horns Down” as he’s being honored for his work off the field during the season at Texas’ CFP game against Washington
Truly a legendary moment
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Dillon Gabriel on his time at Oklahoma:
“I really love this place. When I needed it the most, it shows up…Norman, Oklahoma, the people as a whole.”
“We both needed one another, the football team and myself…it’s been a great experience.”
“I love it here.”
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Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Oregon
All had their coaches leave suddenly in 2021 - and are all in a much better position for it
USC, LSU and Miami meanwhile…
Happy 9th anniversary to the Trevor Knight Game
On this day nine years ago, Knight threw for 348 yards and 4 TD’s as Oklahoma stunned Alabama in the Sugar Bowl
A night no
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fan will ever forget
As he was posing for a photo with the trophy, Caleb Williams:
“OU fans, I frickin love you. Can’t use the other language but I frickin love you OU fans, OU family.”
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Creed Humphrey on decision to not opt-out, and play the Cotton Bowl:
"In my eyes I started this season, so I intend to finish it with my team."
"I feel like I owe it to the team as a leader and a captain to play this game for sure."
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Drake Stoops has now officially caught a pass from:
- Kyler Murray
- Austin Kendall
- Jalen Hurts
- Tanner Mordecai
- Spencer Rattler
- Caleb Williams
- Dillon Gabriel
- Davis Beville
- Jackson Arnold
That’s NINE different quarterbacks over six seasons
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Brent Venables said he has not tried to recruit any Clemson decommitments
Said he has too much respect for Dabo Swinney and wants to do things “the right way”
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Lincoln Riley record at Oklahoma: 55-10
Lincoln Riley record at USC: 18-8
"There's not one guy, one person, in the history of this program that's bigger than the program.”
🤔
Going to remember this play for a long, long time
The Dillon Gabriel game-winner to Nic Anderson yesterday was the loudest crowd explosion I’ve ever heard
I love this sport, man
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Here’s Dillon Gabriel’s final send off from Owen Field yesterday
A hug for Drake Stoops, pump up the crowd, pass the torch to Jackson Arnold and then a hug for Brent Venables
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Only put a small part of it in the game highlights, but the full thing is too good not to share
Brent Venables leading the team out of the tunnel yesterday was a sight to behold
At this moment you just knew Oklahoma was going to put on a show
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USC taking the same head coach, starting quarterback and defensive staff as a team that massively underachieved and failed to reach the Big 12 Championship Game and thinking it’ll make them a national title contender
Really cool scene after Jacobe Johnson announced his commitment to Oklahoma tonight as an army of young football players mobbed him in celebration
As one was walking away I heard him say: “I just high-fived an OU football player!”
Good stuff
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I can’t believe I’m just now seeing this from the River Rally last night
“Hey I KNOW you’re a walk-on.” 💀
Absolutely incredible
(Via jace.elias on Instagram)
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Bob Stoops:
- Oklahoma Legend
- National Champion
- 2x National Coach of the Year
- 6x Big 12 Coach of the Year
- College Football Hall of Famer
- XFL Champion
Drake Stoops’ parting thoughts from Pro Day:
“Whether it’s drafted or undrafted, I think an opportunity will arise and that’s all that matters. I mean shoot, I walked on at Oklahoma now I’m sitting here talking to you guys. At the end of the day, all I need is an opportunity.”
💥 Commitment —
Oklahoma lands 2024 4-Star EDGE Danny Okoye (Tulsa NOAH)
No. 10 EDGE and No. 1 player in OK in 247Sports composite rankings
Chooses OU over Texas and Tennessee
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Officially six former
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are headed to Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas:
- Trent Williams (SF)
- Brayden Willis (SF)
- Blake Bell (KC)
- Creed Humphrey (KC)
- Wanya Morris (KC)
- James Winchester (KC)
That is more than any program in college football
A whopping 8 (!) active roster former
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will be playing Super Bowl 57:
- Jalen Hurts (PHI)
- Lane Johnson (PHI)
- Grant Calcaterra (PHI)
- Trey Sermon (PHI)
- Orlando Brown (KC)
- Creed Humphrey (KC)
- James Winchester (KC)
- Blake Bell (KC)
Here’s Brent Venables postgame recounting his pregame tumble in Oklahoma’s run out to the field - it is certainly worth your time
“I was pissed. Not at anybody, just pissed.”
😂
Oklahoma RB Kennedy Brooks said today he “never thought” about opting out of the Alamo Bowl
Hasn’t made a determination on the NFL Draft just yet, will announce it after the bowl game
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Joey Galloway said Cincinnati would beat Oklahoma on a neutral field
Kirk Herbstreit and David Pollack looked at him like he just said the dumbest thing of all-time
Former
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with TDs today:
CeeDee Lamb (2x)
Joe Mixon (3x)
Kyler Murray (3x passing)
Baker Mayfield (2x passing)
Kenny Stills
Mark Andrews (2x)
Adrian Peterson
Huge day from the Oklahoma guys
5 total seasons of Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, Jalen Hurts and Caleb Williams as the full-time starting QB and precisely ZERO playoff wins to show for it
Unfathomable
Oooh boy
Looks like Dalton Cooper, the Oklahoma State OL who dogged OU fans that didn’t attend the school, was once an OU fan himself 🥴
I love Bedlam, man
Oklahoma is now bringing back major experience at every level of the defense:
- LB Danny Stutsman
- DB Billy Bowman
- CB Woodi Washington
- DE Ethan Downs
- DT Da’Jon Terry
- DT Jacob Lacey
A lot to be excited about on that side of the ball for the
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Oklahoma DB Billy Bowman says on “Sooner Sports Talk” that he has not made a decision regarding next season as of now
His focus at the moment is on the Alamo Bowl
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Danny Stutsman on The Pat McAfee Show:
“It’s human nature to get complacent after a win like that…this is where we separate ourselves from being a good team to a great team.”
“Every single practice matters. We can’t let a day go by where we’re not getting better.”
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With the signing of Peyton Bowen, Oklahoma’s 2023 recruiting class moves to the No. 5 spot per 247Sports composite metric
The
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never landed a Top 5 class under Lincoln Riley
Oklahoma beat No. 3 Texas on a neutral field and beat AAC Champ, 11-win SMU
Penn State beat…Iowa?
Ole Miss beat…LSU?
Nonsense to have the
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behind them - and if this was a year from now, it would be costing OU a playoff spot
Baker Mayfield asked on Pat McAfee show if Lincoln Riley only cares about offense:
“I guess the main point is he tries to score more points than everybody. But, he doesn’t make it easy on himself.”
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Lincoln Riley says on ESPN that his discussions with USC on Sunday morning were the first discussions he had with another football team in his entire time at Oklahoma
Lots of other reporting disputes that
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Just an absolutely absurd stat from Oklahoma’s release on Todd Bates:
Every primary starter under Bates since 2014 (dating back to when he was at Jacksonville State) has earned at least one all-conference honor
Every. Primary. Starter.
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Baker Mayfield has officially announced on Instagram he will be ESPN’s College Gameday guest picker on Saturday in Dallas
His pick will probably go something like this:
Brent Venables: “I don’t coach for cheers and likes and clicks…when I’m affected is when we’re not putting a good product on the field.”
“I live in this community, I live in this state…it’s home. I’ve always taken a look at myself and there’s a huge responsibility.”
“How we…
Porter Moser says he heard complaints that the LNC didn’t have enough beer stands for the $2 beer nights
So, long story short, he said that will be improved for tomorrow night’s game against West Virginia
Man of the people
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Porter Moser opens postgame dedicating the game to Toby Keith.
“I’ve been here three years, and he became a true friend of mine…he is everything you want to be about.”
“A true legend, a true friend to everybody…our guys played their hearts out for Toby Kieth.”
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Brent Venables said two of Oklahoma’s “best players” almost missed the start of the second half because they were busy cleaning up the locker room
Said they had to “drag” them back out to the field
Fire away on your guesses for which two guys he is referring to
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Ethan Downs with some bars today at the Alamo Bowl presser talking about the 2021 class:
“We’ve seen a lot of different coaches, we’ve been to a lot of different places - and the expectation has always been the same. Because that’s what OU is about.“
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Here’s second-year WR Jaquaize Pettaway leading the team at the beginning of practice today
Youngster potentially sliding more into a vocal leadership role
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Brent Venables shouts out the Oklahoma student section:
“Our students…that was their best performance of the year, hands down. I thought they were just terrific.”
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Asked Jackson Arnold today if he had to take a step back and reevaluate things after Jeff Lebby left Oklahoma:
“There’s always stuff to reevaluate when change happens…(but) especially with who we hired, I knew I was in the right spot.”
Arnold is locked in with the
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A reminder that Oklahoma lost from last year’s team their:
- Entire starting rotation
- First baseman
- Shortstop
- Catcher
- Center fielder
- Designated Hitter
- Key reliever
- Closer
- Top assistant coach
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returning to the postseason is a big accomplishment
Fantastic stat in the OU postgame notes
Nic Anderson took the fewest catches (10) to reach five touchdowns in a season of any Oklahoma player since 1949 (George Thomas)
The next fastest since 1949? Nic’s brother
Rodney Anderson had five TD’s in 17 receptions in 2017
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Thinking about Seth Littrell and Joe Jon Finley’s first group of skill players:
- QB Jackson Arnold
- RB Gavin Sawchuk
- RB Jovantae Barnes
- WR Jalil Farooq
- WR Nic Anderson
- WR Andrel Anthony
- WR Jayden Gibson
- WR Jaquaize Pettaway
- TE Davon Mitchell
Not a bad start!
The future of Oklahoma at their first spring practice
2023 5-Star QB Jackson Arnold (10)
2023 5-Star DB Peyton Bowen (22)
2023 5-Star DL PJ Adebawore (34)
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After the final seconds ticked off on Saturday, DL Isaiah Coe ran around the Cotton Bowl with an OU flag - Baker Mayfield style
I asked him about it last night:
“I had told the guys all week. I told them I was going to plant the flag, and they were all for it.”
“Cheerleader…