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Slow-Cooker Beef Chili

1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add onion, season with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened and translucent, 7 to 9 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, until brick-red, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer onion mixture to a large slow cooker.

2. In same skillet over medium heat, break up beef; season with salt and black pepper. Cook, undisturbed, until mostly browned, about 5 minutes. (It doesn’t need to be fully cooked through.) Add chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, and cayenne (if using) and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer beef mixture to slow cooker. Discard any excess fat.

3. Add beans, tomatoes, and beer to slow cooker; season with salt and black pepper.

4. Cover and cook on low, uncovering during the last 20 minutes if needed, until chili has slightly thickened, 4 to 6 hours.

5. Squeeze lime halves over chili; season with salt and pepper. Top with Fritos, cheddar, scallions, and sour cream (if using). https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a21581186/slow-cooker-beef-chili-recipe/

1 Tbsp. vegetable or canola oil 1 large yellow onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 c.)

Kosher salt 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 Tbsp. tomato paste 2 lb. (85% lean) ground beef Freshly ground black pepper 2 Tbsp. chili powder 1 Tbsp. ground cumin 2 tsp. smoked paprika 1 tsp. dried oregano Pinch of cayenne pepper or chipotle chili powder (optional) 2 (15-oz.) cans kidney beans, drained, rinsed 1 (28-oz.) can crushed tomatoes 1 c. beer, low-sodium beef broth, or water 1 lime, halved Fritos, shredded cheddar, thinly sliced scallions, and sour cream, for serving (optional)

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One more win?

Victory in Baton Rouge would create avalanche of good things Brent Venables said something at his weekly press conference this week and it’s not clear if he was trying to project Sooner fortunes forward or mitigate them backward.

“I think last week [proves] … if we take care of the ball and do some simple basic things that winning requires,” he said, “there’s not a team that we can’t compete with and not a team that we can’t beat on our schedule.”

If looking back, it’s a reach. Sure, who knows what Oklahoma’s record would be if every game it played this season it finished even or ahead in the forced turnover count.

Still, both quarterbacks have been horribly shaky and inconsistent; the offensive line, until very recently, has been even worse; and still all the injuries … that, one way or another, the Sooners were never beating Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina and, probably, Ole Miss.

Looking back it doesn’t wash.

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Looking forward is a different matter.

Really, what topping Alabama last week proved was, via better coaching and far better offensive game plans, a season of experience, the right guy being handed the football and an offensive line that’s come miles and miles, OU’s finally become a team capable of not beating itself and playing with confidence, too, and, holy cow, has it put a far better season and offseason on the table than anybody might have dreamed only eight days ago.

Death Valley’s a hard place to play and a harder place to play at night and still, all signs point toward LSU absolutely being a team the Sooners can beat and, all things being equal, should beat.

The Tigers might be more

talented, might have everything required to challenge for an SEC crown and reach the playoff, but it’s not happening this season because they’ve lost their mojo, that indefinable, intangible, metaphysical force capable of killing a team faster than turnovers and injuries.

Traveling home from Arkansas on Oct. 19, the Tigers had won six straight, including a dispatch of South Carolina in Columbia and Ole Miss, and the score in Fayetteville was a sharp 34-10.

Losing opening day to Lincoln Riley’s Trojans was regrettable, no doubt, but LSU appeared righted and on its way.

Instead, it fell to Texas, Alabama and Florida back-to-back-to-back and stopped the slide only by tightly eclipsing Vanderbilt 24-17 at home last week.

Of course OU can beat a team like that.

Everything points toward the combatants being ships passing in the night and only the Sooners heading the right direction. And should they prevail, it’s a river of positives splashing upon OU’s shore.

One, it takes a losing

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Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold is tackled during the Sooners game against Alabama Nov. 23. record off the table, which means taking John Blake era comparisons off the table and that’s huge.

Two, it should mean less players of note jumping into the transfer portal, because no longer would they be jumping off a sinking ship to do it.

Three, it should staunch recruiting losses, for OU would no longer be a losing program with a teetering head coach entering the 2025 season.

Four, it makes the Sooners a more attractive suitor when plucking the best options out of the transfer portal, whoever they may be.

Five, it should add to OU’s NIL coffers, which makes it Oklahoma easier to retain the players it wants to retain, to secure at LSU the high school prospects When: Saturday, 6 p.m. it hopes to secure, to make a bigger and more positive Where: Tiger Stadium, dent in the portal.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Six, it doesn’t just make TV: ESPN an 8-5 campaign possible, but makes it probable, given Radio: KREF FM 99.3 / the way the Sooners will AM 1400 have been playing down the stretch entering their bowl.

Seven, if there’s an offenNot all at once, but sive coordinator Venables winning solves everything. really wants but the dude’s OU won last week and it on the fence given apparent question marks in the ought to win today. program, it would elimiDo it and the horizon gets nate many of those question much brighter much faster. marks.

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‘Painful’ start to season keeps Sooners’ offensive line focused on LSU TARIK MASRI TRANSCRIPT SPORTS E D I TO R

Oklahoma’s offensive line has had to overcome a lot to make it to last Saturday’s win over Alabama.

For Febechi Nwaiwu, a season filled with adversity is just proof that last week’s win doesn’t change everything.

The win made the Sooners bowl eligible and officially extended their season beyond this weekend.

It was also historic in nature, both in the way t he Sooners dominated the Crimson Tide unlike any other teams have for a long time, and because it was just the seventh ever meeting between the two powerhouses.

It a lso restored some much-needed pride in the Sooners’ program after a miserable start to their time in the Southeastern Conference.

“We still have that pain from the past. Of course, you celebrate the win that night, but next day we were in the meeting room getting ready for LSU,” Nwaiwu said. “You can move forward because you feel the pain from the past, and just because you get one win against an amazing Alabama team, it doesn’t mean the job is done. We still got a lot to work on, a lot to

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Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold runs down the field during the Sooners game against Alabama Nov. 23. improve on.”

Nwaiwu is the only player to start all 11 games this season for the Sooners. Last week he was named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week.

The Sooners rushed for 257

yards, the most against an Alabama team in 26 games.

Oklahoma’s rushing attack averaged just 112.1 yards per game over the first seven games, but has averaged 226.8 over the last four. The Sooners have also allowed

just four sacks after giving up 38 over the first eight games (4.8 per game).

“I think each game we kept improving, kept our head down,” Nwaiwu said. “Like we were saying at the beginning of the season, we knew

it would take a lot of work to get to a point where we would feel like an elite offensive line. I still don’t think we’re at that. I still think there’s a lot of things we can work on, but Saturday, of course, it felt amazing. It was a good step

forward, but it’s not done.”

Most impressively, they’ve been able to run the ball consistently with a variety of backs. Jovantae Barnes was playing his best stretch of the season before going down with an injury against Maine.

Taylor Tatum has flashed at points this season, but has fumbled four times and lost three. True freshman Xavier Robinson has looked very impressive with nine carries for 56 yards against Missouri and 18 rushes for 107 yards and two touchdowns against Alabama.

The Sooners’ top three rushers this season in carries (Barnes, Tatum and Robinson) are each averaging over 4.7 yards per carry this season.

“It’s great to see him having some success,” OU head coach Brent Venables said about Robinson. “and, Taylor, if he takes care of the ball, man, that can be a heck of a tandem. And then Jovantae comes back, and now get Gavin (Sawchuck) coming back, being healthy off of his thigh, that can be a heck of a room, and we’ve known that all year and we’re hopeful for that. But we’ve gotta take care of the ball, we know that, but we’re just getting a little bit better and it was great.”

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Scouting the opponent: LSU Tigers football,” Venables said. “I know we’re going to get the best out of the LSU faithful. It’s something that we’re really looking forward to as well. You love a challenge and you know that that’s going to be a real thing.”

Here’s a look at LSU on both sides of the ball:

TARIK MASRI TRANSCRIPT SPORTS E D I TO R

Oklahoma has never faced LSU in Tiger Stadium, but head coach Brent Venables has a good idea of what to expect on Saturday night.

Venables has faced the Tigers twice in Louisiana, both times in the Sugar Bowl (2004 and 2019) and both times with the national title on the line. They may have been neutral sites, but the Sooners’ coach puts them near the top of his list of loudest environments he’s coached in.

“I mean that sincerely. It was deafening,” Venables said. “Could not hear on the headsets … and that’s what we’ll probably experience.”

All three of Oklahoma’s previous meetings with LSU came in bowl games. The Sooners won the first in 1950 in a 35-0 win in the Sugar Bowl.

The Sooners and the Tigers met in New Orleans again in the national championship of the 2003 season, a 21-14 win for LSU. In 2019 the two played in their only game outside the state of Louisiana in Atlanta in the first round of the College Football Playoff.

This season they got a big

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LSU wide receiver Aaron Anderson (1) pulls in a pass against Vanderbilt linebacker Randon Fontenette in the end zone, that was ruled out of bounds, in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. LSU won 24-17. road win at Auburn, but have since fallen on the road to Ole Miss and Missouri. The Sooners have won 34 of their last 45 true road games, but

Venables said LSU’s home venue is a unique challenge.

The Tigers are 14-1 under head coach Brian Kelly in night home games.

“Listen, I’ve heard from every coach that I love and respect that’s been in the biggest venues, the best of the best and everybody points to

Death Valley, Baton Rouge, night game, hope that your team doesn’t get scheduled, because that’s the toughest challenge there is in college

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Tiger quarterback Garrett Nussmeier has been one of the most productive passers in college football this season, ranking seventh in passing yards per game and ninth in passing touchdowns.

He’s thrown at least two touchdowns in every game this season. The Tigers spread the ball out to a variety of players in the passing game, but w ide receiver Kyren Lacy has been Nussmeier’s top target with 825 yards receiving and eight receiving touchdowns.

Four LSU players have at least 39 catches so far this year including tight end Mason Taylor. some fantastic wide receivers, maybe the league’s best tight end. And really Garrett Nussmeier is a fantastic player,” Venables said. “ …

So it’s going to be a different type of challenge this week.”

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had double-digit tackles in four of the Tigers’ seven conference games.

Tarik Masri is the sports editor for The Transcript covering OU athletics and area sports.

You can reach him by emailing tarik@normantranscript.com

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Oklahoma running back Xavier Robinson carries the ball during the Oklahoma Sooners game against the Alabama Crimson Tide Nov. 22.

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Over the past month, Oklahoma’s offense has ranked 10th nationally in rushing attempts per game. During that span they’re also 16th in the country in rushing yards per carry (5.51) and seventh

in rushing yards per game (253.3).

The Sooners have worked to establish the run and avoid putting the offense in thirdand-long situations, which led to sacks and turnovers early in the season.

“We’ve got a huge game coming up,” Spencer Brown said. “So we can’t be stuck

in the past. But we can enjoy the moment and let that have confidence for us to go out on Saturday and have another performance like that.”

Tarik Masri is the sports editor for The Transcript covering OU athletics and area sports.

You can reach him by emailing tarik@normantranscript.com

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College football Week 14: Longhorns-Aggies among the high-stakes rivalry games to end regular season to finish last in the 16-team league, goes to Tucson for the Territorial Cup against Arizona. The Sun Devils, with a win, have the best chance of advancing — though Big 12 number crunchers could be sorting through tiebreakers

by Saturday night.

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It’s the final weekend of the college football regular season, which means rivalry games take center stage.

Built on proximity, high stakes and decades of tradition, the blood pumps a little harder for players and fans alike this week.

With seven at-large bids for the first 12-team College Football Playoff up for grabs, not to mention spots in next week’s conference championship games, some of these games take on even more significance.

Rivalry Central will be College Station, Texas. That’s where the “Lone Star Showdown” will be renewed for the first time since 2011 on Saturday night. The winner between No. 3 Texas (No. 3 CFP) and No. 20 Texas A&M (No. 20 CFP) advances to the Southeastern Conference game to play Georgia.

Speaking of No. 6 Georgia (No. 7 CFP), the Bulldogs host Georgia Tech on Friday in the game known as “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.” The Bulldogs are double-digit favorites — ask Miami how that worked out when it played the Yellow Jackets — and they can save themselves a lot of playoff anxiety by taking care of business here.

Michigan, which has taken

BEST GAME No. 3 Texas (10-1, 6-1 SEC, No. 3 CFP) at No. 20 Texas A&M (8-3, 5-2, No. 20 CFP), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST (ABC) The tradition is back after a 13-year hiatus. That’s a big deal, and even bigger with the winner going to Atlanta next week to face Georgia in the SEC championship game. The Aggies probably need to win the SEC to make the playoff; the Longhorns can get to the playoff if they lose this game but their seeding could take a hit.

Texas has won 10 straight road games and takes a top-20 offense and top-five David J. Phillip | Associated Press defense to Kyle Field. Texas A&M has dropped two of Texas kicker Justin Tucker (19) is lifted by teammates after kicking the winning field goal as time expired in an its last three, including last NCAA college football game against Texas A&M, Nov. 24, 2011, in College Station, Texas. week’s four-overtime loss at a step back since winning urday could keep Ohio State CFP) in the “Palmetto Bowl” which hosts Mississippi State Auburn.

The Longhorns are 5 1/2the 2023 national champi- out of the Big Ten champion- on Saturday. The winner in the Egg Bowl on Friday.

And then there’s the mess point favorites, according to onship, will have plenty of ship game again and dent its keeps its playoff hopes alive.

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No. 13 Alabama (No. 13 in the Big 12 that needs to er’s role in “The Game” at No. 12 Clemson (No. 12 CFP) will have its slim playoff be sorted out. Nine teams — HEISMAN WATCH No. 2 Ohio State (No. 2 CFP). CFP), still alive for a spot in chances squashed if it doesn’t yes, nine — remain alive for This week’s Heisman TroThe Wolverines have won the Atlantic Coast Conference beat Auburn at home in the the conference champion- phy polls indicate a two-man three straight against the title game against SMU, hosts Iron Bowl. Same with No. ship game. No. 14 Arizona See WEEK 14 on G10 Buckeyes, and an upset Sat- No. 16 South Carolina (No. 15 15 Mississippi (No. 14 CFP), State (No. 16 CFP), picked

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Final week shows expanded Southeastern Conference just means more chaos TERESA M. WALKER A S S O C I AT E D PR E S S

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One thing is sure as the newly expanded Southeastern Conference wraps up its regular season: Two new teams has just meant more chaos in a league that seemingly had settled in formation behind Georgia and Alabama.

The SEC’s “New Era” with no divisions and 16 teams hasn’t changed that much heading into rivalry week.

No. 6 Georgia already has a slot in the league’s championship game for the ninth time since 2011, needing a win in a showdown the Bulldogs might rather have avoided solidify its playoff hopes.

Old foes renew a rivalry for the other spot in Atlanta when No. 3 Texas visits No. 20 Texas A&M on Saturday, the first time the two have played in 13 years.

And then there’s No. 7 Tennessee.

Tied for third in the SEC, the Volunteers might be in the perfect spot Saturday. They can polish their College Football Playoff resume against surprising Vanderbilt, though coach Josh Heupel is focused on the team that beat thenNo. 1 Alabama in October.

“There’s a lot of football to be played,” Heupel said.

“That’s for everybody across the country.”

HOT SEATS Lebby has some time at a program trying to rebound from the sudden death of Mike Leach. Mark Stoops’ buyout of $44 million should keep him safe this offseason, though the Kentucky coach likely has a short leash in 2025 after failing to beat an SEC team in Lexington and going 1-7 overall.

Auburn coach Hugh Freeze has been busy recruiting with a potential top-five class in the works. If the Tigers lose to Alabama, a fourth straight losing season will only further heat up an impatient fan base in 2025.

Florida coach Billy Napier is safe for now after beating ranked teams in consecutive weeks.

Brent Venables improved his job security — after votes of confidence from Oklahoma’s athletic director and president — by beating thenAlonzo Adams — freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS No. 7 Alabama. That made the Sooners bowl eligible Oklahoma students and fans rush the field after Oklahoma defeated Alabama during a NCAA college football despite injuries at receiver game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Norman, Okla. and on the offensive line.

22 rushing touchdowns. The for the Jim Thorpe Award, b ow l - b ou nd , i nc lud i n g STAR POWER Current SEC members, and SEC has a pair of Outland while punter Brett Thorson Vanderbilt for the first time YOUTH MOVEMENT Alabama’s Ryan Williams that includes Oklahoma now, Trophy finalists for the most is a finalist for the Ray Guy since 2018. outstanding interior lineman Award. Kentucky kicker Alex Kentucky’s streak of eight finishes this season still just have won the Heisman Troin Ole Miss defensive tackle Raynor is a finalist for the straight bowls is done. Mis- 17. Both he and Auburn’s Cam phy in six of the past seven Walter Nolen and offensive sissippi State also will be Coleman have shown why Lou Groza award. seasons. Not likely this sea- lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. of staying home, with Friday’s they were two of the nation’s son.

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OU FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER 0 Kalib Hicks RB 5-11 213 R-Fr. 0 David Stone DL 6-3 294 Fr. 1 Jayden Gibson WR 6-5 197 Jr. 1 Dasan McCullough LB 6-5 223 Jr. 2 Jovantae Barnes RB 6-0 207 Jr. 2 Billy Bowman Jr. DB 5-10 200 Sr. 3 Jalil Farooq WR 6-1 207 Sr. 3 Robert Spears-Jennings DB 6-1 219 Jr. 4 Nic Anderson WR 6-4 219 R-So. 4 Dez Malone DB 6-0 204 Sr. 5 Andrel Anthony WR 6-1 183 Sr. 5 Woodi Washington DB 5-11 195 R-Sr. 6 Deion Burks WR 5-9 190 R-Jr. 6 Nigel Smith II DL 6-4 267 Fr. 7 Jaren Kanak LB 6-2 223 Jr. 7 Zion Kearney WR 6-1 200 Fr. 8 Taylor Tatum RB 5-10 205 Fr. 8 Makari Vickers DB 6-1 192 So. 9 Michael Hawkins Jr. QB 6-1 204 Fr. 9 Gentry Williams DB 6-0 187 Jr. 10 Kip Lewis LB 6-1 221 R-So. 10 Bauer Sharp TE 6-4 247 R-Jr. 11 Jackson Arnold QB 6-1 211 So. 11 Kobie McKinzie LB 6-2 242 R-So. 12 Devon Jordan DB 5-11 179 Fr. 12 Brendan Zurbrugg QB 6-2 202 Fr. 13 J.J. Hester WR 6-4 202 R-Sr. 13 Reggie Powers III DB 5-11 208 Fr. 14 Jaydan Hardy DB 5-10 174 Fr. 14 Steele Wasel QB 6-3 219 R-Fr. 15 Kendel Dolby DB 5-11 185 Sr. 15 Brenen Thompson WR 5-9 165 Jr. 16 Danny Okoye DL 6-3 253 Fr. 16 Casey Thompson QB 6-0 192 R-Sr. 17 Taylor Heim LB 6-6 216 R-Fr. 17 Jaquaize Pettaway WR 5-10 189 So. 18 Kaden Helms TE 6-5 239 R-So. 18 Erik McCarty DB 6-1 185 R-Fr. 19 Jacobe Johnson WR/DB 6-2 200 So. 19 Kade McIntyre TE 6-3 221 R-Fr. 20 Lewis Carter LB 6-0 227 So. 20 Sam Franklin RB 5-10 198 R-Jr. 21 Jeremiah Newcombe DB 5-9 182 Fr.

21 Xavier Robinson RB 6-0 222 Fr. 22 Peyton Bowen DB 6-0 200 So. 22 Chapman McKown RB 5-5 174 R-Fr. 23 Eli Bowen DB 5-9 186 Fr. 23 Emeka Megwa RB 6-0 211 R-Jr. 24 Samuel Omosigho LB 6-2 236 So. 25 Andy Bass RB 5-11 208 Fr. 25 Michael Boganowski DB 6-2 211 Fr. 26 Kani Walker DB 6-2 205 R-Jr. 27 Jayden Rowe DB 6-2 223 R-So. 27 Gavin Sawchuk RB 5-11 200 R-So. 28 KJ Daniels WR 5-9 152 Fr. 28 Danny Stutsman LB 6-4 241 Sr. 29 Casen Calmus DB 5-10 196 R-Fr. 29 Gabe Sawchuk RB 5-10 185 Fr. 30 Trace Ford DL 6-2 246 R-Sr. 31 Cale Fugate DB 5-10 190 R-Fr. 31 Ashton Logan P 6-2 217 R-So. 32 R Mason Thomas DL 6-2 240 Jr. 33 Phil Picciotti LB 6-3 239 R-Fr. 34 Adepoju Adebawore DL 6-4 251 So. 34 Zach Schmit K/P 5-10 196 R-Sr. 35 Liam Evans K 5-7 181 Fr. 35 Jakeb Snyder DB 5-8 180 R-Fr. 36 Josh Plaster K/P 6-0 187 R-Sr. 38 Owen Heinecke LB 6-2 227 R-So. 39 Peter Schuh DB 5-8 184 R-So. 40 Ethan Downs DL 6-4 265 Sr. 41 Emmett Jones III DB 6-0 182 R-Fr. 42 Wyatt Gilmore DL 6-4 245 Fr. 44 Taylor Wein DL 6-4 267 R-Fr. 45 Hampton Fay TE 6-5 245 R-Jr. 45 Mykel Patterson-McDonald DB 5-10 172 Fr. 46 Dax Noles DB 6-0 192 Fr. 47 James Nesta LB 6-3 216 Fr. 48 Luke Elzinga P 6-4 229 R-Sr. 48 Jocelyn Malaska DB 6-1 186 R-So. 50 Ben Anderson LS 6-5 240 R-So. 51 Branson Hickman OL 6-2 301 R-Sr. 52 Troy Everett OL 6-3 308 R-Jr. 52 Damonic Williams DL 6-1 319 Jr. 54 Febechi Nwaiwu OL 6-4 339 R-Jr. 55 Eddy Pierre-Louis OL 6-3 305 Fr.

55 Ashton Sanders DL 6-1 295 R-Fr. 56 Eugene Brooks OL 6-3 336 Fr. 56 Gracen Halton DL 6-2 291 Jr. 57 Gunnar Allen OL 6-0 297 R-So. 58 Spencer Brown OL 6-6 321 R-Sr. 58 Ethan Lane LS 5-11 230 R-Sr. 61 Kenneth Wermy OL 6-5 305 R-Fr. 64 Joshua Bates OL 6-3 309 R-Fr. 65 Jayden Jackson DL 6-2 300 Fr. 65 Ty Kubicek OL 6-2 294 R-Fr. 66 Geirean Hatchett OL 6-5 312 R-Sr. 70 Michael Tarquin OL 6-6 317 R-Sr. 71 Logan Howland OL 6-6 317 R-Fr. 72 Josh Aisosa OL 6-3 323 Fr. 73 Isaiah Autry-Dent OL 6-6 310 Fr. 74 Evan McClure OL 6-4 275 Fr. 75 Daniel Akinkunmi OL 6-6 321 Fr. 76 Jacob Sexton OL 6-6 322 Jr. 77 Heath Ozaeta OL 6-5 318 R-Fr. 79 Jake Taylor OL 6-6 309 R-So. 80 Josh Fanuiel TE 6-3 250 R-Jr. 80 Bergin Kysar DL 6-3 245 Fr. 81 Zion Ragins WR 5-8 145 Fr. 82 Ivan Carreon WR 6-6 223 Fr. 83 Major Melson WR 5-10 187 R-Sr. 84 Davon Mitchell TE 6-3 250 Fr. 85 Trey Brown WR 5-9 181 R-Fr. 87 Jake Roberts TE 6-4 252 Sr. 88 Jacob Jordan WR 5-9 182 Fr. 89 Eli Merck WR 6-0 206 R-Fr. 90 Caiden Woullard DL 6-4 259 Sr. 91 Drew Heinig DL 6-5 288 R-Fr. 93 Ace Hodges DL 6-1 284 Fr. 94 Mari Atchison DL 6-2 268 Fr. 95 Da’Jon Terry DL 6-3 323 R-Sr. 96 Davon Sears DL 6-2 295 R-Sr. 97 Kyle Carlson LB 6-3 190 R-Fr. 98 Tyler Keltner K 5-11 181 R-Sr. 99 Markus Strong DL 6-3 290 R-Fr. Last updated Aug. 7, 2024 Weights as of June 27, 2024

WR Jayden Gibson — Out WR Nic Anderson — Out WR Jalil Farooq — Out WR Deion Burks — Out DB Gentry Williams — Out DB Kendel Dolby — Out OL Geirean Hatchett — Out OL Jacob Sexton — Out OL Jake Taylor — Out

OL Joshua Bates — Out TE Kade McIntyre — Out RB Jovantae Barnes — Probable WR Andrel Anthony — Questionable WR Brenen Thompson — Questionable

LSU S Jordan Allen — Out LB Harold Perkins Jr. — Out CB JK Johnson — Out

OU Football Schedule W Oklahoma 51, Temple 3 W Oklahoma 16, Houston 12 W Oklahoma 34, Tulane 19 L Tennessee 25, Oklahoma 15 W Oklahoma 27, Auburn 21 BYE WEEK L Texas 34, Oklahoma 3 L South Carolina 35, Oklahoma 9 L Ole Miss 26, Oklahoma 14

W Oklahoma 59, Maine 14 Nov. 9 L Missouri 30, Oklahoma 23 Nov. 16 BYE WEEK Nov. 23 W Oklahoma 24, Alabama 3 Nov. 30 at LSU, 6 p.m.

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OFFENSE QB 11 Jackson Arnold 9 Michael Hawkins Jr. RB 8 Taylor Tatum OR 21 Xavier Robinson TE 10 Bauer Sharp OR 87 Jake Roberts WR 15 Brenen Thompson 82 Ivan Carreon LT 71 Logan Howland 73 Isaiah Autry-Dent LG 77 Heath Ozaeta 55 Eddy Pierre-Louis 52 Troy Everett 51 Branson Hickman RG 54 Febechi Nwaiwu 55 Eddy Pierre-Louis RT 70 Michael Tarquin 58 Spencer Brown SLOT 88 Jacob Jordan 81 Zion Ragins WR 13 JJ Hester 7 Zion Kearney

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WR Kyle Parker — Out RB John Emery Jr. — Out DE Princeton Malbrue — Out DT Jacobian Guillory — Out OL Garrett Dellinger — Questionable DT Jalen Lee — Questionable WR CJ Daniels — Probable OL Miles Frazier — Probable —

As of Thursday’s availability report

LDE 40 Ethan Downs 90 Caiden Woullard DT 65 Jayden Jackson OR 56 Gracen Halton NT 52 Damonic Williams OR 95 Da’Jon Terry

RDE 32 R Mason Thomas 30 Trace Ford MIKE 28 Danny Stutsman OR 11 Kobie McKinzie WILL 10 Kip Lewis OR 20 Lewis Carter CHEETAH 1 Dasan McCullough 24 Sammy Omosigho LCB 23 Eli Bowen OR 26 Kani Walker SS 2 Billy Bowman Jr. 14 Jaydan Hardy FS 3 Robert Spears-Jennings OR 22 Peyton Bowen RCB 4 Dez Malone 5 Woodi Washington

SPECIALISTS 34 Zach Schmit OR 98 Tyler Keltner 48 Luke Elzinga 31 Ashton Logan KO 34 Zach Schmit 98 Tyler Keltner KR 2 Billy Bowman Jr. 6 Deion Burks PR 22 Peyton Bowen 2 Billy Bowman Jr. — As of Alabama Game

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instant sensation with a freshman season highlighted by a 177-yard, two-touchdown game against Georgia.

He has 42 catches fo 804

yards and eight touchdowns.

Coleman has 520 yards and seven TDs on 30 catches. He has 15 catches for 228 yards and five TDs in the last two games.

Tennessee freshman Boo Carter plays defense and returns punts. He’s dynamic

enough that redshirt freshm a n qu a r terbac k Nic o Iamaleava wouldn’t mind seeing what Carter could do for the Vols on offense in the future.

Florida freshman quarterback DJ Lagway has been impressive when healthy.

Napier must show he can develop both Lagway and running back Jaden Baugh along with the roughly two dozen first- and second-year guys on his roster, which includes most of Florida’s secondary.

RECRUITING WATCH The SEC is poised to dominate the early signing period Dec. 4-6 with 247Sports projecting Georgia atop the team rankings followed by Alabama, Texas, Auburn, LSU and Tennessee with only Ohio State of the Big Ten

cracking the top seven and 15 among the top 31 for 2025.

C oache s rema i n bu s y recruiting. Tennessee flipped a running back Monday who had been verbally committed to Southern California since April. play for the MAC title for the first time since 2015 if it wins.

The RedHawks enter on a six-game win streak; the Falcons have won five in a row.

The spotlight will be on BG tight end Harold Fannin Jr., who could give the MAC an NFL first-round draft pick for the second straight year (Toledo CB Quinyon Mitchell went to Philadelphia as the No. 22 pick in April.)

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race between Colorado twoway star Travis Hunter and Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty. Ballots go out Monday to the 928 voters.

Hunter had eight catches for 125 yards and two touchdow ns and made seven tackles and broke up a pass in last week’s loss to Kansas.

The Buffaloes play Oklahoma State at home on Friday.

Jeanty has put together the nation’s first 2,000-yard rushing season since 2019.

He’s gone over 100 yards in all 11 games, including four over 200. The Broncos host Oregon State on Friday.

HOT SEAT

NUMBERS TO KNOW 6 — Tulane’s nation-leading defensive touchdowns, Butch Dill | Associated Press according to Sportradar.

7 — Illinois wins secured in Texas A&M wide receiver Noah Thomas carries the ball in for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA the final minute or overtime college football game against Auburn, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Auburn, Ala. since the start of the 2023 14 — Liberty quarterback November games under fifth- MAC) at Bowling Green (7-4, champion, will go to the season.

6-1), Saturday, noon EST league championship game 9 — Collin Rogers’ career Kaidon Salter’s career lost year coach Jeff Traylor.

(ESPNU) in Detroit next week for the field goals of 50-plus yards fumbles, most in the nation UNDER THE RADAR Mia mi, t he defend ing third time in six years if it for SMU, most in the nation since 2021.

16-2 — UTSA’s record in since 2022.

Miami (Ohio) (7-4, 6-1 Mid-American Conference wins. Bowling Green will

UCF has regressed in Gus Malzahn’s fourth season, and second since it moved from the American Athletic Conference to the Big 12.

The Knights are 10-16 since the end of the 2022 regular season and have lost seven of their last eight entering Friday’s home game against Utah.

Malzahn is making $4 million this year under a contract that runs through 2027.

He would earn the same next year before making an average of $5.5 million in 2026 and ‘27, according to USA Today.

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