2025 Oklahoma Football Media Guide by OU Athletics

OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL

The 2025 Oklahoma Football Media Guide was designed and produced by the OU Athletics Department in Norman, Okla., using Adobe Creative Cloud. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer. (July 2025)

PROJECT COORDINATOR: Mike Houck

EDITORS: Mike Houck, Eric Hollier

COVER DESIGN: S arah Klopfer

GUIDE DESIGN: Mike Houck, Sarah Klopfer, Scott Matthews

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Oklahoma's 2024 football media guide was judged best in the nation among all sports by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) professional organization. OU's 2017, 2020 and 2023 media guides were also judged best nationally among football media guides.

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MEDIA SERVICES

The Oklahoma Athletics Communications Department provides complete services for media covering the Sooners throughout the year. View contact information, media instructions and policies, information on credentials and media availability for coaches and student-athletes.

BOOMER SOONER

An overview of the Oklahoma football tradition, including seven national championships, 50 conference titles, 31 bowl victories, seven Heisman winners, 92 major award winners, 168 All-Americans, player honors, Sooners in the NFL, OU-Texas, facilities, the university, academics, the SEC and more.

THE STADIUM

Celebrating its 101st year, Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is one of America’s most recognized college football cathedrals. Situated on the east side of the Norman campus, this historical facility is the largest sports arena in the state and ranks among the nation's 20 largest on-campus facilities.

ROSTERS

A total of 12 seniors, 15 juniors, 25 sophomores and 14 redshirt freshmen return for OU this season. Joining them is a crop of 22 true freshmen and 23 transfers looking to make an immediate impact as the Sooners embark on their second year in the Southeastern Conference.

SEASON OUTLOOK

Auburn, Ole Miss, Missouri and LSU will visit Norman during SEC play in 2025, while OU travels to South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama, in addition to playing in the annual Red River Rivalry versus Texas in Dallas. The non-conference slate features home games vs. Illinois State, Michigan and Kent State, and a road contest at Temple.

FOOTBALL STAFF

Coupled with OU’s new scouting department, identifying and recruiting prospects, coaching talent to play at its peak and preparing players for life after college, whether it be in our out of sport, are just some of the areas where head coach Brent Venables and the Oklahoma football staff thrive.

PLAYER PROFILES

Among the Sooners returning are a group of 20 offensive lettermen, 21 defensive lettermen and two specialist lettermen. Thirteen starters are back (seven on offense, six on defense) as the program plays its second season in the SEC and seeks a fifth trip to the College Football Playoff.

Oklahoma produced one of the best defenses in the country in its first season as a member of the SEC and third campaign under head coach Brent Venables. The Sooners ranked in the top 30 nationally in total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense, sacks, tackles for loss and fumble recoveries.

SOONER RECORDS

History is one tough customer at Oklahoma. The tradition, so rich and so long-standing, is as daunting as it is impressive. To be among the best at Oklahoma is to be among the best in college football. Review award winners, player honors, letterwinners, bowl game tradition, Sooners in the NFL and more.

SEASON BY SEASON

The 2025 season will mark the 131st campaign of intercollegiate football at OU. The Sooners were playing football 12 years before Oklahoma even became a state. Rarely has a football program and commonwealth enjoyed a more harmonious relationship than what exists in the Sooner state.

EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

MIKE HOUCK

Associate AD, Communications (Football/MBB)

LINDSEY MAGNESS

Associate Director (Volleyball/ W. Gymnastics)

ERIC HOLLIER Director (Secondary FB/ Men's Gymnastics)

JOSH POTEET Assistant Director (W. Basketball/ Men's Golf)

BROCK BORGESON Associate Director (Soccer/Softball)

SYDNEY KUDLAC Grad Assistant (Cross Country/ T&F/Rowing)

PATRICK DUNN Associate Director (Tertiary Football/ Baseball)

BRENDAN McINERNEY Postgrad Intern (Wrestling/W. Tennis)

DIGITAL/CREATIVE STRATEGY

BECCA OPHEIM

Assistant AD, Digital Strategy and Revenue Innovation

SARAH YERMALOVICH

Associate Director, Graphic Design

SARAH KLOPFER Managing Director, Creative Strategy

MORGAN GIVENS Director, Photography

JOHNNY SMILEY Director, Creative Content

BRENDALL VARGAS Assistant Director, Photography

SOONERVISION

JACOB POTTER Associate AD, Video Services

DAVIS Associate Director, Big Screens

RICHARD MARDIS Director/Editor

LUKE BOOKER

Associate Director, Video Content

PEYTON GOURE Assistant Director, Video Content

MICHAEL MEEK Assistant Director, Video Content

WINSTON ROSS Broadcast Director and Studio Tech

MAX TOPERZER Creative Director

MIZUKI SUGITO Associate Director, Big Screens

GRANT WADE Director, Broadcast Content

MEGAN BYLE Assistant Director, Motion Graphics

DAVIS KUCK Director, Big Screens/ Entertainment

CRAIG MOORE Director, Engineering

THERON SMITH Director, Video Content

CRAIG WHITE Associate Director, Broadcast Content

DAN CAVANAUGH Director, Broadcasting

JOEL MANNING Field EIC

MADISON PLUMMER Assistant Director, Video Content

JARED THOMAS Coordinating Producer

CASSADE

COVERING THE SOONERS

2025 MEDIA COVERAGE POLICIES

The following media policies are subject to change at any time. Credentials

Requests for media credentials for University of Oklahoma home games should be made online at SoonerSports.com/fbcredentials. Only those requests submitted by the sports editor of a print or digital publication, or the sports director of a radio or television station will be considered.

Priority is given to daily newspapers (by circulation), television stations and radio stations that program sports for more than half of their daily broadcast schedules. A credential does not guarantee a seat and access to the team bench area is prohibited at all times.

Credential requests should be made no later than one week before each game. Any organization that requests a single-game credential then does not use it might be prohibited from receiving another pass the remainder of the season. No credential requests will be granted after Wednesday of game week.

Red River Rivalry Credentials

Those interested in covering the annual Oklahoma-Texas game at Dallas will need to make a separate request for credentials. Aside from national media, only season credential holders are eligible.

Because Texas will serve as the host school this year, credential requests should be made to the UT Athletics Communications staff. OU-based media credentials will be distributed at the Tuesday media luncheon in Norman. Any credentials not claimed that day will be available the Friday before the game at a pickup location in Dallas (time and location TBA).

Credential Pickup (OU Home Games)

Credentials may be picked up at media will call (Gate 2) at Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on game day beginning 2.5 hours before kickoff (see map on page 9). Each media representative must claim his or her pass by showing official ID. No group pickups are allowed on the day of the game.

Parking Passes

Parking passes will be available to credentialed media on a game-by-game basis. Like last year, OU will utilize digital parking passes for the 2025 season. More information will be shared directly with media members who request parking passes.

MEDIA AVAILABILITY

Practices: Oklahoma's practices during the regular season are closed to media. Media are not permitted to observe practices or workouts from any location without approval from the OU Athletics Communications Office. Reporters will be permitted to view/record portions of Sooner practices in Norman during preseason camp, ahead of bowl play and in spring.

Tuesday: Head coach Brent Venables' weekly press conference will be held Tuesdays in person from 11:30 a.m. to approximately 12:10.

Wednesday: Head coach Brent Venables will participate in the SEC's weekly football coaches' teleconference from 10:30-10:40 a.m. CT. Contact the SEC Communications Office for access information.

Player Availability: Player availability during the season will occur following Monday practice, which will conclude early evening. The schedule will be communicated to local media each week. Some players have Monday evening class that could preclude them from interviews. Media are not permitted to directly contact OU players, coaches or staff. All interview requests must be directed to the OU Athletics Communications Office.

Game Day: Postgame availability only. Members of the OU Athletics Communications staff will escort media representatives to the appropriate postgame interview areas with seven minutes remaining in the game. The Oklahoma locker room, home or away, is closed to media at all times.

For games in Norman, head coach Brent Venables, OU offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle and several OU players will be brought to the team's Red Room for press conferences and breakout interviews, while the opposing head coach will meet with the media inside the opponent interview room in the SoonerVision studio (southwest corner, under the stadium grandstands). An OU Athletics Communications Office representative will be on hand to assist media in finding these areas. Contact the visiting team SID for postgame player availability.

OU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics

180 W. Brooks St. Suite 2525 Norman, OK 73019

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SEC Primary Football Communications Contacts

Alabama Alex Thompson athompson@ia.ua.edu

Arkansas Kyle Parkinson kparkin@uark.edu

Auburn Taylor Bryan jtb0028@auburn.edu

Florida Scott Burns scottb@gators.ufl.edu

Georgia Leland Barrow leland@sports.uga.edu

Kentucky Susan Lax slax0@uky.edu

LSU Michael Bonnette mbonnet@lsu.edu

Ole Miss Kyle Campbell kyle@olemiss.edu

Mississippi State Brandon Langlois blanglois@athletics.msstate.edu

Missouri Josh Maxson jmaxson@missouri.edu

Oklahoma Mike Houck mhouck@ou.edu

South Carolina Steve Fink finksc@mailbox.sc.edu

Tennessee Bill Martin billmartin@tennessee.edu

Texas John Bianco john.bianco@athletics.utexas.edu

Texas A&M Kat Castner kcastner@athletics.tamu.edu

Vanderbilt Brian Fremund brian.fremund@vanderbilt.edu

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Name of School University of Oklahoma

Location Norman, Okla.

Founded 1890

Enrollment 34,523

Nickname Sooners

School Colors Crimson and Cream Conference Big 12

President Joseph Harroz Jr.

Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Programs and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione School Website ............................................................................................................OU.edu

Athletics Website SoonerSports.com Conference Website Big12Sports.com

STADIUM/FIELD INFORMATION

Stadium Name Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

Field Name Owen Field

Surface Natural Grass

Official Capacity 80,126

Press Box Phone .............................................................................................. 405-325-3116

First Game at Stadium Oct. 17, 1925 (OU 7, Drake 0)

Record at Stadium 423-88-15 (.818) (1925-2024)

First Game at Owen Field Oct. 20, 1923 (OU 62, Washington [Mo.] 7)

Record at Owen Field 426-92-16 (.813; 1923-2024)

Most Consecutive Home Wins 39 (2005-2011)

Largest Crowd

88,308 on Nov. 11, 2017 (OU 38, TCU 20)

OKLAHOMA COACHES AND STAFF

Brent Venables (Kansas State, 1992) .......................... Head Coach (Second Season)

Jim Nagy (Michigan, 1996) General Manager for Football

Ben Arbuckle (West Texas A&M, 2018) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Todd Bates (Alabama, 2005) Associate Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Run Defense/Defensive Tackles

Bill Bedenbaugh (Iowa Wesleyan, 1995) Offensive Line

Miguel Chavis (Clemson, 2010) Defensive Ends

Nate Dreiling (Pittsburg State, 2013) Inside Linebackers

Joe Jon Finley (Oklahoma, 2008) Tight Ends

Wes Goodwin (Mississippi State, 2007) Assistant Linebackers/Outside LBs

Brandon Hall (Oklahoma, 2000) Safeties

Emmett Jones (North Texas, 1999) Passing Game Coord./Wide Receivers

DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma, 2010) Running Backs

Jay Valai (Wisconsin, 2010) Assistant Head Coach for Defense/ Co-Defensive Coordinator/Pass Defense/Cornerbacks and Nickelbacks

Doug Deakin (San Diego State, 2010) Special Teams Coordinator

Jerry Schmidt (Nebraska, 1986) Director of Sports Enhancement

Woody Glass (Southwestern Oklahoma State, 1991) Football Chief of Staff

Jacob Maloney (Clemson, 2019) Director of Football Operations

Xavier Brewer (Clemson, 2012) Senior Defensive Analyst

Rufus Alexander (Oklahoma, 2006) Defensive Analyst

Jeremiah Criddell (Oklahoma, 2022) Defensive Analyst

Trent Simpson (Jacksonville State, 2018) Defensive Analyst

James Skalski (Clemson, 2019) Defensive Analyst

Kevin Wilson (North Carolina, 1984) Special Asst. to Head Coach/Off. Analyst

John Kuceyeski (Penn State, 2009) ..................................... Senior Offensive Analyst

Nick Basquine (Oklahoma, 2018) Offensive Analyst

Blaise Bentsen (Houston Christian, 2021) Offensive Analyst

Colt Garrett (Texas Tech, 2019) Offensive Analyst

Darrian Wilson (South Carolina State, 2014) Offensive Analyst

Clayton Woods (Oklahoma, 2019) Offensive Analyst

QUICK FACTS

2024 REVIEW

OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL HISTORY

First-Team All-Americans 168 (83 Consensus) First-Team All-Conference Players (Coaches)

Heisman Trophy Winners 7 (1952, 1969, 1978, 2003, 2008, 2017, 2018) Heisman Trophy Runners-Up 6 (1954, 1972, 1979, 2000, 2004, 2019) Years with OU Player in Heisman Top 10

All-Time NFL Draft Picks 418 (five No. 1 overall picks; tied for most nationally) All-Time First-Round Picks

Sooners on Television 486 Games (340-141-5) First TV Game Nov. 8, 1952, on NBC (at No. 10 Notre Dame 27, No. 4 OU 21)

BY THE NUMBERS

OKLAHOMA HEAD COACHES

Brent Venables (2022-) 22-17 (.564)

Lincoln Riley (2017-21) 55-10 (.846)

Bob Stoops (1999-2016) 191-48 (.799)

John Blake (1996-1998) 12-22 (.353)

Howard Schnellenberger (1995) 5-5-1 (.500)

Gary Gibbs (1989-1994) 44-23-2 (.652)

Barry Switzer (1973-1988) 157-29-4 (.837)

Chuck Fairbanks ................................. (1967-1972) ...................................... 52-15-1 (.772)

Jim Mackenzie (1966) 6-4 (.600)

Gomer Jones (1964-1965) 9-11-1 (.452)

Bud Wilkinson (1947-1963) 145-29-4 (.826)

Jim Tatum (1946) 8-3 (.727)

Dewey Luster (1941-1945) 27-18-3 (.594)

Thomas Stidham (1937-1940) 27-8-3 (.792)

Lawrence Jones (1935-1936) 9-6-3 (.583)

Lewie Hardage (1932-1934) 11-12-4 (.482)

Adrian Lindsey (1927-1931) 19-19-6 (.500)

Bennie Owen (1905-1926) 122-54-16 (.677)

Fred Ewing (1904) 4-3-1 (.563)

Mark McMahon (1902-1903) 11-7-3 (.595)

Fred Roberts (1901) 3-2 (.600)

Vernon Parrington (1897-1900) 9-2-1 (.792)

No Coach (1896) 2-0 (1.000)

John Harts (1895) 0-1 (.000)

OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL BY DECADE

2020s

2010s

BRENT VENABLES

42-21 (.667)

109-25-0 (.813) 2000s 110-24-0 (.821)

(.543)

(.773)

(.877)

(.606)

(.895)

(.710)

(.585)

(.551)

(.747) 1900s 51-26-8 (.647)

WEEKS RANKED IN TOP 5 OF AP POLL* 1.

1890s (First season in 1895) 8-2-0 (.800) Overall

ALL-TIME WINNING PERCENTAGE

1. Ohio State.

2. Alabama

3. Michigan

4. Notre Dame

5. Oklahoma

6. Texas

7. USC

8. Penn State

9. Nebraska

10. Tennessee

950-348-53 (.723)

978-335-53 (.735)

974-341-43 (.733)

1,012-358-36 (.733)

962-340-42 (.731)

950-348-53 (.723)

961-395-33 (.704)

882-374-54 (.694)

943-412-42 (.690)

924-430-40 (.677)

Minimum 30% of years spent in Division I-A/FBS (1869-2024)

WEEKS RANKED NO. 1 IN AP POLL*

* 1,250 Associated Press polls since service began in 1936

886-417-53 (.673)

* 1,250 Associated Press polls since service began in 1936

AP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

1. Alabama 12 (2020, '17, '15, '12, '11, '09, '92, '79, '78, '65, '64, '61)

2. Notre Dame 8 (1988, ‘77, ‘73, ‘66, ‘49, '47, '46, '43)

3. Oklahoma 7 (2000, '85, '75, '74, '56, '55, '50)

4. Ohio State 6 (2024, '14, '02, '68, '54, '42)

5. Miami (Fla.) 5 (2001, '91, '89, '87, '83) USC 5 (2004, '03, '72, '67, '62) Nebraska 5 (1997, '95, '94, '71, '70)

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

1. Oklahoma

2. Nebraska

3. Michigan

4. Ohio State

9. Fresno State

GAME DAY TRAVEL MAP

OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL GAMEDAY TRAVEL MAP MAP AND DIRECTIONS

DIRECTIONS FROM OKC AIRPORT

Follow directions from airport terminal to I-44. Travel west on I-44 (toward Lawton). Merge onto I-240 East. Take exit 4A south on I-35. Norman is 17 miles south of the airport. In north Norman, take exit 113 (Highway 77/N. Flood Avenue) on the left. Proceed all the way to Lindsey Street and go east (left). Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is just ahead at the Asp Avenue and Lindsey Street intersection.

DIRECTIONS FROM DALLAS/FT. WORTH

Travel north on I-35 to Norman. Once in Norman, exit east at US-Highway 9. Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is located approximately two miles east of I-35 on the corner of Asp Avenue and Lindsey Street.

RETURN TO OKC AIRPORT

Drive I-35 north from Norman to I-240 west. Follow I-240 west to I-44 (I-240 automatically merges with I-44 just west of May Avenue). Take Exit 116B (Airport Road) on the left. Follow Airport Road west to Meridian Avenue. Take the Meridian Avenue southbound exit and follow Meridian south approximately one mile to the airport.

MEMORIAL STADIUM

Media Entrance Gate 2 (West Side)

GAYLORD FAMILY — OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL STADIUM

One of America’s most recognized college football cathedrals, Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium celebrated its 100th season in 2024. Situated on the east side of the Norman campus, this historical facility is the largest sports venue in the state and ranks among the 20 largest college football stadiums in the nation.

With the expansion of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium to an official capacity of 83,489 in 2016 (it was reduced to 80,126 in 2019 due to aisle and seat widening) and with every home game exceeding that capacity, Oklahoma set numerous attendance records the past few years. In fact, the 18 largest crowds in stadium history have occurred in the past nine seasons.

Oklahoma’s average attendance in 2024 for seven home games was 83,513, ranking OU No. 13 in the nation.

The largest crowd ever to watch a game in the history of the state of Oklahoma jammed Memorial Stadium on Nov. 11, 2017. The No. 5 Sooners cruised to a 38-20 win over No. 8 TCU in front of 88,308 spectators.

OU has compiled a 145-15 home record the last 26 seasons, good for the second-best winning percentage (.906) in the nation during that period (Boise State enters the 2025 season with a .908 mark at 148-15).

STADIUM QUICK FACTS

Stadium Name Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

Field Name Owen Field Field Natural Grass

Official Capacity

80,126

First Year 1925

First Game at Site Oct. 20, 1923 (OU 62, Washington, Mo. 7) First Game at Stadium Oct. 17, 1925 (OU 7, Drake 0) Largest Crowd 88,308 on Nov. 11, 2017 (OU 38, TCU 20) OU’s Record at Stadium 423-88-15 (.818) (1925-2024) Most Consecutive Wins 39 (2005-2011)

STADIUM CAPACITY THROUGH THE YEARS

# Capacity temporarily decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic

* Capacity decreased due to aisle and seat widening

^ Capacity decreased to accommodate disability seating

CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION

Great college football and the Oklahoma Sooners. For as long as anyone can remember, the two have been one and the same.

Unlike some schools where tradition represents ancient history, or others where it harkens back only a few years, Oklahoma’s tradition is a constant accomplishment unfettered by eras or time.

The Sooners were playing football before Oklahoma became a state and have achieved a legacy so successful that more than contributing to the history of this great game, it defines it.

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BOB STOOPS

CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION

MODERN ERA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM

Oklahoma is king in the modern era of college football (1946-2024). Since the end of World War II, the Sooners are the nation’s No. 1 team, with more victories (706) than any other school. It also owns the second-best winning percentage (.762) among Power Four programs (Ohio State; .771).

BUD WILKINSON

BARRY SWITZER

CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION

A LEGACY OF WINNING

Oklahoma has played in four national championship games and four College Football Playoffs over the last 25 seasons and won 14 Big 12 championships. OU also has turned out a list of award winners and draft picks so long that it taxes even the best memory to name them all.

Greatness begets greatness and there has been plenty of that in Norman for generations. Now, from all corners of the country, the best players come to join a program of traditional success that is riding one of its biggest waves.

Statistics prove that Oklahoma is likely to hit the 11-win mark more than any program in the nation, as the Sooners are tied for the national lead with 27 seasons of at least 11 victories. And over the past 25 years (since the start of the 2000 season), OU has registered 19 campaigns of at least 10 wins, second behind Ohio State for the most nationally. The Sooners' 42 all-time seasons of at least 10 wins rank second nationally (one behind Alabama).

CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION

Oklahoma is Championship Football

Nothing defines the competitive success of a college athletics program like a national championship. Oklahoma, with seven football national titles sprinkled over five decades, is one of the very few programs that sets out each fall with the expectation and legitimate goal of pursuing the national crown.

That pursuit rates as a lot more than just talk around Norman. The aura is unmistakable, and it radiates from real and repeated success on college football’s biggest stage.

Oklahoma’s seven AP national championships rank as third most nationally, behind only Alabama (12) and Notre Dame (8).

The Sooners, under Bob Stoops, earned the program’s most recent title in 2000 with an Orange Bowl victory over Florida State to cap a 13-0 season. OU’s other championships came under Barry Switzer in 1974, 1975 and 1985, and Bud Wilkinson in 1950, 1955 and 1956. Oklahoma played for the national title four times during Stoops’ tenure (2000, 2003, 2004, 2008). During the BCS era, the Sooners were the only team to play in all five BCS bowl games and played in nine total. OU was ranked No. 1 in 20 BCS rankings — the most nationally.

Until 2022, the Sooners were also the only Big 12 program to appear in the College Football Playoff, playing in the Orange Bowl (2015 season) along with the Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl and Peach Bowl (2017, ’18 and ’19 seasons, respectively).

In the words of Switzer: “People don't know what it means to be champions. Oklahoma invented it.”

CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION

Every OU freshman class from 1999-2020 won at least one Big 12 championship. The 2015, 2016 and 2017 freshman classes each won four Big 12 titles.

OU WON 14 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS; SCHOOL WITH NEXT MOST WON FOUR

As a member of the Big 12 Conference since its inception in 1996 through 2023, Oklahoma won 14 Big 12 championships, or 10 more than the program with the second most titles (Texas). On average, the Sooners won a Big 12 championship every other year.

OU earned its most recent crown in 2020 by winning the Big 12 Championship game over Iowa State, 27-21. The Sooners’ other Big 12 titles came in 2019 (30-23 in overtime over Baylor in the league championship game in Arlington, Texas), 2018 (39-27 win over Texas in Arlington), 2017 (41-17 win over TCU in Arlington), 2016 (9-0 conference record), 2015 (8-1), 2012 (8-1), 2010 (23-20 win over Nebraska in Arlington), 2008 (62-21 win over Missouri in Kansas City, Mo.), 2007 (38-17 win over Missouri in San Antonio), 2006 (21-7 win over Nebraska in Kansas City), 2004 (42-3 win over Colorado in Kansas City), 2002 (29-7 win over Colorado in Houston) and 2000 (27-24 win over Kansas State in Kansas City).

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CONFERENCE

2020 Big 12 6-2 9-2

2019 Big 12 8-1 12-2

2018 Big 12 8-1 12-2

2017 Big 12 8-1 12-2

2016 Big 12 9-0 11-2

2015 Big 12 8-1 11-2

2012 Big 12 8-1 10-3

2010 Big 12 6-2 12-2

2008 Big 12 7-1 12-2

2007 Big 12 6-2 11-3

2006 Big 12 7-1 11-3

2004 Big 12 8-0 12-1

2002 Big 12 6-2 12-2

2000 Big 12 8-0 13-0

Lincoln Riley

Bob Stoops

1987 Big Eight 7-0 11-1 Barry Switzer

1986 Big Eight 7-0 11-1 Barry Switzer

1985 Big Eight 7-0 11-1 Barry Switzer Year

1984 Big Eight 6-1 9-2-1

1980 Big Eight 7-0 10-2

1979 Big Eight

Barry Switzer

Sooners Lead Nation in Conference Titles

Oklahoma won its first conference championship in 1915 and has since tacked on another 49. In other words, the Sooners average a conference title just about every two seasons. That pace has actually improved since 2000 with 14 league crowns in 25 years.

Fast Facts

u Oklahoma's 14 conference championships since the 2000 season are three more titles than the Power Four program with the next most (Ohio State; 11). The programs with the third most (Alabama, Clemson and Oregon) have won nine.

u Since 2000, OU has won just one fewer conference championship (14) than it has lost home games (15).

26 STRAIGHT BOWLS

LAST 10 YEARS: 4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF APPEARANCES, PLUS SUGAR, COTTON AND MORE

Fifty-eight bowl appearances and 31 bowl victories have firmly entrenched Oklahoma among the most tradition-rich schools in America.

The Sooners have become synonymous with postseason play at the highest level. At a school where the bowl history is laced with games of historical significance, the last several years have represented another fabulous roll for the Schooner.

OU enjoys favored status among the bowl community, mostly for its tradition, but also for its robust fan following. Regardless of the location, Sooner fans flock to follow a bowl tradition that is as fresh as it is historic.

The Sooners have made 26 consecutive bowl appearances, the second-longest active streak in the nation as recognized by the NCAA. Of those 26 showings, four were national championship bouts, nine were BCS bowl games, four were College Football Playoff semifinals contests and 13 were in January.

The Sooners and their fans have enjoyed trips to Phoenix, San Diego, Miami, Pasadena, New Orleans, Atlanta, Dallas, San Antonio and Orlando while playing in the most prestigious bowls in college football.

Fast Fact

u Thirty-nine of OU’s 58 bowl appearances have come in games that comprise the current College Football Playoff: Orange (20), Sugar (8), Fiesta (5), Cotton (3), Rose (2) and Peach (1).

31 BOWL VICTORIES

58 BOWL APPEARANCES SINCE 1939

9 BCS BOWL GAMES

4 BCS TITLE GAMES

4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

Perennial Bowl Power

The Sooners have been a mainstay in college football’s bowl tradition since their first trip to Miami in 1939.

OU has appeared in a bowl game in each of the last 26 seasons, a run that ranks as the second-longest in the nation behind Georgia (28).

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

LONGEST ACTIVE BOWL STREAKS

Oklahoma is also tied for fourth among all schools in total bowl wins with 31, and is one of just four programs with at least 58 bowl appearances. 26

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And Most Finalists

Heisman Trophy finalists were first named in 1982, and Oklahoma has produced more (11) than any other program. Here's the list:

LB Brian Bosworth

OU's Seven Heisman Trophy Winners Are Nation's Second Most

For many years, college football has paused at the end of each season to recognize its finest players. The award names like Heisman, Outland, Thorpe, Mackey and Butkus are woven into the fabric of the game as a tribute to the past and a beacon for the present.

The awards ceremonies attract the greatest names in the game, and of course, they attract and honor Oklahoma Sooners.

The road to the bright lights, podium and acceptance speech starts with great talent and hard work, common staples at OU. The Sooner program then provides the national stage on which players can be seen. The result has been an impressive collection of hardware.

Oklahoma has produced four Heisman Trophy winners in the last 22 years. Only four other programs have produced four winners ever.

After Baker Mayfield (2017) and Kyler Murray (2018) gave OU back-to-back Heisman winners, the Sooners became the only program in college football history to have different quarterbacks win the Heisman Trophy in consecutive seasons.

7 HEISMAN WINNERS

KYLER MURRAY 2018 BAKER MAYFIELD 2017

Nation-Leading 10 Heisman Finalists Since 2000

Not only have Sooners won the Heisman Trophy a nation-high-tying seven times, they have constantly appeared on Heisman voters' ballots. Oklahoma has sent a nation-leading 10 finalists to New York City since 2000 (Alabama is next with nine): Josh Heupel (2000), Jason White (2003 and 2004), Adrian Peterson (2004), Sam Bradford (2008), Dede Westbrook (2016), Baker Mayfield (2016 and 2017), Kyler Murray (2018) and Jalen Hurts (2019). It is the only program to ever produce five finalists over a four-year span (2016-19).

The Sooners have also had multiple players invited to the Heisman ceremony on two different occasions — the only program in the country to accomplish the feat since 1982. 10 9 4 5 7

Most Runners-Up, Too

u Oklahoma not only ranks second in Heisman Trophy winners (seven), it is tied for the most runners-up (six). OU's secondplace Heisman finishers were Kurt Burris (1954), Greg Pruitt (1972), Billy Sims (1979), Josh Heupel (2000), Adrian Peterson (2004) and Jalen Hurts (2019).

NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS

TOMMIE HARRIS

TEDDY LEHMAN

NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS

Individual National Award Winners Since 2000

168 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

If it’s a college football season, the likelihood is that more than one Sooner ranks among the best players in the land. That was true in 1913 when OU produced its first All-American and it’s true today when the rate of additions is so rapid that the total now well outnumbers the age of the program itself.

One of college football’s greatest programs has been built by some of college football’s finest players. That’s the natural result when talent meets coaching at a program with eye-popping facilities and great visibility.

SEC's Consensus All-America Leaders

University of Oklahoma players have earned consensus All-America honors 83 times in the program’s history. That's second most among SEC programs (Alabama; 86).

What is a consensus All-American? The NCAA officially recognizes selections from five All-America teams: AP, AFCA, FWAA, Sporting News and Walter Camp. A player is designated a consensus All-American if he is a firstteam selection on at least three of the five teams.

In 2017 alone, Mark Andrews, Orlando Brown and Baker Mayfield added their names to the prestigious list as they earned first-team All-America honors from all five official bodies, leading the nation.

MARQUISE BROWN

MARK CLAYTON

JAMMAL BROWN

ERIC STRIKER

DERRICK STRAIT

ORLANDO BROWN

ROCKY CALMUS

47 First-Team All-Americans in the Last 25 Years

Oklahoma

SOONERS IN THE NFL DRAFT

Elite Program Prepares Players for Next Level

The league. Pro ball. The next level. It is the dream of every college football player. It is reality for many Oklahoma Sooners. Few programs in the country attract talent and prepare it to move on better than OU. Two Sooners were tabbed in the 2025 NFL Draft to extend the program's tally to 121 selections since 2000. Oklahoma employs a rigorous strength and conditioning program that is so effective that many of those who have gone on to professional careers come back to Norman in the offseason to continue their training.

OU is one of only five programs that has produced at least four NFL Draft picks in at least 16 of the last 18 years. Players with the ability and drive to make the NFL flourish at OU and leave campus equipped to play beyond their college days.

SOONERS IN THE NFL DRAFT

121 Sooners Picked Over The Last 26

GAMES) 293 CONSECUTIVE TV APPEARANCES

Sooners at Center of College Football

Oklahoma is a household name due to the overwhelming media attention that hovers around the Sooners. Writers and broadcasters representing the nation’s most recognized media outlets regularly interact with OU players and coaches, and routinely spend time in Norman.

When they can’t come to campus, those same observers keep tabs on OU thanks to extensive television coverage. In 2024, all 13 Oklahoma games were carried live nationally on the ABC/ ESPN family of networks.

GAME DAY IN NORMAN

159 Consecutive Home Sellouts

Fan support is guaranteed at Oklahoma. Since 1999, the Sooners have drawn 11,858,457 fans to Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, with all 159 of their regularly scheduled home games resulting in sellouts (an additional game in 2021 vs. Tulane was moved to Norman due to Hurricane Ida). It is the second-longest current home sellout streak in the nation, trailing only Nebraska.

OU has nearly been unbeatable at home, yielding 145 wins in those 160 contests. The thrilling victories have stoked Sooner Nation and helped lead to the expansion of OU’s stadium by more than 11,000 seats. Even so, attendance exceeded the listed capacity in 90 consecutive games prior to 2020 when capacity was limited to 22,700 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2016, Oklahoma fans set a record for average season attendance (86,857) and broke the single-game mark with 87,979 fans against Ohio State. That mark was topped in 2017 versus TCU (88,308). The top 19 seasons for OU home attendance have taken place since the start of the 21st century.

Oklahoma has sold out every home game since the start of the 1999 season. During that span, OU has won just one fewer conference championship (14) than it has lost home contests (15).

GAME DAY IN NORMAN

THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY OF MEMORIAL STADIUM IS 80,126, BUT OU AVERAGED 83,513 FANS PER HOME GAME IN 2024. THAT FIGURE PUT THE SOONERS AT NO. 13 IN THE NATION.

GAYLORD FAMILY — OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL STADIUM RANKS AS THE 16TH LARGEST COLLEGE STADIUM IN THE COUNTRY.

OU WON 39 STRAIGHT HOME GAMES FROM 2005-11. THE STREAK WAS THE FIFTH-LONGEST IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S MODERN ERA.

THE SOONERS HAVE REGISTERED 59 UNBEATEN SEASONS AT HOME, INCLUDING 16 IN THE LAST 26 YEARS.

OU HAS WON 82% OF ITS GAMES AT MEMORIAL STADIUM. SINCE THE FACILITY OPENED IN 1925, THE SOONERS ARE 423-88-15 AT HOME.

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THE SOONERS HAVE SOLD OUT 159 CONSECUTIVE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED GAMES IN NORMAN, EVERY CONTEST SINCE THE START OF THE 1999 SEASON.

OU-TEXAS WEEKEND

Annual October Matchup in Dallas

The Oklahoma-Texas game, played each season at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, a location approximately halfway between the two campuses, is one of the country’s most spectacular sporting events.

Staged during the State Fair of Texas, the contest is witnessed by a crowd perfectly defined by color half crimson, half burnt orange in an atmosphere that is arguably more unique than that found at any other game. This rivalry is one that marks time and gives players and fans alike experiences for a lifetime.

Red River Rivalry Staying at Cotton Bowl Through 2036

In December 2023, the universities of Oklahoma and Texas agreed to a contract extension that will keep the historic Allstate Red River Rivalry football game at the Cotton Bowl through 2036.

In addition to the Dallas Sports Commission and Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District increasing the game fees paid to each school, as part of the agreement, the City of Dallas agreed to make the single largest investment in the Cotton Bowl Stadium's history; an estimated $140-million, two-year renovation project that honors the Cotton Bowl Stadium's celebrated legacy and distinctive architecture with sweeping enhancements, elevating the fan experience.

"The relationship between the storied Allstate Red River Rivalry and the venerable Cotton Bowl is one-of-kind regardless of sport," said OU Vice President and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione. "Our new agreement guarantees this historic legacy of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas at the State Fair of Texas will stretch into a second century. Millions of fans throughout the years have cheered, in-person, for the Sooners or Longhorns on what's become almost sacred ground. It only makes sense for us to do all we can with our partners to keep that tradition alive but also continue to improve upon the experience and access for our fans. The stadium renovations will be extensive, and we can't wait for our fans to experience the enhancements."

The Tunnel Experience

“From the top of The Tunnel that leads into the floor of the Cotton Bowl it looks like no big deal. All you can see is end zone. Then you start running and the world explodes around you. Your eardrums are pounded by the screams of 75,587 people and the blasts of the modified 12-gauge shotguns that the OU Ruf/Nek spirit group carries...

“You feel the world shake and start to understand why every Longhorn or Sooner who has taken these steps before you can never seem to find the exact words necessary to convey what has just happened.

“You’ve just run down the tunnel at the OU-Texas game generally regarded as one of the greatest moments a college football player can experience.”

OU-TEXAS WEEKEND

OKLAHOMA HAS WON 10 OF THE LAST 15 MEETINGS IN DALLAS

OU-TEXAS SELLOUTS SINCE 1948

CONSECUTIVE GAMES AT THE COTTON BOWL

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THE SOONERS HAVE OUTSCORED TEXAS BY 132 POINTS IN THE COTTON BOWL SINCE 2000

STUNNING STADIUM

STADIUM IMPROVEMENTS

Recent stadium enhancements included the latest Wi-Fi technology, additional handrails and the widening of aisles and some seats (resulting in the reduction of capacity to 80,126).

Palace on the Prairie

The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents approved a proposal from OU Athletics on June 25, 2014, to proceed with the development of plans and projects for a major renovation and modernization of Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

The first phase of the building project was completed prior to the 2016 season and focused on the south end zone.

The most visible aspect was the completion of the south end zone seating bowl, a feature that initially increased stadium capacity to more than 83,000. A new 50-by-170-foot video board — the nation's second largest — was also installed.

The seating bowl features an expanded concourse, additional restrooms and concessions, and other amenities. The structure also houses 22 suites, 60 open-air loge boxes and 1,976 club seats, and includes two fresh club options for patrons.

The renovated team portion of the facility allows for all studentathlete services to be moved to the ground floor. That space includes a locker room, large strength and conditioning area, training room, nutrition center, meeting rooms and an elite recovery area.

The weight room nearly tripled in size to 26,600 square feet and features a 70-yard indoor turfed speed and agility training area. The athletic training room also grew substantially to nearly 10,000 square feet. A 2,356-square-foot north video board was added in 2018.

STUNNING STADIUM

Features Include:

A bowled in south end zone, new fan seating and options, including club seating, loge boxes and suites, as well as a fan plaza, and additional concession and restroom areas.

A 132,000-square-foot football complex featuring a new locker room, training room, nutrition area, coaches offices and player meeting rooms.

A 32,582-square-foot strength and conditioning facility that is triple the size of the previous weight room and features a 70-yard indoor turfed speed and agility training area.

100 years of gfoms

Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Turned 100 in 2024

Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, one of America’s most recognized college football cathedrals, celebrated its 100th season in 2024. Situated on the east side of the Norman campus, this historical facility is the largest sports arena in the state and ranks among the 20 largest on-campus facilities in the nation.

Memorial Stadium’s rich heritage has not hindered its evolution, a neverending growth fueled by the football program’s overwhelming popularity. Almost since its inception, the stadium has been a work in progress. That fact holds true today. Using bond money and generous contributions, the stadium has recently undergone a number of changes (see pages 34-35 for information on the latest renovations).

Capacity for the "Palace on the Prairie" peaked at 83,489 from 2016-18 following the enclosing of the south end zone stands and addition of premium seating in that area. Due to the widening of stadium aisles and addition of handrails, capacity dropped to its current 80,126 figure prior to the 2019 season

In 1921, OU students started a movement for construction of a student union, and soon the idea had grown to feature a combined football stadium/union. In the original architect's drawings, the north end of the proposed structure was strikingly similar to the present Oklahoma Memorial Union, but the stadium and union were eventually built separately.

Key Stadium Milestones

Inaugural game on Owen Field 10/20/1923 vs. Washington (Mo.)

West stands erected 1925 Capacity: 16,000

East stands erected 1929 Capacity: 32,000

North end enclosed 1949 Capacity: 55,000

Tartan turf replaces grass 1970

South end stands added 1957 Capacity: 61,836

West upper deck erected 1975 Capacity: 71,187

Current south end erected 1980 Capacity: 75,004

Super turf playing surface 1981

Natural playing surface returns 1994 First grass surface since '69

West-side suites added 1995 Total of nine suites

Barry Switzer Center opens 1999 Football support facilities

East-side suites and upper deck 2003 Capacity: 82,112

South end enclosed .................................. 2016 ...................... Capacity: 83,489

Stadium attendance record 11/11/2017 vs. TCU (88,308)

Seat widening; handrails added 2019 Capacity: 80,126

1982 1949 1940 1929 1926

100 years of gfoms

The first game played at the current stadium site, called Owen Field and named after former head coach and athletics director Bennie Owen, took place Oct. 20, 1923 (a 63-7 win over Washington, Mo.), before stadium construction began. On Oct. 17, 1925, the first contest was played in front of the new 16,000-seat stands on the west side of the field, a 7-0 victory over Drake in which Roy "Goat" Lamb scored the game's only touchdown on a 2-yard run in muddy conditions. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, named in honor of University personnel who died in World War I, was erected at a cost of approximately $293,000 and dedicated on Nov. 7, 1925, during OU's game against Kansas.

East-side stadium stands were added prior to the 1929 season. That addition increased seating capacity to 32,000, where it stood for 20 years.

In 1949, OU president George L. Cross pushed for expansion and the result was a six-foot lowering of the old playing surface and the elimination of a running track that surrounded the playing area.

The changes produced 7,000 new ringside seats and brought capacity to 55,000. The north end of the stadium also was enclosed. In 1957, green grandstand bleachers were added to the south end of the field, enabling the stadium to hold 61,836 fans.

In July, 1970 the original natural grass surface was removed and artificial turf was installed. That tartan turf was replaced with super turf before the 1981 season. Owen Field returned to grass in 1994.

1975 brought the addition of a west upper deck and new press box. Another 8,436 seats were added at a cost of $5,726,345, upping capacity during that national championship season to 71,187.

Before the 1980 campaign, the old green south end zone bleachers were replaced with a new facility. In addition to improved seating, the complex included coaches’ offices, weight room, meeting rooms, a training room, equipment room and two locker rooms. The addition brought stadium capacity to 75,004.

A Stadium Master Plan was approved by the OU Board of Regents in June 1994, and construction of nine west-side suites began in April 1995. Subsequent improvements included the installation of stadium lights to allow night games, a new scoreboard and a video screen. Capacity was decreased to 72,765 in 1998 to provide more wheelchair seating.

The summer of 2003 saw a venture that added 8,000 seats thanks to an upper deck and 27 suites on the east side, bringing the total number of suites to 63. Another phase of that project stretched into 2004 when renovations to the Santee Lounge, restroom and concessions facilities and a new brick facade on the west side were completed.

Barry Switzer Center renovations were completed prior to the 2009 season. The players' locker room was expanded and remodeled while a 950-square foot hydrotherapy area and a new 4,000-square-foot Red Room with seating for 211 was built. A$4.5 million, 3,689-square-foot HD video board was added atop the south end zone in 2008.

OU owns a sparkling 423-88-15 (.818) all-time record at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and has faced 96 opponents there. Illinois State, Michigan, Auburn, Ole Miss and LSU will make that 101 in 2025.

Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Bests

INDIVIDUAL BESTS

Rushing Yards 427, Samaje Perine vs. Kansas, 2014

Rushing Attempts 53, Steve Owens vs. Iowa State, 1969

Rushing Touchdowns 5, Samaje Perine vs. Kansas, 2014

DeMarco Murray vs. North Texas, 2007

Steve Owens vs. Nebraska, 1968

Passing Completions 46, Landry Jones vs. Oklahoma State, 2012

Passing Attempts 71, Landry Jones vs. Oklahoma State, 2012

Passing Yards ................................... 500, Landry Jones vs. Oklahoma State, 2012

Passing Touchdowns 6 Kyler Murray vs. Baylor, 2018 6, Landry Jones vs. Tulsa, 2009

Receiving Yards 269, Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas, 2008

........................................................ By OU: 208, Ryan Broyles vs. Colorado, 2010

Receptions 15, Sterling Shepard vs. Kansas State, 2014

Justin Brown vs. Oklahoma State, 2012

Jalen Saunders vs. Notre Dame, 2012

Ryan Broyles vs. Iowa State, 2010

Receiving Touchdowns 4, Jermaine Gresham vs. Texas A&M, 2007

Total Offense 572, Baker Mayfield vs. Tulsa, 2015

Tackles 28, Kenneth Murray vs. Army, 2018

Interceptions 3 by three players

Sacks 5, Cedric Jones vs. Texas Tech, 1994

TEAM BESTS

Rushing Yards

768 vs. Kansas State, 1988

Passing Yards 512 vs. Oklahoma State, 2012

Total Yards 829 vs. Kansas State, 1988

Points 79 vs. North Texas, 2007

First Downs 44 vs. Oklahoma State, 2012

LONGEST PLAYS

Rush 96, Jeff Frazier vs. North Texas, 1995 Pass 99, Tulsa’s Troy DeGar to Wes Caswell, 1996 By OU: 90, Jackson Arnold to J.J. Hester vs. Maine, 2024

Field Goal ....................................................... 60, Tony DiRienzo vs. Kansas, 1973

Punt 87, Joe Wylie vs. Kansas State, 1970

Punt Return 96, Darrell Royal vs. Kansas State, 1948

Kickoff Return 100, Roy Finch vs. Kansas, 2012

................................................................. Buster Rhymes vs. Kansas State, 1980 Mack Heron of Kansas State, 1968

MISCELLANEOUS

OU’s Record at Stadium (1925-2024) 423-88-15 (.818) Most Consecutive OU Wins 39, 2005-2011

* Complete stadium facts and map are located on page 9

EMPHASIS ON ACADEMICS

Preparing Leaders for Tomorrow

Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium includes office space in the facility’s north end. The largest piece of that area houses the Prentice Gautt Academic Center. Some 30,000 square feet are dedicated to the academic pursuits of Sooner student-athletes. Major emphasis is placed on classroom performance at OU. The center's staff has achievement as its focus, a fact that is reflected in the student-athletes’ record performance the past many academic years. In addition to its academic support, the staff assists in several life skills areas designed to enrich students in a broad range of tasks.

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OU'S CUMULATIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE GPA FOLLOWING THE 2025 SPRING SEMESTER, A DEPARTMENT RECORD

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THE NUMBER OF OU STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO GRADUATED IN 2024-25 WITH AN UNDERGRADUATE OR ADVANCED DEGREE

391

OF THE 537 STUDENT-ATHLETES LISTED IN THE LATEST GRADE REPORT, 391 (75%) EARNED A 3.0 OR HIGHER GPA DURING THE SPRING 2025 SEMESTER

JALEN HURTS

2019 Heisman Trophy runner-up Jalen Hurts received his master's degree in human relations from OU in May 2023. He has quarterbacked the Philadelphia Eagles to two Super Bowls, and won a title this past February.

TY DARLINGTON

EMPHASIS ON ACADEMICS

u Embracing the spirit of service in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while participating in the OU international course “Human Relations in Developing Countries,” members of the Sooner football and volleyball programs poured themselves into the local community with heart and dedication in March 2025. From delivering a month’s worth of food for more than 150 people in the Rocinha favela, to raising funds for desperately needed appliances for food preparation and to youth mentoring, OU student-athletes displayed their commitment to making a profound impact off the playing surface.

Sooners Excel On and Off Field

Oklahoma Football exemplifies a commitment to excellence both on and off the field. The team earned a program-record 3.06 cumulative GPA during the fall 2024 semester and followed with a 3.03 mark in spring 2025. During the spring term, five football student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 GPA, 29 earned a 3.5 or higher and 65 earned at least a 3.0. In 2008, along with leading the Oklahoma offense to the NCAA record for most points scored in a single season, quarterback Sam Bradford and running back DeMarco Murray were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. Brian Lepak became the third Sooner in as many years to garner the honor when he was named to the team in 2010. Gabe Ikard followed as a three-time Academic All-American in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Ty Darlington continued the Sooners' recent streak of Academic All-Americans in 2014 and 2015 when he became the 18th OU studentathlete to earn Academic All-America honors twice in a career. He also became OU's first recipient of the William V. Campbell Trophy, given to the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation. And quarterback Connor McGinnis (2019) and safety Pat Fields (2020 and '21) were named Academic All-Americans.

Study Abroad – Sooners Around the Globe

Since 2003, OU Athletics has focused on building study abroad programs to accommodate the unique needs and time constraints of all student-athletes while providing an innovative way of obtaining course credit. The first two programs were launched in 2011, and the number of student-athletes who have studied or interned abroad exceeds 400 in 12 different countries. Specifically for football student-athletes, OU offers yearly study abroad programs in March and May to Brazil, South Africa, Spain, Italy and Mexico (expansion to other countries is planned every other year). With an in-country service component, the programs provide meaningful experiences in areas of intercultural relations, international politics, human rights, health and exercise science, history and all forms of artistic expression. These programs have transformed the lives of players, giving them a deeper sense of purpose and the knowledge and confidence needed to participate effectively in an increasingly globalized society.

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OU STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE POSTED A CUMULATIVE GPA OF 3.10 OR BETTER IN 14 OF THE LAST 15 SEMESTERS

ELEVEN SOONERS HAVE BEEN HONORED AS ACADEMIC FOOTBALL ALL-AMERICANS SINCE 2008

OU STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE COMBINED TO AVERAGE ABOVE A 3.0 GPA IN EACH OF THE LAST 27 SEMESTERS, A SCHOOL-RECORD STREAK

FIFTY-NINE OU FOOTBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES WERE NAMED TO THE 2024 SEC FALL ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

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OU STUDENT-ATHLETES ACHIEVED PERFECT 4.0 GPAs 221 TIMES OVER THE 2024 FALL AND '25 SPRING SEMESTERS

Taking an Active Community Role

OU lives by a clear and strong motto as it interacts with its studentathletes…Inspiring Champions for Today, Preparing Leaders for Tomorrow. As part of that promise, the Athletics Department and the football program take an active role in a number of community service projects.

Oklahoma’s student-athletes recognize that wearing the Crimson and Cream means representing a popular sports program and themselves as individuals. They are encouraged to respond to a public that adores them, while learning important lessons about making a positive impact in the lives of others in and around the community in which they live.

SOONERS SERVE

Sooners Regularly Recognized for Service

Oklahoma’s student-athletes are as visible off the field as they are when competing for the Sooners. Their significant community service efforts have been recognized not only on the local scene where they have the most impact, but also by national organizations that recognize the scope of OU’s outreach.

No player embodied the Sooner spirit better than Quinton Carter, who was named the recipient of the seventh annual Wooden Citizenship Cup in 2011. The award is presented annually by the Atlanta-based Athletes For a Better World.

The award honored Carter who started his own foundation, the SOUL Foundation, while at OU. The Las Vegas native also adopted a class at Norman’s KinderCare while volunteering for a multitude of other causes.

Players from Oklahoma’s football team have also been named to the American Football Coaches Association’s Good Works Team, an honor reserved for individuals who excel in their service to others. Jacob Gutierrez was named to the team in 2006, Nic Harris in 2007, Gerald McCoy in 2008, Carter in 2010, Caleb Kelly in 2018, Chanse Sylvie in 2020, Ethan Downs in 2023 and Gavin Sawchuk in 2024. Gutierrez, who in 2005 was named the Norman Youth Citizen Volunteer of the Year, also was named a finalist for the Wooden Cup. Then, in 2006, Carl Pendleton was tabbed a finalist for the honor, as was Ty Darlington in 2015.

Subsequently, Pendleton received postgraduate scholarships from the NCAA and the National Football Foundation, while also being named Big 12 Conference Sportsman of the Year. In addition, Pendleton won the Bobby Bowden Award, the highest student-athlete honor presented by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Darlington also won the Bowden Award and the Wuerffel Trophy in 2015. The Wuerffel Trophy is awarded to the FBS player who best exhibits exemplary community service. Fellow OU center Gabe Ikard also won the national honor in 2013, while safety Pat Fields was one of three 2021 finalists. Fields was also a 2021 finalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year award, presented to the student-athlete who exhibits exemplary leadership on and off the field.

ETHAN DOWNS • 2023 GOOD WORKS TEAM MEMBER

SOUL MISSION

"SERVE OUR UNCOMMON LEGACY"

Almost immediately after being hired as Oklahoma's 23rd head coach in December 2021, Brent Venables went to work on formulating SOUL Mission, a comprehensive in-house player development program.

The "SOUL" in SOUL Mission stands for "Serve Our Uncommon Legacy." The program's goal is to create first-class, impactful student-athletes and prepare them to be servant leaders and sustain a lifestyle of winning.

Four SOUL Mission pillars target every facet of off-the-field enhancement of OU's football student-athletes: civic engagement, life skills, career development and former player development.

"For me, I was like 'That's got to be the backbone of the program,'" Venables said upon revealing the program. "Because if you make it all about winning and chasing championships, that's going to be a very empty, unfulfilling journey. We have an opportunity to have some generational change if we can keep the main thing the main thing. That's equipping these young people and pouring life into them; making sure that we're not just asking the right questions but putting the right resources and people where they need to be."

SOUL Mission is led by senior director Caleb King-Kelly, director Vince Carter and assistant director Lorenda Holston. King-Kelly (linebacker) and Carter (All-America center) are former OU football players, while Holston was a Mountain West Conference track-and-field champion at Colorado State.

An impactful component of SOUL Mission is an annual community service trip. The inaugural five-day version took place in May 2022, as 24 student-athletes traveled to Miami Gardens, Fla., for a "Social Change Process" human relations remote study course. OU's contingent explored the challenges faced by community members and the positive and proactive action being taken by educators, administrators and community leaders to build a stronger and safer environment for students. The Sooners also took part in a full-service Scott Lake Elementary School beautification project that included painting, landscaping and renovating the science lab.

In May 2023, as part of the university's HR 4170 course "Reflection of Apartheid in South Africa," 17 members of the OU football team traveled to South Africa to gain firsthand knowledge of the history of apartheid and the process of a country healing. During the in-country experience, the student-athletes visited historic sites related to apartheid, worked with experts in the field of creating social cohesion and conducted service-learning projects to help meet the physical needs of the communities.

In spring 2024, a group of OU players returned to South Africa, and two other SOUL Mission player contingents participated in service trips in Brazil and Hawaii. And in 2025, members of the Sooner football and volleyball programs traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, participating in the OU international course “Human Relations in Developing Countries” and pouring themselves into the local community.

VINCE CARTER

LORENDA HOLSTON

CALEB KING-KELLY

THE UNIVERSITY

There's Only ONE Oklahoma

Since well before statehood, the University of Oklahoma has unceasingly pursued academic and research excellence for the betterment of people and places around the world. Driven by a boundless determination to change lives, OU has inspired generations of students to find purpose and meaning through their OU education, and our state and society have long benefited from OU’s innovative spirit. It is this unparalleled ambition to seize new heights of excellence that has defined us for well over a century as the one, and only, Oklahoma.

Lead On, University: The Next Phase (ou.edu/leadon)

• From the moment it was introduced in 2020, the “Lead On, University” Strategic Plan has sparked a spirit of excellence across OU, reshaping our future in ways that will change lives for generations to come.

• To build on our momentum and ensure our Strategic Plan remains responsive, relevant, and forward-looking, OU unveiled “Lead On, University: The Next Phase” in spring 2025. This refreshed Plan charts an even more ambitious vision — one that strengthens our pursuit of academic excellence, research innovation, student success, patient care and service to our state and beyond. It also reaffirms our commitment to being a place of transformation — where ambition meets opportunity and lives are fundamentally changed.

• Every university has a limited number of key levers it can pull to shape its future. The refreshed Strategic Plan asks all OU stakeholders to commit decisively to these choices: becoming an AAU institution, the gold standard of academic achievement; steadfastly maintaining our commitment to affordability and accessibility; advancing Oklahoma’s health and well-being, achieved through seismic ambitions like reducing cancer mortality by 10% and the cardiovascular complications and death from diabetes by 30%; leading the way in civic education to help our students discover their purpose and responsibilities as citizens; leveraging key partnerships to develop a coordinated “Strategic Plan” for the state of Oklahoma; uniting as One University, bringing together our campuses in Norman, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa, as well as OU Online, to move forward as a collective force for progress; and harnessing our strengths to lead globally and confront society’s most pressing challenges.

THE UNIVERSITY

NORMAN

NORMAN WAS NAMED THE NO. 2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOWN BY BLEACHER REPORT

NORMAN WAS RANKED NO. 3 ON BLOOMBERG/ BUSINESSWEEK'S BEST PLACES TO LIVE LIST

JUST 18 MILES NORTH OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA CITY OFFERS ALL THE TRAPPINGS OF A LARGE METROPOLITAN AREA WITHIN AN EASY DRIVE

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NORMAN IS A QUICK 196-MILE DRIVE FROM DALLAS. ROUGHLY 20 PERCENT OF OU'S STUDENTS ARE FROM TEXAS AND CHOOSE TO COME NORTH

Discover Norman!

In 1870, the United States Land Office contracted with a professional engineer to survey much of Oklahoma territory. Abner E. Norman, a young surveyor, became chainman of the central survey area in Indian Territory. The surveyor’s crew burned the words “Norman's Camp” into an elm tree near a watering hole to taunt their younger supervisor. When the “Sooners” (those who headed west before the official Land Run date, April 22, 1889) and the other settlers arrived in the heart of Oklahoma, they kept the name “Norman.” Today, with 130,000 residents, Norman is the third largest city in the state.

Despite its continuous growth, it has maintained the spirit and serenity of a small, close-knit community.

Since the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889, Norman has grown into a popular and well-educated city. The spirit of Norman and its citizens is unwavering and uncompromising.

As home to the state’s premier educational institution, Norman boasts an excellent quality of life and is a city that thrives on and celebrates the diversity of its community.

Norman was recently acknowledged as one of the most progressive cities in Oklahoma and the Norman Public School system was recognized as the top school system in the state.

OKLAHOMA CITY

Oklahoma City — The Modern Frontier

Oklahoma City, the state's capital, is located just 18 miles north of the OU campus. Named one of the 50 Best Places to Travel in 2020 by Travel + Leisure, OKC offers all of the culture, cuisine, attractions and amenities you’d expect in a modern metropolis.

The city features 14 unique districts and offers a variety of attractions and activities different from any other place in the country. Sprawling across 625 square miles of America’s heartland, making it the nation's third-largest city by land area, the city’s metro population numbers 1.4 million — a third of the entire state’s population.

Residents of Oklahoma City voted yes to a one-cent Metropolitan Area Projects (MAPS) sales-tax initiative, bringing more than $5 billion in both private and public investment to the city since 1993.

Oklahoma City has become a haven for exciting sports action. The Thunder won the 2024-25 NBA championship and have produced three league MVPs. The city is also home to three minor league teams and annually hosts the NCAA Women's College World Series.

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 2024-25 NBA CHAMPIONS

NOTABLE ALUMNI

Arts and Entertainment

Jake Basden ('06), Vice president/head of publicity and corporate communications for Big Machine Label Group in Nashville (clients include Tim McGraw and Rascal Flatts)

Pat Bowlen ('65, '68), Former owner and chief executive officer for NFL’s Denver Broncos

Paul Gadd ('88), Hollywood producer

James Garner, Actor

Tsgt. Chris Hammiel ('00), Lead trumpet with the Air Force Academy “Falconaires”

Bill Hancock ('72), Former executive director of the College Football Playoff

Ed Harris, Actor

Jessi Jones ('01), Film archivist at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Joe McCasland (‘00), Television editor

Olivia Munn ('02), Actress

N. Bird Runningwater ('04), Senior program director of Native American and Indigenous Programs for the Sundance Institute

Laura Spencer ('08), Actress Iqbal Theba ('86), Actor

Dennis Weaver ('48), Actor

Max Weitzenhoffer ('62), Independent producer of New York and London theatre productions; former chairman of OU Board of Regents

Business

Clay Bennett ('81), Chairman and CEO for Oklahoma City Thunder (2024-25 NBA champion); chairman of Dorchester Capital

Archie Dunham ('60), Retired president and CEO of Conoco and Chairman of ConocoPhillips

Roger Frizzell ('82), Senior vice president and chief communications officer for Carnival Cruise Lines

Joi Gordon ('89), CEO of Dress for Success

W.R. Howell ('58), Retired chairman and CEO of the JC Penney Corporation

Curtis W. Mewbourne ('58), Founder of Mewbourne Oil Company, one of the most successful privately owned oil and gas producers in America

Michael F. Price ('73), Value investing global expert and namesake of OU's college of business

Rick Rescorla ('75), Retired U.S. Army officer and World Trade Center security chief for the financial services firm Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter (died in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, while helping lead evacuation efforts)

Randall Stephenson ('86), Retired Chairman and CEO, AT&T, Inc.

Civil Rights

Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher ('51), Key figure in the civil rights movement in Oklahoma

Clara Luper ('51), Civic leader, retired school teacher and a pioneering leader in the American civil rights movement

Journalism

Mike Boettcher ('75), CNN and ABC News correspondent

Hailey Branson-Potts ('10), Reporter at The Los Angeles Times

Baxter Holmes ('09), Senior NBA writer, ESPN

Larry Merchant ('51), Former sportswriter, longtime commentator for HBO Sports presentations of HBO World Championship Boxing

Amy Nicholson ('02), Freelance theater critic, formerly of LA Weekly

Dari Nowkhah ('98), Lead anchor at SEC Network

Cadie Thompson ('09), Deputy executive editor of business at Business Insider, former senior transportation editor and emerging tech editor at Tech Insider

Ed Turner ('57), Former CNN executive vice president and producer of the “CBS Morning News” show

Politics

Carl Albert ('31), Lawyer and Democratic American politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971-77

Dick Armey ('69), Former House Majority Leader

Susana Martinez ('86), 31st governor of New Mexico

Fred Harris ('52), Politician who served in the Oklahoma State Senate from 1956-64 before becoming a U.S. Senator from 1964-73

J.C. Watts ('81), Politician from Oklahoma who was a quarterback for the Sooners and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003

Space Exploration

Owen Garriott ('53), Former NASA astronaut

Fred Haise ('59), Retired NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 pilot

Shannon Lucid ('63, '70, '73), Retired NASA astronaut who in 1996 set a record for most consecutive days in space by a female and by a non-Russian (188 days)

LARRY MERCHANT

SHANNON LUCID

BILL HANCOCK

MIKE BOETTCHER

CLAY BENNETT

DARI NOWKHAH

IQBAL THEBA

J.C. WATTS

OLIVIA MUNN

CLARA LUPER

southeastern CONFERENCE

2025-26 MARKS OKLAHOMA'S SECOND YEAR IN SEC

A pioneer in the integration of higher education and athletic competition, the Southeastern Conference is a leader on the national landscape for intercollegiate athletics in the 21st century.

Since its formation in 1933, the SEC has achieved stature and stability by designating governing/voting power to the presidents of the member institutions. These university leaders determine the policies of the conference and through the years this involvement has been the principal source of strength in the evolution of the SEC. Throughout its 82-year history, the SEC has provided leadership on the vital issues facing intercollegiate competition.

Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt have been in the SEC since its formation in 1933. The league has expanded three times, adding Arkansas and South Carolina in 1991, then Missouri and Texas A&M in 2012, then Oklahoma and Texas on July 1, 2024.

SEC schools began athletic competition with one another more than 120 years ago as members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Seven institutions (Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Sewanee and Vanderbilt) attended the SIAA organizational meeting of faculty representatives, called by Dr. William L. Dudley of Vanderbilt, in Atlanta Dec. 22, 1894.

The first SEC champions were crowned in 1933 in baseball, basketball, football and outdoor track. The league’s inaugural championship event was a basketball tournament in Atlanta, Feb. 24-28, 1933. Records show the first men’s team title for cross country was awarded in 1935, while golf and swimming were added in 1937. The league later began hosting championships in tennis (1938) and indoor track (1957).

In the 1979-80 academic year SEC championships for women were recognized in basketball, tennis and volleyball. The following year golf, gymnastics, swimming and track & field were added. Soccer was added in 1993 and softball began SEC play in 1997. The administration of women’s athletics officially came under the auspices of the conference office on Sept. 1, 1984.

In 1993, the member institutions adopted The Principles of Gender Equity. Committed to increasing the quantity and quality of women’s athletics opportunities, each school provides at least two more women’s intercollegiate programs than the number of men’s teams on each campus. The conference approved women’s rowing as its 22nd sponsored sport for the 2024-25 academic year. The SEC currently regulates nine men’s sports and 13 women’s sports.

Men's sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, swimming, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field; Women's sports: basketball, cross country, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, rowing and volleyball.

Commissioner

VINCENT Associate Commissioner, Communications

Director, Communications (FB)

Alabama

OU leads 4-2-1, has won four of last five (2002, '03, '13, ’24).

Arkansas

OU leads 10-4-1; schools haven't met on campus since 1926.

Auburn

Sooners are 3-0; won two Sugar Bowls and last year on road.

Florida

UF won 2009 BCS Championship, OU 2020 Cotton Bowl.

Georgia

UGA won only meeting in OT (2018 CFP Semis at Rose Bowl).

Kentucky

OU leads 2-1; last meeting was a Sooners win at UK in 1982.

LSU

LSU leads 3-1; three meetings were bowls (1949, 2003, 2019).

Ole Miss

Rebels won 1999 Independence Bowl and last year in Oxford.

Mississippi

State Programs have never met.

Missouri

OU leads 67-25-5 and has won 32 of last 37 meetings.

South Carolina

This year's meeting at OU will be first in Columbia.

Tennessee

OU leads 3-2, is 1-0 in Knoxville (won 31-24 in 2OT in 2015).

Texas

OU has won 17 of the last 26 and leads 30-22-3 since 1971.

Texas A&M

Sooners lead 19-12 and have won 11 of last 14 matchups.

Vanderbilt

Sooners lead 2-0-1; last meeting was a 25-23 OU win in 1977.

GREG SANKEY

HERB

CHUCK DUNLAP

RADIO AND TV

Sooner Football Radio

The Sooner Sports Radio Network with Toby Rowland, Teddy Lehman, Chris Plank and Gabe Ikard blankets the state of Oklahoma and also delivers Sooner football games to fans and alumni in neighboring states. Fans around the world can catch the action via The Varsity Network and SiriusXM. The flagship station for the network is KRXO-FM 107.7 in Oklahoma City. In Tulsa, the Sooner Sports Radio Network broadcasts may be heard on 100,000-watt KMOD-FM 97.5 and KTBZ-AM 1430. These stations, along with over 40 regional affiliates, also carry multiple weekly shows and the Sooner Sports Podcast.

Sooner Sports Podcast

Hosted by Chris Plank, the official Oklahoma Sooners podcast has interviews with coaches, game breakdowns and analysis from the Sooner Radio Network and Sooner Sports TV crews. The comprehensive coverage is updated regularly and can be found on all major platforms or at SoonerSports.com/podcast.

Game Broadcasts

Network broadcasts for all OU football games begin three hours prior to kickoff with the "Sooner Tailgate Show," which features assistant coach and player interviews, plus a pre-game conversation with head coach Brent Venables. The "Sooner Postgame Show" features game highlights, player comments and postgame interviews with Venables and assistant coaches.

"Sooner Sports Talk With Brent Venables"

Each Monday throughout the season, "Sooner Sports Talk" provides fans with the opportunity to talk to OU head coach Brent Venables. The broadcasts air 7-8 p.m. CT . The show, hosted by Chris Plank, takes place at Rudy's Country Store & Bar-B-Q in Norman.

"Coaches’ Corner"

Each Thursday during the season, "Coaches' Corner" features OU assistant coaches giving insight into their schemes, players and the competition. The broadcast can be heard from 7-8 p.m. CT and can also be viewed on SEC Network+.

SoonerVision on SEC Network+

"Sooner Football with Brent Venables"

Broadcast each week following OU football games, the show features the dramatic plays and highlights of the previous game with analysis and comments from head coach Brent Venables. Toby Rowland serves as host.

"The Huddle" and "Sooner Sports Talk"

Go inside OU football live every Monday night from Rudy's Country Store & Bar-B-Q. Host Chris Plank is joined by former Sooners at 6 p.m. CT to discuss all things college football on "The Huddle," while head coach Brent Venables sits down on the set at 7 for the 60-minute "Sooner Sports Talk."

"Sooner Sports Game Day"

Airing each weekend from the SoonerVision studios in Norman, OU’s pre-game show includes an interview with Brent Venables, player features, team reports and analysis from a panel of former Sooner greats.

"Sooners Live"

Streaming live on game day, home or away, this on-location coverage provides fans an up-close look from the sidelines with all the sights and sounds, including analysis and interviews with different guests each week.

SoonerVision programming airs nightly in Oklahoma via Griffin Media (News 9 and/or KSBI in the Oklahoma City market and News On 6 and/or KQCW in the Tulsa area).

Sooner Sports Properties

Sooner Sports Properties is a joint venture of LEARFIELD and Tyler Media, parent company of radio flagship KRXO-FM. The Property works in complete collaboration with the University of Oklahoma and is dedicated to extending the affinity of the OU brand to businesses of all sizes looking to align with the undeniably loyal and passionate collegiate fanbase. As OU Athletics’ exclusive multimedia rightsholder, Sooner Sports Properties manages all aspects of the rights relationship, providing corporate partners both traditional and new media opportunities with the university. They can bolster their own brand and garner maximum exposure through such inventory as venue signage, event sponsorships and promotion, corporate hospitality, radio and television, digital engagement and visibility via the official athletics website SoonerSports.com.

Radio Broadcast Team

Sooner Sports Radio Network

Fans around the world can catch the action via the free Varsity Network app and SiriusXM.

Spanish Radio Broadcasts

All OU football games are broadcast in Spanish, with Enrique Vasquez and Luis Rendón calling the action. The games air on Ritmo 96.5 FM in Oklahoma City and 101.5 FM El Patrón in Tulsa, as well as on the Varsity Network app.

Toby Rowland Play-by-Play Teddy Lehman Analyst Gabe Ikard Sideline Analyst Chris Plank Sideline Reporter

R MASON THOMAS • DL • SR.

NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr Hometown (Previous School)

0 Jaydn Ott RB 5-11 208 Sr. Chino, Calif. (University of California)

0 David Stone* DL 6-3 310 So. Del City, Okla. (IMG Academy [Fla.])

1 Jayden Gibson** WR 6-5 186 R-Jr. Apopka, Fla. (West Orange HS)

1 Jaydan Hardy* DB 5-10 180 So. Lewisville, Texas (Lewisville HS)

2 Jovantae Barnes*** RB 6-0 211 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Desert Pines HS)

2 Omarion Robinson DB 5-11 202 Fr Little Rock, Ark. (Parkview HS)

3 Michael Hawkins Jr.* QB 6-1 206 So. Dallas, Texas (Emerson HS)

3 Robert Spears-Jennings*** DB 6-0 213 Sr. Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow HS)

4 Deion Burks* WR 5-9 188 R-Sr. Inkster, Mich. (Purdue University)

4 Courtland Guillory DB 6-0 183 Fr Houston, Texas (Klein Oak HS)

5 Kendal Daniels LB 6-5 242 R-Sr. Beggs, Okla. (Oklahoma State University)

5 Isaiah Sategna WR 5-10 182 R-Jr. Austin, Texas (University of Arkansas)

6 Tory Blaylock RB 5-11 203 Fr Humble, Texas (Atascocita HS)

6 Nigel Smith II DL 6-4 290 R-Fr. Melissa, Texas (Melissa HS)

7 Zion Kearney* WR 6-1 207 So. Fresno, Texas (Hightower HS)

7 Sammy Omosigho** LB 6-1 235 Jr. Heartland, Texas (Crandall HS)

8 Alex Shieldnight DL 6-2 254 Fr Wagoner, Okla. Wagoner HS)

8 Taylor Tatum* RB 5-10 212 So. Longview, Texas (Longview HS)

9 Keontez Lewis WR 6-2 197 R-Sr. East St. Louis, Ill. (Southern Illinois Univ.)

9 Gentry Williams** DB 5-11 187 R-Jr. Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington HS)

10 Kip Lewis*** LB 6-1 227 R-Jr. Carthage, Texas (Carthage HS)

10 John Mateer QB 6-1 224 R-Jr. Little Elm, Texas (Washington State Univ.)

11 Javonnie Gibson WR 6-2 211 R-Jr. Opelousas, La. (Univ. of Ark.-Pine Bluff)

11 Kobie McKinzie** LB 6-2 236 R-Jr. Lubbock, Texas (Lubbock-Cooper HS)

12 Devon Jordan* DB 5-11 181 So. Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS)

12 Jaren Kanak*** TE 6-2 233 Sr. Hays, Kan. (Hays HS)

13 Reggie Powers III* DB 5-11 214 So. Centerville, Ohio (Centerville HS)

13 Zion Ragins* WR 5-8 153 So. Macon, Ga. (Jones County HS)

14 Trystan Haynes DB 6-1 185 Fr Midwest City, Okla. (Carl Albert HS)

14 Elijah Thomas WR 6-0 194 Fr Checotah, Okla. (Checotah HS)

15 Kendel Dolby* DB 5-11 194 R-Sr. Springfield, Ohio (Northeastern Okla. A&M)

15 Jett Niu QB 6-2 198 Fr Lindon, Utah (Lehi HS)

16 Whitt Newbauer QB 6-6 231 So. Raleigh, N.C. (Mercer University)

16 Danny Okoye DL 6-3 251 R-Fr. Tulsa, Okla. (NOAH Homeschool)

17 Taylor Heim LB 6-6 227 R-So. Yukon, Okla. (Bethany HS)

17 Josiah Martin WR 5-11 163 So. Corinth, Texas (University of California)

18 Kaden Helms** TE 6-5 238 R-Jr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West HS)

19 Jacobe Johnson** DB 6-2 208 Jr. Mustang, Okla. (Mustang HS)

19 Kade McIntyre* TE 6-3 228 R-So. Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan HS)

20 Casen Calmus DB 5-10 198 R-So. Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)

21 Manny Choice WR 6-4 212 Fr Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS)

21 Jeremiah Newcombe DB 5-9 185 R-Fr. Gilbert, Ariz. (Casteel HS)

22 Peyton Bowen** DB 6-0 201 Jr. Corinth, Texas (Guyer HS)

22 Trynae Washington TE 6-3 248 Fr Midwest City, Okla. (Carl Albert HS)

23 Eli Bowen* DB 5-9 183 So. Corinth, Texas (Guyer HS)

24 Xavier Robinson* RB 6-0 239 So. Yukon, Okla. (Carl Albert HS)

24 Marcus Wimberly DB 6-1 193 Fr Bauxite, Ark. (Bauxite HS)

25 Andy Bass RB 5-11 205 R-Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall School)

25 Michael Boganowski* DB 6-2 207 So. Junction City, Kan. (Junction City HS)

26 Elgee Webster LB 5-11 205 Fr Franklin, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy)

27 Preston Mickens DB 5-10 193 R-Fr. Southlake, Texas (Carroll Senior HS)

28 KJ Daniels WR 5-9 165 R-Fr. Franklinton, La. (Bowling Green School)

28 Marcus James LB 6-4 235 Fr Oklahoma City, Okla. (Carl Albert HS)

29 Tate Sandell K 5-9 182 R-Jr. Port Neches, Texas (UTSA)

29 Gabe Sawchuk RB 5-10 196 R-Fr. Littleton, Colo. (Valor Christian HS)

31 Reed DeQuasie LB 6-1 202 R-So. Choctaw, Okla. (Carl Albert HS)

32 R Mason Thomas*** DL 6-2 249 Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons HS)

33 Preston Tarpley K 6-0 193 Fr Gunter, Texas (Gunter HS)

34 Adepoju Adebawore** DL 6-4 261 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (North Kansas City HS)

35 Liam Evans K 5-7 173 R-Fr. Moore, Okla. (Moore HS)

37 Maliek Hawkins DB 6-0 189 Fr Dallas, Texas (Emerson HS)

38 Owen Heinecke** LB 6-1 227 R-Jr. Tulsa, Okla. (Ohio State University)

41 Barrett Travis LB 6-0 206 Fr Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall School)

42 Wyatt Gilmore DL 6-4 254 R-Fr. Rogers, Minn. (Rogers HS)

43 Grayson Miller K/P 5-9 195 R-Jr. Edmond, Okla. (Univ. of Central Oklahoma)

44 John Locke Jr. TE 6-4 252 R-Jr. San Antonio, Texas (Louisiana Tech Univ.)

44 Taylor Wein* DL 6-4 276 R-So. Brentwood, Tenn. (Nolensville HS)

47 James Nesta LB 6-3 230 R-Fr. Huntersville, N.C. (William Amos Hough HS)

49 Ben Anderson** LS 6-5 241 R-Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Latin School)

50 Seth Freeman LS 6-0 240 Fr Moore, Okla. (Moore HS)

52 Troy Everett** OL 6-3 315 R-Sr. Roanoke, Va. (Appalachian State Univ.)

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr Hometown (Previous School)

52 Damonic Williams* DL 6-1 323 Sr. Torrance, Calif. (TCU)

54 Febechi Nwaiwu* OL 6-4 326 R-Sr. Coppell, Texas (University of North Texas)

54 David Rowaiye DL 6-5 312 R-Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Univ. of New Mexico)

55 Eddy Pierre-Louis OL 6-3 314 So. Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Catholic HS)

56 Michael Fasusi OL 6-5 309 Fr Omuo-Ekiti, Nigeria (Lewisville [TX] HS)

56 Gracen Halton*** DL 6-2 292 Sr. San Diego, Calif. (St. Augustine HS)

57 Gunnar Allen OL 6-1 295 R-Jr. Aledo, Texas (Aledo HS)

64 Sean Hutton OL 6-0 299 Fr Lewisville, Texas (Lewisville HS)

65 Jayden Jackson* DL 6-2 322 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (IMG Academy [Fla.])

66 Derek Simmons OL 6-5 317 R-Sr.^ Gallatin, Tenn. (Western Carolina Univ.)

68 Owen Hollenbeck OL 6-3 347 Fr Melissa, Texas (Melissa HS)

69 Jake Maikkula OL 6-5 299 R-Jr. Sedalia, Colo. (Stanford University)

70 Ryan Fodje OL 6-5 322 Fr Cypress, Texas (Bridgeland HS)

71 Logan Howland* OL 6-6 322 R-So. Westfield, N.J. (The Hun School of Princeton)

73 Isaiah Dent OL 6-6 318 R-Fr. Fulton, Miss. (Itawamba Agricultural HS)

74 Darius Afalava OL 6-4 353 Fr Lehi, Utah (Skyridge HS)

75 Daniel Akinkunmi OL 6-6 324 R-Fr. East London, England (NFL Academy)

76 Jacob Sexton*** OL 6-6 330 Sr. Edmond, Okla. (Deer Creek HS)

77 Heath Ozaeta* OL 6-5 311 R-So. Snoqualmie, Wash. (Mount Si HS)

78 Luke Baklenko OL 6-6 313 Jr. Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Stanford University)

79 Jake Taylor* OL 6-6 313 R-Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS)

80 Bergin Kysar DL 6-3 245 R-Fr. Edmond, Okla. (Santa Fe HS)

80 Jakeb Snyder WR 5-8 177 R-So. Bixby, Okla. (Bixby HS)

81 Will Huggins TE 6-6 252 R-Sr.^ Lenexa, Kan. (Pittsburg State University)

82 Ivan Carreon* WR 6-6 224 So. Odessa, Texas (Odessa HS)

83 Major Melson* WR 5-10 190 R-Sr.^ Mansfield, Texas (Legacy HS)

84 Jer’Michael Carter WR 6-2 199 Jr. Kentwood, La. (McNeese State University)

85 Trey Brown WR 5-9 180 R-So. Nashville, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian Academy)

86 Carson Kent TE 6-4 247 R-Jr. Milton, Ga. (Kennesaw State University)

87 Jacob Ulrich P 6-5 206 R-So. Dacula, Ga. (Kennesaw State University)

88 Jacob Jordan* WR 5-9 181 So. Southlake, Texas (Carroll Senior HS)

88 CJ Nickson DL 6-3 254 Fr Weatherford, Okla. (Weatherford HS)

89 Eli Merck WR 5-11 200 R-So. Norris, S.C. (D.W. Daniel HS)

90 Trent Wilson DL 6-3 307 Fr Washington, D.C. (Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HS)

92 Jacob Henry DL 6-3 295 R-Fr. Austin, Texas (Vandergrift HS)

93 Ace Hodges DL 6-1 301 R-Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Casady School)

95 Austin Welch K 5-10 175 R-Sr. Georgetown, Ky. (Kennesaw State Univ.)

96 Siolaa Lolohea DL 6-3 300 R-So. Euless, Texas (Utah State University)

97 Marvin Jones Jr. DL 6-5 262 Sr. Sunrise, Fla. (Florida State University)

99 Markus Strong DL 6-3 297 R-So. Raiford, Fla. (Union County HS)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Adepoju Adebawore add-uh-PUH-joo add-ee-BAH-woh-reh

Darius Afalava DAIR-ee-us ah-fah-LAH-vuh

Daniel Akinkunmi a-KIN-koon-mee

Luke Baklenko BAH-klenk-o

Jovantae Barnes jo-VON-tay

Michael Boganowski bo-guh-NOW-skee

Ivan Carreon EYE-vin carr-ee-OWN

Reed DeQuasie deh-KWAY-zee

Michael Fasusi fuh-SOO-see

Ryan Fodje FO-jay

Javonnie Gibson juh-VON-ee

Courtland Guillory GILL-or-ee

Taylor Heim HIME

Devon Jordan DAY-von

Jaren Kanak JAIR-in CAN-ick

Bergin Kysar BERG-in KY-zer

Siolaa Lolohea see-OH-luh lo-lo-HAY-uh

* Indicates number of letters earned at Oklahoma

Jake Maikkula MIKE-uh-luh

Jett Niu NEW

Febechi Nwaiwu feh-BETCH-ee WEE-woo

Danny Okoye o-KOY-yay

Sammy Omosigho o-mo-SEE-go

Heath Ozaeta o-ZY-tuh

Eddy Pierre-Louis pee-AIR loo-WEE

Zion Ragins RAY-ghins

Omarion Robinson oh-MAR-ee-on

Xavier Robinson ex-ZAY-vee-er

David Rowaiye ro-EYE-yay

Tate Sandell san-DELL

Isaiah Sategna suh-TAIN-yuh

Jacob Ulrich ULL-rick

Trynae Washington trih-NAY

Elgee Webster “LG”

Taylor Wein WINE

Damonic Williams DOM-uh-nick

^ Indicates “super senior” (was also a senior in 2024)

Weights as of July 8, 2025

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Player

Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)