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- Pick/market: DT Braxton Fely will wear No.

- Pick/market: OU 30 mich 19 Tight game in the first half, OU scores just before halftime to go up 13-6.

- Pick/market: A back is not electric if he's lying behind the line of scrimmage.

- Pick/market: That took a LOT of work on your part Brody- MUCH appreciated on my end!

- Pick/market: That was the consensus.

- Pick/market: NORMAN — Doug Deakin was on Isaiah Sategna's case throughout fall practices.

- Pick/market: KJ Jackson connects with Jaden Platt for a 10-yard TD!

- Pick/market: KJ Jackson connects with Matt Adcock for a 2-yard TD!

- Oklahoma beat UTEP 51-0 and showed big-play passing growth, but the report card still described the Sooners as leaving room for improvement. - John Mateer was graded as solid at quarterback with strong throws on the move, while Isaiah Sategna drew the top offensive grade after a breakout receiving and return performance. - The offensive-line review was mixed: E'Marion Harris was called Oklahoma's most consistent lineman, Noah Best played all three interior spots, but Heath Ozaeta was not viewed as creating enough movement. - Oklahoma's defense was dominant overall but had early run-fit issues against UTEP before becoming stingier in the second half. - The author specifically identified the run game on both sides of the ball as the main week-one question despite an otherwise strong opener.

- Oklahoma's revised offense leaned into downhill runs, under-center calls, and heavy two- and three-tight-end packages; transfer Lloyd Avant led the opening drive and finished with 79 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. - John Mateer completed 11 of 17 passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns, including second-half scores of 34 yards to Isaiah Sategna and 48 yards to Trell Harris. - The offense still settled for two short field goals after failed red-zone finishes, and its 4.4 yards per rush came against a UTEP team expected to rank near the bottom nationally. - Expected offensive-line starters Jake Maikkula and Ryan Fodje missed the opener; Maikkula warmed up and both are expected back relatively soon, but their status is important before Oklahoma visits Michigan. - Oklahoma's defense pitched a shutout and forced two fumbles after not recording its first takeaway until Week 6 last season, although it allowed 5.2 yards per play in the first quarter and a 51-yard quarterback run late.

- Injury: ESPN's Pete Thamel reporting what we've already been expecting to be the case: Jake Maikkula will return and start at center, while Noah Best will kick over to right guard.

- Injury: Sooners Illustrated can confirm Pete Thamel's report that Ryan Fodje and Jake Maikkula are both expected to return against Michigan.

- Oklahoma LT Michael Fasusi is doubtful and unlikely to play against Michigan, according to Sooners Illustrated's sources. His shoulder injury is described as week-to-week. The report does not call him definitively out or establish a return date. - Oklahoma linemen Ryan Fodje and Jake Maikkula are expected to return against Michigan. With Fasusi unlikely to play, the reported plan is Fodje at left tackle, true freshman Noah Best moving to right guard and Maikkula returning at center. These are expected assignments, not a confirmed game-day lineup. - Oklahoma RB Jonathan Hatton traveled with the team after improvement over the preceding two days and is expected to be available against Michigan. Tory Blaylock's status also improved, with the report describing him as likely probable. Neither update establishes a workload or snap limit. - Oklahoma defensive tackle Braxton Fely made the trip to Ann Arbor. The report confirms travel only; it does not separately confirm that he will play against Michigan or describe his expected role.

- Injury: he was out for much of the previous 2 weeks with concussion same with Livingstone

- Injury: Fans don't know the extent of the injury but OL play with shoulder issues regularly.

- Injury: BREAKING: Oklahoma Gets O-Line Relief for Michigan Visit, But Injury Concerns Linger

- Injury: Howland is injured and outside the two deep at Va Tech...

- Oklahoma left tackle Michael Fasusi remained questionable for Michigan after a very limited Monday practice and an apparent recurrence of his shoulder injury that restricted him to 17 opening-game snaps. - SoonerScoop sources reported that offensive linemen Ryan Fodje and Jake Maikkula practiced Monday after knee injuries and were expected to be available at Michigan, with Fodje likely to take left-tackle practice reps while Fasusi's status remained uncertain. - Brent Venables said Oklahoma defensive end Danny Okoye was expected to play against Michigan after an injury kept him out of the UTEP opener. - Oklahoma running back Tory Blaylock could return from his hamstring injury against Michigan, but Venables made his availability contingent on how he practices this week.

- Injury: REALLY hoping it's a stinger, but I have PTSD about OL injuries.

- Injury: Going against our d-line in practice everyday.

- RB: Or perhaps Okoye was held out as punishment for a rules violation.

- Injury: Having Tight Ends that can Block AND catch a pass is a new luxury this year- that makes the schemes even Possible.

- QB: The commentators keep saying that throw was a fantastic play but it wasn't.

- QB/OL: I kinda like Fodje a little better, especially in the run game, which we seem to be going towards with the qb under center and tight ends.

- QB: lol A more appropriate title would be "Underwood plays slightly less ****** when blitzed".

- QB: The list is retarded through one week and limited action.

- QB: In his time as HC, Venables has lost to these quarterback titans: -Jason Bean -Drew Pyne -Blake Horvath -Alan Bowman -Garrett Greene -Adrian Martinez Trailed late in the 4th quarter at home against…Jackson Arnold

- QB: Actually didn't notice the failings of EPL, Nitta, Best , or Ozaeta as much as the failings and lack of quickness of the ORT Thomas.

- Cover 3 framed Oklahoma's ability to run against Michigan, through either its backs or quarterback, as the key to creating a path to roughly 21 points and a win. - If the ground game fails, the hosts warned that the quarterback's passing and processing limitations could create interceptions that offset Oklahoma's other advantages and keep Michigan in contention.

- QB/LB: The funniest part of all this is when they said they didn’t need us to be successful.

- Coaching: Oklahoma QB John Mateer's full post-practice interview ahead of OU's Week 2 matchup at No.

- QB: They thought a quarterback who had a bunch of yards agaihst defenses not all that great, could translate to the power four..

- QB: College football looks more like the NFL than the NCAA now and needs timing and officiating to match.

- QB: Just tuned into the Bama game and saw a very sketchy couple of plays by their QB...

- QB: oSu super dumb roughing the QB penalty, TU still trying for the TD, back down to the 1 now

- QB: all that money they spent to make them relevant just makes me smile when my Aggie wife walks by!!!

- Game breakdown: SoonerSports updated the official depth chart for the MICH game on Sept 10.

- RB/TE: He’s in over his head and anyone with a little bit of football sense knows it.

- Oklahoma linebacker Cole Sullivan played 20 defensive snaps in the opener, graded well across multiple positions and contributed on special teams, with Brent Venables expecting his role to grow against Michigan and through the season. - Oklahoma must tackle substantially better than it did in the 51-0 UTEP win, according to Venables, who emphasized block destruction, closing space and getting multiple defenders to the ball against Michigan's stronger ball carriers.

- Coaching: Oklahoma GM Jim Nagy meets with the media on Monday night amidst OU's run of five-for-five transfer portal pickups

- Defense: Venables was on the Defense's arse after the 1st half and like he said "they didn't push back." Tackling and coverage were sloppy and I can see why we went into the Portal for...

- WR/DB: Seems like we found so many excellent Receivers we can't even Utilize them so....

- WR/LB: Biden would have said you’ve got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.

- RB: A kid named Tate played RB at Central State when I was there, years ago.

- OL/DL: Yep, I was encouraged to see so many OL get a good amount of reps last week and look pretty good.

- WR: It's impressive to only throw for 60 yards when you have Robinson as a WR.

- TE: The upgrade from last year to this year for the TE room makes this a completely different team.

- RB/LB: A running back cuts to the first daylight that he sees and is simultaneously opposite of his next step which becomes his plant foot.

- OL/DL: It's like Arbuckle said Bedenboom trains each linemen in: OL technique fundamentals (which translate to any position), he trains them on their positional responsiblities throughout the Playbook, then he trains them on picking up...

- Pick/market: NORMAN — Oklahoma spent the offseason retooling its offense and placing an emphasis on establishing a "kickass" downhill rushing attack.

- OL: Venables and Nagy were pouring over eligible candidates film and talking with agents a Week ago on this.

- OL/LB: Our starting OL will need to play much better.

- QB: Thought PJ, Wein, Sullivan and Nesta looked really good on defense and Best, Hansen and Sategna on offense.

- OL/LB: That 100% healthy OL and a stronger rotation at DT IMHO will be the stories of the Game.

- Oklahoma's revamped offense used roughly a quarter of John Mateer's snaps from under center and played 50 of 59 offensive snaps from 12 personnel against UTEP. - Mateer completed 11 of 17 passes for 225 yards and three long touchdowns while looking comfortable in the new under-center and multiple-tight-end structure. - Oklahoma's tight ends were moved across in-line, wide, and H-back alignments, with Trynae Washington serving as a lead blocker on Lloyd Avant's one-yard touchdown run. - All three Oklahoma touchdown passes came on play-action from two-tight-end sets, including scores to Rocky Beers, Isaiah Sategna, and Trell Harris. - Oklahoma's offense is still not complete because expected starting offensive linemen Jake Maikkula and Ryan Fodje were sidelined in Week 1.

- Defense: Cube tells people Bedenbaugh is one of the best in college football, if not the best.

- LB: BV won’t get beat twice by that—he knows UM will test that to see if it is buttoned up.

- Cover 3 rated Oklahoma's defense as the strongest of the four offensive and defensive units in the Michigan matchup, treating it as the Sooners' established strength. - The hosts argued that an effective running-back-led ground game would materially raise Oklahoma's overall ceiling because they already expect strong defense; that was a conditional outlook, not a claim that the rushing improvement has occurred.

- LB: Pretty sure players can be added until a school runs out of money.

- LB/DB: Up to speed probably will take a little time, but they may contribute on talent only, early.

- DL: I was really disappointed in Stone, he did not look Good Friday.

- DL: Certain coaches and BV in general are very good in developing players.

- Intel: I followed to link, but didn't see the Criteria for the Award, or what it's based on.

- LB: I'll keep writing these stories so long as I find them and the time to work on them that they deserve -- and hopefully not just for football.

- Intel: Fans are going to overreact every week OU plays football.

- Intel: Driven down Saturday morning many times, even for 11am kickoff, never had any issues with traffic.

- Intel: What an absolutely bonkers 9 months it has been in college football.

- Intel: There has been two AP polls so far this season, the "preseason" poll (where OU was #10) before the start of the season and now the "week one" poll (where OU is #11) after...

- Intel: Yes eliminate all judges especially if they’re assisting rival college football teams

- Intel: they do matter to the CFP committee somewhat when they post their first CFP poll.

- Intel: “I’m ready for the season to start so we can all just focus on the games!” College football

- Intel: From another post on here, pic of clock operator Connor Staliins

- Cornerback D'Yoni Hill plans to transfer to Oklahoma after starting all nine games he played for Wisconsin in 2025, offering the Sooners a potential experienced addition to the secondary. - The report says Hill's eligibility protection rests on a temporary September 3 court order, with longer-term relief still being sought, so his ability to compete throughout 2026 is not settled.

- Intel: Looks like someone forgot to save enough player-paying money for the cost to keep the lights on.

- Practice: Hey guys, we got a surprise appearance from GM Jim Nagy during post-practice availability.

- Practice: As Nick Saban would say about the new point spread, "It's rat poison".

- Practice: and Teddy Lehman really liked him for those reasons, plus he's square to the line of scrimmage when he was supposed to be, a ball hawk and hits hard.

- Intel: Huskers had a TD taken off the board due to a sketchy penalty call.

- Intel: Elijah Thomas had two incredible blocks to get Sategna going and then Omarion Robinson delivered a devastating block to get him to the promise land!!!

- Intel: Isaiah Sategna with an 88-yard punt return TD for #Sooners