There's a lot of optimism about the Oklahoma Sooners as they get set to start fall camp on Wednesday. But there's also the reality of the schedule. It's one of the toughest schedules in the country based on the metrics. The Oklahoma Sooners face nine teams inside the top 25 of ESPN's Football Power Index in 2025.

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers are emerging as a team to watch, multiple heavy-hitters involved this offseason.

PJ Adebawore arrived at OU with sky-high expectations as a five-star recruit. In his two seasons in Norman, Adebawore has shown flashes of his supreme talent but nagging injuries have limited his production. At 6-foot-4, he played in all 13 games as a freshman before finishing with only four tackles as a sophomore.

Former two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year, David Pollack praised the Oklahoma Sooners defensive line and offseason additions.

With fall camps across the Southeastern Conference beginning this week, questions about each team in the league are arising. At Oklahoma, long-time Sooners play-by-play announcer and new News 9 sports director Toby Rowland provided his three biggest question marks for OU's upcoming season on Monday.

R Mason Thomas spent time learning behind Ethan Downs. Now with Downs gone, Thomas is stepping into a much bigger role on OU's defensive front.

The Oklahoma Sooners enter the 2025 season with a mix of optimism and uncertainty as they aim to rebound from a disappointing 6-7 debut in the SEC. Head Coach Brent Venables, now in his fourth year, faces mounting pressure to restore Oklahoma’s status as a college football powerhouse.

OU's Brent Venables, John Mateer, R Mason Thomas and Robert Spears-Jennings have plenty to talk about at SEC Media Days ahead of Sooners' pivotal season.

OU football offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle's offense has tested the Sooners' defense more compared to last season's.

OU ranked among the top 10 college football teams in terms of estimated worth. Despite a lackluster previous season, the future is still bright for the Oklahoma Sooners. And that enduring strength is evident in a recent hypothetical ranking that estimated the market value of college football programs.

With the landscape continuing to rapidly evolve, Harroz and Castiglione — by hiring Nagy and Stephenson and structuring OU football's front office like an NFL franchise — have set the department up to be as successful as it can be aiming to replace a ...

Damonic Williams' numbers last year were solid but not overwhelming. But OU football coaches say he has a chance to make a significant leap.