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With the NFL draft in the rearview mirror this week's Board Chat is full of talk of draft trends, what happened with several Sooners and much more.

OU head coach Brent Venables watching spring practice like a hawk March 30, 2026. Photo by Carey Murdock/SoonerScoop

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OU Football's NFL Draft Future is Bright

Oklahoma is in their final week of spring practice, with their last big behind-the-scenes scrimmage being held last Friday evening under the lights.

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Sooners Spring Practice, Team and Scrimmage Intel Heading Into This Week's Spring Game

Between my 7,000 word Sooners' spring offensive intel writeup to go with scrimmage notes, plus,  Parker's spring scrimmage intel, you would be hard

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SOONERS SPRING DEFENSIVE INTEL: Can 2026 Defense Be Close to 2025 Version? | Position Breakdowns | Standouts | More

Oklahoma football is working hard to continue building on the success of 2025. Few positions were bigger successes than the cornerback room. The

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Oklahoma Football cornerback depth chart 2026: Portal additions, returning starters

OUInsider VIP members asked around 80 questions in our mailbag and I will try to get to as many as I can answered here on 2027 recruiting intel and

Dec 19, 2025; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners general manager of football Jim Nagy against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the CFP National Playoff First Round at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images



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OUInsider Mailbag Q&A: Portal Intel on numerous positions, 2026 Roster Strengths & Recruiting Intel on Rivals300 targets

OU entered 2025 with a lot of questions. A lot of coaches like Brent Venables and Porter Moser absolutely on the hot seat.  It was a fun year in

Nov 15, 2025; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables celebrates with defensive lineman Gracen Halton (56) after Oklahoma defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 23-21 at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Leong-Imagn Images



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OU top 10 moments of 2025: That Alabama day, tickets punched, a softball comeback

Every play matters in an OU college football game but some do a better job than others of explaining the outcome. Here are the top 10 plays of the OU

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OU top 10 plays of 2025: Nos. 10-1, one final salute to R Mason Thomas

This is the same story for OU in the transfer portal at cornerback as it was last spring. You might want depth, maybe, but you don’t need a starter.

NCAA Football: Oklahoma at Alabama

OU has the cornerback spot locked down with Eli Bowen, Courtland Guillory

Oklahoma football and Alabama have played this game before. The home team moved the ball well but made costly mistakes including missed field goals

Report Card: Alabama CFP

All OU cornerback Eli Bowen could do is crack a smile. Seriously, there’s no secret vendetta or agenda against Alabama.  For whatever reason, Bowen

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What can Eli Bowen do for an encore for OU against Alabama?

https://youtu.be/4JysVFtFLVo?si=6FXKcQZaBvKxjr9P  Mizzou. Auburn. LSU.  Three Tigers down. Oklahoma sits at 10–2, officially in the College Football

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TIGER KINGS: OU 17–13 Over LSU -- Sooners CFP Bound with Lots to Fix |  Postgame Podcast is LIVE

OK, so maybe you're not sure how it's true but the Sooners are 10-2 and headed to the college football playoffs. A 17-13 win over LSU had large

NCAA Football: Louisiana State at Oklahoma

Sooners Report Card: LSU

And just like that, we’ve reached the end of the OU regular season. And man, the stakes couldn’t be higher Saturday afternoon at Owen Field.  Simple

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SoonerScoop game predictions: OU punching that CFP ticket?

Oklahoma is starting to write a book on how to win with trust in a defense and a quarterback avoiding catastrophic mistakes. The Sooners latest

NCAA Football: Missouri at Oklahoma

Sooners Report Card: Missouri

Well, they did it. The Sooners went into Tuscaloosa, Ala. and got a win few gave them much of a shot at. And we're not quite done looking at the

Hot 11: Alabama

Another wild weekend across the SEC produced incredible performances, game-swinging defensive plays, and clutch special teams moments. The league

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SEC names Football Players of the Week after Week 12

OU had three players earn SEC honors after its upset win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Saturday.   Cornerback Eli Bowen was named SEC Defensive

Eli Bowen, Taylor Wein, Tate Sandell earn SEC honors after OU beats Alabama

Every play matters in an OU college football game but some do a better job explaining the outcome than others. Here are the five plays that told the

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Telling the story: OU comes up clutch to take down Alabama

The OU defense was doing everything right. Well, almost everything right during the initial months of the season.  Disciplined. Trusting their

Bowen boys (Peyton, Eli) delivered for OU when it mattered most

It's hard to imagine the Sooners putting a more ideal game to Brent Venables's plans for Oklahoma football against Alabama. It wasn't pretty

Sooners Report Card: Alabama

Another week, another challenge for the OU secondary. Rinse, repeat, copy, paste. This, though, does feel just a little different.  From Trinidad

Can the OU secondary put clamps on Alabama receivers?

After a week off it's time for almost undoubtedly the biggest test of the Sooners season. After last year's shocking win over Alabama the Sooners

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Under the Hood: Alabama

Life in the SEC is becoming a never-ending array of possible outcomes for the Sooners. But in Saturday night's 33-27 win over Tennessee it wasn't

NCAA Football: Oklahoma at Tennessee

Sooners Report Card: Tennessee

Oklahoma had it's future in front of them as they took the field on Saturday against Ole Miss. But after a first half full of errors and

NCAA Football: Mississippi at Oklahoma

Sooners Report Card: Ole Miss

Oklahoma was coming off a tough loss in a huge rivalry game but were going onto unfamiliar ground against an SEC foe desperately in need of a win of

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Sooners Report Card: South Carolina

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