Oklahoma Sooners Practice Report

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From the start of training camp in August to the bowl preparations, SoonerScoop.com is there each and every day covering the Sooners as they prepare for the next game. The Practice Report is our weekly look into what we're hearing and seeing at practices and during post practice interview sessions.

  1. 17/12/2025

    Whatever makes Venables tick, it's developed a good football team

    The Sooners have developed a lot of players on the defensive side of the ball under Brent Venables. Kendal Daniels has been a great example of a portal player coming in and fitting right in with the team and with Venables' defense. We hear from Daniels and Jayden Jackson about their views of the OU locker room, the culture inside the program and having teammates that lead and hold each other up. Ben Arbuckle and John Mateer talk about what Brent Venables has helped build at Oklahoma as well and what they've learned about their head coach since arriving during the offseason. Is Venables a tough guy to work for? And what type of a boss is he? Our Carey Murdock asked him about that this week. A deep dive into the OU program, how it works and what has worked to get the Sooners to the College Football Playoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    43 min

  2. 16/12/2025

    OU working to use this extra time to their benefit

    It's December, 15. OU last played a game in November. It's been sixteen days since the Sooners hit someone else. As a rematch with Alabama approaches, the Sooners are back hard at work on the practice field. Media got a few minutes to view practice this evening and we saw John Mateer throwing without any wrap on his hand. We saw R Mason Thomas look about as full go as anyone else. We saw Jovantae Barnes running through drills like a player preparing to play. But this week is about getting ready to play a football game. Getting guys healthy and teaching players that skills like ball security can go away without playing football against another team. It's also about the mental gymnastics of playing another team for the second time in a month. So much to get through on today's massively packed Practice Report. Oh, and the Sooners have their first national award winner since 2018. Lou Groza Award winner Tate Sandell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    42 min

  3. 15/12/2025

    College Football Playoff week has started. We talked to players Sunday

    The Sooners started media festivities on Sunday as the first round of the College Football Playoffs kickoff in Norman on Friday night. So today is basically Monday. We talked with Owen Heinecke, Taylor Wein, Isaiah Sategna and Febechi Nwaiwu. Is Heinecke returning for 2026? The Sooners know Alabama is pissed and they're coming after losing to Georgia badly in the SEC Championship game. Eddie and George are here to break down all the best from Sunday's media availability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min

  4. 12/12/2025

    Sooners expecting Alabama rematch to feature plenty of bad blood

    The Sooners are still ramping things up for Alabama as they haven't quite gotten into full game week practices. But they did meet with the media Wednesday night to talk about their College Football Playoff first round matchup with Alabama. These are two teams that are starting to not like each other very much and OU players know it. They are expecting things to get a little chippy out there next Friday night. The Sooners were well represented on the All-SEC team, but the players certainly felt some of their teammates were snubbed. Kobie McKinzie certainly felt that way about the linebacker group and Peyton Bowen had a lot of names he felt were left off the list. But Tate Sandell being mentioned SEC Special Teams Player of the Year and a Lou Groza finalist is something he's very proud of. Players talk about their impressive kicker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    33 min
  5. Nagy closes first cycle on National Signing Day

    04/12/2025

    Nagy closes first cycle on National Signing Day

    Jim Nagy and the Sooners new front office close their first recruiting cycle. Was Oklahoma's late season success enough to gain some late momentum? Was the front office and coaching staff able to recruit in unison? Will Miguel Chavis adopt a new player?...or be adopted? Hear from Nagy and Venables as Oklahoma closes on a cycle built by evaluation, not stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    55 min

  6. 26/11/2025

    Mateer and Arbuckle continue working together on the offense

    John Mateer and Ben Arbuckle talk about working together to improve this offense. While Isaiah Sategna has been a big target for John Mateer, could Javonnie Gibson be a player who is starting to emerge? Finally? Maybe? Gracen Halton and Damonic Williams have been a huge part of OU's dominant defense this season. But could be playing their final games on Owen Field. For Williams, his time at Oklahoma couldn't have gone better. And it's safe to say with the offense having reliability issues, the special teams have been a big difference between wins and losses in 2025. And what's this s*** about Mateer and green bean casserole???!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    39 min

  7. 26/11/2025

    How Brent Venables handles in-game communication with his offense

    What is the identity of this OU offense heading into the final regular season game? And what's the update with the running back position that has become so thin lately? The Sooners will play the first half against LSU without Reggie Powers on the bench. Brent Venables talks about that as well as handling redshirt requests from players in the age of NIL. Venables also talks about the power of having a great staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    39 min

  8. 19/11/2025

    Is playoff a dirty word in the OU locker room? Turnovers are back!

    As Oklahoma gets set to play a stingy Missouri team at 11am on Saturday in Norman, the Sooners are seeing their names listed in the College Football Playoff as they move up to the No. 8 ranking. How does Brent Venables handle the CFP talk? How do players and Ben Arbuckle handle it? Taboo or out in the open? We also talk to players about their mentality heading into the home stretch with a playoff birth on the line. And the turnover bug is sweeping Sooner Nation but in a good way. The defense has been forcing turnovers and changing games. We ask where it all got started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    37 min
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From the start of training camp in August to the bowl preparations, SoonerScoop.com is there each and every day covering the Sooners as they prepare for the next game. The Practice Report is our weekly look into what we're hearing and seeing at practices and during post practice interview sessions.

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