Blatant Homerism: Offseason Progress Report - Coaches

With spring practice right around the corner, now seems like a good opportunity to take stock of developments with the Oklahoma Sooners coaching staff.

LatestAllen KenneyMarch 10, 2026Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, Deland McCullough, Jason Witten, Lamar Morgan, Kevin WilsonComment

Blatant Homerism: Breaking the hiring cycle

If this offseason’s hiring cycle is any indication, the Oklahoma Sooners’ preference for coaches with ties to the football program appears to be a thing of the past.

Blatant Homerism: Combine invites are a good sign for Sooners

Ten Oklahoma Sooners landed invitations to this year’s NFL scouting combine, a sign that the talent in the program is on the upswing.

LatestAllen KenneyFebruary 13, 2026NFL, Brent Venables, Oklahoma, Sooners, Jim NagyComment

Blatant Homerism: Sooners have plenty of room to grow

This kind of season can simultaneously represent a dramatic leap forward and illustrate that the Oklahoma football program has farther to go reach its historical standards.

LatestAllen KenneyDecember 24, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, SEC, CollComment

Blatant Homerism: It's all been said before about Oklahoma and Alabama

The Sooners can’t rely a second time on taking a path to victory that involves plus-three turnover margin and a defensive touchdown.

LatestAllen KenneyDecember 18, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, John Mateer, Xavier, Tory, Kalen DeBoer, Alabama Crimson Tide, Ty SimpsonComment

Blatant Homerism: Finishing strong

With 11 regular season games in the books, we really don’t have much left to say about the Oklahoma Sooners and their 2025 campaign.

LatestAllen KenneyNovember 27, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, LSU Tigers, Brent VenablesComment

Postgame Thoughts: Oklahoma 17, Missouri 6

The Oklahoma Sooners defense refused to allow the Missouri Tigers to grind out a win behind a potent rushing attack.

Postgame Thoughts: Oklahoma 23, Alabama 21

The Oklahoma Sooners over the weekend delivered the most important win in the two seasons since they joined the SEC, taking to the road to upset the Alabama Crimson Tide, 23-21.

LatestAllen KenneyNovember 17, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Alabama Crimson Tide, Brent Venables, John Mateer, Ty Simpson, Tate SandellComment

Blatant Homerism: Reasons for optimism about OU versus the Tide

Why should anyone be optimistic about the chances of the Sooners knocking off Alabama on Saturday afternoon? Let’s discuss a few reasons.

Postgame Thoughts: Oklahoma 33, Tennessee 27

The Oklahoma Sooners secured a bizarre, pivotal win Saturday night at Neyland Stadium over the Tennessee Volunteers, 33-27.

Blatant Homerism: Details, details

If you pull out any series of games for a team over a given span of time, you can find common threads or themes to support any conclusion you want to make about the results.

LatestAllen KenneyOctober 31, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, John Mateer, Brent VenablesComment

Postgame Thoughts: Ole Miss 34, Oklahoma 26

The Oklahoma Sooners suffered a frustrating 34-26 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels in Norman on Saturday as OU struggled to get all three phases to work in concert.

LatestAllen KenneyOctober 26, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, John Mateer, Ben, Javonnie Gibson, IsaComment

Blatant Homerism: Time to pound the rock

Based on what we now know about their opponents, the Oklahoma Sooners’ 2025 schedule has an interesting asymmetry to it.

LatestAllen KenneyOctober 23, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, Lane Kiffin, John Mateer, Tory Blaylock, Xavier Robinson, Ole MissComment

Postgame Thoughts: Oklahoma 26, South Carolina 7

The Oklahoma Sooners put in a well-rounded performance in a needed win.

LatestAllen KenneyOctober 19, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, John Mateer, Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle, Isaiah Sategna, South Carolina GamecoksComment

Blatant Homerism: Buy the ticket, take the ride

Oklahoma signed up for the John Mateer experience when he joined the Sooners in the offseason.

LatestAllen KenneyOctober 15, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Texas Longhorns, Red River, John Mateer, Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle, SECComment

Postgame Thoughts: Texas 23, Oklahoma 6

Football teams are going to lose when they are -3 on turnover margin and give up a touchdown on a punt return.

LatestAllen KenneyOctober 12, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Red River, John Mateer, Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle, Texas LonghornsComment

Blatant Homerism: Red River scatter shooting

Let’s cram some scattershot observations about this year’s matchup in the Red River Shootout between the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns into a column.

Blatant Homerism: Big questions left for Sooners to answer

Despite the strong start, the first four contests raised key questions about the Sooners to be answered in OU’s remaining games.

LatestAllen KenneyOctober 2, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, John Mateer, Javonnie GibsonComment

Postgame Thoughts: Oklahoma 24, Auburn 17

A relentless effort from their defensive line enabled the Oklahoma Sooners to sidestep a series of sloppy gaffes in a 24-17 win over the Auburn Tigers.

LatestAllen KenneySeptember 22, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, Hugh Freeze, John Mateer, Jackson Arnold, Jaren KanakComment

Blatant Homerism: The Jackson Arnold Bowl

Has a change of scenery changed Jackson Arnold as a quarterback?

LatestAllen KenneySeptember 19, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Jackson Arnold, Hugh Freeze, Brent VenablesComment

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