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.

Postgame Thoughts: Oklahoma 44, Kent State 0

The Sooners clearly didn’t want to show much in advance of their upcoming date with Texas in the Red River Shootout.

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

Postgame Thoughts: Oklahoma 42, Temple 3

The Oklahoma Sooners used a sharp start to build up a comfortable lead, allowing them to cruise to an easy 42-3 win over the Temple Owls.

LatestAllen KenneySeptember 14, 2025Sooners, Oklahoma, John Mateer, Isaiah Sategna, Tory Blaylock, Jaydn Ott, Reggie Powers, Kendel Dolby, Keontez Lewis, Zion KearneyComment

Blatant Homerism: Jumping to conclusions

The Sooners did what they were supposed to do to Michigan.

LatestAllen KenneySeptember 11, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, John Mateer, Brent VenablesComment

Postgame Thoughts: Oklahoma 24, Michigan 13

The Oklahoma Sooners defense against the Michigan Wolverines offense proved to be the biggest mismatch in OU’s 24-13 win.

Blatant Homerism: 3 keys to the Oklahoma-Michigan matchup

The Oklahoma Sooners and Michigan Wolverines have the national stage to themselves in week two’s only matchup between ranked squads.

LatestAllen KenneySeptember 4, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, John Mateer, Michigan Wolverines, Kendal DanielsComment

Postgame Thoughts: Oklahoma 35, Illinois State 3

The Oklahoma Sooners looked positively “whelming” in their season-opening win over the Illinois State Redbirds.

Blatant Homerism: What to watch in Oklahoma-Illinois State

The lead up to the 2025 season for the Oklahoma Sooners feels even more mysterious than usual.

LatestAllen KenneyAugust 26, 2025Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle, John Mateer, Jaydn Ott, David Stone, Michael Fasusi, Ryan Fodje, OklahomaComment

Blatant Homerism: The official outlook for the Sooners in 2025

The question hanging over this Sooners season: Can Venables be more than a bridge between eras for OU?

LatestAllen KenneyAugust 14, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, John Mateer, Ben Arbuckle, Bill Bedenbaugh, Todd Bates, Miguel Chavis, Jaydn OttComment

Blatant Homerism: The Mateer Conundrum

When looking ahead to 2025, what kind of a discount factor should we apply to John Mateer’s 2024 season at Washington State?

LatestAllen KenneyJune 3, 2025John Mateer, Oklahoma, Sooners, Ben Arbuckle, SECComment

Blatant Homerism: Recapping OU's activity in the transfer portal

With a pivotal season on the horizon, let’s review the biggest stories for the Sooners from college football’s version of free agency.

LatestAllen KenneyMay 14, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, John Mateer, Ben Arbuckle, Jaydn OttComment

Blatant Homerism: Oklahoma's complementary angles

Brent Venables wants the Oklahoma Sooners to have an offense and a defense that complement each other.

LatestAllen KenneyApril 5, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle, John Mateer, March Madness, NCAAComment

Blatant Homerism: Mateer-ial world

Let’s make a couple things clear about the Oklahoma Sooners’ new starting quarterback, John Mateer.

LatestAllen KenneyDecember 19, 2024Oklahoma, Sooners, John Mateer, Ben ArbuckleComment

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