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Oklahoma head football coach Brent Venables gave a shoutout to a 5-star who stuck with the Sooners despite lucrative offers to flip.

As the Oklahoma Sooners enter Year 4 under head coach Brent Venables and Year 2 in SEC, there’s no doubt it’s a make-or-break season. After going 6-7 for the second time in three years in 2024, another season like that won’t be enough wins to keep Venables in Norman.

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Year 1 of the 12-team College Football Playoff is almost complete. Notre Dame will face Ohio State on Jan. 20 in the CFP National Championship with the winner earning bragging rig

Coming out of high school, Jones was a highly touted recruit, who 247Sports had ranked as a five-star prospect, No. 2 EDGE and No. 21 player in the country. He could help the Oklahoma defense, which ranked 29th in points allowed per game (21.5) and 19th in total yards given up per game (318.2).

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Brent Venables continued to struggle in several areas as several Sooners staffers had significant problems with their position groups and one even had to be fir

Mateer was the transfer portal's second overall prospect and quarterback, following former Georgia Bulldogs star Carson Beck. The redshirt sophomore recorded a 64.6% completion rate, throwing for 3,139 yards, 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions. In addition, he rushed for 826 yards and scored 15 touchdowns on the ground.

On the morning of September 8, Marcus Freeman woke up with a 20-9 record as the Notre Dame football coach; 870 miles to the southwest, Brent Venables woke up with an 18-10 record as the Oklahoma football coach.