A day after USA Today reported OU football coach Brent Venables had given back $1 million of his salary for this season to go toward revenue sharing, he addressed the move after the Sooners’ 35-3 win over Illinois State.
John Mateer’s OU football debut was just about everything Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle and Sooners fans hoped it could be in a 35-3 win over Illinois State.
Oklahoma and Illinois State meet in a Week 1 matchup Saturday in Norman. John Mateer and the Sooners will look to build momentum heading into next week's showdown with Michigan. Follow our coverage here:
OU football coach Brent Venables is taking a $1 million pay cut for the 2025 season, according to a contract obtained by the USA Today Network. Here's a look at the contract details.
Here is a game-by-game look at OU football's 2025 schedule, with predictions for each game and the season as a whole from The Oklahoma's Ryan Aber and Colton Sulley.