The Little Elm native is the latest in a long line of highly-touted Sooners quarterbacks to lead Oklahoma to the College Football Playoff.

Enter Sategna, the Arkansas transfer, who wasn’t met with much fanfare when he arrived this offseason. He worked his way into a starting role as OU’s slot receiver, after three years with the Razorbacks. After redshirting in 2022, he registered three touchdowns on 52 catches over the previous two seasons before coming to Norman.

And Venables went back to doing what he does best — hiring himself as defensive coordinator after his protege, Zac Alley, left for West Virginia. The 2025 Sooner defense rivals the best defenses Venables coordinated at Clemson in the 2010s and at OU in the early 2000s.

John Mateer has been spotted with Oklahoma feature twirler Samantha Rose, but fans claim he's dating someone from Houston.

Xzayvier Brown and Nijel Pack both had hot hands early against Kansas City on Tuesday, allowing the Sooners to pull away for good.

It seems like everything this week, leading up to the game, has been primarily Alabama Crimson Tide players and coaches saying something about the Oklahoma Sooners. And yet, Oklahoma has really done nothing but tal k about the game and give Bama the credit they rightfully deserve.