Tom Green

The best things I ate in 2025, a 🧵 — Pandan cinnamon roll from Bar Sen in OKC — Deviled eggs from Laterbye in OKC — Laab-ster roll from Ma Der/Mr. Tuna pop-up collaboration — The oysters from that same collaboration menu

It’s officially the best night of the year in OKC: Sedalia’s and Ma Der collaboration.

Gonna be thinking about that grilled squid dish and that pappas/sausage plate for a minute.

On his coaches show, Brent Venables said Oklahoma will split FG work evenly in practice this week. Reigning Lou Groza winner Tate Sandell has struggled. He's 10-of-16 on the year and was 3-of-6 last weekend. Venables: "He likes it. He's a very competitive guy. He doesn't want it any other way."

Oklahoma edge rushers Taylor Wein and PJ Adebawore decided they wanted to do a joint post-practice scrum. Why? Adebawore: “That’s my dawg.” Wein: “Salt and Pepper.”

New episode of the Sooners Illustrated podcast, back with our weekly Monday review. We dive into: -- John Mateer's best game since...? -- Offensive improvement -- Tate Sandell's struggles -- The defense doing what it does, again Get it wherever you listen to your podcasts, or watch on YouTube:

Oklahoma's first-ever visit to The Swamp will be under the lights. The SEC announced a 6:45 p.m. CT (7:45 p.m. local time in Gainesville) kickoff for Oklahoma-Florida on Nov. 7. Game will air on SEC Network.

Oklahoma linebacker Owen Heinecke was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in a 23-15 win at Mississippi State. Heinecke had 10 tackles, with two for a loss and a sack, as well as a forced fumble. He posted a 92.6 run-defense grade, per PFF, with eight tackles vs. the run.

Oklahoma basketball's season opener is a week away. The Sooners will hold their local media day in Norman tomorrow. Before that, here's everything Sooners Illustrated has heard about every player on Porter Moser's roster ahead of the 2026-27 season:

nope don’t need to see that jdub replay

Tate Sandell, the reigning Lou Groza Award winner, hasn’t been the same this season. He missed three field goals yesterday against Mississippi State and is now 10-of-16 on the year. Despite a “pretty perplexing” performance Saturday, Oklahoma is standing by its All-America kicker.

Did Dan Lanning pull a 2024 Brent Venables? — Loses hotshot OC to an SEC head coach vacancy — Promotes from within to fill OV role — Offense flounders — OC fired seven games into his first season.

Brent Venables wasn’t the only person in OU’s program dealing with the flu this week. The Sooners — from John Mateer to Owen Heinecke — were besieged by flu-like symptoms throughout the locker room. “Guys are popping whatever — Xofluza or flufloza… the nuclear bomb pills for the flu, the IVs.”

My presidential platform will be based on a single policy issue: a nationwide ban on semis passing each other on a two-lane highway

John Mateer is normally a sound sleeper, but he woke up in the middle of the night Friday and had two simple yet powerful words pop in his head: "Forgive yourself." Fueled by that late-night premonition, Mateer learned to forgive and delivered his best game of the year in a 23-15 win at Miss State.

Oklahoma wore helmet decals with the initials "SH" on them Saturday, in honor of hospitalized teammate Sean Hutton. It's fitting, in a way, that as OU played for Hutton, his best friend and star left tackle Michael Fasusi made his return after missing five-plus games due to a shoulder injury.

Tate Sandell, the reigning Lou Groza Award winner, hasn’t been the same this season. He missed three field goals yesterday against Mississippi State and is now 10-of-16 on the year. Despite a “pretty perplexing” performance Saturday, Oklahoma is standing by its All-America kicker.

Signing off from Starkville 🐮 🔔 ✌🏻

John Mateer is normally a sound sleeper, but he woke up in the middle of the night Friday and had two simple yet powerful words pop in his head: "Forgive yourself." Fueled by that late-night premonition, Mateer learned to forgive and delivered his best game of the year in a 23-15 win at Miss State.

Brent Venables, who himself had flu-like symptoms earlier this week, notes Oklahoma's roster was dealing with a lot of that this week and guys were pumped up on "the nuclear bomb pills for the flu -- whatever you take for the flu."

Brent Venables: "Tate (Sandell) will be fine. I know that's pretty perplexing, but he'll be fine. That should've been a four-, five-score win."

The last minute of BYU-UCF

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Nothing has come easy for Oklahoma this season. Not even an SEC road win in which it never trailed. Still, Oklahoma managed to grind out a 23-15 win at Mississippi State to kick off the second half of the season. Some quick thoughts:

Sandell misses another one, this time from 41 yards out. He made it from 36, but OU had an illegal formation, so Sandell had to re-kick from 5 yards further back. No good.

Tate Sandell has missed two 45-yard field goals on the same side of the field. Pushed the first one wide right. Overcorrected on the second, which goes wide left.

Through three quarters, John Mateer is 18-of-22 for 214 yards and two touchdowns. Can he finish off a strong performance on the road with Oklahoma leading Miss State, 20-7? Stay tuned!

Rocky Beers is 6-5, 240 pounds. That’s a Coors Heavy.

BREAKING: Oklahoma has scored multiple offensive touchdowns against a Power Four opponent for the first time this season. John Mateer hits Rocky Beers for a 32-yard touchdown on the opening drive of the second half. Set up by a 47-yard Tory Blaylock run on the half's first snap.

I'd say Oklahoma should try this, but it would require nine healthy offensive linemen.

Halftime in Starkville means one thing and one thing only.

HALFTIME: Oklahoma leads Mississippi State, 10-0. John Mateer: 12-of-15 for 88 yards and a touchdown.

Do my eyes deceive me? A 14-play, 97-yard touchdown drive for Oklahoma to take a 10-0 lead in the final minute of the first half.

Billy Puckett has replaced Kamario Taylor at QB for Mississippi State to open the second quarter.

Oklahoma Can't Get Out Of Its Own Way, Part 537: John Mateer hit Rocky Beers for a 7-yard completion on third-and-7 that would've given OU first-and-goal at the 9. Negated by a Peyton Joseph chop block. OU pushed back to the 31, doesn't convert, has to settle for a 45-yard FGA that's no good.

I don't understand why Miss State chose to play Kamario Taylor today. He's a statue out there.

Oklahoma has failed two convert two third-and-shorts in Mississippi State territory. -- Third-and-3 on opening drive, settle for 42-yard FG. -- Third-and-2 on next drive at midfield; punt.

The next team that puts up 5 yards per play on them will be the first!

Oklahoma did not attempt a pass on its opening drive. Four designed runs, including a 12-yard end-around to Isaiah Sategna on the first play. But no chain-moving after that. Oklahoma settles for a 42-yard Tate Sandell field goal and an early 3-0 lead in Starkville.