So many storylines, and not all good ones, continue to develop this week during practice. OU has lost a team captain and season opening starter for the season along the offensive line. And now others are banged up heading into a huge game. What does it look like on the OL headed toward kickoff? R Mason Thomas needs someone to step in and fill his shoes for the first half. Could it be Adepoju Adebawore? In good news, David Stone is starting to step up on the defensive line and that 5-star talent is starting to show. And oh yeah, Jackson Arnold returns to Norman for one of the biggest showdowns of the weekend.

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Oklahoma football's offensive coordinator has been down this road before with a player as unique as Jaren Kanak. He explains his connection to Kanak and his position switch from linebacker to tight end and why it's been so successful. We also explored OU's run game with Arbuckle on Tuesday, whether that be John Mateer or Tory Blaylock and others. The Sooners also look to be putting the pieces together on the offensive line as they hit the road for the first time this season to take on Temple.#AD Over 2 Million Butts Love TUSHY. Get 10% off TUSHY with the code SOONERSCOOP at https://hellotushy.com/SOONERSCOOP.

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The Sooners won one of the biggest matchups of the early college football season against Michigan. But now that everyone is singing the Sooners' praises, how will they deal with success? Will the hunger still be there? And can John Mateer survive a season running the ball as much as he did against Michigan. We've also seen how much OU practices special teams in practice. So how are they struggling in that area? We head to Philadelphia this week. Will the Sooners come back looking like a focused contender? Or a team that bought into all the hype and didn't stay focused on the football?

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Ben Arbuckle finally has his first game under his belt as the offensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. But now he faces a defense that is expected to be a challenge to even the top offenses in the country with Michigan coming to town. Arbuckle talked about the challenge of Michigan, the wide receiver rotation, the run game, the surprisingly productive tight end group and what he takes from longtime offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson on the sidelines during games.

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Brent Venables held his pre-Michigan press conference today and addressed some of the biggest issues from fans coming out of the season opener. What is going on with Jaydn Ott? Venables will be facing a former player during his time at OU as a co-defensive coordinator in Sherrone Moore, Michigan's head coach. Does the SEC need a big win over a Big Ten team? Are the Sooners playing for conference pride this week? We also find out why Owen Heinecke has become such a big part of the linebacker rotation. Gentry Williams' return to the field also seems to make everyone in the OU program feel the feels.

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In a bit of a twist this year, Ben Arbuckle, Oklahoma's newest offensive coordinator, will be holding a weekly press conference on Tuesdays. It's a great chance for fans and media to learn more about Arbuckle and he started off the opening week taking questions about the depth chart and particularly running back rotations.

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Brent Venables held his first game week press conference of the season. There were a lot of big picture questions and answers in this one. And Venables didn't shy away from addressing the past and wants the fans to have a team they can be proud to call their own. And he explains why this team is starting to celebrate small victories. Venables also talked a lot about John Mateer, rebuilding the defense and his young cornerbacks that could look to be major contributors this season.

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The Sooners have released their first depth chart of the 2025 season with some interesting selections on both sides of the ball. Josh, Eddie and George drop into the studio to talk about their first impressions of the depth chart and what they take from some of the moves. Running back certainly catches a lot of people's eyes.

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On today's practice report we run down the cornerback position as we had a chance to speak with cornerbacks coach Jay Valai this week. How has his room played out during the preseason? What youngsters are standing out? Which veterans are ready to go? Will there be any growing pains with Eli Bowen still coming back from injury? We dive headfirst into the CB situation on the OU defense. We also get a chance to catch up with Owen Heinecke who has been impressive at linebacker for this OU defense.

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The Oklahoma receiving room appears to have talent to step up. But are they? Wide receivers coach Emmett Jones broke down his position group this week at practice and we're here to take a deep dive into what the Sooners have, what they could have and what we are still concerned about with this group. What is Jones seeing of practice habits from these players? What has he learned about his transfer class? Who is going to help John Mateer run Ben Arbuckle's offense as well as it can be run?

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