OU football transfer portal tracker: Who's in, out for Brent Venables' Sooners in 2026?

Although the portal doesn't officially open until Jan. 2, as seasons end, OU football players have started to make decisions about their futures.

Brent Venables’ aggressive defense gives Oklahoma a different look than past Sooners playoff teams

Brent Venables has transformed the Oklahoma Sooners into a defensive powerhouse. The eighth-ranked Sooners lead the nation in tackles for loss and are tied for the lead in sacks.

OU football coach Brent Venables steadied Sooners after shaky few years | Mussatto

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.

What Brent Venables said about John Mateer after OU football loss to Alabama

OU coach Brent Venables talks about QB John Mateer after a 34-24 loss to Alabama in the College Football Playoff on Friday in Norman.
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