OU vs. Texas – Soonerguys

Sooners take care of business, turn to Texas

Published on October 5, 2025 by Staff

We can talk about the Oklahoma-Kent State if you want. But this is now officially the “Red River Rivalry/Shoot/Out/Who will be the Sooners’ starting QB Week,” so is there really any need?

Yes, Oklahoma soundly whipped an undermanned Kent State team 44-0, giving the Sooners’ their first fumble recovery for a TD, first interception and first shut out for the season on a sunny day in Norman.

It didn’t take Coach Brent Venables long after the game to turn to what most fans were thinking about even before kickoff Saturday.

Oklahoma vs. Texas. The Sooners are going into this game undefeated at 5-0, something they’ve done 15 out of the last 25 years. In those games against Texas, the Sooners won 10 and lost five.

“Guys are looking forward to that challenge and the work and the preparation that’s got to go into another week,” Venables said. “The challenges of what’s sitting in front of us with Texas (is) something I know our guys will be looking for.”

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Dave: Crazy stuff happens in OU vs. Texas — but not optimistic this year

Published on October 5, 2022 by Dave

New season goal: Become bowl eligible.

And that won’t be easy considering the way the Sooners have looked that past two weeks.

There is no guaranteed win left on the schedule. We can’t even count on Kansas to be a push over anymore.

The defense is lost right now. And it may take a few years before it is found.

I saw some stats from the first few years of Venables’ tenure as Defensive Coordinator at Clemson.

His defenses ranked in the 50’s the first two years. Then in the third year they were a top 10 unit, and consistently stayed there throughout his time with the Tigers.

He is head coach now, so he has many more things that need his attention. Also, we need to realize that the Sooners lost more talent than anyone is willing to admit through graduation and the transfer portal.

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