George Stoia

OU football's season opener is being moved to Friday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. CT.

Every week, SoonerScoop's George Stoia answers questions from subscribers about all things OU athletics.

Roger Denny has heard what OU fans think about the planned renovations to Gaylord-Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Denny, who was hired in January 2026, inherited the renovations announced in November 2025. The $450 million project is expected to begin following the 2027 season and be completed by the start of the 2029 season. It will include 47 suites, 64 loge boxes with seating to accommodate approximately 280 guests, and approximately 4,000 new club seats. There is also expected to be a reduction in capacity by about 7,000 seats. When the renovations were announced, there was some backlash from the fanbase. Many season ticket holders on the west side were upset, as they will either have to move their seats or pay a much higher price to keep them. There was also a good number of fans who didn't like the reduction in capacity or the design -- specifically the suites being in the lower bowl. Denny is well aware of the criticism. Is he considering changing the plans? Read more below.

OU quarterback John Mateer has been working on his game this offseason with former Sooner legend Sam Bradford.

Every week, SoonerScoop's George Stoia answers questions from subscribers about all things OU athletics. Here are this week's answers, ranging from which true freshmen will contribute this season to how OU can make it back to the College Football Playoff. To ask George a question, sign up for SoonerScoop and reply to the weekly questions thread every Sunday.

Roger Denny is not a stranger when it comes to working with a college football program. He will now help OU football.

When OU baseball made it to the Men’s College World Series, athletics director Roger Denny wanted Omaha to look like Oklahoma, and he made sure it did. As

Following Oklahoma's 34-24 loss to Alabama in the first round of the College Football Playoff, speculation immediately began about John Mateer's future.

Every week, SoonerScoop’s George Stoia answers questions from subscribers about all things OU athletics. Here are this week’s answers.

Ask John Mateer what has stuck with him from last season, and it's not the moments one would expect. "Texas and Alabama," the Oklahoma quarterback said with a pause, "that's all I think about." Not the early-season wins over Michigan and Auburn, in which he became an early Heisman favorite. Not the broken thumb injury that derailed his first appearance in the Cotton Bowl. Not the thrilling wins in Knoxville and Tuscaloosa that put OU into the College Football Playoff. Instead, two losses months later still stick with him. "There's beauty in the struggle, and there's beauty in coming out of the struggle," Mateer said. "There's a lot of perspective I gained from last year. I think that's why this is the most excited I've ever been to play football because there's so much for me still to prove." That's the connecting thread of this whole multi-part series about Mateer's offseason.