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The Oklahoma Sooners have a lot riding on the 2025 college football season as a program. It’s year four of the Brent Venables era. Two of his three seasons have finished with 6-7 records, and he’s gone 0-3 in bowl games. Though there are certainly extenuating circumstances surrounding both years, that’s not the standard at Oklahoma.
And that makes 2025 a pivotal season for the Sooners’ head coach and the program as a whole. Another losing season, or even an average one at that, and the Oklahoma leadership may have some difficult decisions to make next December.
Although there’s always pressure to win at Oklahoma, this season might be the most pressure-packed year for the proud program. Pro Football Focus’ Max Chadwick included the Sooners among his college football teams under the most pressure in 2025.
A very lackluster offense that was hampered by injuries was the biggest culprit, as Oklahoma had the lowest PFF offensive grade in the Power Four last season (60.2). The Sooners’ defense is what ultimately got the program bowl-eligible, placing 12th in college football with a 91.4 PFF grade as a unit. Oklahoma’s defense remains strong entering 2025, and the team will look for transfers, such as quarterback John Mateer and running back Jaydn Ott, to jump-start the offense, though there are still serious concerns on that side of the ball. -Chadwick, PFF
Other teams facing a lot this season were USC, Florida State, Auburn, and Florida. Interestingly enough, the Sooners are tied to a number of these programs in one way or another.
Oklahoma and USC were a part of the biggest offseason coaching carousel in the last 25 years that saw Lincoln Riley go to USC, Venables arrive at OU, Brian Kelly leave Notre Dame for LSU, and Mario Cristobal leave Oregon for Miami.
Oklahoma lost to Florida State in the Cheez-It Bowl in Venables…
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