2024 Oklahoma Sooners football team explained
The 2024 Oklahoma Sooners football team will represent the University of Oklahoma in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 130th season for the Oklahoma Sooners. They will be led by third-year head coach Brent Venables and will play their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. This will be their first year as members of the SEC.
Offseason
Departures
NFL draft
See also: 2024 NFL draft.
| Tyler Guyton | OL | 6'7 | 328 | Redshirt junior |
| Reggie Pearson | DB | 5'10 | 197 | Redshirt senior |
| Andrew Raym | OL | 6'4 | 305 | Senior |
| Walter Rouse | OL | 6'6 | 323 | Fifth year |
| Marcus Stripling | DL | 6'3 | 246 | Fifth year |
| Caleb Shaffer | OL | 6'5 | 344 | Redshirt senior |
| McKade Mettauer | OL | 6'4 | 316 | Redshirt senior | |
Outgoing transfers
Quarterback Dillon Gabriel transferred to Oregon after two seasons with the Sooners. Coming over from UCF, Gabriel ranked sixth among all FBS quarterbacks this season in passing yards with 3,660, while also ranking eighth in passing touchdowns with 30 and was tenth in completion percentage in his second season with the Sooners.[1]
Additions
Incoming transfers
Purdue transfer
Deion Burks committed to the Sooners after a breakout season, finishing with 629 receiving yards, 47 catches, and 7 touchdown catches and later being named second-team All-Big Ten honors.
[2] Casey Thompson committed to the Sooners from
Florida Atlantic after previous stints with
Nebraska and
Texas. Thompson, the son of former Sooners quarterback
Charles Thompson, returned to the state of
Oklahoma, where he will play his seventh season. He joins Paul Moriarty and Brenen Thompson as the third player in modern history to start out at
Texas and transferred to
Oklahoma.
[3] Recruiting
See main article: 2024 college football recruiting class.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Preseason SEC awards
2024 Preseason All-SEC teams
Media First Team
Media Third Team
| Position | Player | Class |
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| Offense |
| WR | Deion Burks | RS Junior | |
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Source: [18]
Coaches First Team
| Position | Player | Class |
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| Offense |
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| Defense |
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| Special teams |
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Coaches Second Team
| Position | Player | Class |
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| Offense |
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| Defense |
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| Special Teams |
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Coaches Third Team
| Position | Player | Class |
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| Offense |
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| Defense |
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| Special Teams |
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Source:
SEC media poll
The 2024 SEC Media days were held on July 15–18, 2024 at Omni Hotel Dallas in downtown Dallas, Texas. The preseason polls was released on July 19, 2024. Each team had their head coaches available to talk to the media at the event. OU representatives were available on July 16, 2024. Head coach Brent Venables and Jackson Arnold, Danny Stutsman and Billy Bowman Jr represented the Sooners. Coverage of the event was televised on SEC Network and ESPN.
| 1 | Georgia | 330 (165) |
| 2 | Texas | 3041 (27) |
| 3 | Alabama | 2891 (12) |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 2783 (4) |
| 5 | LSU | 2322 (2) |
| 6 | Missouri | 2240 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 2168 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 2022 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 1684 |
| 10 | Auburn | 1382 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 1371 |
| 12 | Florida | 1146 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 923 (1) |
| 14 | Arkansas | 749 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 623 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 293 (2) | |
| Media poll (SEC Championship) |
| 1 | Georgia | 165 |
| 2 | Texas | 27 |
| 3 | Alabama | 12 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 4 |
| 5 | LSU | 2 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 2 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 1 | |
Schedule
Oklahoma and the SEC announced the 2024 conference schedule on December 13, 2023. The 2024 schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Sooners will host all 4 non-conference games against Temple, Houston, Tulane, and Maine.
The Sooners will host three SEC conference opponents against Tennessee, South Carolina, and Alabama and will travel to four SEC conference opponents against Auburn, Ole Miss, Missouri, and LSU. The Sooners will face Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl in the Red River Rivalry. The Sooners will have their bye week in Week 6 (October 5) and Week 12 (November 16).
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Personnel
Coaching staff
Source: 2024 Oklahoma Sooners RosterOffensive coordinator Jeff Lebby was named the next head coach at Mississippi State after two years with the Sooners. With Lebby, the Sooners scored 65+ points three times with a 43.2 points scoring average.[21] Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Ted Roof mutually agreed to part ways after two years with the Sooners. Head coach Brent Venables offered Roof an opportunity to remain on the staff in a different role, however Roof declined. With Roof, the Sooners improved from 98th in scoring defense and 121st in total defense last season to being ranked 46th and 78th respectively this season.[22]
Spring game
Game summaries
Temple
| Statistics | TEM | OKLA |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushes/yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Temple | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Houston
| Statistics | HOU | OKLA |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushes/yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Houston | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Tulane
| Statistics | TULN | OKLA |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushes/yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Tulane | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Tennessee
| Statistics | TEN | OKLA |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushes/yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Tennessee | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
At Auburn
| Statistics | OKLA | AUB |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushes/yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Auburn | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Texas
| Statistics | TEX | OKLA |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushes/yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Texas | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
South Carolina
| Statistics | SC | OKLA |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushes/yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| South Carolina | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
At Ole Miss
| Statistics | OKLA | Miss |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushes/yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Ole Miss | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Maine
| Statistics | MAIN | OKLA |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushes/yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Maine | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
At Missouri
| Statistics | OKLA | MIZZ |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushes/yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Missouri | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Alabama
| Statistics | BAMA | OKLA |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushes/yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Alabama | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
At LSU
| Statistics | OKLA | LSU |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushes/yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| LSU | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Former Sooners QB Dillon Gabriel announces transfer to Oregon. espn.com. December 9, 2023 . December 22, 2023.
- Web site: WR Deion Burks transferring from Purdue to Oklahoma. espn.com. December 12, 2023 . December 22, 2023.
- Web site: QB Casey Thompson commits to Oklahoma, 4th school in 7 years. espn.com. January 11, 2024.
- Web site: Lott IMPACT® Trophy Announces 2024 Watch List .
- Web site: The Maxwell Football Club today announced its watch list for the 88th Maxwell Award .
- Web site: 2024 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST .
- Web site: 2024 BRONKO NAGURSKI PRESEASON WATCH LIST .
- Web site: PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST .
- Web site: 2024 WATCH LIST .
- Web site: 2024 Ray Guy Award Watchlist .
- Web site: Walter Camp 2024 Player of Year Preseason Watch List, presented by David McDermott Lexus of New Haven.
- Web site: 2024 Doak Walker Award Candidates Announced .
- Web site: 2024 Doak Walker Award Candidates Announced .
- Web site: The Rimington Trophy Presents its 2024 Watchlist .
- Web site: 2024 Bednarik Award Watch List .
- Web site: 2024 WATCH LIST .
- Web site: Lombardi Award 2024 Watch List.
- News: 2024 SEC Football Preseason Media Poll, All-SEC Team announced. July 19, 2024. July 19, 2024.
- Web site: 2024 Football Schedule. soonersports.com. December 22, 2023.
- Web site: 2024 Oklahoma Sooners Football Schedule. redrivershowdown.com. December 27, 2023.
- Web site: Offensive Mastermind Jeff Lebby Named Mississippi State Head Football Coach. hailstate.com. November 26, 2023.
- Web site: Venables Announces Defensive Staff Change. soonersports.com. January 4, 2024.
