Great Book “When all the laughter died in sorrow” written by Lance Rentzel

Amazing Results/Facts: Brent Venables is a defensive savant. When Venables became Oklahoma’s Head Coach in 2022, the Sooners finished 122nd nationally in Total Defense—the lowest ranking in school history. The turnaround: 2022 — 122nd 2023 — 80th 2024 — 19th 2025 — 6th A climb of 116 spots in just three seasons. Before the 2025 season, Venables was asked why he wanted the added responsibility of serving as both Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator. His response: “Because I’m good at it.” The numbers say he was right. #OUDNA #BoomerSooner

Spring Team Camp end last week and Tulsa Lincoln Christian looks explosive with the potential to be exceptional. This video is worth a look. 👀🏈 The future is bright for the Bulldogs.

Baker Mayfield

Freshman season update for Major Brooks at Tulsa Lincoln Christian HS. The Bulldogs put together one of the best seasons in school history, finishing 33-7 while advancing to the Oklahoma Class 3A State Semi-Finals. Lincoln Christian set a school record for wins, captured District, Regional, and Super Regional Championships, and earned the program’s first-ever State Tournament game victory. Led by a strong senior class, the Bulldogs made their 6th State Tournament appearance in school history. Major, the team's only freshman starter, led Lincoln Christian in hitting with a .450 batting average and played a key role in this special season. Proud of the season, the growth, and the way this team competed together.

I agree with Chris, One of the most underrated Sooners of all time: Scott Case. 1982-83 DB from Edmond HS & NEO A&M who stepped into OU’s secondary and immediately became a playmaker. • 1st Team All-Big 8 (1983) • Started all 24 games of his OU career • Smart, fast, instinctive defender Career at OU: 146 Tackles 11 INTs (Including 8 ints in 1983) 17 PBUs 2 Fumble Recoveries 4 TFL Then came an even more impressive NFL career: 12 seasons 178 regular season games 960 tackles 30 INTs Super Bowl Champion with the Dallas Cowboys One of the best two-year impact players OU has ever had.

1994, OU vs. Texas Tech, 17-11 Sooner Win. Cedric Jones broke both the Tackle for LosT & Sack Record for a Single Game vs. the Red Raiders. Here's Cedric's Stat line: 10 Tlks, 6 T/FL for 35yds in lost (Including 5 Sacks for 33yds in lost) Cedric Jones has held both of those Sooner Records for 32 Seasons.

What a game, Nebraska came into Norman 10-0-0, Sooners Win 17-14, the Sooners next game was the Orange Bowl vs. 11-0-0 Fla. State Seminoles OU wins 24-7. That's the was to windup a Season.

R. Mason Thomas First Sooner off the board in the NFL Draft (2nd Rd. #40) Honors 2024 2nd Team ALL-SEC 2025 1st Team ALL-SEC 2025 2nd Team AFCA ALL-American (Coaches Association) 2025 2nd Team FWAA ALL-American (Football Writers) Full Career Stats: Games 42 (20 Starts) Tackles 65 TFL 25.5 (Includes 17 Sacks) QBH 17 PBU 3 Fumble Rec. 3 Forced Fumbles 4 Safety, Touchdown

Stats, you're right he was, but in this case it was Houston not A&M. Shepard was the Top Player in Texas HS Recruiting in 1977. Darrell Shepard was Kyler Murray before Kyler Murray. Before Kyler Murray- There was Darrell Shepard.

Sooner Recruiting Class Revisited: 1979 Head Coach: Barry Switzer Class Snapshot Class Rating (1946–2026): #37 Total Signees: 59 (includes recruits, transfers, walk-ons) Longevity: 25.4% stayed 4 years 4 players were 5th-year seniors Lettermen: 25 Total Letters Earned: 62 6 players lettered 4x Starters: 16 4-year starters: Stanley Wilson, Michael Keeling All-Big Eight: 2 Stanley Wilson — 1st Team AP (1981) Paul Parker — 1st Team AP (1982) All-Americans: Paul Parker — 2nd Team (Football News) NFL Draft Picks: 9 Keith Gary — 1st Rd., Steelers Bob Slater — 2nd Rd., Redskins Daryl Goodlow — 2nd Rd., Eagles Note: Only Round 1–2 selections listed above. Major Awards Darrell Shepard — Sun Bowl MVP Projected Standouts (as Recruits) Darrell Shepard — QB, Odessa HS (TX) Stanley Wilson — RB, Wilmington Banning HS (CA) Paul Parker — OL, Tulsa Washington HS (OK) Keith Gary — DL, Chantilly HS (VA) Daryl Goodlow — DL, Maplewood Richmond Heights HS (MO) Weldon Ledbetter — RB, Christian Brothers HS (MO) Top Performers / Career Impact Stanley Wilson 3198yds Rushing Keith Gary 20 T/FL 149 Tlks Darrell Shepard 20 TD's Weldon Ledbetter 1202yds Rushing Paul Parker 24 Career Starts Bob Slater — Tulsa Mason HS (OK) 36 Starts 222 Tlks Team Success During This Class Era Overall Record: 44–17–1 Big Eight Champions: 1979, 1980 Orange Bowl Champions: (1979 & 1980 seasons) Sun Bowl Champions: 1981 National Finishes:#3 (1979) #3 (1980) #14 Coaches (1982) #16 AP (1982) @IWasAtTheGame @WallisMarsh @chris_lambakis @OU_Football

The 1971 Sooner victory over Texas 48-27.

As you know, Jimmy left quickly after Coach Fairbanks left for the Patriots, and Coach Switzer got the job.

Barry, was HC for four of their (Class of 1972) five years. 1972 11-1, 1973 10-0-1, 1974 11-0-0, 1975 10-1-0, 1976 9-2-1. 2x National Champs, 5x Big 8 Champs. Here's a stat I love. Of those 48 incoming recruits in 1972, 56.3% of those recruits played at OU four or more years at Oklahoma including Seven 5th year Seniors in 1976. Switzer always said, "If you stay, you Play."

1972 Recruiting Class Revisited The 1972 recruiting class stands as the third-best class in Oklahoma football history. Class Snapshot Total signees: 48 (Includes high school recruits, transfers, and walk-ons) Production & Honors Lettermen: 29 Total letters earned: 70 Starters: 16 (Including 6 players who started three or more years) All-Big Eight selections: 8 All 8 were First Team All-Big Eight picks 4 of the 8 earned multiple First Team All-Big Eight honors Joe Washington made All-Big Eight three times All-Americans: 6 5 were two-time All-Americans Joe Washington was a three-time All-American 1973: 3rd Team AP 1974: Unanimous All-American 1975: FWAA 1st Team All-America A remarkable note from 1975: Jimbo Elrod, Dewey Selmon, and Lee Roy Selmon were all recognized as 1st. Team Consensus All-Americans on the defensive line. NFL Draft Success Drafted players: 9 Lee Roy Selmon — No. 1 overall pick in the 1976 NFL Draft Joe Washington — No. 4 overall pick in the 1976 NFL Draft Dewey Selmon — 2nd-round selection Projected Top Incoming Recruits 1972 Scott Hill — Hurst Bell HS Joe Washington — Port Arthur Lincoln HS Lee Roy Selmon — Eufaula HS Jim Dodd — Albuquerque Highland HS Dewey Selmon — Eufaula HS Larry Briggs — Vian HS Top Career Impact Players from 1972 Class Lee Roy Selmon Eufaula HS Joe Washington Port Arthur Lincoln HS Dewey Selmon Eufaula HS Jimbo Elrod Tulsa East Central HS Tinker Owens Miami HS Mike Vaughan Ada HS Major Awards & Legacy College Football Hall of Fame: Joe Washington Lee Roy Selmon Dewey Selmon The 1972 class is the only recruiting class in OU history to produce three College Football Hall of Fame players. Additional Honors Lee Roy Selmon 1975 Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year 9th in 1975 Heisman voting 1975 Lombardi Trophy winner 1975 Outland Trophy winner Named to multiple all-time All-America teams by major organizations Joe Washington 1973 and 1974 Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year 3rd in 1974 Heisman voting 5th in 1975 Heisman voting Team Success During This Class Era Record: 51-4-2 1974 National Champions 1975 National Champions 1972: Finished 2nd in the AP Poll 1973: Finished 2nd in the Coaches Poll 1976: Finished 5th in the AP Poll @IWasAtTheGame @chris_lambakis @OU_Football @WallisMarsh @jhale24

Sooners 2017 Season Revisited An elite unit — and a strong case for the greatest offense in Oklahoma history. Team Performance ▪️ Total Offense: 579.6 YPG (No. 1 Nationally) ▪️ Scoring Offense: 45.1 PPG (No. 3) ▪️ Yards Per Play: 8.3 (2nd best in school history) ▪️ Plays per TD: 12.2 (4th best) ▪️ Total TDs: 83 (3rd best) ▪️ TDs per Game: 5.9 (5th best) Led by Greatness QB Baker Mayfield — Heisman Trophy winner, No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. The standard for QB play at Oklahoma. Skill Talent (NFL Everywhere) RB Rodney Anderson — elite talent, injuries shortened career- 6th Rd. NFL Pick RB Trey Sermon — 3rd round pick WR Hollywood Brown — 1st round pick WR CeeDee Lamb — All-Pro TE Mark Andrews — All-Pro Offensive Line Orlando Brown — Pro Bowler Cody Ford — 2nd round Bobby Evans — 3rd round Dru Samia — 4th round Ben Powers — 4th round (multi-year NFL starter) NFL talent across every position group. This wasn’t just explosive — it was historically complete.@jhale24 @OU_Football @chris_lambakis @sportsanimal

Stats, You are correct, he did step out, I don’t know how the officials missed it.

Robert, I’m with you—Eddie Hinton is one of the Top 6 WR in OU history. A true difference maker: elite WR, dynamic punt & kickoff returner, and rushed for 633 yards (5.9 ypc). Finished with 4,000 all-purpose yards and started every game of his Sooner career. 1968 Season Opener vs. #3 Notre Dame (South Bend): • 6 catches, 122 yards, TD (72 yards) • 3 KR, 68 yards • 1 INT, 32-yard return • 228 all-purpose yards

1968 Oklahoma Sooners — Season Revisited Head Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (2nd season) Record: 7–4 Final Rankings: AP #11 | Coaches #10 Conference: Big 8 Champions Bowl: Bluebonnet Bowl 📊 Performance Snapshot Total Offense: 412.5 YPG Scoring Offense: 31.2 PPG Total Defense: 345.6 YPG Scoring Defense: 20.5 PPG 🏈 Big Game Performance Vs. Top 10 Teams: 2–1 Signature stretch: Defeated #3 Kansas Defeated #6 Missouri👉 Back-to-back Weeks Top 10 wins — statement moment of the season 🏆 Honors & Awards All-Big 8 (1st Team): 5 selections All-Americans Eddie Hinton — 3rd Team (AP) Kenny Mendenhall — 2nd Team (UPI) Steve Owens — 2nd Team (AP) Steve Zabel — 2nd Team (NEA) Major Award Joe Pearce — Bluebonnet Bowl MVP 📈 NFL Draft Eddie Hinton — 1st Round (Baltimore Colts) 1968 Season Highlights & Records Steve Owens (RB) 415 total plays (rush/rec/pass/returns) 1,927 total yards 24 Total Touchdowns Note:Set an NCAA record by throwing his first three passing attempts of his Sooner Career for Touchdowns First 3 career Pass Attempts = 3 TD passes Eddie Hinton (WR) Rewrote the OU record book: Breaking every Game, Season, and Career receiving Record during his varsity career (1966-68) Hinton's Career Record totals: 123 receptions, 1,894 yards Records stood until the early 2000s Unique Historical Note: 1968 Sooner Backfield All-Oklahoma High Schoolers QB — Bobby Warmack (Ada HS) 3 yr. Starter All-Big 8 (1967) TB — Steve Owens (Miami HS) Heisman winner 1969 FB — Mike Harper (Jenks HS) 3yr. Starter WB — Eddie Hinton (Lawton HS) 1st Rd NFL)@IWasAtTheGame @chris_lambakis @WallisMarsh @OU_Football