OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. and athletic director Joe Castiglione spoke about the commitment the west side stadium renovations shows in athletics.

After coming off a weeklong bye, OU football's playoff hopes hang in the balance as the Sooners prepare for a critical SEC showdown at Alabama Saturday afternoon.

Mateer's gritty play in Knoxville, Tennessee, kept the Sooners alive in the College Football Playoff hunt. OU almost certainly needs a win this week at Alabama (and to take care of business at home against LSU and Missouri) to have a case in a crowded 12-team field.

OU football cornerback Eli Bowen said the Sooners will have to be on their "Ps and Qs" against Alabama's offense.

Major upgrades are coming for Sooner fans, including an expansion of the University of Oklahoma's football and baseball stadiums.

OU football coach Brent Venables visited his old stomping grounds at Clemson on Saturday during the Sooners' bye week, getting to see his son Tyler play for the Tigers.

OU football coach Brent Venables didn't have an update on linebacker Kobie McKinzie (groin) or defensive end R Mason Thomas' (unspecified lower body) statuses for the Alabama game on Monday. McKinzie tried to give it a go in warmups ahead of the Tennessee game,