"I believe in growing where you’re planted." #Sooners DTs coach Todd Bates will get more and more opportunities as his coaching career progresses. But for now, he's content with helping OU's defensive line steadily improve. Story @SoonersOnSI: si.com/college/oklahoma/foot…

Quite possibly the worst Division I game I’ve ever watched. And yet I can’t stop watching.

I count FOUR #Sooners offensive linemen on the first availability report leading up to OU-Mississippi State. Fodje and Pierre-Louis have already been ruled out, while Fasusi and Ozaeta are questionable. MSU QB Kamario Taylor and RB Fluff Bothwell are also questionable.

Despite leading the #Sooners in rushing last year, Tory Blaylock has carried the ball only 17 times in 2026. Blaylock's role, however, could expand after he got a season-high seven touches in Oklahoma's loss to Kentucky. Story on Blaylock: si.com/college/oklahoma/foot…

“We have to create more turnovers… That's part of our formula for success each week.” The #Sooners rank 134th out of 138 FBS teams with a minus-8 turnover margin. According to Todd Bates, the defense must do its part to aid OU’s struggling offense: si.com/college/oklahoma/foot…

Todd Bates on forcing takeaways: “We have to force more turnovers… We need to close that margin and get that going in the right direction.” The #Sooners have a minus-8 turnover margin this year.

Oklahoma DTs coach Todd Bates calls Brent Venables the “ultimate leader.” #Sooners

Programming update: Defensive tackles coach Todd Bates is filling in for an “under-the-weather” Brent Venables at the podium.

OU offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle said he was told that Ryan Fodje’s injury “couldn’t get any worse.” He also said that the staff made the decision to pull him after “some of those things showed up.” #Sooners

“We have to build off the good things that did happen last game.” - Ben Arbuckle on the offensive game plan ahead of Saturday’s game vs. Mississippi State #Sooners