Oklahoma is leaning on the tough lessons learned against No. 2 South Carolina ahead of Thursday's matchup in Baton Rouge.

Despite playing on a struggling squad in 2024, Jacob Ulrich excelled at Kennesaw State, averaging 45.4 yards on punts.

Kierston Deal was ready to step into an even larger role as a junior starter, as was Paytn Monticelli. Freshman Audrey Lowry was set to join the program, but OU also lost another arm when SJ Geurin hit the portal. That need led to brining in a pitcher as talented as Smith.

The Oklahoma Sooners led early in the first half in their matchup with Texas A&M, but the Aggies once again proved a bad matchup for the Sooners. Oklahoma fell to 15-5 and 2-5 in SEC play with their loss to Texas A&M.

The veteran pitcher initially wasn't looking to enter the transfer portal last summer, but the coaching carousel opened the door for Sam Landry to land in Norman.

Oklahoma adds to its 2026 recruiting class with the addition of Daniel Odom, a 4-star wide receiver out of California.

One of the prospects Oklahoma welcomed to Norman was four-star defensive end Kevin Ford Jr. On Monday, Sam Spiegelman of Rivals issued a FutureCast favoring the Sooners in his recruitment. Ford is considered the No. 11 defensive end in the cycle, according to 247Sports, and is a top 125 player in the class.

To start out on vault, freshman Lily Pederson led the Sooners with a strong 9.875. A 9.95 from Faith Torrez gave Oklahoma the edge over Alabama in vault, winning the event 49.300-49.075.

The South Carolina Gamecocks (10-7, 0-4 SEC) are set to face the Oklahoma Sooners (13-4, 0-4 SEC) on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at the Lloyd Noble Center in No

The Aggies have gone 9-1 in home games. Texas A&M ranks fourth in the SEC at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 65.8 points while holding opponents to 39.2% shooting. The Sooners are 2-4 in SEC play. Oklahoma averages 79.9 points and has outscored opponents by 9.5 points per game.

Oklahoma head football coach Brent Venables needs to make things happen for the Sooners during the 2025 season. His job could depend on it.

LSU women's basketball faces Oklahoma for a ranked matchup Thursday. Here's how to watch Kim Mulkey, LSU take on Oklahoma.