Oklahoma’s rebuilt depth under Brent Venables has turned the Sooners’ defense into one of the nation’s most balanced and reliable units.

Here's what you need to know about Oklahoma, what should be the last ranked team on the schedule for Alabama football.

BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 UCLA will play No. 6 Oklahoma at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. UCLA finished 34-3 overall with a 16-1 record in non-conference games in the 2024-25 season. The Bruins averaged 7.1 steals, 5.4 blocks and 14.8 turnovers per game last season.

The Oklahoma Sooners came away with a huge road win over the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers and here are takeaways from from the victory.

SPOKANE — All eyes are on the Gonzaga Bulldogs Saturday night as they host the Oklahoma Sooners in an early-season college basketball showdown at Spokane Arena. Gonzaga (1-0), led by big men Graham Ike and Aubrey Huff, comes into the game ranked No. 21 in the latest AP Top 25 poll. Oklahoma (1-0) is unranked.

The Tennessee Vols were unable to take advantage of an incredible atmosphere at Neyland Stadium on Saturday night, falling 33-27 to the Oklahoma Sooners.

The Oklahoma Sooners have made the running game a bigger priority in recent weeks. And it's been the best part of their offense. In particular, sophomore running back Xavier Robinson has helped the offense find a new gear since getting worked into the rotation over the last three games.

Mark Few has never been afraid to challenge his Gonzaga Bulldogs early in the season, and 2025-26 is no different. After a comfortable 55 point win over Texas S

No. 18 Oklahoma beat No. 14 Tennessee 33-27 on Saturday in what was effectively a College Football Playoff elimination game in Knoxville.

Oklahoma’s 16-game regular-season non-conference winning streak came to an end Saturday night as the Sooners fell 83–68 to No. 21 Gonzaga, despite 20 points from Nijel Pack and 19 from Xzayvier Brown