Saturday was the grandest day in the four years Brent Venables has been Oklahoma's head coach.
Yes, even better than beating the pants off No. 7 Alabama in front of the home fans last season. That same Alabama team ended up losing to Michigan in an SEC-Big Ten bowl matchup last year, and the Wolverines, with the No. 1 high school recruit on the planet coming in at quarterback, were expected to be even better in 2025.
On Saturday night at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, No. 18 Oklahoma defeated No. 15 Michigan 24-13 before 84,107 raucous fans and a national television audience, serving notice that the 2025 edition of Sooner football is a legitimate force to be reckoned with this season.