Oklahoma football wide receiver Isaiah Sategna III will return to the Sooners for the 2026 season, he announced Thursday afternoon.

The 1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team finished 11-1 with a win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl. This year the team celebrated 40 years.

OU football announced Thursday that quarterback John Mateer and linebacker Kip Lewis will be back for the 2026 season.

And just like that, OU’s College Football Playoff run is over. After building a big lead early, the Sooners fell apart in a 34-24 loss to Alabama, ending their season in a crushing way.

The Oklahoma Sooners officially announced the hiring of tight ends coach Jason Witten via a statement from Oklahoma Athletics. The Sooners are bringing on the former Dallas Cowboys great and future Hall of Famer to take over a tight end position that didn't live up to expectations under former assistant Joe Jon Finley.

The offensive line is perhaps the easiest position group to predict for 2026. OU seemed to find its group toward the end of this past season, anchored by young tackles Michael Fasusi and Ryan Fodje. Fresh off one of the Sooners’ best defensive seasons in at least over a decade, coach Brent Venables’ unit is undergoing a makeover.

OU football offensive lineman Jake Maikkula and defensive end R Mason Thomas will participate in practices this week, Brent Venables said Monday.

A way-too-early look at what the starting lineup could look like for the Oklahoma Sooners when they take the field in the 2026 season.