In this episode of Sooner State of Mind, stoke levels are rising. Every time we think that the news cycle has ended for these 2024 Oklahoma Sooners, we get a quick reminder that it definitely is not. After the Navy game, the Sooners found out that Zac Alley would be leaving his current position to take the same position at the University of West Virginia. Throw in the titles of assistant head coach and linebackers coach and that trifecta was enough to get Alley to bounce less than a full year after OU hired him. There is no official word on his replacement, but we do expect to hear something sooner than later. We also check in with the last few comings and goings regarding the transfer portal. Then we recap the Elite Eight matchups in the College Football Playoff and we preview the Final Four. It's time to get into a Sooner State of Mind! footballdudesla footballdudeslaIG footballdudesfacebook

In this episode of Sooner State of Mind, stoke levels rise even though the season is sinking. Well, the season has officially sunk. The Oklahoma Sooners lost to Navy 21-20 in the Armed Forces Bowl to put an end to a very frustrating season. All is not lost, there were some good things to take away from the game, but they were just overshadowed by all the bad things. Nonetheless, we tell you why there is reason for hope. The first round of the 12-team College Playoff did not live up to the hype or expectation, so hopefully the next round will be better. A Sundevil victory would go a long way toward helping Sooner Nation get their feel goods back as we preview the next round of games. So we must try to enjoy the games as we look to build a better 2025 Sooners football team. It's time to get into a Sooner State of Mind! footballdudesla footballdudeslaIG footballdudesfacebook

On this episode of Sooner State of Mind, stoke levels are rising! The Sooners have their quarterback! John Mateer officially joined the Sooners this week. Panic was setting in with all of the Sooner departures via the transfer portal, but when news hit that Mateer would be joining Ben Arbuckle on the Sooners for 2025, the stoke outweighed the panic, and Sooner Nation collectively sighed in relief. We will also hit a few of the other players joining Mateer for 2025. We also preview the first-round matchups for the first edition of the 12-team College Football Playoff. We check in with Betonline to check out the point spreads for the first-round games. We also checked in with Ticketmaster to find out how much it would cost to attend one of those first-round games. It's going to be an awesome weekend of football including an NFL doubleheader to go along with the Playoff tripleheader. It's time to get into a Sooner State of Mind! footballdudesla footballdudeslaIG footballdudesfacebook