Sooners HC Brent Venables gave fans the perfect news they needed after having some PTSD from an eerie 2024 situation
Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners are all good on the injury side of things.
We all remember what happened last season – the Oklahoma Sooners had maybe the worst injury luck of any team in the entire country last year. I’m sure I don’t have to remind you all, but let me know another team that had their best five receivers out all at the same time. And that was just the beginning of it for Brent Venables.
The offensive line dealt with so many injuries, too, so much so that they never had the same combination of a starting five more than one or two times last year. Every week, it was a new guy starting, and every week, those injuries showed their biggest impact on the team. There was no cohesion at all.
On the defensive side of the ball, it wasn’t as bad, but they still dealt with injuries in their secondary and in the linebacker room. Sure, these injuries provided some good members and learning experiences for the Sooners, but ultimately, it’s one of the biggest reasons they were as bad as they were.
In 2025, that simply can’t happen. So, you can see why fans are starting to freak out with some of the things we are hearing coming out of fall camp.
Sooners are all good on the injury front
We have heard so many things about players like Eli Bowen and others who haven’t been full participants in fall camp. For Bowen, he’s dealt with a foot injury and hasn’t really done anything in fall camp. Then there are the two Gibson receivers, whom you can say the same about.
Some of the offensive line have dealt with injuries in fall camp, as well as Jayden Ott at running back, and a few other skill positions players, enough to make them miss a few practices. So, yes, fans started to get worried, because why wouldn’t they after what happened last season? They have PTSD.
According to reporters on-site at fall camp, Venables told them all during a media scrum that the injuries they have are all just some bumps and bruises here and there. Their health as a team is “good.”
And, that’s the perfect update for fans of the Sooners.
