Oklahoma Sooners LIVE Special Edition Call-In Show

Oklahoma Sooners LIVE Special Edition Call-In Show Host: Mark Rogers (Voice of College Football) on OklahomaVOCFB Format: Special travel/stop show on the OU team channel; open discussion + call-ins focused on 2026 outlook. Rogers emphasizes he is not an Oklahoma insider but a long-time CFB watcher who likes the team’s trajectory.

Intro & Framing (00:04 – ~00:11)

Rogers opens the OU channel stop as the first of a planned multi-team “journey” across the Voice of College Football network.

States he is not delivering fall camp intel or positioning himself as an Oklahoma expert. He watches the Sooners several times per year and has grown more optimistic after studying the roster.

Reviews which 2025 games he watched (Michigan, portions of Auburn, Texas, Alabama, Missouri, etc.) and notes the late playoff collapse after a 17-0 lead vs. Alabama.

Positions Oklahoma as a fringe/next-tier team behind the clear elite group (Ohio State, Indiana, Oregon, Notre Dame, Miami, Texas, Georgia). Sees them ranked roughly preseason top 8–9 alongside Texas A&M and believes the ceiling is higher than most national talk acknowledges.

Core thesis: This is not a classic “sleeper,” but few are giving Oklahoma serious credit for a deep playoff run. Rogers thinks the roster and scheme may support it.

Defense – Highest Ceiling (00:11 – ~00:19 / revisited later)

Brent Venables remains the defensive play-caller. Rogers draws a parallel to Dabo Swinney (Venables’ former Clemson boss) when discussing preferred coaches to play for.

2025 defense ranked among the top 5–10 nationally; rushing defense allowed just 2.9 yards per carry.

Key returners and pieces highlighted:

David Stone (DL) – Preseason All-America type; compared to former Clemson/NFL player Peter Woods. Rogers believes there is still another gear/level of consistent domination available.