The Oklahoma Sooners may be out of the College Football Playoff, but the most important week of their season is just getting started.
On this episode of Rise & Shine College Football’s Big Monday, Jason Watkins and Big Mike Boganowski break down what’s shaping up to be a defining portal and roster-retention week for Oklahoma football as the transfer window opens Friday and NIL decisions loom large.
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How critical is it for Oklahoma to keep foundational stars like linebacker Kip Lewis and playmaker Isaiah Sategna out of the NFL Draft and in Norman for 2026? Can Brent Venables and Jim Nagy win the portal the same way they’ve won on the field defensively?
We’ll dive into:
* The importance of retaining Lewis and Sategna for Oklahoma’s championship window
* Whether clarity on John Mateer’s future emerges early this week
* How badly OU needs to add offensive line depth behind elite freshmen Michael Fasusi and Ryan Fodje
* The pursuit of versatile tight end target Hayden Hansen out of Florida
* George Stoia’s comments on Oklahoma’s offensive talent gap — and whether that diagnosis is fair
* Which defensive position group Oklahoma can afford to lose from 2025, and which it absolutely cannot
* How close the Sooners really are to competing for an SEC and national championship in 2026
PLUS, we handicap the College Football Playoff quarterfinals:
- Texas Tech vs Oregon in the Orange Bowl
- Alabama vs Indiana
- Miami vs Ohio State
- Georgia vs Ole Miss
** Can newcomers like Texas Tech or Indiana crash the championship race, or is this still a blue-blood business?
Strap in — portal season is here, the playoff is back, and Oklahoma’s next chapter is being written in real time.
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