Dillon Gabriel
Nebraska's Tommi Hill (0) tackles Oklahoma's Marvin Mims Jr. (17) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
No. 6 Oklahoma to face nemesis Kansas State

By The Associated Press Sep. 22, 2022 01:27 PM EDT

Oklahoma's Marvin Mims Jr. (17) misses a pass while under pressure from Nebraska's Quinton Newsome (6) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
Oklahoma's Venables hosts alma mater K-State in Big 12 clash

By Cliff Brunt Sep. 22, 2022 08:29 AM EDT

Nebraska associate head coach head coach Mickey Joseph, right, is grabbed by Nebraska head coach Scott Frost during an NCAA college football game against Georgia Southern, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. Frost was fired Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, and Joseph named interim head coach for the rest of the season. (Noah Riffe/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)
No. 6 Sooners are Joseph's 1st foe as Huskers' interim coach

By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2022 02:01 PM EDT

Marshall defensive back Steven Gilmore (3) jumps into the stands after returning an interception for a score against Notre Dame during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in South Bend, Ind. Marshall won 26-21. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
AP Top 25 Reality Check: Sun Belt gets slighted in rankings

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 12, 2022 02:05 AM EDT

Kent State quarterback Collin Schlee, right, wraps up the ball as Washington's Zion Tupuola-Fetui defends during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Seattle. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
No. 7 Oklahoma seeks 2-0 start under new coach Venables

By The Associated Press Sep. 08, 2022 01:07 PM EDT

Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) passes in the first half of an NCAA college football game against UTEP, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
College QB shuffle: about half of FBS starters are transfers

By Stephen Hawkins Sep. 08, 2022 01:07 AM EDT

FILE - Oklahoma wide receiver Marvin Mims (17) runs in for a touchdown ahead of Texas Tech defensive back Malik Dunlap (8) during the first half an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams, File)
Venables, No. 9 Oklahoma open season against UTEP

By Cliff Brunt Sep. 01, 2022 03:45 PM EDT

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables watches players during a drill at the NCAA college football team's practice Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
No. 9 Oklahoma hosts UTEP in season opener

By The Associated Press Sep. 01, 2022 02:23 PM EDT

FILE - Iowa State defensive end Will McDonald IV (9) plays during the first half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game against Oregon, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. McDonald was selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America team Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
'Backyard Brawl' to open Big 12 season, plus transfer QBs

By Stephen Hawkins Aug. 31, 2022 11:55 AM EDT

FILE - Utah quarterback Cameron Rising (7) runs against Southern California during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Oct. 9, 2021, in Los Angeles. USC plays at Utah on Oct. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Pick Six: Critical games dot the schedule as 2022 commences

By Hank Kurz Jr. Aug. 23, 2022 02:37 AM EDT

FILE - Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel throws during an NCAA college football practice, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Norman, Okla. The Sooners have a new quarterback in Central Florida transfer Dillon Gabriel. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
No. 9 Oklahoma in unfamiliar role after coaching change

By Cliff Brunt Aug. 19, 2022 11:39 AM EDT

Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams speaks during Pac-12 Conference men's NCAA college football media day Friday, July 29, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
PICK SIX: Key transfers to watch, and not just at QB

By Steve Megargee Aug. 17, 2022 02:40 AM EDT

FILE - Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud throws during the first half in the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Utah, Jan. 1, 2022, in Pasadena, Calif. A Buckeyes attack that led the nation with 561 yards and nearly 46 points per game returns quarterback C.J. Stroud, leading receiver Smith-Njigba, 1,200-yard rusher TreVeyon Henderson and an experienced offensive line anchored by 6-foot-8, 360-pound right tackle Dawand Jones. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
AP Top 25 Reality Check: Pouring caution on that optimism

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 16, 2022 03:02 AM EDT

FILE - Alabama fans cheer before an NCAA college football game against LSU in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Alabama is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 for the second straight season. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Tide and Co.: AP Top 25 team by team preseason capsules

Aug. 15, 2022 01:24 PM EDT

Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel speaks during an NCAA college football media day, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel builds connections with new team

By Cliff Brunt Aug. 02, 2022 05:45 PM EDT

Baylor safety Jairon McVea (42), linebacker Terrel Bernard (2), running back Abram Smith (7), wide receiver R.J. Sneed (0) running back Trestan Ebner (1) and safety Jalen Pitre (8) celebrate with the trophy after defeating Oklahoma State in an NCAA college football game for the Big 12 Conference championship in Arlington, Texas, Dec. 4, 2021. Baylor has been tabbed as the preseason favorite to win the conference title again, based on a poll of media who cover the league. It is the first time Baylor has ever been favored in the preseason vote. Coach Dave Aranda's Bears got 17 of the 41 first-place votes in the poll released Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Tim Heitman, file)
Defending Big 12 champ Baylor tabbed preseason favorite

Jul. 07, 2022 04:58 PM EDT

FILE - With his right arm in a sling following shoulder surgery earlier in the week, Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez walks onto the field during the tunnel walk before an NCAA college football game against Iowa on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. The success or failure of the Wildcats next season rests largely on whether Adrian Martinez, a four-year starter at Nebraska, is able to bounce back from offseason shoulder surgery and eliminate the interceptions and other mistakes that relegated him to mediocrity with the Cornhuskers. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)
Big 12 players expected to have impact seasons in 2022

By Stephen Hawkins Apr. 26, 2022 04:29 PM EDT

FILE - New TCU NCAA college football head coach Sonny Dykes speaks during an introductory news conference in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. TCU coach Sonny Dykes and Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire wrapped up their first spring drills without naming a starter, though both inherited multiple quarterbacks with starting experience. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
3 new coaches and lot of new QBs in the Big 12

By Stephen Hawkins Apr. 26, 2022 04:22 PM EDT

FILE - Oklahoma coach Brent Venables talks to players during the NCAA college football team's opening spring practice in Norman, Okla., March 22, 2022. Venables respects what the Sooners accomplished in recent years, but he believes a higher level can be reached. (Chris Landsberger/The Oklahoman via AP, File)
Venables looks to take Oklahoma program 'from good to great'

By Cliff Brunt Apr. 23, 2022 03:22 AM EDT

FILE - Quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) throws a pass during the University of Oklahoma's first spring football practice at the Everest Training Center in Norman, Okla., on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Oklahoma's new quarterback has had plenty of success at the college level. He passed for more than 8,000 yards and 70 touchdowns at Central Florida while leading some of the nation’s most productive offenses. Now, he'll be the starting quarterback for a Sooner program that has produced Heisman winners Jason White, Sam Bradford, Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray at the position in the past 20 years. (Chris Landsberger/The Oklahoman via AP, File)
Oklahoma QB Gabriel adjusts after transferring from UCF

By Cliff Brunt Apr. 21, 2022 02:02 PM EDT