Skip to main content
You are the owner of this article.
Edit Article Add New Article
You have permission to edit this article.
Edit

LATEST

Alert

OU football: Sooners release spring game rosters; DeMarco Murray, Miguel Chavis to coach split squads

Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

The Pride of Oklahoma makes the OU sign before the game against Western Carolina Sept. 11.

 Edward Reali/The Daily

Stay in the loop

Get our top OU and Norman stories in your inbox. Free newsletter sign up

Oklahoma released its Red Team and White Team rosters for Saturday's spring game on Thursday evening.

Running backs coach DeMarco Murray will helm the Red Team while defensive ends coach Miguel Chavis will coach the White Team. Consistent with what head coach Brent Venables announced Tuesday, starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel will take snaps for both teams.

The traditional split-squad game format returns for this year's contest after OU tested a different model under coach Lincoln Riley in 2021.

Last spring, Oklahoma's roster was not divided and drafted into two teams for an intrasquad scrimmage. Rather, the Sooners played two 15 minute halves, rapidly running their offense against their defense, which began the game up 21-0 and received additional points for positive results.

Venables' first spring game as OU's coach kicks off at 3 p.m. CT Saturday at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (SoonerSports.tv). Former Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield's Heisman statue will be dedicated during halftime.

OU Daily standards

See an error? Earning trust is our duty. We correct errors atop stories. Identify an error, request a takedown or get in touch.

Independent and free since 1916: OU is committed to our editorial independence. You can help ensure our reporting remains strong and accessible to all invested in OU and Norman.

Want to comment? We value dialogue on issues we cover. On our social media accounts, we moderate disparagements, arguments and attacks, including those directed at our staff — and ban those repeatedly failing civility. The editor considers guest column submissions.