Trio of Oklahoma Sooners named to Coaches Preseason All-SEC teams

USA Today

6 hours ago

The 2025 college football season is about to get underway and the Sooners enter the year with something to prove after being left outside the US LBM Coaches Poll a couple of weeks ago. The Sooners look like a legitimate bounce-back candidate after a big offseason. Oklahoma has talent in all three phases of the game, and it was recognized by the coaches in the SEC.
Ahead of the start of the season, three Sooners were named to the Coaches' Preseason All-SEC teams.
Transfer running back Jaydn Ott was named to the second team. He's expected to lead the Oklahoma Sooners running back room and is looking for a resurgent season after injuries limited him in 2024. He was electric at Cal, racking up 3,000 yards and 30 touchdowns in three season. Texas A&M's Le'Veon Moss and Texas' Quintrevion Wisner were named to the first team.
Also on the second team is Oklahoma's star pass rusher, R Mason Thomas. Thomas is coming off of a breakout season in 2024, where he had nine sacks, six of which came in SEC play. He was a problem for opposing offenses, often commanding double and triple teams. Going into his fourth season, Thomas is one of the best pass rushers in college football and will be a force for Brent Venables defense again.
Also making the All-SEC teams was long snapper Ben Anderson. He's handled all of Oklahoma's long-snapping duties each of the last two seasons and has been fantastic. The red-shirt junior was named to the Patrick Mannely Award watch list earlier this month, which is given to the nation's best long snapper.
Missing the cut was quarterback John Mateer. The quarterbacks selected to the Coaches All-SEC teams were LSU's Garrett Nussmeier, South Carolina's LaNorris Sellers, and Florida's D.J. Lagway.
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