The Oklahoma Sooners have done it. After a nail-biter win over the LSU Tigers, the Sooners have punched their ticket to the College Football Playoff. All there is left to do now is wait to see how the chaos unfolds as Oklahoma looks to host a game in the first round of the playoffs.

The pressure on Oklahoma Coach Brent Venables reached a critical level after the Sooners finished 6-7 last season.

John Mateer threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Sategna with 4:16 left to overcome three interceptions, and No. 8 Oklahoma beat LSU 17-13 on Saturday night. Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington's A La Carte.

With the Sooners on the brink of a College Football Playoff return, OU's coach hopes his seniors will be able to enjoy their regular season home finale.

The Sooners’ regular-season finale against LSU is without a doubt the most significant game of Venables’ head-coaching career. After former coach Lincoln Riley left for USC — leaving Venables to rebuild and reshape a messy roster — two losing seasons and hot-seat talk, OU is one step away from erasing any narrative entirely.

OU coach Brent Venables spoke at length about the Sooners' running backs during his weekly news conference Tuesday.

Michael Van Buren has started twice for the Tigers this season, leading them to wins over Arkansas and Western Kentucky.

Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables was on cloud nine after beating Alabama football for the second straight year on Saturday. As Venables spoke to media outside of the visitor’s locker room in Tuscaloosa, with the smell of cigar smoke perfuming the air, he praised his team’s effort and toughness in the 23-21 victory.