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Week 4 of the 2025 college football season is in the books.

Here’s how every college football team in the state of Oklahoma fared.

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NCAA Division I

Oklahoma

No. 12-ranked Oklahoma (4-0) earned a 24-17 home win over No. 25 Auburn. The Sooners were led by redshirt junior quarterback John Mateer, who completed 24 of his 36 passes for 271 yards and one touchdown. He also ran the ball 10 times for 29 yards and one touchdown. Next up is a bye week.

Oklahoma State

OSU (1-2) suffered a 19-12 home loss to Tulsa. The Cowboys’ top performer was redshirt senior safety Parker Robertson, who racked up 15 tackles (1.5 tackles for loss), two broken-up passes and one forced fumble. Next up is a home game against Baylor at 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN2).

Tulsa

Tulsa (2-2) pulled off a 19-12 upset against OSU in Stillwater. The Golden Hurricane was led by redshirt senior running back Dominic Richardson, who logged 31 carries for 146 yards against his former team. This marked Tulsa’s first win over OSU since 1998. Next up is a home game against Tulane at 3 p.m. Saturday (ESPNU).

More: Oklahoma State football suffers first home loss vs Tulsa since 1951 | 5 takeaways

NCAA Division II

Central Oklahoma

No. 15 Central Oklahoma (2-1) earned a 34-28 home win over Washburn. The Bronchos were led by redshirt freshman quarterback Clayton Creasey, who completed 22 of his 32 passes for 296 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also ran the ball eight times for 46 yards. Next up is a road game against Northwest Missouri at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

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East Central

East Central (2-1) fell short in a 17-13 home loss to Southern Nazarene. The Tigers’ top performer was junior linebacker…

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The 2025 college football season kicks off Week 4 with four live games on CBS Sports Network, offering a Saturday packed with high-stakes action. The day begins with high-scoring North Texas looking to push the pace against Army in a key American Conference battle.

Action continues in the afternoon as Ball State visits UConn, with both teams chasing their first FBS win of the season. The Huskies have dropped back-to-back games in overtime and will look to turn the tide at home.

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The quadrupleheader carries into the evening with a Mountain West showdown between Boise State and Air Force in Colorado Springs. The Falcons aim to avoid another 0-2 start in conference play following a loss at Utah State in Week 2. Then, California and freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele look to start 4-0 for the first time since 2019 when they visit San Diego State in the nightcap.

CBS Sports Network will have coverage of every game, with viewing info, betting lines and storylines to follow once Week 4 begins.

All times Eastern | Odds via SportsLine consensus

Cal vs. San Diego State

Date: Saturday, Sept. 20 | Time: 10:30 p.m.
Location: Snapdragon Stadium — San Diego, California
TV: CBS Sports Network [Channel finder] 
Live stream: CBSSports.com | Mobile: CBS Sports App (Free)
Spread: California -12.5 | Will the Golden Bears cover? Check out SportsLine’s Week 4 projections here

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Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy was blunt after a 19–12 loss to Tulsa, a defeat that snapped the Cowboys’ stranglehold on their in-state rival and left the longtime leader facing pointed questions about his future.

“Third and fourth down conversions weren’t good for us,” Gundy said. “I thought they did a a great job early in the game with some of the concepts that we haven’t executed on defense and really through the first quarter out coached us.”

But the spotlight quickly shifted from X’s and O’s to his job security. “Fans are upset. They’re all wondering if you should be the head coach even tomorrow morning. What would be your message?” one reporter asked.

Final: Tulsa 19, Oklahoma State 12

— OSU Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) September 20, 2025

“Those aren’t decisions that I make,” Gundy replied. “My decision is to do exactly what I mentioned earlier and get these guys and keep moving forward and go on down the road and that’s what we do.”

Pressed further, Gundy acknowledged the unusual nature of the moment. “Well, it’s different obviously. You know, in 21 years it’s a different position that I’ve been in. But, um, as I say every week, you know, my job is to evaluate the overall program, players, the systems, and then be able to put it down and think about it. What do we need to do to improve? And then I have to make a decision on where we’re at based on what we have. And that’s what I do.”

Despite the setback, he pointed to progress with a young roster. “We’re still playing with a young quarterback that in my opinion in four or five weeks will be considerably different than he is now just through experience.”

And he reserved his closing words for the fans. “The crowd was awesome tonight. They really were. The stadium was full…

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Syracuse coach Fran Brown doesn’t sugarcoat the chaos of college football’s transfer portal — and he isn’t shy about letting it get personal. On a recent appearance on the “I AM ATHLETE” podcast, Brown issued a blunt warning to those trying to poach his players: cross certain lines and he’s coming for you himself.

“I don’t even care,” Brown said. “Dudes be trying to push up on my wife. She’s bad. She don’t even got to tell me. … It’s just the game, it’s what they do. For me, I don’t care, but don’t let me find out and then I see you. Cause I ain’t no b—-.”

After Brown’s first season at Syracuse in 2024, the program lost 24 players to the transfer portal, including four that started at least six games last season. One high-profile departure was wide receiver Trebor Peña, who requested an NIL deal reportedly worth $2 million that Brown refused. Pena eventually transferred to Penn State.

That departure in particular showed just how messy the transfer portal can get.

“If they came and they did it illegally and I find out, I’m not gonna go tell on you,” Brown said. “But I’m gonna come at you like ‘What’s up?’ I’m gonna see you. There’s a couple of dudes I called and they tried [to say] ‘Hey, lose my line’. Like man, shut up.”

Brown framed the issue as more than just losing talent but rather one of respect and accountability within the program, especially when outside programs try to exploit players for their own gain.

“They don’t live by [principles] because they’re doing whatever it takes to impress somebody else,” Brown said of other coaches. “They’ll even bite their own people back out just to go impress somebody else, just to move up one spot. Not knowing at some point I could be the guy calling the shot where you could have been at,…

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