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Gabe Ikard anticipates five Oklahoma players as All-SEC candidates

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 27, 2026, 10:08 AM

Last updated Aug 27, 2026

Gabe Ikard anticipates five Oklahoma players as All-SEC candidates
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Former Oklahoma center Gabe Ikard expects five Sooners to earn All-SEC honors this season. The players—safety Peyton Bowen, linebackers Owen Heinecke and Kip Lewis, and defensive linemen Taylor Wein and David Stone—are also team captains. Ikard emphasized their potential as All-American caliber athletes, highlighting their development within the Oklahoma program. As the Sooners approach their season opener ranked in the top-10, the focus is on their defense’s ability to lead the team to greater success following last year's playoff appearance.

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  • •Five Oklahoma players are expected to earn All-SEC honors.
  • •Ikard identifies Bowen, Heinecke, Lewis, Wein, and Stone as standouts.
  • •All five players have developed within the Oklahoma program.
  • •The Sooners are ranked in the top-10 heading into the season.
  • •Oklahoma aims to build on last year's playoff appearance.
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  • 10:08 AMYahoo Sports — Former OU star Gabe Ikard names five Sooners he expects to be All-SEC
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Gabe Ikard expects five Oklahoma standouts to earn All-SEC honors and potentially contend for All-American recognition.

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