DrummBeat: Why 2028 Is Critical for Oklahoma’s DL Future + Do Sooners Lead for 5-Star DT Kellan Hall? Latest on Other Top-50 Targets

All you have to do is look at what the Sooners have done on defense over the last few seasons to know Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables has made his mark at one of college football’s all-time great programs. But it is how vastly Oklahoma has improved defensively over the last two seasons that has caught the attention of fans and analysts alike.

Since the arrival of Venables, defensive tackles coach Todd Bates and defensive ends coach Miguel Chavis, defensive-line recruiting has become one of the clearest strengths of Oklahoma’s roster construction.…