In college football, winning is everything — and sometimes it doesn’t happen on the field. Perhaps Oklahoma's biggest victory this offseason was getting Owen Heinecke back . It's going to benefit OU in 2026, and according to Jim Nagy , may benefit the Sooners for years to come. Nagy appeared on University of Oklahoma president Joseph Harroz Jr.'s podcast Conversations with the President where they discussed, among other things , how Heinecke's situation paints a picture for prospective players on the recruiting trail. "Owen wouldn’t be (returning) if he didn’t have a brotherhood like he does here at OU," Nagy said. Oklahoma linebacker Owen Heinecke after the Sooners' spring game. | Carson Field / Sooners On SI The topic came up when Nagy mentioned a recent phone conversation with a recruit from "out of the footprint," following the Sooner Caravan in Oklahoma City last week. "I shared with him the Owen Heinecke story. Every player across college football the goal is to get to the NFL.…