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Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers (5-1, 2-1 SEC) remain at the forefront of the National Championship conversation with the program coming in as the No. 10 team in
OU football travels to face South Carolina at 11:45 a.m. CT at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday on SEC Network.
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College Football Playoff predictions: Oklahoma's path to the postseason looks a whole lot tougher
Oklahoma entered the season with one of the toughest schedules in the SEC. The Sooners travel to a South Carolina team desperately needing a win in Week 8 before four straight games against teams currently ranked in the top 16 of the AP Top 25.
Lane Kiffin and Co. will hit the road to Norman in Week 9 to close out October, challenging slate ahead for the Rebels.
Malik Muhammad, the Texas football cornerback and the SEC's defensive player of the week, says interceptions are overrated.
Oklahoma and Ole Miss will square off at 11 a.m. on Oct. 25 during the Sooners' homecoming game. The game will be televised on KOCO 5. Coach Brent Venables' squad is coming off a 23-6 loss to Texas in the Red River Rivalry game, marking its first of the season. The defeat dropped OU (5-1, 1-1 SEC) to No. 14 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.
OU's defense has been excellent virtually across the board, but its struggles tackling vs. Texas weren't out of the ordinary.
With No. 14 Oklahoma (5-1, 1-1 SEC) regrouping after its first loss of the season, Venables faces renewed scrutiny over both Mateer’s health and the team’s playoff outlook. If the Sooners are to bounce back, Finebaum’s critique may serve as a turning point, one that reminds Oklahoma that patience, not panic, often decides championship runs.