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Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Jaydan Hardy (14) celebrates after a tackle during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Maine Black Bears at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.
The Oklahoma Sooners sit at 5-4 on the season with three games to go. Three games to secure bowl eligibility. Three games to create some positive momentum heading into the offseason. Three games to find out what your squad is made of.
Coming off their 59-14 win over Maine, the Sooners will close the season with games at Missouri, home against Alabama following a bye, and at LSU to close this season.
It was a difficult stretch of games when the schedule was released months ago and it looks even more challenging given the Sooners issues, especially on offense.
Oklahoma will head on the road to take on Missouri this week. The Tigers are coming off a bye week and land at No. 22 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll. They may be without starting quarterback Brady Cook, who injured his throwing hand in Mizzou’s loss to Alabama last Saturday. If Cook can’t play, Eli Drinkwitz will be forced to roll with Drew Pyne.
In five appearances this season, Pyne has completed 63.6% of his passes for 248 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions. All three interceptions came last week against the Crimson Tide in relief.
The Sooners will welcome the Crimson Tide to Norman on Nov. 23. Alabama is still fighting for a playoff spot despite losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee. They come in at No. 11 in the nation, moving up three spots in the latest coaches poll.
The LSU Tigers also moved up three spots in the poll to No. 13. They were on a bye this week and will take on Alabama in Baton Rouge this week in a key SEC battle.
Elsewhere in the poll, the Oregon Ducks remained No. 1 in the…
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Author : Sooners Wire
Publish date : 2024-11-03 18:26:46
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