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COLUMBIA, MISSOURI – NOVEMBER 09: Head coach Brent Venables of the Oklahoma Sooners argues with an official after a delay of game call against his team in the first half against the Missouri Tigers at Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
The Oklahoma Sooners are 5-5 overall in 2024 and just 1-5 in Southeastern Conference play. Year 3 under head coach Brent Venables and Year 1 in the SEC hasn’t gone as expected, and OU now teeters on the brink of missing a bowl game for the first time since 1998.
The Sooners have lost four of their last five games after a 4-1 start, with the only win coming against FCS Maine. Oklahoma must win one of their final two regular season games in order to extend a 25-year bowl eligibility streak.
Venables’ team hasn’t won a conference game since before the first bye week of the season, and now coming off of the second bye week, the task at hand doesn’t get any easier. The Alabama Crimson Tide roll into Norman, looking to make another statement to the College Football Playoff committee and hope to stay on track to reach the SEC Championship Game.
They are led by head coach Kalen DeBoer, wrapping up his first season in Tuscaloosa after being hired to replace Nick Saban after the legendary coach retired following the 2023 season.
It’s a tall order for Oklahoma this week, but this is college football. Just when you think you know how things are going to go, they change in an instant. That’s what the Sooners are hoping for this week.
Here are three keys to the game between the Sooners and the Crimson Tide.
1. Run The Dang Ball
Interim co-offensive coordinators Joe Jon Finley and Kevin Johns showed some promising things against Ole Miss, Maine, and Missouri after Seth Littrell was relieved of his duties after the South Carolina loss….
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Author : Sooners Wire
Publish date : 2024-11-21 20:00:00
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