The 2025 college football season will kick off this week in week zero. The Oklahoma Sooners still have a week and a half before their season opener against Illinois State. Oklahoma enters the season a little under the radar in the US LBM Coaches Poll, landing just outside the top 25, but as the top vote getter among others receiving votes.
The Sooners are looking for a bounce-back season in 2025 after going 6-7 a year ago. The pieces are in place for the Sooners’ offense to be better than it was, and the defense should continue trending to be among the best in college football.
Many believe things will be different after an offseason of turnover on the offensive side of the ball, which brought in offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, quarterback John Mateer, and running back Jaydn Ott.
As every team has a clean slate for one more week, USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg released his preseason 1-136 rankings of every FBS team in college football.
The Oklahoma Sooners came in at No. 11. That makes the Sooners the fifth-best team in the SEC on his list, behind only Georgia (No. 2), Texas (No. 4), Alabama (No. 7), and LSU (No. 10).
Other SEC teams ranked inside Myerberg’s top 25 include Tennessee (No. 16), Ole Miss (No. 17), South Carolina (No. 20), Texas A&M (No. 22), and Florida (No. 25). A total of 10 teams from the SEC were ranked inside Myerberg’s top 25 teams. OU’s week two opponent, Michigan, checked in at No. 15.
Oklahoma will begin the season unranked in the US LBM Coaches Poll, but will start out ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press Poll. The Sooners will kick off their 2025 season at home against Illinois State, out of the FCS, on Saturday, August 30th.
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