The Oklahoma Sooners open their [autotag]SEC[/autotag] schedule with a home game against the Tennessee Volunteers. There will be a lot of eyes on the Sooners as they welcome the Vols to town. It’ll be a tough conference opener. But that following week, when the Sooners travel to Auburn, Alabama could be a significant moment in the season.
It’ll be OU’s first road game in the SEC as they travel to take on the Auburn Tigers inside the sometimes unfriendly confines of Jordan-Hare Stadium. On3’s Andy Staples called it a make-or-break game for both the Oklahoma Sooners and the Auburn Tigers.
This one won’t get anyone fired, but it definitely feels critical for both teams simply by virtue of where it falls on the schedule. Oklahoma opens SEC play in Norman against Tennessee on Sept. 21, so the Sooners either will come in riding high after notching their first win in their new league or desperate to avoid an 0-2 conference start. The next time Oklahoma takes the field, it’ll be in the Cotton Bowl against Texas. Then the Sooners immediately face South Carolina and Ole Miss. (With Alabama and LSU waiting on the far end of the schedule.) – Staples, On3
Oklahoma’s coming off of a 10-3 season, while the Tigers are hoping to improve from a 6-7 mark in year one under Hugh Freeze. Auburn went 1-3 at home in SEC play last year and also lost at home to Conference USA’s New Mexico State by three touchdowns.
It’s a huge road game for the Sooners and an opportunity early in the season. If they can pick up a win on the road over the Tigers it’ll go a long way to setting them up to contend for a playoff spot in 2024.
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