The 2024 regular season for the Oklahoma Sooners has come to a close. After a 37-17 loss against LSU in the finale, OU will now await their bowl destination.
After a shocking win over Alabama two weeks ago, [autotag]Brent Venables[/autotag] and his team will be playing in a bowl game for the 26th straight season. A 6-6 record isn’t acceptable in Norman, but the reality is it could have been a lot worse this year.
USA TODAY Sports staff writer Erick Smith released his latest bowl projections after Week 14 of the college football season. With just days until Selection Sunday, there’s still a lot to be decided.
Smith has the Sooners facing an old conference foe in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, which will be played on December 27 in Memphis, Tennessee. Their projected opponent is the Kansas State Wildcats out of the Big 12. ESPN’s Mark Schlabach also has the Sooners in the Liberty Bowl.
Of course, the Sooners and the Wildcats have a rich history, as they played in the same conference for decades. Oklahoma holds a 77-22-4 advantage in the series, but Kansas State has won three out of the last four meetings.
Bob Stoops and Brent Venables both cut their teeth as assistant coaches under legendary Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder in the 1990s before both eventually landed in Norman.
A Liberty Bowl berth isn’t what anyone was hoping for when this season started. However, it would be nice to see the Wildcats again and possibly get some revenge for recent losses in 2019, 2020, and 2022.
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