No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Temple Owls: Sooners Wire Staff Predictions

Sooners Wire Staff predicts Oklahoma vs. Temple Owls.

After a long wait, Oklahoma is set to finally take the field as a member of the SEC. The new era we envisioned for the future of OU football is here. Brent Venables, as he was brought in to do, has Oklahoma set to roll in the SEC.

[autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag] is no longer the starter, and [autotag]Jackson Arnold[/autotag], formerly a five-star, is set to lead this program in the toughest conference in America.

The storylines run deep for the season, but let’s focus on Temple.

The Owls are not a great football team, and Oklahoma should win by 20+ points. We should also see [autotag]Michael Hawkins[/autotag] get some reps after he beat out [autotag]Casey Thompson[/autotag] and [autotag]Brendan Zurbrugg[/autotag] for QB2.

I expect OU’s much-hyped defense to set the tone early, giving up no more than 10 points in the first half. We’ll see two interceptions from this secondary and four sacks from the defensive line. I’m putting my belief that [autotag]Adepoju Adebawore[/autotag] gets one of those sacks.

Offensively, [autotag]Jackson Arnold[/autotag] finds [autotag]Deion Burks[/autotag], [autotag]Brenen Thompson[/autotag], and SELU transfer [autotag]Bauer Sharp[/autotag] for scores. We also see touchdowns for [autotag]Gavin Sawchuk[/autotag] and [autotag]Jovontae Barnes[/autotag].

Sooners 55, Owls 10

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