Oklahoma Sooners among ‘Late Kick’ Josh Pate’s top 20

The Oklahoma Sooners were included in Josh Pate’s top 20.

The [autotag]Oklahoma Sooners[/autotag] have a lot of doubters heading into the 2023 season. Rightfully so as they are coming off a 6-7 season.

Whether you doubt Oklahoma or have faith, there’s one thing for sure, a lot of question marks need to be answered this season. Oklahoma came in at No. No. 19 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and No. 20 in the AP Top 25.

247Sports’ and host of “The Late Kick Show,” Josh Pate provided his preseason top 20 ahead of week zero. Pate made it clear when he does his poll it is a “power rating system.” He also said it has nothing to do with what you did a season ago.

So, with that being said, Pate unveiled his top 20 and Oklahoma came in at No. 19. That’s about the spot Oklahoma should be. They’ll have plenty of opportunities to move up if they take care of business this season.

Pate has two Big 12 teams ahead of them. Everyone’s darling and pick to win the conference, the Texas Longhorns at No. 6, and the national runner-up from a season ago the [autotag]TCU Horned Frogs[/autotag]. TCU comes in at No. 16 despite the loss of Max Duggan, Kendre Miller, and Quentin Johnston.

In a surprise, one team not on the list is the reigning conference champions, [autotag]Kansas State[/autotag]. They lost some key pieces from a year ago like [autotag]Deuce Vaughn[/autotag], Felix Anudike-Uzomah, and [autotag]Julius Brents[/autotag] but they return a ton of talent. They also might have the best coach in the conference.

These preseason polls are fun to discuss and argue with your friends about. Now that we are less than a week away from the start of the football season, it’s time for these teams to prove it on the field.

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