The Oklahoma Sooners are in a precarious position as they get ready for their first road trip of the season. After playing five straight to start the year inside the friendly confines of Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, the Sooners take on the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
It’s a place that can be difficult to win in, as are most SEC environments. But the Sooners are hoping a change at quarterback, along with better health along the offensive line, can create a more efficient offense.
Can the Sooners get back on track this week against the Tigers? Here are this week’s Sooners Wire staff predictions.
Sooners Wire Staff Predictions
Oklahoma gets back in the win column with a victory over Auburn on the road, improving to 4-1 heading into the bye week.
OU’s defense stands out again versus a struggling Auburn offense, and the opposing quarterbacks are under duress most of the afternoon. The Sooners improve a bit offensively, as the dual-threat ability of [autotag]Michael Hawkins[/autotag] Jr. helps move the ball down the field a bit better than what we’ve seen so far.
There’s no way everything can get fixed in a week, though, and OU still has major issues along the offensive line, running the football and with injuries at wide receiver. However, Hawkins does enough to keep the starting gig going into the bye and becomes Oklahoma’s first true freshman starting quarterback in the Red River Rivalry against the likely No. 1 Texas Longhorns.
Oklahoma 27, Auburn 14
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