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Oklahoma Sooners vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State Cowboys: Sooners Wire staff predictions

Oklahoma looks to get back on the right side of the win column when they host No. 24 Oklahoma State. Here are this week’s Sooners Wire Staff predictions.

The Oklahoma Sooners (5-5 and 2-5) will host their Bedlam counterparts the Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-3, 4-3) on what will be a cold Saturday night in Norman.

The Sooners need a win in the worst way. They’re on a two-game losing streak and haven’t clicked on either side of the ball in crunch time. Taking on an Oklahoma State team that’s also in the midst of a disappointing season, the Sooners are 7.5-point favorites at home.

Can the Sooners end their losing skid and reach bowl eligibility? let’s take a look at how the Sooners Wire staff predicted the 117th matchup between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in Bedlam.

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The Cowboys were hit hard when [autotag]Jim Knowles[/autotag] left for Ohio State. Their defense ranks at the bottom of the Big 12 in nearly every category.

The OU offense is going to attack, attack, and attack some more. This has the potential to be like the Kansas game, in which the Sooners racked up over 700 yards.

The nonsense ends tonight. The Sooners WILL get a decisive Big 12 victory against Oklahoma State at home under the lights. Eric Gray will run hog wild all over the Pokes for 150 and a score.

Marvin Mims will have a bounceback game, getting a score and over 100 yards.

Sooners 52, Cowboys 38

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Oklahoma Sooners vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State Cowboys: Stream, injury report, broadcast info

Trying to figure out where to find Bedlam on Saturday? Here’s how to watch, stream or listen to Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State. From @john9williams

Oklahoma (5-4, 2-4 Big 12) will face Oklahoma State (7-3, 4-3) on Saturday night in Bedlam, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to end their two-game skid against in-state rival Oklahoma State, who’s been playing some up-and-down football after a 5-0 start. The Cowboys are 2-3 over their last five, and starting quarterback Spencer Sanders has been dealing with a shoulder injury that’s limited him over the last three weeks.

This game has Big 12 title implications for Oklahoma State, who can stay alive with a win over the Sooners. Oklahoma is looking to crack bowl eligibility with a win to avoid missing out on bowl season for the first time since 1998.

Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:

Date: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
TV Channel: ABC
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)
Listen: Streaming on the Varsity App

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Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State injury report:

Oklahoma

[autotag]T.D. Roof[/autotag], LB: Out for season (Elbow)

[autotag]Shane Whitter[/autotag], LB: Out for season (Shoulder)

[autotag]Justin Broiles[/autotag], S: Questionable (Knee)

Oklahoma State

[autotag]Spencer Sanders[/autotag], QB: Questionable (Shoulder)

[autotag]Trace Ford[/autotag], DE: Questionable (Undisclosed)

[autotag]Thomas Harper[/autotag], S: Questionable (Undisclosed)

[autotag]Blaine Green[/autotag], WR: Questionable (Wrist)

[autotag]Tyler Lacy[/autotag], DE: Questionable (Undisclosed)

[autotag]Garret Rangel[/autotag], QB: Questionable (Undisclosed)

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Players to watch:

Oklahoma

[autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag], QB: 63.9% for 2,217 yards, 16 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. 33 carries, 304 yards, and 4 touchdowns.

[autotag]Marvin Mims[/autotag] WR: 42 receptions for 776 yards and 4 touchdowns.

[autotag]Brayden Willis[/autotag], TE: 25 receptions for 347 yards and 5 touchdowns.

[autotag]Eric Gray[/autotag], RB: 165 carries for 1,113 yards, 10 touchdowns at 6.7 yards per carry. 28 receptions for 189 yards and 0 touchdowns.

[autotag]Jalil Farooq[/autotag], WR: 28 receptions for 357 yards and 2 touchdowns. 12 carries for 113 yards, 0 touchdowns at 9.4 yards per carry. 10 kickoff returns for 242 yards at 24.4 yards per return.

[autotag]Danny Stutsman[/autotag], LB: 91 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 passes defended.

[autotag]David Ugwoegbu[/autotag], LB: 83 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

[autotag]DaShaun White[/autotag], LB: 68 total tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception, 5 passes defended.

[autotag]Ethan Downs[/autotag], DE: 30 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 2 passes defended.

[autotag]Jalen Redmond[/autotag], DT: 19 total tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 3 passes defended.

Oklahoma State

[autotag]Spencer Sanders[/autotag], QB: 58.5% for 2,261 yards, 16 touchdowns, 5 interceptions. 60 carries, 386 yards, and 8 rushing touchdowns.

[autotag]Bryson Green[/autotag], WR: 35 receptions for 573 yards and 5 touchdowns.

[autotag]Brennan Pressley[/autotag], WR: 47 receptions for 544 yards and 2 touchdowns.

[autotag]John Paul Richardson[/autotag], WR: 37 receptions for 430 yards and 4 touchdowns.

[autotag]Dominic Richardson[/autotag], RB: 149 carries for 543 yards, 8 touchdowns at 3.9 yards per carry.

[autotag]Collin Oliver[/autotag], DT: 21 total tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.

[autotag]Mason Cobb[/autotag], LB: 77 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

*Quarterback rushing numbers compiled from Pro Football Focus that doesn’t take away sack yardage from QB rushing totals.

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Top 4 remain unbeaten, Oregon stumbles: College Football Power Rankings after Week 11

The top four teams in college football remained undefeated, while Oregon saw their playoff hopes dashed in their 37-34 loss to Washington. From @john9williams

Entering the home stretch of the college football season, there’s little margin for error for the nation’s top teams.

The Oregon Ducks saw their playoff hopes dashed at the hands of border rival Washington in a 37-34 loss that was arguably the best game of the weekend. Bo Nix and Michael Penix went blow for blow, but an untimely illegal touching penalty killed Oregon’s attempt to get into field goal range and send it to overtime.

Georgia, Ohio State and Michigan won in blowout fashion; their average margin of victory was 33 points. TCU played a close defensive battle on the road with the Texas Longhorns and looked on their way to a 14-point win before Texas picked up a botched mesh-point handoff between [autotag]Max Duggan[/autotag] and [autotag]Kendre Miller[/autotag]. The Longhorns returned it for a touchdown. Still, the Horned Frogs showed a defensive element that they hadn’t leading into their matchup with Texas.

Tennessee continues to make a strong case for inclusion in the College Football playoff with its 66-24 win over Missouri. However, with four undefeated teams in front of them, they’re going to need some help. That could come when the Buckeyes and Wolverines go to battle in two weeks, but a close game between the Big Ten rivals could spell doom for the Volunteers.

LSU clinched a berth in the SEC title game and looks headed for a showdown with top-ranked Georgia. Could the Tigers throw everything into disarray and make a case for playoff inclusion even with two losses?

USC had an impressive win over Colorado, but its strength of schedule took a hit with UCLA’s loss to Arizona.

We’re in for another fantastic finish to the season. Let’s take a look at this week’s power rankings.

Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers: Stream, injury report, broadcast info

Trying to figure out where to find the Sooners game on Saturday? Here’s how to watch, stream or listen to Oklahoma at West Virginia. From @john9williams

Oklahoma (5-4, 2-4 Big 12) will face West Virginia (3-6, 1-5) on Saturday, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

Heading into the Sooners’ week 11 contest with the West Virginia Mountaineers, Oklahoma finds itself once again in bounce-back mode. It’s unfamiliar territory, as Oklahoma hasn’t lost more than two games in a season since 2014. The Sooners have won fewer than 10 games just five times since 1999, one season being the COVID-shortened 2020 season in which they went 9-2.

With three games remaining, the Sooners are fighting for bowl eligibility. It’s a low bar by Oklahoma standards, but winning out and playing in and winning a bowl game are the last accomplishable goals for this team this season.

The Sooners need to finish strong to build positive momentum heading into the offseason and to close out their top 10 recruiting class. It all starts Saturday against last-place in the Big 12 West Virginia.

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Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:

Date: Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022
Time: 11 a.m. CT
TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)
Listen: Streaming on the Varsity App

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Oklahoma vs. West Virginia injury report:

Oklahoma

[autotag]T.D. Roof[/autotag], LB: Out for season (Elbow)

[autotag]Shane Whitter[/autotag], LB: Out for season (Shoulder)

[autotag]Jovantae Barnes[/autotag], S: Questionable (Hamstring)

West Virginia

[autotag]C.J. Donaldson[/autotag], RB: Out for season (leg)

[autotag]Mike O’Laughlin[/autotag], TE: Out for season (leg)

[autotag]Tony Mathis Jr[/autotag]., RB: Questionable (Undisclosed)

Players to watch:

Oklahoma

[autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag], QB: 64.3% for 2,027 yards, 16 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. 53 carries, 250 yards and 4 touchdowns.

[autotag]Marvin Mims[/autotag] WR: 38 receptions for 678 yards and 4 touchdowns.

[autotag]Brayden Willis[/autotag], TE: 25 receptions for 347 yards and 5 touchdowns.

[autotag]Eric Gray[/autotag], RB: 140 carries for 902 yards, 8 touchdowns at 6.4 yards per carry. 24 receptions for 177 yards and 0 touchdowns.

[autotag]Jalil Farooq[/autotag], WR: 23 receptions for 308 yards and 2 touchdowns. 11 carries for 109 yards, 0 touchdowns at 9.9 yards per carry. 8 kickoff returns for 186 yards at 23.3 yards per return.

[autotag]Danny Stutsman[/autotag], LB: 77 total tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 passes defended.

[autotag]David Ugwoegbu[/autotag], LB: 74 total tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

DaShaun White, LB: 57 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sacks, 1 interception, 5 passes defended.

West Virginia

[autotag]J.T. Daniels[/autotag], QB: 61.3% for 2,042 yards, 13 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.

[autotag]Bryce Ford-Wheaton[/autotag], WR: 51 receptions for 605 yards and 6 touchdowns.

[autotag]Tony Mathis, Jr.[/autotag], RB: 99 carries for 492 yards, 5 touchdowns at 5 yards per carry.

[autotag]Dante Stills[/autotag], DT: 21 total tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks.

[autotag]Lee Kpogba[/autotag], LB: 58 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

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Oklahoma at West Virginia Mountaineers: Sooners Wire staff predictions

Oklahoma looks to get back on the right side of the win column on the road against the West Virginia Mountaineers. Sooners Wire Staff predictions.

The Oklahoma Sooners (5-4 and 2-4) look to rebound from their loss a week ago to the Baylor Bears on the road against the West Virginia Mountaineers (3-6, 1-5). The Sooners are undefeated since West Virginia joined the Big 12. They’ve won nine in a row, and generally, they’ve been high-scoring affairs. Last year’s 16-13 win in Norman was an aberration, to say the least.

Against Baylor, the Sooners’ offense couldn’t get out of its own way, and the defense couldn’t stop a Baylor rushing attack that put up 281 yards, led by Craig Williams’ 192.

Oklahoma will look to bounce back with a cleaner performance on the road in what is generally perceived to be a tough place to play, even if that hasn’t been the case for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Let’s get ready for Saturday with this week’s staff predictions.

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Four WVU players to know as Oklahoma travels to face the Mountaineers

Four West Virginia Players to know as Oklahoma takes on the Mountaineers. From @thatmanbryant

Oklahoma has had great success against West Virginia in its existence. The Sooners are 11-2 all-time good luck against the Mountaineers. They enter Saturday’s clash having won nine straight against WVU.

This Oklahoma team may be more flawed than previous ones. Most of the more recent OU teams took on West Virginia with a Heisman hopeful at quarterback and the ability to virtually score at will at a moment’s notice.

This year’s Oklahoma team hasn’t reached that capacity on offense yet but they are still a dangerous unit when things are clicking. Defensively, OU comes in at a disadvantage considering they don’t match up with what West Virginia does best; slinging the football.

Ultimately, this could be a tight game that hinges on which team’s best playmakers show up to make more plays than the others. West Virginia has a few players to know that could be critical to the game itself.

Four WVU players to know as Oklahoma travels to face the Mountaineers

Four West Virginia Players to know as Oklahoma takes on the Mountaineers. From @thatmanbryant

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the Sooners’ 27-14 loss to Baylor

What stood out in this week’s The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the Oklahoma Sooners 27-14 loss to the Baylor Bears?

In one of the worst performances of Lincoln Riley’s career on the offensive side of the football, the Oklahoma Sooners laid an egg against the Baylor Bears, easily the best team they’ve played thus far.

It was the lowest point total for the Oklahoma Sooners in Lincoln Riley’s tenure. Though they’re 9-1 in 2021, things feel different with this team compared to Sooners’ teams of the past few years.

Though it wasn’t fun to write, let’s dig into this week’s “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.”

The Good: Brian Asamoah

At least through the first three quarters, the Oklahoma Sooners defense played one of its best games of the year. While the Baylor offense was able to make plays throughout the game, the Sooners defense made strong stands, like the fourth and 2 early in the game, to keep Baylor at bay.

The defense was led by Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Brian Asamoah who had his best game of the season. Per Pro Football Focus, Asamoah finished the day with seven solo tackles, four assisted tackles, five stops, a pressure, and a forced fumble. Most importantly, he didn’t miss a tackle, and though he allowed a 23-yard reception according to PFF, his other reception allowed only went for two yards. Asamoah was the Sooners best player on Saturday on either side of the ball.

Unfortunately, the offense couldn’t help out much on Saturday as they struggled to find any consistency throughout the game.

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Where are the Oklahoma Sooners headed in ESPN’s latest Bowl Projections?

Where are the Oklahoma Sooners headed in ESPN’s latest bowl projections after their 27-14 loss to the Baylor Bears?

It certainly didn’t take much for the Oklahoma Sooners to lose the faith of the voters in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25. Of course, the votes might have gone differently if the Sooners weren’t dominated in all three phases on Fox’s national broadcast.

Though it was a tight game through three quarters, Baylor’s running game eventually wore down the Sooners’ defense, who didn’t have much of an answer in the fourth quarter. That’s less of an indication of where the defense is and more related to the offense’s inability to sustain drives against a physical Bears’ defense.

Like in the polls, where Oklahoma dropped from four to outside the top 10, ESPN didn’t think much of the Sooners’ loss to Baylor either in their latest bowl projections (ESPN+).

Though Oklahoma still has a lot to play for, they have a bit of an uphill battle to get back into the College Football Playoff. Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach of ESPN thought the Oklahoma Sooners were the team that hurt its cause for prominent bowl positioning the most.

Here’s where the ESPN analysts project the Sooners to head for their bowl game and what they had to say after Oklahoma’s loss to the Baylor Bears.

Bonagura – All-State Sugar Bowl vs. Ole Miss

Oklahoma is really the only option here. The Sooners’ loss at Baylor validated the committee’s assessment of them and removes them from the playoff discussion. It was a long time coming after several unconvincing wins this year, and it makes it tougher for Oklahoma fans to enjoy the ongoing meltdown in Austin. – Bonagura, ESPN

Schlabach – Cheez-It Bowl vs. Pittsburgh

The CFP selection committee didn’t like Oklahoma that much to begin with, so it’s really not going to like the Sooners after their 27-14 loss at Baylor on Saturday. The Sooners can still get to the Big 12 championship game, but it’s hard to imagine them getting into the playoff. The Bears limited OU to 260 yards of offense, the fewest in Lincoln Riley’s five seasons as head coach. The Sooners also lost in November for the first time in his tenure and saw their 17-game winning streak end. – Schlabach, ESPN

The season is far from over for the Sooners, but after their 9-0 start, a spot in the Cheez-It Bowl or even the All-State Sugar Bowl to finish instead of the College Football Playoffs would be a massive disappointment for Oklahoma.

Relative to expectations, the 2021 season has been a disappointment thus far. Oklahoma’s going to need a lot of help from the Big 10 and the Pac-12 to give them a shot at playing for something meaningful in December and January. Like Schlabach mentioned, the College Football Playoff committee wasn’t a fan of the Sooners, to begin with, and this reinforces their belief that Oklahoma’s record wasn’t all that impressive.

The Sooners can still improve their standing if they can find a way to win the Big 12 and get some help from the rest of the nation, but it’s looking like the best-case scenario for the Sooners might be a New Year’s Six bowl game.

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Loss to Baylor a setback for the Oklahoma Sooners but they still have a lot to play for

It was a disappointing loss for the Oklahoma Sooners, but there’s still a lot to play for this season.

In the aftermath of the Oklahoma Sooners 27-14 loss to the Baylor Bears, it felt as if the season was over. Though that was never the reality, it was the first time an Oklahoma Sooners team was dominated by a Big 12 opponent in the Lincoln Riley era.

Sure, they’ve lost games in his tenure — Riley still hasn’t made it through the Big 12 unscathed — but this is the first time the Sooners have been beaten by more than a score in conference play under Riley. It was the first loss by more than a touchdown to a Big 12 opponent since the Baylor Bears beat the Sooners back in 2014. That one was much more lopsided, though, as the Bears won 48-14 in Norman.

In his weekly look at the “Winners and Losers” from the college football weekend, Paul Myerburg of USA TODAY Sports had this to say:

Oklahoma’s playoff odds took a potentially fatal blow with the loss to Baylor, though enough chaos could unfold in the next three weeks to get the Sooners into the top four at 13-1 and atop the Big 12. The conference championship remains in play, though that would demand beating Iowa State, Oklahoma State and possibly the Cowboys again. The team that was flattened by Baylor probably isn’t running the table, unfortunately. The loss represents a major setback for the Sooners and young quarterback Caleb Williams, who looked mortal for the first time in his freshman season. – Myerburg, USA TODAY Sports

It was a devastating setback to a promising season that had the potential to go undefeated. But the Sooners still have a shot at defending their Big 12 title if they can rebound with wins over Iowa State and Oklahoma State to close out the regular season. And while it may seem like the College Football Playoffs are out of the question at this point, if the Sooners can close the season with three straight wins and win the Big 12 title, they’ll have a chance.

Of course, at this point, it would take a lot of help for the Sooners to work their way back into the top four.

It’s been a wild roller coaster of a season for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2021. While things look rough now, there’s still a lot of football to be played. We’ll learn a lot about the Oklahoma Sooners this week. Will they bounce back to play good football against a tough Iowa State team with something to prove themselves? Or will they come out of the gates unprepared for a physical football game?

We’ll find out this Saturday at 11 a.m.

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