For many, the turning point in Oklahoma’s season was the win down at the Cotton Bowl over Texas. For the Sooners, it’s winning today’s game down in Fort Worth, Texas.
Oklahoma heads into Saturday’s game 2-2, but 1-2 in conference play. The Sooners’ Big 12 Championship streak of five-straight is in real jeopardy and winning out is paramount to that becoming a possibility.
TCU is desperate, too. Gary Patterson and his 2020 team are 1-2 and are trying to bounce back from a disappointing 2019 campaign.
Both teams have losses to Kansas State and TCU. Both have beaten Texas. Even both losses are by the same combined points (10). The line on the game is 6.5-points.
It’s got a really chance to be another close game for Oklahoma. Something they’re accustomed to winning and something the Sooners proved they could do two weeks ago over the Longhorns.
Here are the three biggest matchups in Oklahoma’s game against TCU on Saturday.
SPENCER RATTLER VS. TCU SECONDARY
This is going to be the highlighted matchup for good reason. The TCU secondary has at least three future NFL players in Trevon Moehrig, Ar’Darius Washington and Noah Daniels.
Any time Spencer Rattler gives those guys a chance to make plays on the football, they’re going to. He has been susceptible to that. It’s going to be a great battle.
MAX DUGGAN VS. OKLAHOMA LINEBACKERS
I highlighted this in the three keys, but DaShaun White, Brian Asamoah and David Ugwoegbu are going to be the focus of Oklahoma’s defense today.
The Sooners spied Sam Ehlinger for much of two Saturdays ago, but did so unsuccessfully about the same rate as successfully. It’s going to be paramount that they do it successfully a lot on Saturday. The Sooners can’t let him extend drives or make big plays with his legs.
Both things could hurt Oklahoma in a big way.
LINCOLN RILEY VS. GARY PATTERSON
This is the ultimate chess match.
Two of the great minds in college football going at it is always a treat. Lincoln Riley and his scheme against Gary Patterson and his. TCU has yet to beat Oklahoma since Riley arrived in 2015, but they’ve got extremely close.
Patterson is going to throw the kitchen sink at the Sooners today. There is plenty out there of how to defend Rattler and the Oklahoma offense. You bet Patterson is going to be ready for this one.
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