The Oklahoma Sooners are currently preparing for an important battle against the LSU Tigers on Saturday. It’ll be the final regular season game of the year for OU, who ensured a bowl berth last week with a win over Alabama.
A 6-5 record overall and a 2-5 mark in Southeastern Conference play in head coach [autotag]Brent Venables[/autotag]’ third season is a far cry from what is expected from this program. Year 1 in the SEC has been a disaster, and there are a multitude of questions surrounding the program going forward. However, last week’s win was a definite bright spot.
As a result of the victory, Oklahoma improved its standing among the 134 FBS teams this season in USA TODAY Sports’ weekly re-rank.
Staff writer Paul Myerberg ranks the Sooners as the No. 41 team in the country, up three spots from a week ago. That’s good for No. 12 in the SEC, behind Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, LSU, Missouri, Florida and Vanderbilt. There are 13 of the 16 SEC teams in the top 50, with Arkansas at No. 45.
Oklahoma is listed between Michigan (No. 40) and Baylor (No. 42) on Myerberg’s list.
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