The landmark 2024 college football season is finally here as the No. 16-ranked Sooners host the Temple Owls on Friday night.
The 12-team College Football Playoff is ready to fire up this winter, and the shifting sands of the sport will finally be evident with new-look conferences taking shape across the country.Brent Venables speaking at SEC Media Days last month. Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports / Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports
No. 4 Texas would have been the favorite in the Big 12, but there are high hopes around Norman that the defense will be better again in its third year under Brent Venables and there is plenty excitement surrounding the official start of the Jackson Arnold era.Instead, Oklahoma was picked to finish eighth in the conference at SEC Media Days last month, and OU has the Longhorns, No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 Ole Miss, No. 11 Missouri, No. 13 LSU and No. 15 Tennessee all on the schedule.
Still, it will offer OU fans their first look at the progression Arnold made over the spring, Venables’ defense and a host of new faces as there should be plenty of snaps to go around in the second half for freshman and young pieces come Friday night. Offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh is known to tinker with his unit, and this year should be no different. The Sooners are replacing all five starters up front, though Jacob Sexton does return starting experience at Oklahoma.
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