Despite struggles, ESPN sees Oklahoma as a bowl team in latest projections

Oklahoma’s struggled mightily during the last three weeks. It doesn’t really feel like it will probably get a lot worse after being shut out of their most anticipated recreation of the season in opposition to their rivals, the Texas Longhorns.

Some key items are harm proper now, and with their return, we must always see a barely higher product than what we’re witnessing proper now. Any hope for a Massive 12 title went out the window on Saturday afternoon in Dallas. As an alternative, the Sooners will look to enhance, regain some sense of satisfaction, and attempt to resemble a conventional Oklahoma Sooners soccer crew for the remaining a part of the season.

If they will try this, they’ll be taking part in in a bowl recreation. And for a crew with no championship to play for, that’s the subsequent smartest thing.

ESPN has taken the freedom each Monday throughout the school soccer season to replace their bowl projections (ESPN+) as we collect new info and insights about every crew.

Even with three consecutive losses, the pundits at ESPN nonetheless believes Oklahoma will determine issues out and change into bowl eligible.

Kyle Bonagura tasks Oklahoma to play within the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in opposition to the Memphis Tigers of the American Athletic Convention.

Memphis touts an explosive offense led by Seth Henigan, a former highschool teammate of present Sooner Billy Bowman.

Mark Schlabach sees Oklahoma taking up Oregon State of the Pac-12. within the Radiance Applied sciences Independence Bowl. Oregon State is a sneaky powerful opponent that performs strong protection and leans on the run recreation to put on groups down. A date with them would make it back-to-back years the Sooners confronted off in opposition to a Pac-12 crew in a bowl recreation. Final yr, they ended their season with a Valero Alamo Bowl win in opposition to Oregon.

Oklahoma has a protracted approach to go earlier than taking part in in a bowl turns into a actuality. Their focus proper now must be getting wholesome and taking part in aggressive soccer. They’ve a troublesome take a look at forward of them with the Kansas Jayhawks coming to city.

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