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Oklahoma Sooners move up one spot to 6th in AP Poll
When Oklahoma kicked off their sport towards Kent State, there needed to be some degree of anxiousness contemplating two different faculties within the prime 10 had already misplaced to unranked Group of 5 groups. And at house. Oklahoma skilled a shaky begin on a day when shaky begins was historic upsets for prime 10 groups.
The Sooners began as if it was on the forefront of their mind and solely led 7-3 heading into halftime.
Within the second half, they put their foot on the fuel and zoomed proper previous the Golden Flashes to win 33-3.
Oklahoma prevented a destiny suffered by Notre Dame and Texas A&M. Each suffered large drops within the AP Poll released Sunday afternoon.
Equally to the USA TODAY Sports activities AFCA Coaches Ballot, Brent Venables’ Sooners rose one spot from seventh to sixth.
Forward of them sit the Georgia Bulldogs at primary, the Alabama Crimson Tide at quantity two, Ohio State, Michigan, and Venables’ previous staff, the Clemson Tigers spherical out the highest 5.
Behind the Sooners to spherical out the highest 10 are Lincoln Riley’s USC Trojans at No. 7, in-state rival Oklahoma State, Mark Stoops’ Kentucky Wildcats, and at quantity ten, the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Oklahoma is in a superb place within the rankings as they wrap up their non-conference schedule with a visit to long-time foe Nebraska. This sport has all of the makings of a contest that received’t be simple, contemplating Nebraska simply fired head coach Scott Frost. Frost underperformed his total tenure with the Cornhuskers. These strikes have a means of galvanizing a staff. Anticipate Nebraska’s greatest effort subsequent Saturday.
The Baylor Bears misplaced on the highway to BYU Saturday evening and dropped from ninth to seventeenth. On the identical time, Texas stayed agency at No. 21 after lacking an opportunity to knock off the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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Every part Brent Venables needed to say following Oklahoma’s win over Kent State
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