To build excitement for the upcoming season, I will be releasing an individual team preview for each of my top 25 teams every day until the season starts. The preview continues with #6 Oklahoma.
2013 Review
Oklahoma was facing a quarterback battle through much of the season last year. Blake Bell, the teams original starter wasn't as good as people thought, and his backup Trevor Knight was very impressive. They opened the season with wins against UL-Monroe, West Virginia, and Tulsa, before a big win on the road against Notre Dame. After another win over TCU, they would lose for the first time, 36-20 to Texas in the Cotton Bowl. They would get back to back wins over Kansas and Texas Tech, before losing again, this time in blowout fashion to Baylor. After the Baylor loss, the Sooners would win all of their last three games, including a thriller in bedlam over Oklahoma State. Trevor Knight would have a breakout performance against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, leading the team to a 45-31 win, a huge upset over one of college football's best.
Season Outlook
Blake Bell has now moved to tight end, and the quarterback job is all for Knight. His expectations have grown exponentially through the off season, and now Oklahoma is predicted by most experts to win the Big 12. They open the season With a few easy games, the only tough one being in week three, when Tennessee comes to town. Their first real test will be in their annual rivalry with Texas, where records and talent don't matter, because anyone can win that game. After another tough game against a highly underrated Kansas State team and an easy win over Iowa State, the Sooners will have their season defining game, when Baylor comes to town, Oklahoma has never lost at home to Baylor before and continuing that this year would be huge in the race for the conference championship, but I think that its Baylor's time to shine in the Big 12, and Oklahoma will go down. They have two tough games to end the season against Texas Tech and Oklahoma State with an easy win over Kansas in the middle. Oklahoma has big expectations because of Trevor Knights Sugar Bowl performance last year. I think that the Sooners will be very good again, but the season will be very similar to last year record wise.
Season Prediction
10-2 (7-2) 2nd in Big 12
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