What to expect as Oklahoma and Temple meet in this Week 1 college football game with our updated prediction.
College football's historic 2024 season gets underway as the Oklahoma Sooners prepare for their first outing as members of the SEC in this opening matchup against the Temple Owls on Friday.
Oklahoma had its first 10-win season under head coach Brent Venables last year but was unable to qualify for the Big 12 title thanks to some tiebreakers that went the wrong way, but now come into Venables' third year as the No. 16 ranked team in the nation and in the mix for the playoff. It's been a while since the Sooners and Owls met on the gridiron: Temple owns the most recent result, a 14-7 victory from back in 1942, while OU took the 1940 meeting in a 9-6 decision.
What can we expect from this 21st century matchup? Here's what you should watch for as Oklahoma and Temple meet this week with our updated game prediction.Or the lack of them. A year ago, the Owls took the ball from its opponents just five total times on a defense that ranked bottom 10 nationally and surrendered 6.3 yards per play on average.
Oklahoma will run the ball hard to start out behind Gavin Sawchuk and wear down the Owls' will before allowing Jackson Arnold to open things up with a rotation of highly-promising receiving skill.James Parks is the founder and publisher of College Football HQ. He previously covered football for 247Sports and CBS Interactive. College Football HQ joined the Sports Illustrated Fannation Network in 2022.
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