The Oklahoma Sooners are 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the SEC as they head into a Week 10 road game against the Florida Gators on Saturday night. A season filled with early expectations fell apart before the calendar flipped to November.
There was hope that a late-season surge could be in the cards, and with OU having played the nation’s hardest schedule heading into last week, there was optimism that head coach Brent Venables and his team could rescue things down the stretch. Instead, a 42-25 home loss against the South Carolina Gamecocks last weekend dashed all of those hopes.
As a result, Oklahoma took a big tumble in USA TODAY Sports’ weekly ranking of each FBS team. In his 1-138 hierarchy, writer Paul Myerberg places the Sooners at No. 47 in the country, a 15-spot drop from last week. That places them at 11th in the SEC on the list.
With four games left, the focus now turns to how well the Sooners can play over the final month of their season. However, with this season down the drain, much of the focus also needs to be on how OU can avoid a similar fate next season. That starts with fixing the offense, with Venables getting one more chance to do so in Norman.
Should Oklahoma bench John Mateer after the Ben Arbuckle news?
1 / 17Should Oklahoma bench John Mateer after the Ben Arbuckle news?
Should Oklahoma bench John Mateer after the Ben Arbuckle news?
2 / 17Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
3 / 17Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
4 / 17Brent Venables doesn’t want to talk about staff changes after loss
Brent Venables doesn’t want to talk about staff changes after loss
5 / 17Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
6 / 17Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
7 / 17Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
8 / 17Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
9 / 17Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
10 / 17Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
11 / 17Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
12 / 17Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
13 / 17Brent Venables delivers blunt assessment of OU’s offensive struggles
Brent Venables delivers blunt assessment of OU’s offensive struggles
14 / 17Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
15 / 17Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
Photos from Oklahoma’s 42-25 loss to South Carolina
16 / 17Brent Venables didn’t hold back after loss to South Carolina
Brent Venables didn’t hold back after loss to South Carolina
17 / 17Will Oklahoma make a change at QB? Brent Venables weighs in
Will Oklahoma make a change at QB? Brent Venables weighs in
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