The Sooners showed plenty of signs last week that moving the football on the ground will be better this year, but when it comes to run defense, UTEP was no Michigan.

ESPN's Heather Dinich predicts Oklahoma will finish No. 12 in the final College Football Playoff ranking. However, she has the Boise State Broncos not being ranked in the top-12, despite having them being the highest-rated Group of Six champion. That means the Broncos would be in the College Football Playoff over the Sooners.

To not play your best ... still overcome and have a chance to win says a lot about what they have in the locker room," OU coach Brent Venables said.

Barry Switzer's third team was coming off a national championship in 1974, but in '75 needed help from Ohio State and then had to overcome the stout Wolverines with skill and swagger.

The Oklahoma Sooners appear to be adding two more players to the defensive side of the ball via the transfer portal.

Oklahoma opens its season Friday night at home against UTEP.

At his weekly press conference ahead of Saturday's game at Michigan, the Sooners coach talked about plenty of topics.

The Oklahoma Sooners managed to land the 11th-ranked position on ESPN's FPI rankings after beating UTEP 51-0.