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Our predictions &#8211; The Oklahoman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NORMAN \u2014 <a href=\/story\/sports\/college\/sooners\/2025\/08\/26\/ou-football-schedule-dates-times-tv-streaming-2025-oklahoma-sooners\/85827439007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>OU<\/a>\u00a0is 2 wins away from the\u00a0<a href=https:\/\/collegefootballplayoff.com\/ data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>College Football Playoff<\/a>.<br \/>Following their assertion street win over <a target=_blank href=https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/alabama-crimson-tide\/3478\/ data-autotag=6c1f0d70-9904-45ac-a261-5bcd28d2a449 rel=noopener data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Alabama<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\/sports\/sooners\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Sooners<\/a> had been ranked No. 8 within the committee&#8217;s newest CFP rankings, which suggests they&#8217;d host a primary spherical contest at Gaylord Household \u2014 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.<br \/>First, OU should maintain enterprise at house in its ultimate two video games of the common season, starting towards Missouri at 11 a.m. Saturday on ABC.<br \/>The <a target=_blank href=https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/oklahoma-sooners\/3430\/ data-autotag=c039cdab-ebaa-4930-af42-206cda779c20 rel=noopener data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Sooners<\/a>&#8216; protection can have their arms full with\u00a0<a href=https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/missouri-tigers\/3428\/ target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Tigers<\/a>\u00a0operating again Ahmad Hardy, who\u00a0turned simply the second participant in Mizzou historical past to hurry for 300 yards final Saturday towards Mississippi State. In the meantime, Missouri ranks first within the SEC in whole protection, presenting an immense problem for a struggling OU offense.<br \/>Can the Sooners escape a entice recreation at house and keep alive within the playoff race? Listed below are our predictions:<br \/><strong>OU 25, Missouri 20<\/strong><br \/><strong>SOONERS STAYIN&#8217; ALIVE<\/strong><br \/>Brent Venables&#8217; protection overwhelms <a target=_blank href=https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/missouri-tigers\/3428\/ data-autotag=d6522db1-627b-4f61-a464-251646bc2d96 rel=noopener data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Tigers<\/a> freshman quarterback as OU staves off Mizzou&#8217;s upset bid<br \/><strong>OU 26, Missouri 21\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>PLAYOFF MATEER&#8217;IAL\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>John Mateer comes up clutch as Sooners draw inside win of playoff<br \/><strong>OU 27, Missouri 17<\/strong><br \/><strong>EASY, TIGER<\/strong><br \/>Ahmad Hardy runs for 100 yards, however that is about all of the Tigers can muster towards Brent Venables&#8217; protection because the Sooners shut in on Faculty Soccer Playoff bid.<br \/><strong>OU 20, Missouri 17<\/strong><br \/><strong>CATCH A TIGER<\/strong><br \/>Sooners survive a scare to remain in CFP image<br \/><strong>OU 23, Missouri 13<\/strong><br \/><strong>TIGERS&#8217; BLOOD<\/strong><br \/>Sooners&#8217; protection beats again Missouri run recreation, takes one other step towards playoff invite<br \/><em>Colton Sulley\u00a0covers the Oklahoma Sooners for The Oklahoman. Have a narrative thought for Colton? He may be reached at\u00a0csulley@oklahoman.com\u00a0or on X\/Twitter at\u00a0@colton_sulley. Help Colton&#8217;s work and that of different Oklahoman journalists by buying a\u00a0<a href=https:\/\/subscribe.oklahoman.com\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiwwFBVV95cUxPSW1yT09Qclg2VDB3ekhzZTdKVHpydXpFRks3Q19QX3Bqb3UtdVluQ3BFdUZQWGVzZmRzQTFfdEhjNjg1Ukl0SFhpa2VTSXE1U2NFV0N3YmNFX2NqY2U3Rk9PZDNyS3NpSzFtWmpJZmtLc0dBckV4TEFUd2FkWnFvd1Y3bFF2dVI2clVJbGljZm5lRU5pZ3duQkY0Y1BRODAwOF9waEVXak4tZ0RSWXBiZ3h6Z3NTdFBNWkx4MFdDR21WdEk?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NORMAN \u2014 OU\u00a0is 2 wins away from the\u00a0College Football Playoff.Following their assertion street win over Alabama, the\u00a0Sooners had been ranked No. 8 within the committee&#8217;s newest CFP rankings, which suggests they&#8217;d host a primary spherical contest at Gaylord Household \u2014 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.First, OU should maintain enterprise at house in its ultimate two video games [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-427341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can OU soccer escape entice recreation vs Missouri with CFP hopes on the road? 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