No. 10 Oklahoma heads to Ann Arbor on Saturday, Sept. 12, for a noon ET showdown with No. 24 Michigan at Michigan Stadium, and Fox has the national TV call.
The Sooners and Wolverines meet in a Week 2 game that brings together two blue-blood programs, with Oklahoma looking to repeat last year’s 24-13 win in Norman. Michigan, meanwhile, comes in after a shaky 13-12 victory over Western Michigan, a game that turned chaotic late when time was added back on the clock and Bryce Underwood connected with JJ Buchanan on a 47-yard Hail Mary as time expired. Western Michigan is appealing the result.
Fox will carry the game live, with streaming available on the Fox Sports app or Fubo, which offers a free trial. Gus Johnson will handle play-by-play, Joel Klatt will provide color, and Jenny Taft will report from the sideline. The game is part of Fox’s "Big Noon Kickoff," Fox's primetime window.
Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer is back in the spotlight after looking every bit the part of a Heisman contender in last year’s matchup with Michigan. In that win, he threw for 270 yards and a touchdown while adding 74 rushing yards and two scores. He is trying to find that level again after a thumb injury affected his production late in 2025.
Michigan’s offense has a lot to prove after managing only 13 points against Western Michigan. The Wolverines scored on their opening possession, then went nearly the rest of the game without finding the end zone until the dramatic finish. If that kind of performance shows up again, Oklahoma’s defense - which Brent Venables has built into one of the best in college football - could make the afternoon miserable.
There’s also a quarterback decision hanging over Michigan. Kyle Whittingham said Bryce Underwood is still the starter, but he made it clear the job is not guaranteed forever.
"He's our QB, and you know it's not something that's infinite," Whittingham. "I mean at some point you've gotta turn the corner, and we've got to see improvement, as we do with a bunch of stuff. You'll see improvement out of the coaches, and so it's not just on Bryce, but and it's not just Bryce's job that is not absolutely set in concrete, nobody's is.
"So he's got to perform week in and week out and become somebody that we feel like is playing at a level we can win with, and that goes far beyond Bryce. It goes throughout the whole team. And so it's what you've done lately is very important."
Oklahoma also has a familiar face on its side in linebacker Cole Sullivan, a Michigan transfer who joined the Sooners this offseason. Venables said Sullivan graded out extremely well in Week 1 and called him "a pivotal piece" for Oklahoma, especially in this game. Sullivan said he expects a loud environment but isn’t changing his approach.
“We say it's always just a nameless, faceless opponent, so that's how I'm gonna do my best to treat it,” Sullivan told reporters. “Nothing's gonna change in my preparation.”
The Sooners’ offense looked different in its 51-0 Week 1 win over UTEP, with more tight end usage and Mateer lining up under center several times after not doing that once in 2025. Venables said the added flexibility is part of the plan.
"I just like the flexibility, the readiness and the preparedness that it causes the defense to have to prepare for," Venables said after the win.
As for the prediction, Austin Curtright of the USA TODAY Network sees Oklahoma pulling away, 27-10. His view is rooted in Michigan’s uneven showing against Western Michigan and the challenge of facing Oklahoma’s defense if the Wolverines don’t clean things up fast.
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