Oklahoma heads into Week 4 with SEC play starting on the road, and the assignment could hardly be tougher: the Sooners are at No. 2 Georgia on Saturday at Sanford Stadium.
The Sooners are 2-1, while Georgia is 3-0. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. The game will air on ESPN and stream on YouTube TV, Fubo, Disney+ and ESPN app.
The line reflects the challenge in front of Oklahoma. Georgia is favored by 23.5 points, with the over/under at 52.5, according to BetMGM. Oklahoma’s moneyline is +1200, while Georgia’s is -3333.
For Oklahoma, the trip to Athens comes with a familiar storyline: the offense is still searching for answers, and the quarterback situation has kept changing without the frustration going away. Dillon Gabriel is gone.
Jackson Arnold didn’t work out. Michael Hawkins got his shot.
Now it’s John Mateer.
Different quarterbacks, same questions.
That was the backdrop for a recent conversation featuring host Juwan Lee, OU beat writer Mason Young and sports columnist Berry Tramel. The discussion centered on whether Ben Arbuckle has been able to run the system that made him successful at Washington State, how much Brent Venables has shaped Oklahoma’s offensive identity, and whether the Sooners need more intervention or more freedom to get things moving.
The broader concern is what Oklahoma really looks like after back-to-back pedestrian performances. Tramel’s blunt assessment cut straight to the heart of it: “They can lose to anyone.”
That’s the kind of unease hanging over this team as it enters conference play. Four quarterbacks.
Familiar questions. And a fan base still waiting for the offense to look settled.
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