Reunited, at last.
Missouri football’s first game in November this season will match the Tigers back up against former Big 12 foe Oklahoma, as the Sooners head to Columbia in their first season as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
The Tigers open their 2024 campaign Thursday, Aug. 29, against Murray State on Faurot Field, part of a four-game homestand to start a season that appears to bring a prime opportunity to reach the expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff.
MU coach Eli Drinkwitz’s team then visits Texas A&M and UMass, hosts Auburn and then goes on the road to Alabama in October, before Oklahoma kicks off the final third of the regular season.
Here’s what to know about Oklahoma’s offseason, including key additions, coaching changes and playmakers to keep an eye on when the Sooners come to CoMo for the first time in 14 years.
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Quarterback: Jackson Arnold, after earning starting duties in the Alamo Bowl for OU, will lead the offense for the Sooners in 2024. He passed for 364 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions in the bowl loss to Arizona. The former five-star prospect has a tall task replacing Oregon-bound dual-threat Dillon Gabriel, but has a big arm that could cause a lot of teams problems.
Offensive playmakers: OU returns its top rusher in Gavin Sawchuk, who took 120 carries for 764 yards and nine touchdowns while sharing the backfield last season. Oklahoma also landed the FCS’s fourth-leading rusher, UT Martin transfer Sam Franklin, out of the portal after a 1,500-yard all-purpose year for the Skyhawks.
In the passing game, the Sooners lost their top receiver in Drake Stoops as an undrafted free agent to the league,…
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Author : Columbia Daily Tribune
Publish date : 2024-07-13 08:04:00
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