The Oklahoma Sooners open their [autotag]SEC[/autotag] schedule with a home game against the Tennessee Volunteers. There will be a lot of eyes on the Sooners as they welcome the Vols to town. It’ll be a tough conference opener. But that following week, when the Sooners travel to Auburn, Alabama could be a significant moment in the season.
It’ll be OU’s first road game in the SEC as they travel to take on the Auburn Tigers inside the sometimes unfriendly confines of Jordan-Hare Stadium. On3’s Andy Staples called it a make-or-break game for both the Oklahoma Sooners and the Auburn Tigers.
Oklahoma’s coming off of a 10-3 season, while the Tigers are hoping to improve from a 6-7 mark in year one under Hugh Freeze. Auburn went 1-3 at home in SEC play last year and also lost at home to Conference USA’s New Mexico State by three touchdowns.
It’s a huge road game for the Sooners and an opportunity early in the season. If they can pick up a win on the road over the Tigers it’ll go a long way to setting them up to contend for a playoff spot in 2024.
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