OU coach Brent Venables relayed the story of seeing Josh Heupel for the first time during his weekly news conference. "He was skinny and just frail."

NORMAN — Paul Finebaum, a Tennessee alum and SEC Network host, feels Saturday's game will be much closer than Las Vegas or pundits think. The attention of the college football world will be turned to Norman as No. 13 OU hosts No. 7 Tennessee at 6:30 p.m. inside Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Next up for OU is a home conference opener against No. 7 Tennessee at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. The ranked matchup is a big one for the Sooners, who could use a statement victory to add to their postseason resume. Here are the latest 2024 bowl projections for OU heading into Week 4.