The Oklahoma Sooners and the Florida Atlantic Owls will square off in a Conference USA versus Big 12 collision at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma on Saturday, September 1st, 2018 at 12:00 PM ET. The game will be shown on FOX. The two teams have never met previously.
Florida Atlantic at Oklahoma Game Overview
Florida Atlantic Owls
With the pandemonium that surrounded the Central Florida Golden Knights and their perfect season in 2017, there was another team in Florida that made a significant splash on the national landscape. That team was this Florida Atlantic bunch. However, FAU was mostly off the radar despite the fact they won their last ten games in a row to finish 11-3. This accolade is bolstered by a perfect record in the Conference-USA and a dominant performance in the Boca Raton Bowl where the molly-whopped Akron 50-3.
Oklahoma Sooners
The Sooners come into the 2018 season on the heels of a gut-wrenching exit in their 2017 performance when they were defeated in double overtime by the Bulldogs of Georgia in the Rose Bowl. In light of this, Oklahoma has established itself as the elite team in the Big 12 as it has ruled its conference with an iron fist for the last three seasons.
Reasons To Back Florida Atlantic
The Owls have a weapon in their arsenal in running back Devin Singletary. This workhorse compiled 1,920 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns in 2017. He is perfect to antidote for Lane Kiffin to deploy to keep the Oklahoma offense off the field and keep his offensive unit on. When you combine this with the lack of respect shown to the Owls in light of their quality, this outfit is bound to enter this contest with a chip on its shoulder.
Reasons To Avoid Oklahoma
When you back Oklahoma at home, you can expect to pay a premium to do so. The Sooners are college football royalty, and their name alone will conjure plenty of action in itself. The fact remains this team is playing their first game without Baker Mayfield under center, and that can certainly upset the broth in itself and make trust in the offense seem a bit dubious. Furthermore, the lumber here is enough for FAU to come through the back door even if Oklahoma were to get on top of the Owls early. After all, Oklahoma’s defense is not its strong point.
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