Oklahoma football: Top 5 “What if?” scenarios for the 2023 Sooner football season

Dec 29, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Gavin Sawchuk (27) runs with the ball against the Florida State Seminoles in the second quarter during the 2022 Cheez-It Bowl at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 29, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Gavin Sawchuk (27) runs with the ball against the Florida State Seminoles in the second quarter during the 2022 Cheez-It Bowl at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
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These ladies and gentlemen, are the dog days of Summer. No Oklahoma football, sweltering heat, Summer league NBA…

Since we’re in the middle of the Summer grind, we decided to fire up the imagination and think about where we may find ourselves this Fall. More importantly, what might some of the questions be that Sooner Nation faces come the 2023-2024 Oklahoma football campaign.

You always hear that you can “What if?” stuff to death. Okay… well, they don’t play many Oklahoma football replays on ESPN Classic anymore, so it’s all I have. If you are a football nerd like me, judging by your article selection, you might think about stuff like this. In fact, the vast majority of every college football season is filled with talking heads on TV discussing “What if?” scenarios, trying to determine who will play who for which bowl game, who will win which award, and who will go where in the NFL Draft.

So, with that being said, let’s fire up the old imagination and think about the biggest “What if?” questions for the Oklahoma football program for this upcoming season.

NORMAN, OK – OCTOBER 15: Running back Jovantae Barnes #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners scores a six-yard rushing touchdown past the reach of safety Marvin Grant #4 of the Kansas Jayhawks in the second quarter at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on October 15, 2022 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma won 52-42. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK – OCTOBER 15: Running back Jovantae Barnes #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners scores a six-yard rushing touchdown past the reach of safety Marvin Grant #4 of the Kansas Jayhawks in the second quarter at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on October 15, 2022 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma won 52-42. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)