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Oklahoma football: Ranking the five most difficult OU games in 2023

By Chip Rouse

Oklahoma and Texas players get in an argument during the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma (OU) and Texas at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Texas won 49-0.Lx19094
Oklahoma and Texas players get in an argument during the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma (OU) and Texas at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Texas won 49-0.Lx19094 /
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Sep 24, 2022; Provo, Utah, USA; A general view of LaVell Edwards Stadium prior to a game between the Brigham Young Cougars and the Wyoming Cowboys. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2022; Provo, Utah, USA; A general view of LaVell Edwards Stadium prior to a game between the Brigham Young Cougars and the Wyoming Cowboys. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports /

4. @ BYU in Provo, Utah, Nov. 18

The week before Oklahoma finishes the regular season at home against TCU, the Sooners travel to Provo, Utah, for a contest against BYU, one of the four new schools to join the Big 12 this season. Oklahoma has never played at BYU before, which is always a tough venue for visiting teams. What effect the 4,500 feet above sea level will have on the Sooners remains to be seen, but OU is 0-2 against BYU all-time. Both of those games were played on neutral fields.

Poor defensive play was the Achilles heel of both teams a year ago. Both offensive units, however, averaged right at 32 points a game. The team that performs the best on offense will probably come away with the win, and this could be a big momentum builder as the Sooners get set to finish out the season at home against TCU with a potential second place in the standings on the line and a spot in the Big 12 Championship.

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