Oklahoma hosts No. 15 Kentucky after upsetting No. 1 Texas
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The gist
Oklahoma beat then-No. 1 Texas 27-24 on Tate Sandell's field goal as time expired.
The 4-2 Sooners host No. 15 Kentucky next, with two starters questionable.
Background
Oklahoma is the Sooners football program, coached by Brent Venables. The team is 4-2 overall and 1-1 in SEC (Southeastern Conference) play after a walk-off win over Texas in the Red River Rivalry, their annual rivalry game against the Longhorns played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The win came on Tate Sandell's field goal as time expired, a 42-yard interception return for a touchdown by Peyton Bowen off Texas quarterback Arch Manning, and a blocked punt returned for a touchdown. Despite that result, OU was still only receiving votes, not ranked, in the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 (the two main national college football rankings).
How it unfolded
- Oct 10, 2026Oklahoma beat then-No. 1 Texas 27-24 in the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, with Tate Sandell making a field goal as time expired.
- Oct 11, 2026The Sooners were receiving votes in both the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 but remained unranked.
- Oct 13, 2026Venables said offensive lineman Michael Fasusi was "just about ready" to return but had to clear another hurdle or two.
- Oct 14, 2026Oklahoma's SEC availability report listed Fasusi and cornerback Eli Bowen as questionable for Kentucky; Bowen twisted his ankle in a walkthrough ahead of the Texas win.
- Oct 17, 2026OU is set to host No. 15 Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on SEC Network.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Venables said Michael Fasusi was "just about ready" to return but still had to clear another hurdle or two in the next few days.