NOW. KOCO 5 SPORTS OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL CAN ALMOST TASTE THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF. THE SOONERS WILL BE FAVORED IN EACH OF THEIR FINAL TWO REGULAR SEASON GAMES, LIKELY NEEDING TO GO TWO ZERO TO CLINCH A SPOT IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF. AND ESPN ANALYST FOZZY WHITAKER SAYS OKLAHOMA IS FOR REAL. OKLAHOMA IS THE ONE THAT KNOCKED THE BIG BAD WOLF OFF OF THE HORSE, AND I THINK THAT’S INDICATIVE OF WHERE THIS TEAM I MENTIONED THE HEALTH ALREADY. ONCE YOU START SEEING THAT HEALTH PLAY, A FACTOR OF JOHN MATEER BEING MORE CONFIDENT IN HIMSELF DOING THINGS THAT WE SAW HAND INJURY, IT REALLY CHANGES THE LANDSCAPE OF THIS OFFENSE. WE’LL HAVE MORE FROM FOZZY SATURDAY MORNING IN OUR PREGAME SH
Oklahoma Sooners aim for college football playoff spot
The Oklahoma Sooners are favored in their final two regular-season games, with ESPN analyst Fozzy Whittaker expressing confidence in the team’s playoff potential.
Updated: 10:27 PM CST Nov 20, 2025
The Oklahoma Sooners, ranked No. 8, are favored in their final two regular-season games, likely needing to win both to secure a spot in the college football playoff.>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel”Oklahoma is the one that knocked the big bad wolf off of the horse. And I think that’s indicative of where this team is. I mentioned the health already. Once you start seeing that health play, a factor of John Mateer being more confident in himself doing things that we saw he was able to do before the hand injury, it really changes the landscape of this offense,” said ESPN analyst Fozzy Whittaker.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.More insights from Whittaker will be shared during our pregame show on KOCO 5 on Saturday, before the Sooners face the Missouri Tigers at home at 11 a.m.Top HeadlinesToddler killed by family dog in Oklahoma CityTIMELINE: More storms bring tornado threat to part of Oklahoma on ThursdayTrump calls six Democratic lawmakers ‘seditious’ and urges arrestsUranium lingers beneath Oklahoma’s soil more than 50 years after Karen Silkwood’s warningWhat’s next now that Trump has signed bill releasing the Epstein files
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The Oklahoma Sooners, ranked No. 8, are favored in their final two regular-season games, likely needing to win both to secure a spot in the college football playoff.
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“Oklahoma is the one that knocked the big bad wolf off of the horse. And I think that’s indicative of where this team is. I mentioned the health already. Once you start seeing that health play, a factor of John Mateer being more confident in himself doing things that we saw he was able to do before the hand injury, it really changes the landscape of this offense,” said ESPN analyst Fozzy Whittaker.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
More insights from Whittaker will be shared during our pregame show on KOCO 5 on Saturday, before the Sooners face the Missouri Tigers at home at 11 a.m.
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