Evaluating the Oklahoma Sooners at their bye week

The Oklahoma Sooners are on their bye week this week, taking a break after a rocky first month of the season. OU is currently 2-2 overall and 0-1 in the SEC to begin the 2026 season, and a year that began with very high expectations is teetering on the brink of falling apart.

After this off week, OU will play eight straight SEC games, so this is the only chance head coach Brent Venables and the Sooners have to catch their breath before the end of the regular season. With the way this year has gone so far, Oklahoma absolutely has to use this open date to improve in a big way.