Post a Free Blog

Submit A Press Release

At CWEB, we are always looking to expand our network of strategic investors and partners. If you're interested in exploring investment opportunities or discussing potential partnerships and serious inquiries. Contact: jacque@cweb.com

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
Action
Animation
Anime
ATP Tour (ATP)
Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Breaking News
Business
Business
Business Newsletter
Call of Duty (CALLOFDUTY)
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Car
Celebrity
Champions Tour (CHAMP)
Comedy
CONCACAF
Counter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO)
Crime
Dark Comedy
Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)
Documentary and Foreign
Drama
eSports
European Tour (EPGA)
Fashion
FIFA
FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC)
FIFA World Cup (FIFA)
Fighting
Football
Formula 1 (F1)
Fortnite
Golf
Health
Hockey
Horror
IndyCar Series (INDY)
International Friendly (FRIENDLY)
Kids & Family
League of Legends (LOL)
LPGA
Madden
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
MLS
Movie and Music
Movie Trailers
Music
Mystery
NASCAR Cup Series (NAS)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
National Women's Soccer (NWSL)
NBA Development League (NBAGL)
NBA2K
NCAA Baseball (NCAABBL)
NCAA Basketball (NCAAB)
NCAA Football (NCAAF)
NCAA Hockey (NCAAH)
Olympic Mens (OLYHKYM)
Other
Other Sports
Overwatch
PGA
Politics
Premier League (PREM)
Romance
Sci-Fi
Science
Soccer
Sports
Sports
Technology
Tennis
Thriller
Truck Series (TRUCK)
True Crime
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
US
Valorant
Western
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)
World
World Cup Qualifier (WORLDCUP)
WTA Tour (WTA)
Xfinity (XFT)
XFL
0
-- Advertisement --spot_img
HomeSportsFootballNCAAF News: No. 15 Michigan visits No. 18 Oklahoma in rare blueblood...

NCAAF News: No. 15 Michigan visits No. 18 Oklahoma in rare blueblood clash

Add to Favorite
Added to Favorite


Michigan and Oklahoma have been on the biggest stages of college football regularly.

The programs are among the top five in winning percentage in the sport’s history and have churned out All-Americans and championships.

Saturday, the two college football bluebloods meet for just the second time in their history and the first time on either school’s campus when the No. 15 Wolverines take on the 18th-ranked Sooners in Norman, Oklahoma.

“It’s gonna be a really cool matchup — two incredible programs that represent all the excellence in college football for a long, long time,” Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said. “Gonna be really exciting from an environment standpoint.”

Both teams are coming off season-opening wins.

Michigan beat New Mexico 34-17 in a game where running back Justice Haynes ran for 159 yards and three touchdowns, while the Sooners knocked off Illinois State 35-3 behind quarterback John Mateer’s 393-yard, three-touchdown performance.

While Mateer has plenty of experience, having started at Washington State last season before coming to Norman along with offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, Saturday will be a new experience for Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood.

Underwood, a freshman, will be making his first road start.

“We can’t worry about it, we’re going to create noise,” Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said. “We’ve got ways to create loud noises for our players that make it hard for them to communicate that they’ve got to speak really loud, and they’ve got to do things to make sure the communicate to each other. So, we’ll handle that piece. But within the moment is not to get caught up in all the extra stuff. So just execute and do your job.”

The Wolverines will be without linebacker Jaishawn Barham for the first half after he was ejected for targeting in the second half of the win over New Mexico.

Michigan appealed the penalty, but it was ultimately upheld.

Oklahoma hopes to have several pieces back on the offensive line after five-star freshman Michael Fasusi and Western Carolina transfer Derek Simmons missed the opener.

Both are listed as co-starters on the depth chart.

The Sooners also need more from Cal transfer running back Jaydn Ott, who is expected to see an expanded role after recording just one carry in the opener. Ott missed much of preseason camp due to injury.

“When he’s at his best, we’ve all seen — people that know his journey — what he’s capable of,” Venables said. “So he’s a real weapon, and I think he’ll play a real factor in our season moving forward. So I’m excited about that, to have another weapon like that on our offense, and we’re going to need him.”

It’ll also be a return for Moore.

The Wolverines coach, who was an offensive lineman at Oklahoma in 2006-07, downplayed his Sooners connection.

“It’s about my players,” Moore said. “So there’s no, like, emotional attachment to it. But I’m emotionally attached to the players that are at Michigan. They’re my kids. … It’s going to be an awesome atmosphere, don’t get me wrong. It’s a great town, and obviously I got my degree from there, and there’s a love there, but like, these kids are what’s special to me. So that’s all I’m worried about.”

Venables was the Sooners’ defensive coordinator when Moore was playing.

“He was a guy that loved to compete, super physical,” Venables said of remembering Moore as a player. “One of the lineman that just, man, he did the methodical very, very well. … Guys gravitated to his leadership style.”

–Field Level Media

Subscribe to get Latest News Updates

Latest News

You may like more
more

NCAAF News: South Carolina back in top 10, welcomes SC State

Possessing its highest preseason ranking since 2014, South Carolina...

NCAAF News: UL Monroe looks to pull off another shocker vs. Alabama

UL Monroe shockingly defeated Alabama in 2007 when Nick...