A year ago, Oklahoma’s season opener was a complete disaster. Its Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback was injured and the team lost to a ranked program, essentially ending its national championship aspirations.
It’s unlikely Bob Stoops’ club will experience a similar fate in this year’s opener.
The seventh-ranked Sooners look to put a disappointing 2009 behind them in Saturday night’s opener against a Utah State team that hasn’t defeated a ranked opponent in nearly 20 years.