Week 4 College Football Showdowns: Which Underdogs Could Shock the Powerhouses This Weekend?
Tailback Dylan Sampson has been one of the better players in the country, and a defense with future top-five pick James Pierce rushing off the edge has also been elite to date.
The Oklahoma offense is a dicier proposition, even though the Sooners managed to beat Temple, Houston and Tulane. Their 35.6% rushing success rate is well below the 43.2% average in the power conferences. The Sooners have been almost dead average in yards before contact (3.4) and run disruption rate allowed (40.0%).
The passing game has been an even bigger problem, getting just 5.0 yards per designed pass play. Oklahoma has dealt with injuries to receivers like Nic Anderson and Jayden Gibson (the latter out for the year), and OU receiving targets have posted an ugly 53.4% burn rate so far for quarterback Jackson Arnold. (The Power Four average is 61.7%.)

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