The Sooners (15-7, 3-6) face 17th-ranked Iowa State on Monday and then entertain No. 18 Texas Tech on Saturday (per this week’s Associated Press poll). With back-to-back, double-digit Big 12 losses on its home floor — by 17 points to Kansas State and a horrific 30 points a week ago to Baylor — Oklahoma is in desperate need of quality wins to complement its stellar 11-1 record through a difficult nonconference schedule.
The Sooners will also get a shot at home against a ranked Kansas team later in the season, but that won’t matter much if they don’t take care of the opportunity immediately in front of them.