Sep 4, 2021; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners sooner schooner before the game against the Tulane Green Wave at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
A win is a win, as any college football coach will tell you, but the former No. 2 Oklahoma football team found out that a win can also cost you if you underperform in the process.
The Sooners dropped down two spots, to No. 4, in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 and the Coaches Poll after an up-and-down performance in barely holding off Tulane with a five-point, 40-35 victory at home in their season opener.