Oklahoma dropped 10 spots, to 13th, in the Associated Press media poll and are No. 14 this week in the Amway Coaches Poll. Houston gained about as many spots as the Sooners lost in the AP poll, and the Cougars picked up six spots, to No. 7, in this week’s Coaches Poll.
Call it the curse of a top-five preseason ranking, or whatever suits your fancy. The bottom line is that the previously No. 3-ranked Sooners failed to execute when they needed to on both sides of the ball, on special teams, and even on the sidelines.