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OU football: Sooners to host Illinois State in 2023, per reports

NORMAN — Oklahoma will play Illinois State in 2023, according to Kevin Kelley of FBSchedules.com.

The Sooners will take on the Redbirds in Norman as part of their non-conference schedule and will pay Illinois State a $625,000 guarantee for the game, according to a contract obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request by FBSchedules.com

The game, set to take place on Sept. 2, 2023, will be the first ever meeting between the two schools on a football field.

Illinois State is a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) program and part of the Missouri Valley Conference.