Phil Steele, author of what many consider the bible of college football preview and analysis, is out with the 2023 edition of his popular publication, and he ranks the Oklahoma football team as his No. 2 “most improved” team heading into the new season.
This should be music to the ears of Sooner fans, who also hold high expectations for a much different season in Brent Venables’ second season as Oklahoma head coach. Only Texas A&M rated a higher evaluation on Steele’s most-improved list for 2023.
Steele ranks Oklahoma 20th in his preseason top 40 and joins a number of other college football national experts and media projecting the top teams and conference races, picking the Sooners and Texas to battle it out for the Big 12 championship in what will be the final season for both before switching allegiance to the SEC.