One of the most intriguing matchups of Kickoff Week is one with definite College Football Playoff implications as No. 3 Oklahoma travels to Houston to face the No. 15 Cougars at NRG Stadium. To preview the game, college football reporters Jake Trotter and Sam Khan Jr. take you inside the teams:
How to beat Oklahoma: By beating the Sooners in the offensive trenches. Oklahoma thrived last season when it got its powerful ground game rolling, as the Sooners led the Big 12 with an average of 5.5 yards per carry in conference games. Yet when the Sooners failed to open up lanes for Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon -- like against Texas and Clemson -- they struggled to score.