Oklahoma's regular season-ending home showdown against LSU this weekend looked much different 14 weeks ago. The Tigers were considered national title contenders to begin the 2025 season and featured one of the top three Heisman contenders in returning senior quarterback Garrett Nussmeier.
That was then, this is now...14 weeks later. And my how things have changed. LSU won its first four games of the season, including a season-opening 17-10 win over then-No. 4 Clemson. After Week 4, LSU was ranked No. 4 in the country. Interestingly, Oklahoma was ranked No. 7 at that point.
Since Sept. 20, however, LSU has lost four of its last seven games and comes to Norman with a sub-par 7-4 overall record by LSU standards and an injured Nussmeier, who has probably played in his final college game.