Back to the Oklahoma Sooners Newsfeed

What has to be better for the Sooners to avoid being another playoff one-and-done

They say great offense wins plenty of games, but great defense wins championships. And guess what? Oklahoma has one of the best defenses in college football this season.

Historically, Oklahoma has featured some of college football's most productive, high-scoring offenses, powering the Sooners to seven national championships. To be completely fair, though, those OU championship teams were also marked by elite defensive performance.

OU offense must improve before College Football Playoff

In 2017, 2018 and 2019, three of Oklahoma's last four College Football Playoff appearances, the Sooners ranked No. 1, No. 1 and No. 3, respectively, in total offense.