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UCLA Football 2018 Opponent Preview: Oklahoma Sooners

Bruins Nation | June 20, 2018

Related Topics: Bob Stoops, Lincoln Riley, Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield, University of California, Los Angeles, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Sooners, Marquise Brown

Welcome to Bruins Nation’s opponent preview series for the UCLA Bruins 2018 football season! Each week we will be taking a look at an upcoming opponent this year, examine their strengths and weaknesses, and make a bold prediction regarding the outcome.

This week, we take a look at UCLA’s Week 2 opponent: the Oklahoma Sooners.

Last Year

In June of 2017, then-Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops suddenly announced his retirement, turning the team over to his offensive coordinator/head coach-in-waiting Lincoln Riley. This would normally be cause for concern, but Oklahoma took it as a challenge, putting together a fantastic season behind their new head coach and Heisman winner Baker Mayfield.

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