TV, kickoff information announced for four games
NORMAN — Television and kickoff information for four 2023 Oklahoma football games — including the first three — were announced last week by the Big 12 Conference, in conjunction with ESPN and FOX.
NORMAN — Television and kickoff information for four 2023 Oklahoma football games — including the first three — were announced last week by the Big 12 Conference, in conjunction with ESPN and FOX.
OU’s Sept. 2 season opener at home against Arkansas State will kick off at 11 a.m. and be televised by ESPN, while the Sept. 9 home contest against Southern Methodist University will start at 5 p.m. and air on SoonerVision on ESPN+. OU’s Sept. 16 game at Tulsa is slated to kick at 2:30 p.m. and be televised by ESPN or ESPN2.
OU’s regular-season finale against Texas Christian University at home on Nov. 24 — the day after Thanksgiving — is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. and air on FOX.
Wednesday’s information comes two weeks after it was announced that OU’s Oct. 7 Texas game in Dallas will be televised by ABC. Start time for the Red River clash is to be determined.
The remainder of OU’s television selections and start times will be announced on a 12-day or six-day notice.
It was also announced Wednesday that the Dec. 2 Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship Game will kick off at 11 a.m. and be televised by ABC.
The Sooners are 2-0 against Arkansas State, posting a 61-0 win in 1992 and a 45-7 victory in 2000, both in Norman.
OU is 5-1-1 against SMU, including 3-0-1 at home. The September meeting will mark the first time the teams have played since 1995 when OU posted a 24-10 home victory over the Mustangs.
The Sooners are 20-71 against Tulsa and own a 7-3 road record in the series. OU and TU haven’t met since a 52-38 Sooners win in 2015 in Norman, and haven’t faced each other in Tulsa since a 52-7 OU victory in 2014.
