Behind a defense that allowed next to nothing in the second half, OU topped Missouri 17-6 Saturday for a third straight crucial SEC football win.

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Why Oklahoma Sooners are wearing 'Unity' jerseys vs. Mizzou originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Oklahoma Sooners broke out alternate uniforms for their Saturday ranked matchup with Missouri. OU's jerseys are dark gray, officially called anthracite, with crimson trim.

The Oklahoma Sooners got an important victory in Norman on Saturday, taking down the Missouri Tigers by 11 points in a must-win game. OU won by a final score of 17-6, improving to 5-2 in SEC play and 9-2 overall this season. If the Sooners can beat LSU at home next week, it's very likely that they'll be in the 2025 College Football Playoff.

Tight end Jaren Kanak had two catches for 24 yards, Burks two for minus-2 yards, Keontez Lewis one for 12 and Javonnie Gibson had just his 8-yard touchdown catch. Tight end Kaden Helms also had one catch for 6 yards. Burks was targeted eight times.

With Oklahoma up 17-6 in the third quarter, Sooner defensive back Reggie Powers III was ejected for targeting on what would have been a critical third-down stop. His teammate, Jacobe Johnson, intercepted Pribula on the next play to maintain Oklahoma's momentum.

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These Sooners are flying under the radar, but they could shape Saturday’s massive home tilt against the Tigers.

The No. 21 Missouri Tigers (7-3, 3-3 SEC) and No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners (8-2, 4-2) meet Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET (ABC). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA football odds around the Missouri vs. Oklahoma odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.

Oklahoma and Missouri played almost annually for a century, but this is just the second meeting between the former Big 12 rivals since 2011. The Tigers took their debut SEC showdown last season in a 30-23 win in Columbia.

The Sooners will secure an at-large bid with a win over LSU next week, but is this team good enough on offense to make a run?

The No. 8 Sooners moved to 9-2 overall with a 17-6 win over No. 22 Missouri on Saturday. After Missouri looked like the far better team for much of the first half, OU flipped the game with an 87-yard catch-and-run TD by receiver Isaiah Sategna III for a 7-3 lead.