Oklahoma Sooners-Tulsa Golden Hurricane: What to Watch

Date: September 3
Time: 7 pm ET
Venue: Owen Field (Norman, Okla.)
Vegas Line: OU -23

For all the success the Oklahoma Sooners have enjoyed in the last decade, it might surprise some fans to learn they haven't started the season as the No. 1 team in the nation since 2003. That all changes Saturday night, as OU opens its season as the consensus favorite to bring home its first national championship since 2000.

Up first is an always plucky underdog, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Casual observers probably view this as a short trip for TU in exchange a big loss and an even bigger check. Sooner fans, on the other hand, remember the