Oklahoma-South Carolina football

OU coach Brent Venables during the game against South Carolina Oct. 18.

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OU football rose to No. 13 in the AP Poll this week.

The Sooners climbed one spot following their 26-7 win over South Carolina on Saturday, improving to 6-1 in their second season in the Southeastern Conference under head coach Brent Venables.

OU ranks No. 6 among SEC programs in the latest poll, behind Texas A&M (No. 3), Alabama (No. 4), Georgia (No. 5), Ole Miss (No. 8) and Vanderbilt (No. 10). Missouri (No. 15), Tennessee (No. 17), LSU (No. 20) and Texas (No. 22) follow the Sooners in the rankings.

Next, OU hosts the University of Mississippi (6-1, 3-1 SEC) for its homecoming game at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gaylord Family–Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The game will be broadcast live on ABC.

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