The Oklahoma Sooners defense had their worst day of the year against Ole Miss and now face a huge challenge with the Tennessee Volunteers.

The Oklahoma Sooners need more wins to make the College Football Playoff, according to USA TODAY Sports' bowl projections.

On the latest edition of the SoonersXtra podcast, columnist Jenni Carlson and OU beat writer Colton Sulley discuss the Sooners' win.

There were no changes on the Tennessee side of things. Starting cornerback and preseason All-Amercian Jermod McCoy was ruled out on Wednesday, even though he's trending toward a return at some point in the next few weeks.

www.si.com/college/olemiss Ole Miss Football vs. Oklahoma Sooners Start Time, TV Channel and Latest Betting Odds Not one of Oklahoma's seven games has hit the over in 2025. Ole Miss has four wins in seven contests against the spread this season. Ole Miss doesn't have a win ATS (0-1) as a 5.5-point underdog or more this year.

We are at that point in the college football season where each week features a handful of elimination games. No. 18 Oklahoma (6-2, 1-1) at No. 14 Tennessee (6-2, 2-1) is one of those games. The loser will almost certainly be out of the running for a berth in both the SEC Championship game as well as the college football playoff.

Tennessee lost to Oklahoma in a culmination of near misses and incomplete performances from the 2025 season. Maybe we should've seen this coming.