Michigan vs. Oklahoma preview: Behind Enemy Lines

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🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Michigan football faces its biggest non-conference test as the Wolverines travel to Norman to square off against the Oklahoma Sooners.

What can U-M expect from the new-look Oklahoma offense and QB John Mateer? What's the plan for Cal transfer RB Jaydn Ott? And can Oklahoma's offensive line hold up against Michigan? All that, plus how Brent Venables will make life difficult for Bryce Underwood, on Behind Enemy Lines.

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody, and welcome to this week's episode of Behind Enemy Lines. I'm your host
0:04.9	Alejandro Suniga, here from the Michigan Insider, Michigan.247 Sports.com. On Behind Enemy Lines,
0:11.0	we take a close look at the Michigan football team's upcoming opponent with a beat reporter
0:15.2	who covers that program and can give us the inside scoop on what the Wolverines and their fans
0:20.7	can expect.
0:22.5	Michigan, of course, is 1 in 0 following a 34 to 17 victory over New Mexico and Bryce Underwood's
0:28.5	debut.
0:29.8	Things get significantly tougher this weekend, though, as Michigan travels to Norman, Oklahoma
0:34.0	to face the Oklahoma Sooners, a game that'll be prime time, under the lights,
0:39.5	under a stripe out, college game day is going to be there, and it's going to be a special one.
0:43.7	It's just the second time that two programs that rank first and sixth in all-time wins will meet.
0:51.6	It's also the very first time Michigan has gone on the road for a true road game
0:56.6	against a team that is in the SEC. It's going to be a lot of fun on Saturday night, a lot to
1:03.9	break down. So let's go ahead and dive right in. We're going to go ahead and get started by welcoming
1:09.4	in our guest for this week's episode of Behind Enemy Lines.
1:12.5	Tom Green of Sooners Illustrated.
1:14.3	He covers the Sooners as part of our 24-7 Sports Network as part of CBS.
1:19.4	Tom, thank you so much for joining us.
1:21.7	Let's go ahead and dive in about what this game means for the Oklahoma program.
1:26.2	Because it seems like Oklahoma and Michigan are both coming into this season,
1:30.7	in at least recent history, very similar.
1:33.1	Last year, disappointing years, disastrous offense,
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