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Bedlam Kickoff Time Finally Announced

After weeks of guessing, the Sooners and Cowboys finally have a kickoff time set.
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Bedlam Kickoff Time Finally Announced
Bedlam Kickoff Time Finally Announced

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A kickoff time for Bedlam has finally been announced.

After being pushed to a six-day window, the rivalry matchup is finally set. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will square off in Stillwater at 2:30 P.M. next Saturday.

The Sooners dropped a devastating game in Lawrence, Kansas on Saturday, falling short to the Jayhawks 38-33. Had it been a different result, the Sooners and Cowboys might’ve been playing at 11:00 A.M. for Fox’s Big Noon spotlight. Instead, it’ll be an afternoon kickoff on the road.

Not only does this Bedlam edition carry big time Big 12 implications, it's also the last Bedlam ever. The Sooners won last season’s Bedlam matchup 28-13 after shutting out Oklahoma State 28-0 in the first quarter. The Cowboys won the last time the rivalry was in Stillwater in 2021, 37-33, in Lincoln Riley's infamous last game with the program.

Oklahoma currently leads the Bedlam rivalry 91-19-7. It has been one of the most lopsided rivalries in college football history. With the Sooners set to leave for the SEC, it's unclear if the two teams will play again in the near future.

The two in-state rivals have experienced a major shift in momentum over the last few weeks. Oklahoma State is 3-0 since losing two disappointing games to South Alabama and Iowa State. The Sooners, on the other hand, have hit rough waters. After almost dropping an abysmal game at home to UCF a weekend ago, the slow starts finally caught up in the loss to Kansas.

Oklahoma State will be looking to keep things rolling, as Oklahoma must find a way to get back on track.

The full Big 12 slate for next weekend is as follows:

TCU at Texas Tech — 6 p.m. Thursday on FS1

Kansas State at Texas — 11 a.m. Saturday on FOX

Oklahoma at Oklahoma State — 2:30 p.m. Saturday on ABC

Houston at Baylor — 2:30 p.m. Saturday on ESPN+

UCF at Cincinnati — 2:30 p.m. Saturday on FS1

Kansas at Iowa State — 6 p.m. Saturday on ESPN

BYU at West Virginia — 6 p.m. Saturday on FS1

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Ross Lovelace
ROSS LOVELACE

Ross has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners since 2018. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and the Sooners On SI podcast. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross started with Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and worked for Sooners On SI and Thunder On SI. Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross and his wife live in New Orleans, where he is a Marketing and Volunteer Coordinator at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.

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