Oklahoma opens its season at home against East Texas A&M, giving the Sooners an immediate chance to reset after a 21-16 finish in 2025-26. The opener also gives them a home setting that mattered last season, when they went 11-5 there.
That is why the matchup is drawing attention now: it is the first game of the season, and it comes against a team that also brings clear numbers into the new year. East Texas A&M finished 11-21 overall last season and went 4-13 on the road, a profile that makes the opener a useful early test for Oklahoma.
The Sooners have more than the record to answer for. They allowed opponents to score 77.4 points per game last season and gave up 44.2% shooting from the field, two figures that showed how often games slipped into uncomfortable territory even at home. East Texas A&M was not much sharper offensively, shooting 43.3% from the field and 32.3% from 3-point range, which gives this opener a clear statistical edge on both sides of the ball.
That leaves the main question in plain view: whether Oklahoma can turn a favorable opener into a cleaner start. The date is still not provided, but the matchup is set, and the season begins with a home game that should tell a lot about how quickly Oklahoma can move past last year’s uneven finish.
