Together with Week 0, 5 weeks have come and gone already within the faculty soccer season. It is sufficient to achieve a real really feel for many applications. Some are thriving, others are stunning and others are simply flat out unhealthy — sorry, UCLA and Oklahoma State followers.
Forward of Week 5, which is shaping as much as be the most important week of the season thus far, listed here are three groups trending up and three trending down.
Trending up
This was an vital season for head coach Brent Venables. Quarterback John Mateer (95-for-141, 1215 yards, six TDs) has emerged as a Heisman frontrunner, serving to the No. 7 Sooners (4-0) to wins over No. 15 Michigan and No. 22 Auburn.
Mateer just lately injured his proper hand and surgical procedure may require him to overlook a month. Nonetheless, OU lucks out with a bye this week and lowly Kent State on Oct. 4. The Purple River Rivalry on Oct. 11 in opposition to No. 10 Texas may look completely different, but when Mateer can return previous to Oct. 25 the Sooners will nonetheless have a shot on the CFP. OU closes the season with a torturous five-game stretch in opposition to at the moment ranked groups.
