After its win over Michigan last week, No. 13 Oklahoma is putting an emphasis on not having a letdown when it faces Temple on Saturday in Philadelphia.

"I think they've scored 50 in back-to-back games, so we're looking at this (as) our national championship," Sooners safety Peyton Bowen said of the Owls.

While that might seem like hyperbole coming from a player in a program like Oklahoma, Sooners coach Brent Venables spoke about the way his team struggled to handle success in 2023 when it started 7-0 before dropping three of the last six games.

"We got to take these guys seriously or we're going to their house and we're going to (mess) around and find out," Bowen said. "We can't take them lightly for sure."

The Sooners beat Temple 51-3 to open last season and the Owls went on to finish

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