OU football will aim to bounce back from its loss to Michigan when it faces New Mexico on Saturday at Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

The Oklahoma Sooners are visiting the Michigan Wolverines in Week 2 of the 2026 college football season in Ann Arbor. Follow along for live updates.

The Oklahoma Sooners visit the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET from Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Oklahoma opened its season with a 51-0 win over UTEP to move to 1-0, while Michigan is also 1-0 by way of a 13-12 win over Western Michigan.

Few first-year coaches face as much pressure heading into Week 2 than Michigan's Kyle Whittingham, whose team needed an extra second to avoid a colossal upset in the opener to Wes

The Oklahoma Sooners fell 17-10 to the Michigan Wolverines as John Mateer struggled and the offense failed to find rhythm. See OU football takeaways.

ANN ARBOR — Michigan’s defense was so good Saturday that Oklahoma’s head coach compared the Wolverines to aggressive dogs. Oklahoma’s offense didn’t reach 300 yards, went 3 of 13 on third down, and had two turnovers.

The Sooners are set to have two of their starting offensive linemen back in the picture for their marquee matchup against Michigan.

The Sooners are coming up on a significant year.

No. 11 Oklahoma went into Ann Arbor as the favorite on Saturday, Sept. 12, but walked out with a bitter 17-10 loss to Michigan. Instead of proving his worth, Sooners transfer quarterback John Mateer found himself in deep trouble. He tried to take full responsibility after the game, but his emotional words ended up making Oklahoma fans even angrier.