Best player: Running back Jay Ducker. Ducker was named a preseason second-team All-AAC honoree by multiple outlets and was named to the Doak Walker watch list recognizing the top running back in college football. He's off to a solid start to the season, averaging 7.4 yards per carry.

The Oklahoma Sooners make their first road trip of the season and here are 3 Temple Owls to know ahead of the Week 3 matchup.

The Temple football team will host Oklahoma in Philadelphia for a Week 3 matchup in the 2025 season. The Sooners believe they will take over Lincoln

Find single game tickets to the Oklahoma Sooners vs. Temple Owls college football Week 3 matchup on Saturday, September 13, 2025.

Temple has a new coaching staff in town, led by two-time FCS national champion K.C. Keeler. The Sooners are completely refreshed on the offensive side of the ball with offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle and quarterback John Mateer leading the charge.

Temple opened the 2025 season on a high note by beating UMass 42-10 on Aug. 30. Everything went right for the Owls against the Minutemen. The offense rolled behind quarterback Evan Simon’s six touchdown passes and the defense forced two turnovers.

Who had Evan Simon throwing six touchdowns in K.C. Keeler’s first game as coach at Temple? The Owls exploded for 467 yards of offense and 42 points in a dominant performance against Massachusetts to secure the program’s first double-digit win in a season opener since 2019.

When the Sooners face Temple at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, it will be OU’s 10th game inside a current NFL stadium.

Oklahoma may have found something on the offensive line with the five-man unit of Michael Fasusi, Heath Ozaeta, Jake Maikkula, Febechi Nwaiwu and Derek Simmons. It was the most impressive o-line performance the Sooners have displayed in a while, and they out-physicaled the Wolverines.