Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables confirmed senior defensive stars Danny Stutsman and Billy Bowman will not play in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday.

The Oklahoma Sooners face a unique challenge when they take on the Navy Midshipmen, who come into the game 9-3 on the season. Their latest win came over the No. 19 ranked and AAC champion Army Black Knights.

Blake Horvath set a Navy record with a 95-yard touchdown run and scored a go-ahead 6-yarder with 4:34 left as the Midshipmen overcame an early two-touchdown deficit and stopped a late 2-point conversion attempt to beat Oklahoma 21-20 in the Armed Forces Bowl.

The Navy Midshipmen staged a huge rally in the second half and then held on for deal life to bet the Oklahoma Sooners.

OU will take on Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl to wrap up the 2024 season. Follow our live game and score updates as Michael Hawkins Jr. tries to lead Sooners to victory.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Blake Horvath set a Navy record with a 95-yard touchdown run and scored a go-ahead 6-yarder with 4:34 left as the Midshipmen overcame an early two-touchdown deficit and stopped a late 2-point conversion attempt to beat Oklahoma 21-20 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday.

OU coach Brent Venables and Navy's Brian Newberry had a press conference ahead of Friday's Armed Forces Bowl. Here are five takeaways from the press conference:

The Oklahoma Sooners (6-6) face the Navy Midshipmen (9-3) in the 2024 Armed Forces Bowl Friday. Kickoff from TCU's Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, is scheduled for noon ET (ESPN). Let's a

Navy coach Brian Newberry grew up only a few miles from the University of Oklahoma campus, and the first college game he attended as a kid was to watch the Sooners.

Motivation is a key factor when breaking down a bowl game. How much do the two teams care and how important is winning the game to each? Navy (9-3) certainly has a lot of motivation going into Friday’s Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.