Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers (5-1, 2-1 SEC) remain at the forefront of the National Championship conversation with the program coming in as the No. 10 team in

OU football travels to face South Carolina at 11:45 a.m. CT at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday on SEC Network.

Malik Muhammad, the Texas football cornerback and the SEC's defensive player of the week, says interceptions are overrated.

OU's defense has been excellent virtually across the board, but its struggles tackling vs. Texas weren't out of the ordinary.

Oklahoma and Ole Miss will square off at 11 a.m. on Oct. 25 during the Sooners' homecoming game. The game will be televised on KOCO 5. Coach Brent Venables' squad is coming off a 23-6 loss to Texas in the Red River Rivalry game, marking its first of the season. The defeat dropped OU (5-1, 1-1 SEC) to No. 14 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.

Ahead of the Texas loss, the Sooners were thought to be in the conversation for the College Football Playoff. Those hopes took a massive hit in a dud of a performance of Dallas. In ESPN's latest bowl projections, both Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach have Oklahoma on the outside looking in on the playoff.

Former Sooner Baker Mayfield is in the thick of the MVP race, and his performance on Sunday built on his already-strong case for the award.