A look at some of the top storylines for teams across Texas, Oklahoma and the nation in Week 4 of the 2025 college football season.

According to a report from On3's Chris Low, these three teams will be Oklahoma's permanent rivals when the SEC makes it official on Tuesday.

Oklahoma State will host Tulsa in a college football clash on Friday. The Cowboys are looking for a fresh start out of their bye week after suffering a rough early-season loss to Oregon, 69-3, in Week 2. The Golden Hurricane are also looking to get back into the win column after back-to-back losses, most recently a 42-23 defeat to Navy .

Oklahoma earned an impressive win in its SEC opener against Auburn, and the Sooners came in at No. 7 in the poll released Sunday. Additionally, Texas Tech made a statement in a 24-point win over No. 16 Utah. The Red Raiders clocked in at No. 12.

The No. 22 Auburn Tigers, led by quarterback Jackson Arnold, face the No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners, led by quarterback John Mateer, on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla.

CBS Sports HQ analyst Bud Elliott put a new name in the Oklahoma State conversation. The name is South Florida head coach Alex Golesh. Elliott said Golesh shoul

Miami, Oklahoma, LSU, and Ohio State currently hold the top four spots, earning projected first-round byes. The projected field includes teams like Indiana, Texas Tech, and South Florida making the cut based on key wins. If you’ve come for a rubber stamp of preseason polls, you’re in the wrong the place.

Miami jumped LSU and Penn State into the No. 2 spot behind Ohio State in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll.