The third week of the high school football season kicks off this week with 10 more teams set to begin play. Oklahoma will be among the next set of states to begin with a schedule that gets underway Aug. 27. As things stand, the postseason is set to begin Nov. 13 with championship games scheduled for Dec. 4-5.
Oklahoma is one of 34 states planning to play football this fall. Sixteen others plus the District of Columbia have moved their respective seasons to 2021.
In Oklahoma, a total of 118 games are set to kick off on Thursday through Saturday.
In advance of season openers, here's a look at what you need to know about Oklahoma football in 2020.
Top games
Jenks at
Bixby, Sept. 4
Broken Arrow at
Union (Tulsa), Sept. 6
Owasso at Broken Arrow, Sept. 11
Union (Tulsa) at Jenks, Sept. 11
Broken Arrow at Jenks, Oct. 2
Top teams
1. Bixby
2. Jenks
3. Broken Arrow
4.
Stillwater5. Owasso
Defending champions
6A-I: Owasso
6A-II: Bixby
5A:
Carl Albert (Midwest City)4A:
Poteau3A:
Lincoln Christian (Tulsa)2A:
Metro Christian (Tulsa)A:
RinglingB:
ShattuckC:
Pond Creek-Hunter (Pond Creek)Top recruits
1.
Kendal Daniels, S,
Beggs (Beggs, Okla.), (No. 139 overall nationally by 247Sports)
2.
Ethan Downs, WDE,
Weatherford (Weatherford, Okla.), (156)
3.
AJ Green, Ath, Union (Tulsa), (179)
4.
Collin Oliver, ILB,
Edmond Santa Fe (Edmond, Okla.), (356)
5.
Javion Hunt, RB, Carl Albert (Midwest City), (396)
Returning stat leaders
Passing
Mason Williams, Bixby | 234-313 (75%), 3,491 yds., 47 TD
Bryce Drummond,
Pawhuska | 197-309 (64%), 3,347 yds., 35 TD
Rushing
Qwontrel Walker, Stillwater | 212 car., 2,018 yds., 32 TD
Christian Sabatini,
Tulsa NOAH HomeSchool | 274 car., 1,966 yds., 25 TD
Receiving
Chase Jackson,
Choctaw | 56 rec., 1,342 yds., 15 TD
Kolbe Katsis, Lincoln Christian (Tulsa) | 63 rec., 1,107 yds., 11 TD
