Oklahoma is making its 26th straight bowl appearance, the second-longest streak in the nation behind Georgia (28). The Sooners have played in the postseason a total of 58 times and own a 31-25-1 record with the amount of wins ranking fourth in college football history.

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. His parents still live in his childhood home in Moore,

SportsLine model reveals its college football picks for Navy vs. Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl 2024 on Friday

Navy heads into its first bowl game since before the pandemic with a good deal of momentum, having upset Army in its annual rivalry game on Dec. 14. Oklahoma, on the other hand, is coming off a loss as it tries to avoid a second losing season in three years under head coach Brent Venables.

The Midshipmen will play an SEC opponent for the first time since 2011 and the Sooners for the first time since 1965.

The Sooners look like a different team after taking transfer portal hits, and our Oklahoma vs Navy predictions like the Midshipmen to keep it close.

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:

OU football coach Brent Venables comments on how new OC Ben Arbuckle is settling in with Sooners ahead of Friday's Armed Forces Bowl game against Navy.