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.

Brian Newberry grew up just down the road from Norman, Okla., rooting for the Oklahoma Sooners. Now, Newberry will wrap up his second season as Navy's head coach when the

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Blake Horvath set a Navy record with a 95-yard touchdown run and then 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.

The Navy Midshipmen edged out an impressive victory against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Armed Forces Bowl. See what you missed.

The Oklahoma Sooners are going to look a little bit different in the Armed Forces Bowl. Gone will be the veteran mainstays of Danny Stutsman and Billy Bowman in the secondary. On the other side of the ball,

Though there are plenty of challenges presented by the Armed Forces Bowl, OU is trying to avoid a second losing season in three years under Brent Venables.

Despite a fast start that enables the Sooners to jump out front 14-0. the Midshipmen are able to rally for a 21-20 win that isn't sealed until OU fails on a two-point conversion with seconds left.

The Sooners (6-7) got a 10-yard touchdown pass from Michael Hawkins Jr. to Jake Roberts with six seconds left. They then went for the win, but Hawkins was sacked by Justin Reed on the conversion try.