Saturday marks the final game at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium for OU’s group of seniors.

The players will be honored on the field with their families before they face the important match-up with No. 2 Texas Tech.

Nothing would satisfy the group more than to get a win.

Senior safety Nic Harris said there couldn’t be a better stage for the seniors to finish their home career.

“It’s an added edge,” Harris said. “Being it’s my senior home stand, it’s more impressive, it’s a big stage and a great atmosphere here in Norman. I came to OU to play on a stage like this.”

The group of seniors came from a variety of states around the nation to play football at OU. As a whole they cover nine states: Oklahoma, Texas, California, Georgia, Ohio, Louisiana, Michigan, Arizona and Colorado.

The seniors have provided leadership the entire year and have shared their experience with the younger players.

Sophomore running back DeMarco Murray said the seniors have made him a better player and a better leader.

Murray said he feels Norman is a great place for the seniors to finish their careers.

“It’s just a great place to play,” Murray said. “It’s a great atmosphere, a great team coming in and it’s a chance for us to play our best.”

The first game senior wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias played was the 2005 home game against TCU, which OU lost.

Iglesias said the game this weekend means even more to him because the first home game he experienced was a loss, a rare thing for any player on this team.

Head coach Bob Stoops is 59-2 at Norman during his ten year tenure.

“It means a lot to me to win at home and deliver to the fans what they deserve because they support you a lot,” Iglesias said. “You can’t get better than this; playing a top team as your last home game. This is why you come to Oklahoma.”

Senior wide receiver Manuel Johnson and Iglesias are very good friends. They have shared a camaraderie since coming to OU and they’re not interested in losing their last home game.

“Manny commented to me the other day: we lost our first one, we’re not going to lose our last one,” Iglesias said.

It’s no surprise that the team feels motivated to come out and play better this week.

The stage is set for a phenomenal finish with a showdown of two top-five teams.

“I can feel a buzz around campus; I think everyone around here is excited for this game,” sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford said. “I feel there is energy in the locker room; also I think we had the most energy for a Monday practice in a long time.”

Bradford said it’s important for him to win this game as well because of the concussion he sustained against Tech last year.

“I really don’t remember much of the game [last year],” Bradford said.

Bradford said he wants to get a win under his belt against the Red Raiders for the seniors and so he’s able to remember it.

When Texas Tech comes into Norman Saturday, there will be even more of a buzz around campus, and it will be the final time fans get to watch their favorite senior players at home.

“You couldn’t ask for a better last chapter,” Harris said. “It’s a perfect way to finish.”