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College Football Week 11: 5 teams on upset alert

By Connor Muldowney

Nov 5, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) goes into the end zone after scoring a forth quarter touchdown run against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 48-20. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) goes into the end zone after scoring a forth quarter touchdown run against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 48-20. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 3, 2016; Ames, IA, USA; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Dede Westbrook (11) catches a touchdown pass in front of Iowa State Cyclones defensive back Evrett Edwards (4) at Jack Trice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 3, 2016; Ames, IA, USA; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Dede Westbrook (11) catches a touchdown pass in front of Iowa State Cyclones defensive back Evrett Edwards (4) at Jack Trice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports /

I have been one of the biggest advocates for the Oklahoma Sooners over the past few weeks. I’ve said that the Sooners have been ranked too low in the first two playoff polls and I truly believe that, but they have a tough test coming up in Week 11 against the Baylor Bears.

If you’ve read anything on social media or have listened to national pundits talk about the Bears over the past couple of weeks, you’d think they haven’t won a game this season. However, it was just two short weeks ago that the Bears were 6-0 and ranked No. 6 in the country.

Baylor lost its first game to Texas on the road and it looked like a fluke until TCU came to town last week and laid the smack-down on the Bears, 62-22. With that 40-point loss, Baylor’s College Football Playoff hopes seemingly ceased to exist and that can kill the confidence in a locker room.

With nothing to play for other than an increasingly competitive bowl game in December or January, the Bears could just mail it in and face a cupcake opponent. That won’t be the case, though.

Oklahoma is the best team in the Big 12 right now, but Baylor has the offensive firepower to be able to compete with the Sooners — especially since they don’t have a defense to stop the Bears.

This one is going to be closer than anticipated.

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