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Big 12 Football Power Rankings, Week 2: Is Oklahoma untouchable?

By Patrick Mayhorn

DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 07: KaVontae Turpin #25 of the TCU Horned Frogs celebrates a touchdown against the Southern Methodist Mustangs in the fourth quarter at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on September 7, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 07: KaVontae Turpin #25 of the TCU Horned Frogs celebrates a touchdown against the Southern Methodist Mustangs in the fourth quarter at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on September 7, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 08: Quarterback Kyler Murray #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners walks on the field during the game against the UCLA Bruins at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Bruins 49-21. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 08: Quarterback Kyler Murray #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners walks on the field during the game against the UCLA Bruins at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Bruins 49-21. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /

It took a half, but TCU disposed of their rivals, SMU, this past Friday. In a torrential downpour, the TCU offense was less than impressive, but thanks to KaVontae Turpin and some awesome defense, they were able to survive a super messy game that was honestly pretty scary until the second half got started.

Like I said though, in such bad weather, a sloppy game is to be expected. This weekend will be a far better test, and if TCU can even keep the game against Ohio State close, I’ll be pretty impressed, and they’ll probably remain in the top three in the conference.

Don’t look now, but Oklahoma may be even better this season than they were last season. In the first two weeks of the season, the Sooners have demolished FAU, a team that seems to be pretty good, and UCLA, a team that probably won’t win three games this year. Competition lacking or not, the Sooners have looked extremely impressive so far.

I’m super interested to see what this offense, and specifically Kyler Murray, looks like against Iowa State this weekend. Iowa State’s defense looks very solid, and while their offense stinks, I don’t think Oklahoma’s defensive success thus far is sustainable. Could we be in for a repeat upset this weekend? Probably not.

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