Saturday Blitz
Fansided

Oklahoma Football: 3 takeaways from Big 12 title redemption over Texas

By Phil Poling

NORMAN, OK - OCTOBER 27: Quarterback Kyler Murray #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners warms up on the sidelines during the game against the Kansas State Wildcats at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Kansas State 51-14. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - OCTOBER 27: Quarterback Kyler Murray #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners warms up on the sidelines during the game against the Kansas State Wildcats at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Kansas State 51-14. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
4 of 4
Next
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 01: Head coach Lincoln Riley of the Oklahoma Sooners communicates on the sidelines in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game agains the Georgia Bulldogs at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 01: Head coach Lincoln Riley of the Oklahoma Sooners communicates on the sidelines in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game agains the Georgia Bulldogs at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

No. 1: Oklahoma deserves to be CFP-bound

The Oklahoma Sooners took care of business in the Big 12 Championship, avenging their only loss of the season against Texas in the biggest game of the season. They won their fourth consecutive Big 12 Championship, but aren’t done battling this season just yet.

After losing Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield to the NFL following last season, quarterback Kyler Murray slid into the vacant role and improved the Sooners’ offensive attack – which many believed wasn’t possible.

Everyone knows it’s hard to beat the same team twice in one season, but the Longhorns were no push-over – they fought hard. But Oklahoma made all the big plays when it mattered most.

Only scoring two field goals in the first quarter? No worries, the OU defense forced the Longhorns into a couple punts. Fumbling in the redzone after a momentum-swinging gain? Again, no worries – the OU defense forced a safety. People love to claim the Big 12 doesn’t play defense; that’s simply not the case. The offenses are just so superior in the Big 12 that it’s game-changing stops in key moments that win games, and the Sooners have proved they’re capable of getting them.

Next. NFL Mock Draft 2019: First round after Week 13. dark

Who are you going to put in the College Football Playoff ahead of the Sooners? An Ohio State team that got molly-whopped by Purdue? Surely not Michigan, right? Georgia if they beat Alabama, possibly, but don’t expect that to come to fruition. The Oklahoma Sooners deserve to continue their 2018 football season, and all signs are pointing to it extending into the CFP.

Home/Oklahoma Sooners