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Editorial: Kudos to the Big 12 Champions

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Congratulations to Coach Lincoln Riley and the Oklahoma Sooner football team for winning the Big 12 Conference Championship and gaining a spot in the four-team College Football Playoff. The No. 4 Sooners face No. 1 Alabama in the Orange Bowl in Florida on December 29. Oklahoma took Georgia to overtime last year in a CFP…

Kyler Murray wins The Heisman

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2nd year in a row for OU QBs The next challenge for Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, winner of this year’s Heisman Trophy, is to win a national championship. It would be the perfect ending to a short but spectacular college career. “This is crazy. This is an honor. Something that I’ll never forget, something I’ll…

Saban thought Georgia was one of the top 4 teams in the nation

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Alabama Coach Nick Saban thinks No. 5 Georgia is a better team than No. 4 Oklahoma – at least he thought that before the Sooners won the Big 12 Championship and were schedule to play the Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoffs semi-finals. “Well, I do think they’re one of the top four teams…

It’s Big 12 Champs OU versus SEC Champs Alabama

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Kyler Murray may win the Heisman No. 4 Oklahoma should have no problem with motivation in the upcoming College Football Playoff game with No. 1 Alabama. Oklahoma (12-1, 9-1 in the Big 12) decisively won the Big 12 Championship Saturday 39-27 over Texas – avenging a three-point loss earlier in the season to the Longhorns….

‘Unhook the Horns’ ban was not a smart decision by the Big 12

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Last week, the Big 12 Conference contributed to the “wussification” of America. Conference officials announced that University of Oklahoma players and coaches would be penalized for displaying an upside-down longhorn symbol during the Big 12 Championship game with Texas. Can we get any more patronizing as a society? The game was won by OU, 39-27,…

No. 5 OU’s path to championships begins vs. No. 9 Texas

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No. 5 Oklahoma must win three straight games against Top 10 opponents to win a national title. The potential three-game gauntlet begins at 11 a.m. Saturday as the Sooners try to defend their Big 12 title in a rematch with No. 9 Texas in AT&T Stadium (home of the Dallas Cowboys) in the Big 12…

No. 6 OU plays No. 12 UWV Friday in a Big 12 showdown

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NORMAN – All the hopes for a Big 12 Championship and a shot at the national crown will be on the line Friday night when No. 6 Oklahoma play against No. 12 West Virginia in Morgantown. After beating lowly Kansas 55-40 Saturday in Norman, OU (10-1 overall, 7-1 in the Big 12) sits alone atop…

Razor-thin Bedlam win sets up Oklahoma for a title run

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No. 6 Oklahoma needs to win the next three games and have one of the five teams ahead of them in the polls lose to make the College Football Playoff. The Sooners dodged a bullet last Saturday with a razor-thin Bedlam victory (48-47) over Oklahoma State in Norman. The Cowboys marched up and down the…

OSU could derail the championship hopes of Oklahoma

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Sooners face another rival The only game No. 6 Oklahoma has lost this season was to a traditional rival. On Saturday, the other big Sooner rival will have a chance to dash OU’s hopes for a fourth straight Big 12 title and a possible ticket to the four-team College Football Playoff. The Sooners (8-1, 5-1) …

Oklahoma’s last trip to Lubbock was short on defense

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The last time Oklahoma played in Lubbock, the Sooners won 66-59. OU quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for 545 yards and seven touchdowns while Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahones completed 52 passes for 734 yards and five touchdowns. OU’s Dede Westbrook caught nine passes for 202 yards and Sooner Joe Mixon rushed for 263 yards and…