Looking towards the 2021 college football season, expectations are high but not just for the Oklahoma Sooners. The Iowa State Cyclones enter the conversation of having lofting expectations heading into the season. After reaching the conference title game for the first time in their history, ISU knocked off the Oregon Ducks in the Fiesta Bowl. Can they repeat as challengers for the Sooners in 2021?
Outside of Iowa State looking to knock off Oklahoma, you will find the usual suspects at the top. The Texas Longhorns have a new head coach and he is looking to bust the recent trend of losing to the Red River Rivalry counterparts. Oklahoma State has its own issues as they try to replace Chuba Hubbard and Tylan Wallace on the offensive side of the ball. They haven’t bested their in-state rivals since 2014.
247Sports broke down their predicted order of finish, once again the Sooners at the top looking down at the rest of the conference.