After a week focused on what went wrong in the Baylor game and the head coach answering questions about another job, the Oklahoma Sooners finally get to play football today. Back home in the comfy confines of Gaylor Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, the Sooners get set to take on an Iowa State Cyclones team that has been a bit peskier in recent years than the one-sided historical results might indicate.
Oklahoma holds a 77-7-2 edge in the all-time series, however, Oklahoma is just 3-2 against Iowa State over the last five matchups, including last year’s Big 12 championship game.
Two wins in the last five games. According to Winsipedia, the Oklahoma Sooners lost just twice between 1961 and 2016. This Iowa State team has a chance to even up the series between the two schools since Lincoln Riley took over in 2017.
The Cyclones are certainly good enough when they’re playing their best football. However, they’ve suffered several letdowns in losses to Baylor, West Virginia, and Texas Tech. They’re still a good team with a good head coach.
For the Oklahoma Sooners to stay in the Big 12 title hunt, they need to win this game. As we get set for the 11 a.m. kickoff in Norman, here are this week’s final thoughts.