The finale has arrived.
Oklahoma was the preseason pick to win the Big 12 for the sixth-straight year. Iowa State was picked to finish fourth. The Sooners ended up losing two games and Iowa State just one to end up with a rematch in the Big 12 Championship.
The Cyclones handed Oklahoma one of its two losses in the second Big 12 game of the season. The Sooners just lost an inexplicable heartbreaker to Kansas State after leading by three touchdowns with just over 15 minutes left in the game, too. Iowa State used a huge kickoff return and scored two touchdowns late to give Oklahoma back-to-back regular season losses for the first time since 1999.
Then, Lincoln Riley and the Sooners responded. They strung off six-straight wins, including a historic win over Texas in quadruple overtime to start it off and a Bedlam beatdown. Thanks to Kansas State falling off and Oklahoma State dropping games to Texas and TCU, Oklahoma avoided any and all disaster from a tiebreaker scenario to get back into the Big 12 Championship game.
The Sooners and Iowa State will kickoff at 11 a.m. CT from AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Here are ten bold predictions for the game.
IOWA STATE IS HELD UNDER 20 POINTS
I don’t think Iowa State is going to manufacture a ton of big plays and a lot of the Cyclones drives stall out unless they get inside the 10.
BROCK PURDY THROWS TWO INTERCEPTIONS
The pressure he’ll be under is real.
SPENCER RATTLER PLAYS TURNOVER FREE
I think there is enough tape of him being too aggressive. Rattler will take chances, but I doubt they are risky risky.
RHAMONDRE STEVENSON HAS TWO RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
I just think how some of Oklahoma’s drives went in the first game and put Rhamondre Stevenson in that situatio
OKLAHOMA RUNS FOR OVER 150 YARDS
Only one team this year has been able to do this against Iowa State: Oklahoma State. The Cowboys won. Texas almost did it and Iowa State needed a late touchdown to win.
Oklahoma rushed for around 110 yards the first game. The Sooners have rushed for over 150 in five of the last six games.
JADON HASELWOOD CATCHES A TOUCHDOWN
Book it.
TOTAL POINTS GO UNDER 50
I see this being a Big Ten game. I just do.
MULTIPLE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYS
Give me a big Oklahoma punt return and a blocked punt by Iowa State.
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